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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
O--O---O
so IT GOES

Life Is just a racket.
A daily grind or such,
And when tho scales are balanced,
1t never totals much.
O--O--O
Water won't run up htll--but
neither will fat men.
O--O-O
The playboy who threatens
to shoot up the town Is gen.
orally half shot at the time
of the threat.
O-O-O
Dizzy Dorothy, Waterbury's In
tcllectual idiot, says milk Is a
good anecdotc for any poison.
O-O--o
The man who suffers from
shooting pains is perhaps re-
volver conscious.
O--O---O
January thaws were conspicu-
Gus by their absence this year.
O--O--O
AND SO ON
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30

Utopia. Utopia,
An folks, just let me say,
Utopia Is any place,
Where you can park all day.
O--O--O
There are always two points Of
humor in presidential year. The
two poor guys who are running for
the vice-presidency
o--O-O
Instead of cutting the pay
Of congressman, the govern
ment should insist that men
elected to this branch pay a
weekly indemnity to the ma
tional treasury.
oaO-o
Insurance auto rates are higher.
Then they'll tell you everything Is
coming down.
Lovers elope in costly air.
plane.-News item. The high"
price Of love. eh.
O--O-o
A comedian Is man who can
tell joke that's 20 years old and
make you think it's 20 years ahead
of the time.
600
Free verse originated in Scot
land.
Japan won't start it's real clean
ing OF China until 1t tackles the
chain of laundries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
535 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30

Gangs may lose their gamor when we
stop giving gangsters pet names.
Evening star., 1932-11-27
II SoHier-Statesman

\ AAJ. GEN. JOHN WHITE GEARY who ac-
companied Sherman in his march to the
sea during the Civil War, while military man,
had far more varied career in civil life. Born
in Pennsylvania, he studied law In his early.
youth, but never went into practice. During
the Mexican War he enlisted and became q
colonel Of Pennsylvania regiment becoming
the first commando of Mexico Cfey sfter the
Amexiean esnesaAs. of the Mexican capital.
from Mexico he went to California, where
he was appointed postmaster of San Francisco
later being elected mayor Of that city. Even-
sually, however, his home State reclaimed him.
and seven years before his death he was elected
Governor Of the Keystone State. He held the
office Of Governor until his <lrath in 1878.
Evening star., 1932-11-27

We've just bought lovely pair of
seventeenth century andirons," she an
nounced, leading me to the fireplace.
They're well matched, don't you think?
OF course, their forelegs are a bit short
that's due to Dutch Colonial strain
but they harmonic very nicely with that
dachshund low boy on the other side
of the room
Evening star., 1932-11-27

"And these mahogany chairs" she
went on, "are genuine Sealyhams. No
tice the straight legs and square backs.
They are eighteenth century, and they
don't really belong with that wire-haired
sofa, which is thoroughly Victorian.
But just couldn't give up this old sofa,"
she confessed, patting its upholstered
back
Evening star., 1932-11-27
TIE Hobby eebies

We're expecting litter Of footStoolS
any day now," Mr. Pendover put in.
"Over on the mantel, next to the Bos-
ton bull's-eye mirror" continued MRS.
Pendover, "is an oil painting of one of
the first Colonial Governors Of New
England. picked it up in South Yag~
mouth for almost nothing. For thor
oughbred he's rather narrow through the
brisket and his ears are a little too
pointed-but 1 think he has beautiful
marking.
1.-The prize of my collection, howevefs
is that Adam writing desk" Mrs. Pens
dover pointed to a nondescript piece oE
furniture in the center of the room. 20
found it in a secondhand shop m
Charleston. It was in wretched condt-
ton; its veneer was NANCY and there
was a split in its left hind leg. Bus
when it looked up at me with thoSe
great big glass knobs I just couldnn
resist it,"
AS Mrs. Pendover stroked the glossy
surface of the writing desk fondly her
husband Snorted with impatience an&
seized me by the arm. Don't waste any
more time over this junk" he exclaimed
"I want you to see my dogs" +
He led me out to the back yard, where
we were greeted by a yelping chorus
from a wire-fenced corral. Dogs of asa
sorted shapes and sizes leaped joyfully
at our approach. Look at this pure
blooded Dalmatian,"' said Mr. Pendover,
5 indicating large spotted animal. Some
people consider his bird's-eye maple hn-
ish too flashy, but rather like it.
TN this kennel we have a setter oG
the spaniel renaissance type, with
fringed upholstery and folding ears" he
continued. /
"And here's a rare old hooked pug q
swiped from my aunt in Philadelphia.
It's probably the only one of its kind
in America-an excellent specimen Of
the Biedermeier period"
At this point Mrs Pendover emerged
from the house in an early American
dudgeon because one of her husbands
Chippendale pups had chewed off a leg
of her Airedale armchair. A heated
argument ensued, in which the words
mutt" and "junk" were banded about
freely, but didn't wait for the outcome.
Unnoticed by either of the disputantS, 3
tiptoed around the house and hurried
back to town. It was, felt, case for
veterinarian or a cabinetmaker-no
for me.
But since then I have decided that
what the Pendovers need is psychia~
trist. Their hybrid hobbies are running
away with them. Not long ago they sent
their horsehair sofa to pet shop to be
plucked, and reported neighbor to the
S. P. c. A. for overlooking a walnut
what-not with bric-a-brac. At the press
ent time Mrs. Pendover is taking Pasteur
treatments because she pinched her
thumb in the drawer of Sheraton cabAs
net; and the other day Mr.. Pendover
was observed dragging beaded otto-
man along the sidewalk on the end OF
a leash.
The Pendovers, however, seem quite
happy, and no doubt they would resent
any attempt to untangle their respective
interests. One mans hobby Is another
mans bette noir. And, as Aunt Eulalie
once remarked-at the time when her
niece eloped with a saxophone player
"Chacun a son goof" Il
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
CAMP PAICNS WERE CLOSED IN CITY
 WITH SPEECHES
sh Parties Participated in the Speech Making Dem ocrat Speakers Scored the Scurril0us Final Attack of the G. 0. P.

Democrats and republicans of the city wound up their campaigns for the state and national candi- dates last night. The democrats held rallies in Duggan square. on Washington Hill and on lower Baldwin street while the g. o. p. conducted rallies in the basement of the Bunker Hill Congregational church, Frank Rossi's- home on Cherry street and at the North End "Y.'
 A street parade preceded the democratic rallies. starting out from party headquarters on East Main stret. The chairman of the gathering in Duggan square was Representative Daniel J. Mahaney. Ex-Mayor Martin Scully presided on Washington Hill while on lower Baldwin street Aldermen George K. Guiifoile whs the master of ceremonies.
 Speakers of the evening were Mayor Frank Hayes. Judge Martin
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
DEMOCRATS IN LEAD ON EARLY
 REPORT GIVEN
New Ashford, Mas s, Closed Polls at 6:3O This Morning - ROose- welt Gained 5 Votes Over Record Made Four Years Ago-Thirty-twO Cast Their Ballots

New Ashford. Mass. Nov g. (UP)--First town in the United States to announce its returns, as in every presidential election since l916, this tiny hamlet in the Berk- st.ire Hills to-day gave:
 President Hoover "A.
 Governor Roosevelt 8.
 The results represented q con- siderable gain for the democratic candidate as compared with the 1928 election when this strongly republican village gave Hoover 2S and Smith 3.
 All 33 of to-day's eligible voters cast ballots in the presidential con- test, but one was rejected because it was marked for two candidates instead of one.
 Two blanks were cast in the presidential contest.
 Democrats regarded 1t as signifi- cant that Roosevelt polled as many votes as did Governor Joseph E. Ely, western Massachusetts demo- crat seeking reelection. The vote for governor gave: Young{pan lr)--2S. Ely (d)-S. 1 Baifanl ttcD--1. Lewis fs) --1. The gubernatorial contest like. slse represented gain for the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
OFFICIALS IN
 PHILA. PLACED
 UNDER ARREST
They Were Three Election Officers and Federal Off, ficers Got Them Break- ing the Law

Philadelphia. Ncv (UP)--Threc election officials we're held under bail by federal commissioner to- day for violation of the election laws.
 They were arrested by federal investigators following complaints by voters. s. Davis Wilson. special counsel for the subcommittee of the congressional campaign expen- ditures committee said.
 We have subpoenaed the mayor of Philadelphia and all the ballot boxes in the city for tho house committee for Thursday." Wilson said. "Thero will be no chance to fix the contents of the boxes in Philadelphia.
 sThe otiicials of the election court. having Jurisdiction over the boxes, have also been subpoenaed so they will be compelled to pro- duce the ballot boxes"
 The men arrested were Norris Brooks, formcr chief cf tho phiia- dolphin bureau of building inspcc- ton. Charles Lambert and Morris Kramer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
LOCAL MAN WAS
 FOUND DEAD IN.
 GARAGE HOME
Henry Therrien Died of Heart Attack, Sitting in Chair in the Home He and His Friend Had De-
 Cnpied >

Henry Therrien. 45, was found dead last evening about 7:30 o'clock in q garage in the rear of IS Bronx avenue. Franklin Crow. ther. 25, who shared section of the building. which had been con verted Into n home for the two men, made the discovery. Death was due to heart failure. according to Medical Exa4niper Dr Edward H. Kirschbaum. Earlier in the day Therricn had complained of not feeling well and had remarked about pains in the region of his heart. Death apparently came to the deceased in painless way, Judging by the position in which the body was found resting. Ther. rien sat tilted back in a chair with his feet propped against q post. The deceased was formerly an em. ploye of the Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Machine company, but had been out of work for nearly Q year.
 Mir Therrien was native of Canada. but had been a resident of Waterbury for sixteen years. He is survived by his father. Joseph Therrien of Centerville, R. l., one brother, Ralph of thls city; i've sis ters. Mrs Leo Provost. Mrs James A. White of Waterbury: Mrs Wil- fred Vincent of Manchester. N. H.; Mrs John Grimes of Mobile. Ala, and Mrs Aubrey Lynch of Wash ington. D. c. The body has been removed to J. l.. Believiile funeral home. G8 East Clay street, from where the funeral will be held at q time to be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
POLLS GUARDED IN MANY CITIES
 OF COUNTRY
Threats to Steal the Elec- ton Are Reported From Both Parties - Illinois and Penn Are Two States Watched
Inv Thc IInifcd Prcssl

Strong concentrations of police reserves supplemented in some cities by federal officers guarded polls throughout the nation to- day against election fraud or yio- 1ence.
 In several states, particularly Illinois and Pcnnsylvania, where plots to "steal" the election were charged. the precautions were un- usually extensive.
 Extraordinary precautions were taken In New York City after charges of illegal registration had left some 5000 names subject to challenge. The entire police depart ment was on duty or in reserve. starting at midnight. They will continue ready for action until Wednesday morning.
 About 200 special deputy state officers and more than 100 deputy
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
PARIS IS MUCH
 EXCITED OVER
 OUR ELECTION
, Newspaper Said That Hoover Would Be Sn0w- ed Under and Washing ton Ambiguity Would End


 Paris, Nov S.-(UP)-Paris was more excited to-day about the American election than ever In history. The newspapers. usual ly scanty of American news. gave tho election unprecedented dis play. including two and three- column articles and photographs of the candidates. Leading pa- pers arranged to furnish returns until 8 a. m.. and results will be posted in hundreds of bars and theaters. No financial concern seemed to be felt over the result, the dollar closing two points up.
 The newspaper Figaro comment ed: What ever the result of the election, 1t means the end of Wash ington's ambiguity" The Echo De Paris predicted President Hoover would be showed under. The PeLtit Journal carried on it's front page an article under the sigma ture of Gov Roosevelt which at- tackled "Financial Filibustering by Private Banks and denounced the, administration for making foreign loans which are manifestly worth less"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
ROGER WATKINS WILL BE FREED
 BY CHRISTMAS

Hartford. Conn. Nov s--tUP)-- Roger w. Watkins, whose broker- age swlndles caused sensation in 1928. will be free before Christ mas. the state board of pardons having commuted his sM-i5 year sentence for fraud to Az years.
 The board reached this decision last night after hearing the plea of watkins attorney, William 5. Hyde of Manchester, who pointed out Watkins term was exception ally long compared with the penal ties imposed subsequently, on brok- CTS whose operations had caused vastly greater loss to investors Hyde sset total loss from the Wat kins failure at $32.00. state on. cials were involved in Watkins' enterprises as dummy directors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

 LEADING IN
 EARLY VOTE
First Scattered Returns Come in From Eastern, Southern and Midwest- ern States - The Gov Appears to Be Running Strongly

New York, Nov 8.-(UP)--Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt held Q lead oyer President Hoover to-day in the first scattered returns from the eastern, southern and rnid- western states.
 The southern returns gave the democratic candidate the greater part of his lead, but he also ap- peared to be running strongly in Kansas.
 The nation, voting in Q mornen- tous electoin, swamped polling places to-day beneath an un-' precedented flood of ballots, ac- cording to reports at mid-after- noon.
 Up to that time, the election had been running smoothly for the most part.
 In Kansas City. Mo. . precinct captain was Kidnapped.
 In the metropolis, there were many claims of fraud and difficui- ty in casting independent votes. Pennsylvania and Delaware.
 But the heat of the election campaign gave rise to surprisingly little violence as the armies, estf- mated at probably 40.000,000, voted to reelect President Hoover or to sapplant him by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Early returns, mostly from the democratic South gave the latter e lead. But the returns were too meager and too scattered to be significant.
 A New Hampshire hamlet went for Roosevelt: New Ashford, iles- tied in the Berkshire hills Of MaH- sachusetts maintained it s tradi- tional republication. but q voter who had been republican fQur years ago switched to the deni0- cratic column.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
MINISTER HAD SLANDERED JOHN
 NANCE GARNER

Hollywood, Nov e--(uPl-- Callccilation of the license Of local radiO station KNx was asked of the federal radio com. mission tOfiny because Of a political broadcast by the Rev Stewart MacIlcnnpn. who is ac- cused of cbafGfng Speaker John Nance Garner with iil- tOxicntjQn.
 ATacIicnnnn, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Hollywood, was ciiMrGed by At tOrncys EWeIl D. Moore and Phil Dodson with declaring In ( radio speech over KNx Buu- liay that Garner twas recently intoxicated in . cafe in WasIl-. ingtOn and chased the wait. rcssCs around the cafc.v
 Tho Fcpuoe6 Aiatcinent wns characterized "cicafly sIau- derous and untrue alifl cons trnrg co public inteReet and coliycniencc. z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
NEW YORK MAY0RALTY RACE IS MIXED UP
 OVER MAYOR MCKEE
They Are Writing His Name in When They Can But
 They Are Being Very Badly Handicapped

No paper for writing in Me- Kee's name.
 The writing-in slide stuck. N McKee,s name written over Sur rogate O'Brien,n., causing voter who believed they were voting for Mckee to vote for O'Brien.
 A "hnnds off" sign over the writing-in slide.
 Raising the slots for writing tn names too high for many persons to reach.
 Voters arrived at the polls to find their names already voted.
 Not enough time allowed voters to write in names.
 Voting machines out of order, particularly the part for writing in names.
 Morris Hillquit, socialist. was re- ported attracting q heavy vote: There was no dcfiinte indication of how Lewis H. Pounds, republican candidate, was faring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

New York, Nov s.-tUP)- Joseph V. Mckee. acting mayor who Is not even an official candi- date, became tho central Hgnre Tn New \ ork city, may orally race tc- sday. f3af4y fSp ofts fndic6ted a wide movement to write in his name as q protest against Tam many Halls candidate. John F. O'Bricn. The mayorafty contest was. one of the bitterest and most unusual of recent years. marked by q strange series of mishaps at the poiIa Tn connection with voters fayofing Mckee as the elected suc- cessdr to James J. Walker, who resigned under fire.
 The extent of the movement to write in McKee's name was indi- cated by large numbers of persons carrying pencils into the booths where the voting machines were. The Mckee supporters found var't- ous difficulties at the polling places. These included:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
AMERICANS NOW IN FRANCE LOST
 THEIR VOTES

"a -1-- h
 Paris, Nov S-(UP)-Thirty thousand American votes were lost In France today, md but 24 of the American colony in this country actually cast bai- lots. The consulate general handled the ballots mailed hack in time for counting. There are but eight statcs fin the United states which allow residents overseas to vote, and they make the process difficult.
 It is necessary for the cx- patriatcs of those states to write to their election board to obtain an official ballot for marking in France and smail- ing to America. One state al- lows registered voters absent abroad to vote by telegraph.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
3 THOUSAND BEHIND RECORD
 MADE IN 1928
At I O'Clock This Alter noon About 50 Per Cent of Electors Had Cast Their Votes - Rumors Are Rife That the Head of Democratic Ticket Is Being Cut

Watcrbury's voters stormcd the polls today to vote for their choices for the various state and national offices. As a result, at 1 o'clock this afternoon, slightly after the half-way mark had been passed at the polls, a total of 10,- 0G8 electors had cast their ballots. representing 50 per cent of the en- tire voting list of Waterbury. This figure. however, was over 5000 be- hind tho total of 1 o'clock four years ago when Alfred D. Smith of New York was the candidate for president.
 At c o'clock this morning the polls opened with/a huge army of workers representing the various parties interested in the election on hand at the various polling places and in the numerous private check ing places set up by the political machines.
 Voting was orderly in the city today. Unlike other elections, no arrests wero made. At the same time. policemen were especially as- signd to the various voting places to be ready ins case Of ot any s11aerr- E gcncY. ,s7 z
 At II o'clock this morning the total number of persons checked off on the voting list was 15.023. This was In excess of tue total of four years ago. However, the vot-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
HECKLER OF THE
 PRESIDENT WAS
 GIVEN IMvIT E

Aboard President Hoover's special train. Nov 8-(UP)--in lis last rear platform appear ancc before election day, Pres ,dcnt Hoover for the first time in his long and arduous nation wldc campaign was aroused by shout from q crowd which greeted him.
 At Carlin. Ncv, as the cheers auictcd down, someone shout ctl: raspberry" President Hoover turcnd in the direction Of the hcckler. His face was stern.
 "If that gentleman has an Insult to deliver to tho prcsi- dent of the United States. If he will come up here will take care of him." said the picsi- dent. There was no response.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
THAT TOTAL REPORTED AT
 3 O'CLOCK
That Left Only l2,OOO Voters 10 Report at Booths Before 6 O'Clock Women Blocked to the. Polls This After- noon

Only slightly over 12.000 electors Of Waterbury had not voted at 8 o'clock this afternoon, q special check-up by The Democrat showed. The total at 3 o'clock was 25.0ST ont of a possible voting list of 3S,- 060 electors. Political leaders were jubilant at the 3 o'clock showing and were inclined to predict that by closing time for the polls at 6 o'clock the vote would be equal to that registered four years ago.
 Women fiockcd to the polls this afternoon as was expected by the party leaders. The men were in the majority this morning. In every district voting was brisk af- ter o'clock. This fact is borne out by the fact that at 1 o'clock there were l9.Og8 voters checked off as having cast their ballots as compared with the 25,9S7 total at o'clock,
 Cars of tho political organiza- ,tions dashed back and forth throughout the afternoon bringing in ehe voters, mostly women. The organizations continued to work briully. despite the fact that they have been on the job since ( o'clock this morning. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the registrars were ready in the city hall to receive the results of the local voting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
DYNAMITE PLANT OVER THE ROUTE
 OF PRESIDENT
Watchnlan Discovered the Sc0undrels Placing Ex- pl0sives and in the Gun Duel Which Followed He Was Slightly Wound e d.

San Francisco. Nov S--(U. P.) - Twenty-Five sticks Of dynamite were found near Q trestle on the South- ern Pacific Railroad three miles west of Palisades. Nev, by watch- man a few minutes before Pres ident Hoover's special train reach ed the trestle. Southern Pacific of- fees were advised to-day.
 The watchman, r. F. Fish, re- ceived a bullet wound in the hand in a brief skirmish with two men, he reported. The men one of whom Fish believed to be a negro, fled when the watchman fired four shots at them. Fish reported the men dropped two sticks of dyna-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
IS VOTING BIG FOR
 ROOSEVELT
From Two to One in Some Places to Twenty to One in Other Sections of State

Oklahoma City. Nov 8--(UP)- Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt was running ahead by large major itics to-day in Oklahoma, unofii- cial reports from scattered counties indicated. His lead was reported from two to one to as high as twenty to one in precincts which four years ago were in the repub- iican column.
 Voters went to tho polls in un- precedented numbers and total vote of at least 100000 was pre- dfcted, Interest was heightened by Governor w. H. Murrays sub- mission of his favorite income tax bill which was defeated in Q spe- cial election last December. |. ] Tabulation, of figures Is not per- mittcd in oklahoma until the polls close,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
Prisoners Got Their Rights and
 Held Election

Joliet, III. Nov a.-(UP)--Pri- soners at the Will county jail com plained to Deputy Sheriff Seaver that they were missing their chance to vote.
 I'm not going to let anybody out to vote," Seaver said. .but the prisoners will have chance to vote--all of them"
 Seaver obtained q supply of sample ballots and arranged to pass them out to each prisoner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
REPUBLICAN sLuGGEp

Kansas City, Mo, Nov .--tUP) ---Hollen Book, republican precinct captain in the second ward, was slugged and Kidnapped from q poli- ing place today. Witnesses said several men drove up to the poll- ing place, entered. threatened elec- tons cfilciaiA with gunn, and dug ged Hollenbock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
Final News Flashes
AL SMITH AND DERBY

x. New York, Nov 8.-(UP)-Alfred E. Smith, wearing brown derby and chewing long cigar was impressed today by the presence of young women on the local election boards. Tn the old days" he observed after voting, "voting was stag party"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
MONSIGNOR DEAD

Belmar, N. J., Nov B.. (UP) Monsignorr Henry Ter Woerp, venerable churchman died today at his summer home after long illness. He was 83 years old and pastor of St Mary's Ro- man Catholic church, Jersey City.