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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
TUESDAY, MARCH s, 1882
Another Centennial

When democrats convene at Chicago IN
June for their national convention it is ex-
pcetcd that the great gathering will in some
fashion or another celebrate the first national
political convention held back in 1882 to
nominate Andrew Jackson. The suggestion
that the centennial be observed came all the
way from Porto Rico where National Com
mittecman Henry w. Dooley preached the
subject in letters to party leaders. 1t is alto
gether fitting that the democratic party, old
est of the two major ones now in existence
recall that century old day when it first con-
vcned for nomination purposes.
MIR Dooey in seeking some observance
said, THE fact that the democratic party
has been for a century and is today living,
active, working and vital force in the nation;
is the only party to which the committee
man can repair in order to maintain his
ideals of liberty and peace, should be widely
proclaimed, and every effort be made by all
leaders of the party to make use of the local
papers and the press throughout the nation
of this fact. so that the prestige of our party
will be enhanced and victory doubly assured
in 1892, for the man who our centennial
convention will nominate for the prcs-
dency. 49,.
Without entering into any history of the
democratic party which its members today
proudly trace back to Thomas Jefferson and
the old republican party of the early nine
tenth century we might turn back few
pages to read of that first convention that
the democratic party as it came to be known
on Andrew Jaekson's time, held The con-
vention of 1882 was held at Baltimore on
the third Monday in May. The nomination
of jackson for his second term was early
foreseen. In fact he had already been nom
mated by legislative caueuses in the various
states as was the prevailing custom of the
age. However, this first Convention en-
doresed Jackson and then proceeded to BAL
lot for second place on the ticket.
Thanks to the political sponsorship of
President Jackson Martin Van Buren,, the
UP and coming politician from New York
state, was nominated. He received 208 votes
to 40 for Philip j. Barbour of Virginia and
rs for Richard II. johnson of Kentucky. The
ticket of Jackson and Van Buren, was COM
pletely successful. 1t was a great personal
triumph for Jackson as he defeated his most
hated political enemy Henry Clay. Or
course, democratic success continued four
wears later when Van Buren, defeated Daniel
Webster, William Henry Harrison (ater pres
ident) and several others. But to return to
the first convention. Even at that Baltimore
gathering of 1882 the two-thirds and unit
rules prevailed. 1t is odd that the democratic
party still sticks to these principles that many
consider so undemoeratie. They will be
argued even at Chicago this year, but let US
hope that the centennial will not be lost
sight of in the general melee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
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HOORAY

Wrappers become democratic.
Shout 1t with might and main,
The lOwly ham at last comes out
Wrapped up in cellophane.
O-O--o
People who do things are the
ones who get them done.
600
housekeeping days are just
around the corner. Women
are oiling vacuum cleaners and
washing out dry mops.
600
The cover charge for the time
being Is under cover.
600
SHE-"Why. this diamond
is yellow"
HE-"Ye-ah, 1t must be
colored with diamond dyes"
600
Many a shiek's hair is plas-
tered before the rest OF him.
o-O-o
The manufactures of home brew
continues to pop out" every now
and then.
A healthy baby Is q wealthy
baby but a kidnapped baby
seems 10 be worth $4,000.
o-O-O
Many a blue blood lives In o
brown stone front,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
Honor to DR.. Maher

The entire state will be gratified to learn
that DR.. Stephen j. Maher of New Haven,
chairman of the state tuberculosis commits
sion, is to receive the Laetare medal from
Notre Dame University this year. The
award is given annually to some Catholic
layman who has distinguished himself in
some particular way. The Laetare medal
has been awarded every years since 1883.
Last year it went to James j.. Phelan, X. M,
we'll known banker and phlanthropist.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New
York was awarded it in 1929. The first
person to receive the medal was John Gill
mary Shea, historian of the Catholic Church
in America.
1t is distinguished company with which
DR. Maher will mingle when the award is
made to him. but the New Haven physician
is worthy of the great honor that is to be
his. Connecticut can be proud that one OF
its native sons is to be honored in such
way. New Haven, his native city. can feel
doubly proud that she nurtured the man
who is today considered one of the foremost
authorities on tuberculosis not alone in this
country, but throughout the world That
tIe oldle has lOHS ASSOShLSo sAf'S NS-i
can be seen in the position that DIR Maher
holds as head of the tuberculosis commits
sion. an office that he has filled since
1918.
When the commission was created IN
1911 in the administration of Governor Bald
win, DR. Maher was Immediately named to
the body. His appointment as its head fol-
lowed in 1913. The past thirty-years OF
his professional life have been devoted to the
study of tuberculosis and methods of sue
eessfully combating it. He made the first
official survey of the disease as it existed in
this state at the beginning of the century by
impeachment OF Governor Woodruff. IL
was the knowledge acquired in these years OF
patient study and investigation that enabled
him years later TO place Connecticut in first
place among states that were coping with the
dread disease OF tuberculosis.
That our present state senatorial are so
well spoken OF and being given such atten'
don By the General Assembly Is due mainly
= Ire constant work Of DR. Mahsr IN their
behalf. Without dslrseting one biz from
IN sd and cooperation that has always been
Ms IN ihs great fight against tuberculosis we
lfsI sufs thar II any man deserved q me-
moral Cor bis slforss Il . ihs New Haven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

EASTER PRAYER
10y Helen Xelsllimcr

Help us 10 find cross somewhere.
Since II IL Easter day.
Where we may nail the foolish fears
That we should throw away.
Teach us, dear dod that bright green rain
viii always come with spring,
There Will DO sunlight on old fields
Keep vs. remembering
May we forget tho petty trials,
Dreams gene, brief hurt, deep i0ssi
And turn whore lilies climb the air
Te hide bleeding cross.
For hope Ia horn when ilaon bloom
liain.nwest w enriy spring,
And faith that found IN empty tomb
Can conquer nnyihinGi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
FOR ONCE WE ARE LUCKY
(Meriden Journal.)


Meriden motorists were undoubt-
eddy shocked--pleasantly, We mean
Ito learn through The Journal
that the new rate for automobile
liability insurance Is lower by about
five dollars than the old one. This
came as a sort Of special favor to
Meriden inasmuch as increases
seemed to prevail around the state.
In Waterbury for example the
jump was from ten to thirteen dol
lars.
Rates are based on claims paid
and while Meriden seemed to have
Its full share of auto accidents and
fatalities, apparently the lawyers
fell down on the Job and didn't col
lect so we'll. Or 1t may have been
that people settled without costly
litigation, or-anyway the COM
panies didn't have to pay so much
out, so they won't try to take In
so much from this district.
The companies had to come
across heavily in Waterbury. In
surance men there have claimed
that jury awards In auto cases In
Waterbury courts have been excep-
tionally high; that the companies
in 1880 had to pay more in suits
than they did in any other city in
the state. Waterbury had 976 ac-
cidents including 21 fatalities.
Hartford for the same year had
2,027 accidents and 15 fatalities;
New Haven had LIZA accidents and
20 fatalities. And yet Waterbury
with less accidents required a
greater outlay Of money for insur-
ance payments.
Too often the attitude Is to 'let
the insurance company pay" over
looking the fact that the policy
holders must do the paying.
The fly in the ointment for
Meriden motorists, as we'll as
others, is that hereafter they will
miss the ten per cent discount for
meritorious conduct in not having
an accident or arrest. But then it's
nigh impossible nowadays not to
have an. accident or an arrest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
81 TO-DAY SO
A ,W9RV4ERp
&NHs ofASE
PARIS Is RAIDED

On March s, 1918, a heavy Ger
man attack in the Ypres- Dixmude
sector of the western front forced
back British troops, but the ad-
vantage gained was rendered slight
by several British counter.attacks.
Raids on Italian positions IN
northern Italy by Austrian troops
were repulsed. Italian headquarters
also announced that heavy Smelling
of Austrian troop movements was
believed to have inflicted heavy
losses.
British troops in Palestine ad-
vanced more than three miles on
an 11-mile front in a renewal OF
their offensive against the Turks.
Many coastal villages were taken
by the British in the movement.
Paris was raided by German air.
craft and IS persons were killed
and so wounded by bombs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
ECONOMY IN NUTRITION

It is quite generally accepted now that young
growing children should have from one pint
to one quart of milk every day, as beverage
or as used in cooking various dishes. II evap.
Grated milk IL more available, one tall can OF
this, mixed with an equal amount Of water, Is
as good for q child as quart OF pasteurized
milk
Raw cabbage, chopped or finely shredded as
In the popular appetizing cole slaw, IL rich In
vitamns and mineral salts and may serve In
emergencies as a pretty satisfactory substitute
for oil other vegetables In any diet. Grated
raw carrots added to the chopped cabbage en-
hances the nutritive value Of the dish. Carrots
and cabbage are among the cheapest vege-
tables In the market. It would be distinctly
to the benefit Of health II one would eat not
only the raw carrots but the green leafy tops
which are usally discarded.
Fresh tomatoes serve quite adequately In lieu
Of any and all other fresh fruit or fruit juice,
In time Of want. For bottle or even breast fed
infants, a little fresh tomato juice daily will
prevent scurvy quite as effectively as VIII the
more expensive orange juice. Even the juice
Of factory canned tomatoes Is adequate. Homo
canned tomatoes may or may INTO retain some
of their vitamin c--depending on the amount
of oxidation occurring In the course Of the can
ming process. Factory canning Is done In vac
uum-so no oxidation or practically none oc-
ours. 1t Is for this reason that evaporated milk
is as good as pasteurized milk. Pasteurization
means heating up to las degrees + for from
20 to 80 minutes, then cooling again. Such
heat Is sufficient TO kill tubercle bacilli and
other disease germs which are likely to be
present in any market milk except certified
milk But while pasteurzation of all ordinary
milk Is necessary to protect infants and chill
dren from the diseases which ordinary milk
would otherwise carry to them, unfortunately
it destroys vitamin in the milk too and
hence any infant or child whose diet Is largely
pasteurized mix must receive daily ration of
tomato juice, fruit juice or vegetable juice to
supply the vitamin required to prevent
scurvy.
Four pounds of potato will meet all nutritive
needs that ordinarily satisfied with q me-
dunn size loaf of bread.
Any child who receives daily from a pint
to quart Of milk as beverage or in various
dishes, any kind of bread or a cereal, rice or
macaroni or similar dish, two vegetables, one
of which should be a leafy vegetable; one fruit
some tomato and a choice of eggs fish,
meat, cheese, dried beans, peas or lentils, with
some cream. butter, nut butter margarine, ba-
con or other other fat is getting q fairly
adequate diet. If the child is not permitted to
have the advantage of sunshine on naked skim
then at least through the dark winter months
he may thrive better il he receives one or two
teaspoonfuls of plain cod liver oil every day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
THE "BABY BONDS"

In fixing at 2 per cent the inter-
est to be paid on the baby bond
shortly to be issued by the govern
ment for the purpose of tempting
boarded money from its hiding
places. the treasury manifestiy was
animated by a praiseworthy desire
both to safeguard the savings banks
and to protect other governmental
issues. The purpose of the bonds
would be dereated were money now
In the banks withdrawn for pur-
chases of the new issue, while the
value of the governmental bonds
already issued would inevitably be
depressed were new issue bearing
comparable interest to be put on
the market.
The problem has been solved by
fixing the interest to be paid on the
"baby bonds" at a rate considerab-
ly below that generally paid by the
savings banks and by outstanding
governmental bonds. No depositor
In a savings bank Is likely TO with
draw his funds now earning 3 and
bonds paying only 2. while the
cent and more can be little Affected
by an issue paying less. AZ the
same time, the man who has hoard
ed HIS money In promised not only
security greater than that Of his
teapot or his mattress, but he In NJ.
so offered earnings that he II now
depfiying himself OF.
What response the offer OF tho
"baby bendss will call forth cannot
be predicted, but the administra.
ton doubtless has reason 20 be-
lleve that It's objective viii be ~.
tained, The mistrust that led %
boarding last summer was directed
not against the Rovernmenf. but
against the banks, The plan Of the
government has bsen wlsely franz
81. n can 10 no apparent hafnl
ANA there Il hops that Il may 40
considerable 20 break the vicious
habit Of hoaEdInk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

A Digest of Who's Who and What's What
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTEI

them" he says. "But the con-
flict at Shanghai has greatly inn
paired her case. Her only recourse
now Is to bring on reinforcements,
drive back the Chinese and estab-
lish a neutral zone for 20 wilo-
meters around Shanghai.
"She cannot withdraw now and
leave 10000 Japanes residents
and millions in property at the
mercy of the iniuriated Chinese.
"Manchuria was different.
Japan's economic position there,
so vital to her, was threatened.
Manchuria has 100000 Chinese
and 100000 Japanese and a mil
lion Chinese migrate there an
nually.
ut will be too expensive to oc-
cupy permanently and our ambi-
lions are not territorial. Japan
developed Manchuria and made 1t
prosperous"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NapvnnGnaGs


Can nervousness cause the bowels to move
three or four times soon after eating light
meal OF such non-laxative foods as boiled milk
and toast? IL. NJ
Answer do not know what you mean by
nervousness Fright, as is well known. some-
times produces such an effect, Anxiety or
worry is a kind of diluted fear. BY the way.
no food IN constipatng In effect; no food can
be considered "non-laxative". Every food Is
more or less laxative In effect Perhaps pro-
longed restriction OF the diet to boiled milk
would be less favorable to natural bowel func-
ton by reason OF the destruction OF yitamins In
the milk by boiling, cooking or pasteurization,
or By sterilization,
Beauty Spot
Some time ago sat ON . sharp pencil. y
II oil healed now. but there n black spot left
In the skin 0f my thigh, u this likely % lead
90 anything serious, Miss NJ. ~
Answer-No. The lead" In pencils In really
pure earbon-gra phite--and can have no other
effect than 10 make O kind OF beauty spot In
the skin.
Peaks
Child has lust had cbiken pos, II left sey.
eFai marks on her face. u there anything.
That will remove these marissY Mrs ~ W
Anhwsr-chleken ppk rarely leaves sears,
Probably the marks viii disappear naturally w
few weeks II any permanent mark or scat
remains II IN dus 20 injury BY scratching or
Infection OF the papuioa.
tcopyFight John y. Ollie Co..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
Good evening.
600
MARCH WINDS
"a SMILES THE THING

Blowing through the leafless trees,
Adding tonnage. breeze on
breeze,
Lifting flappers' skirts waist high,
Revealing form to each male
eye,
Whistling round traffic cop,
Till he thinks twill never stop,
Blowing papers through the street,
All. March wind, you're hard to
beat.
Cinders fly on through the air.
Often land in eyes of fair,
Houses shake as If with fear,
March winds sometimes are so
queer.
Chimneys test their anchored base,
Freckles dot wind blown face,
Kites ascend to skies of blue,
Proof of what March winds can
do.
Soon your reigl. of wind will cease,
April brings showered peace,
Soon your whistle will be sung.
Now, of course. it's quite far
flung,
All, March wind, you play your
game,
Blow yourself right into fame.
But like the braggart that you are.
Your wind. of course, just
blows so far.
The man who suffers in silence
Is an automaton.
600
The popular colors this year
are red, white and blue. Which
automatically makes the flag
not only popular but stylish as
well.
Frying pans are not politicians
and yet they're well creased.
o-O-o
A good program. week end
program ! might add, would
be O radio feature entitled,
"Fifteen Minutes Saturday
Night With an Old Time
Boarder." And let the boarder
play the either, once as much
q part of a boarding house as
the Police Gazette of bar
Der shop In the heyday Of this
periodical.
600
Who can remember the good old
days when q man had four suits
instead Of q couple Of two pants
affairs?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
THE ETERNAL BANDMAsTER
(New York Herald-Tribune)

(New York Herald-Tribune)
Sousa's band played when the
Chicago Worlds Fair opened in
1898; with Geronimo 1t featured
the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo in 1901; the boys marched
off with Sousa's music in their ears
in 1898 and in 1918; and probably,
IL fate brings us the tragedy of an
other war, the marching feet will
beat time to Sousa's strains again.
Sousa and his music are q part OF
American history.
There may have been greater
composers In the last half century;
surely there has been none with
a more universal appeal. For II ~
not only In America that the words
march" and "Sousa" are synony-
nous; many a European heel has
struck tho pavement brayely, al
unaware that the music was tine
Stars and stripes Forever"
His end was as s0usa would have
wished II. ~ a lad he did not APP
preeiate his fathers ambition 70
have q musician In the family
John Philip sousa at first insisted
.hat he preferred 10 be a baker.
nut once n musician. he was all
musician. He lived with and for
his band Cor twosthIrds OF q ean.
fury; and II was slerl0usiy nttinR
that he should have led q band IN
rehearsal q few hours before q
and still the March
heart attack laid him low, lie Was
King Of America,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
NEA Service Writer

NEA Service Writer
Washington Japan Is acting
as other powerful nations have
acted and will act as long as the
presnt international scheme OF
things is maintained, according to
Mr. Mullen I. Takata.
Takata Is American correspon-
dent for the Osaka Mainichi and
the Toxic Nichi-Nichi. two Of Mp
pon's largest newspapers. He Is q
keen little fellow, about five feet
tall, who runs around between the
Japanese embassy and the state
Department for news.
He also cables home excerpts
from editorials In U. s. newspapers
on Shanghai developments.
Doesn't Defend Actions
Recent methods Of his govern
ment evoke no passionate defense
from the rather pacifistic Takata,
but he feel sthe United States ana
the world ought to understand
how It Is with Japan and make
allowances.
His idea Is that Japan learned
occidental ways from the western
powers and has not yet finished
the program which their examples
inspired.
Cites Sino- Jap Hatred
Japanese and Chinese hate each
other as nations, but no more than
the French and Germans" he says.
IF you must have parallel
for the bombardment at Shanghai.
which I do not say was justifiable.
please recall that Americans bonn
barded and killed hundreds of cti-
zens In Nicaragua q few years ago
and gave the country q new pres
ident satisfactory to Washington.
"They finally brought peace
and safeguarded their interests
there. Japan has no other obJec-
tives in Manchuria.
Economically hard pressed,
she intensified her march in
Manchuria. though not for terri
tory. Natural resources are nee
essary to her existence. Great Bril-
tain and the United States long
ago provided for their natural re-
sources. sometimes by similar
means.
Says Women Arc Shippers
"Killing of prisoners Is In no
way justifiable, but 1t happens IN
all wars. Even in the World War,
prisoners were killed on all fronts.
I am sure the Chinese are using
women as snipers and spies and
many Chinese fighters wear no
uniforms" he continued.
An International economic
BOYCOTT would ruin Japan,
Takata admits, and the Japa,
nese would regard It as tanta-
mount to a declaration of war. Z
She would be in the position OF
wartime Germany under the
blockade. Pacifists who urge
the boycott, the Japanese writ
err thinks, are in effect advOcat.
ing war.
Taketa's newspapers. he says.
have been warning the govern
sion' at Shanghai. But the peo-
pie seem to be overwhelmingly
behind the government, Takata
believes, even though they may
be ignorant of the international
complications which may ensue.
Pacifist sentiment in Japan is
normally very strong. he says.
but is now most loudly expressed
by Socialists and Communists.
Must Drive Chinese Back
Japan had a good case to pre-
sent to the League of Nations after
Chinese. led by the Cantonese fac
ton, seized and de stroyed Jap
anese goods at Shanghai and ar
rested Chinese merchants who sold
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

physician. The honor that Noue Dame
University will shortly confer upon him is
probably more than he ever desired. But
suffice it to say that this state will never
let his name perish. 1t will be kept alive
as only this nation can keep alive the names
of its outstanding men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

Maret's good old blustery weather ar
rived Sunday. So far it is the only month
of 1892 that has lived up to past reputa-
ton. 1t has been month, to date of con-
tradietions. We have seen to blow hot and
then sold. Snow squalls have changed to
rain and viee-versa. We sincerely hope that
its arrival in the good old lion fashion will
see its departure fittingly clothed in lambs
skin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

There would be no cotton prob
lem II men and women patrioti-
calIy turned 10 the nightgown for
sleep purposes-Edward A. o'Neil.
Alabama farm leader.
Depression IL the result Of fear
and hysteria,-Alan Maeauley, pres
ident National Automobile cham
Der OF commerce.
I'll never 80 20 trial. Oct NET
Smiling joe Fiikowski, Cleveland
gangster charged with, murder.
Speaker Garner n not candidate
for the democratic nomination. ~.
though 3 sentiment In his favor ~
developing rapidly throughout the
country, &C Congressman bam Ray
burn Of Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

we don't think Mayor Hayes can be elassed
as anything but democrat anxious for
democratic success in Waterbury, Connee-
ticut. and the good old U. S. A. Still we're
glad to see him getting belated state reeosni-
finn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
AND so FORTH

A politician IN man who will
lay down your vote for his Job,
0-O~-0
This concludes our regular
Tuesday evening program, u was
broadcast by DID and came 20
YOU through tho courtesy OF the
Waterbury Evening Democrat pi0s
Deer IN this type OF newspaper
work, We are signing off nj thls
time, 10 he back on the eli again
tomorrow evening ~ shs usual
hour,
uood night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

If Mars is inhabited it stands to reason
that they must be intelligent beings. AT
least, compared to u.s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08
Personal Health Service
(By William Brady, M. d.

Signed letters pertaining TO personal
health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or
treatment, will be answered by DIR Brady.
Address him, care Of the Democrat. sending
stamD and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

The new financial legislation at Wash
ington shows we're not going off the gold
basis; we're merely going to build higher
on it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-08

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
$40 o'clock tonight.