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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
New York Gets 1t

For the last three successive presidential
campaigns New York state has tried to put
one of its own in the White House. The
nomination of Governor Franklin D. Roose-
Welt last week made him unique among
all candidates. Incidentally he is also the
second New York governor to seek the
presidency in successive years. John W.
Davis started the New York complex in
1924; Alfred E. Smith continued it in
1923; Roosevelt now carries on with. we
sincerely hope, much more success than his
predecessors.
Strictly speaking, we don't suppose that
John w. Davis belongs to New York any
more than he does to West Virginia where
he was born. However, he makes his resi-
dence in New York now, his business is
there, and he votes there. Smith was born
in New York's lower East Side. Roosevelt
was born in Duchess county, New York.
where his family settle with the early
Dutch colonists. But beyond the mere
fact that these three outstanding deomerats
all hail from New York state all similarity
ends.
When you stop to figure it out, it GER
tainly is a great coincidence that political
party should turn to one state, let
alone one section of the nation,
three times in a row for its presidential
candidate. However, it is no more SO than
the Virginia influence that permeated the
White House in the first days of the ma
ton. Washington started the procession.
John Adams interrupted it momentarlly'
but Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe con-
tinued it in an unbroken line over twenty
four wears. Martin Van Buren, was the
first New Yorker to become president.
William Henry Harrison, John Tyler,
and Zachary Taylor were also Virginia
born presidents. Taylor died and Milard
Fillmore of New York completed the term.
Ulysses S. Grant started Ohio on its way to
fame as a president incubator. He was
closely followed by Rutherford b. Hayes
and James A.. Garfield. whose murder gave
New York another president in Chester A.
Arthur. Cleveland continued New Yorks
sway; Benjamin Harrison returned 1t to
Ohio and Mckinley kept it there until the
late Theodore Roosevelt brought New
York once more to the fore. Back to
Ohio it went with Taft.
Woodrow Wilson, the democratic presl-
dent of World War fame, gave Virginia
a taste of presidential esteem after long in
teryal but his successor, Warren G. Hard
ing, once more placed Ohio in the sun.
Oddly enough the democratic candidate IN
that year was also from Ohio, its former
governor, James NJ Cox, still power in
national democratic circles. The Virginia
influence has definitely waned 1t begins to
look as if Ohio might also be declining as a
producer of presidents. 1t remains to be
seen now if New York is at last to come
into her own. Certainly she has made
strong bid for top honors in the last four
campaigns
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

We wonder if the rumor that Colonel
wild Bilr' Donovan will be the republic
can candidate for governor in New York
state this' year has upset democratic plans.
1t was generally agreed in democratic circles
that if Roosevelt secured the presidential
nomination Lieutenant-G Governor Herbert
H. Lehman would be doomed for govers
nor. We rather imagine that this program
will carry through now unless Tammahy
decides to go berserk and nominate can
,didate of its own. As yet Colonel Dono-
van has not indicated his stand. but we'll
wager he is waiting for suitable oppor-
tunty to declare himself in the race. And
it should be a real race now with certainly
Roosevelt making himself felt in the choice
of democratic candidates. He'll not want
the same fate as was meted to Smith in
1923.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

Chicago.-The wet trend in poll
tics has accelerated so, rapidly that
speculation on the future of pro-
hibition becomes a mere hazardous
guess.
That seems the safest way to
figure the significance of the adop-
ton by the democratic convention
of an amazingly wet plank by an
amazingly huge majority.
Now prohibition is drawn as a
political issue between the two
parties with breath-taking clarity.
No plank could have been more
emphatically, more unequivocally
wet than the. democratic demand
for repeal of the 18th amendment
as soon as possible and for beer
and light wines at once. Passed
nine to two by this convention, it
is a plank on which no candidate
can hedge and a plank which
stands in stark contract to the re-
publican attempt to please both
vets and drys.
The size of that majority was a
direct result of what seemed to
have been about the only intelli-
gent stroke of the Roosevelt forces
at the convention up to that time.
BY definitely assuring the conven-
ton that his delegates were entire
ly free to vote as they pleased on
the prohibition plank the New
York governor spoiled an almost
perfect record of boneheaded
maneuvers perpetrated in the few
days previous by himself and his;
assortment of captains on the,
scene.
Roosevelt had been generally ex-,
pected to insist on some sort, of a
liberal straddle. There had been
plenty CT argument as to how dry
or wet he was. Repeal seemed the
chief controversial political issue
between Roosevelt and AL Smith
and the eastern leaders who sought
to defeat him. Had Roosevelt de-
manded a mild majority plank
from the platform committee he
unquestionably would have been
beaten on the floor and would have
run the risk of disrnpting his or
ganization here. He would have
strengthened, in some Quarters at
least, the argument that he is weak
and a pussyfooter.
It is quite true that the cOnven-
ton voted it's desire without any
ringing declaration from Albany.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
A Book a Day
Sea Tale Named as Best Book
Issued in June.
by BRUCE CATION

What were the best books to be
published in June?
Well, one mans choice is as
good as another's, If not better;
and since June didn't sxactly see
a record-breakiag number of sec
ond Conrads and .Kiplings intro
duced to the reading public, any
list is bound to contain one or
two weak sisters.
Anyway. here are the five books
that seem to me to be the best of
the months offerings.
First of all, 1.-THE pilot Comes
Aboard" by VIII Lexington COM
fort. This is an unusually fine
story of a young man who ran
away and went to sea and wound
up Us the skipper of great liner.
It's book that belongs on any
body's list, and If you miss 1t you
miss something first-rate.
Then there's I Cover the Wa
terfront." by Max. Miller. Miller.
reporter for San Diego paper.
tells of the things a reporter sees
while on duty, and makes a very
pleasant and entertaining book
out of it.
america in the Pacific" by
OSIGTr 1AAC0 11dACo3 pCAOAAt5o go
the list because it gives a clear,
objective picture of the long de-
velopment of the nations policy
in the Far East and provides in
formation that every American
ought to have.
"Undertow," by A. Hamilton
Gibbs, gets a place, too. This
novel about the struggles of q
young British artist to find him
self isn't especially distinguished,
perhaps. but it's nicely done and
it holds your interest.
Lastly, there's "A Picture Of
America" by Charles Cross, pic
torial argument for socialism. I
don't commend the books con-
illusions, but it does give a
graphic summary of some of the
things wrong with the country.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

Perhaps the outstanding address that the
democratic national convention heard ex-
eepting the acceptance speech of Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt. was that of Cover
nor Joseph P. Ely of Massachusetts, in
placing Alfred E. Smith in nomination.
While Governor Ely is known as fairly
good speaker few realized that he would
rise to the oratorical heights as he did last
week. His talk even surpassed that of John
w. Davis of New York in nominating
Jouett Shouse for permanent chairman OF
the convention. That in itself was MASTER
piece, but Ely fairly surpassed himself in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

Sheppards constituents. If only few more
such shifts were performed we would speed
lily have an end 10 the farce of the lSth
amendment. We admit man has the
right TO change his opinion on prohibition.
but he certainly cannot change it twice
within the short space of week without
weakening his stand and Gaming various
uneomplimentary sobriquets The senator
from Texas may be co-author of the 18Th
Amendment. put he fails to live up to the
distinction.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
Roadside Beauty

The illinois Federation of Women S
Clubs has joined the rapidly growing move
ment toward highway Identification.
Branches in all parts of the state plan to
rescue neglected sections from ugly bill
boards and refreshment stand signs. They
will set out trees, shrubs and perennial flow
ers as fast as possible. and the roadsides
they care for soon will begin to bless neigh
bors and passersby with beauty and fra
GRANGE.
Motorists who have traversed states where
such work has already gone far and states
where the billboard and its train of small
and ugly signs prevail, are able to appreciate
the need of highway Identification as we'll
as its great possibilities. The miles and
miles of climbing roses to be seen in June
along the Lincoln Highway in southern
Pennsylvania, in the towns and out in the
open country furnish a glorious example
of whot may be accomplished
With the early construction of fine high
ways the first aims were speed and safety.
Beauty was not even considered in most
places. Now beauty, too, is to have its turn
without in any way interfering with the
first two aims. The movement is likely to
gain momentum rapidly as travellers from
billboard Infested regions drive through the
beautified areas and become aeutely con-
scous of the difference.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
THE MATEER MEMORIALS,
(New York Times)

The late stephen T. Mather, ,di-
rector OF the National Parks SER
wee Tor IA years, would have been
not worn himself, out in devotion to
tional park Eyste M for the Ameri-
can people. Not. only did he give
all his time but much OF the wealth
he had acquired In business pur-
suits. Two-thirds of every year he
spent in travelling from park to
park on inpection tours, and the
rest of the time in securing pro-
tective legislation and interesting
men Of wealth in saving stands OF
primeval forest from spoilation.
When some one said to him "the
parks are shrines.,, he made the
amendment: .They are the peoples
Playground" s 4.a
+ If there had been mo National
Parks service 4 and no Mather,
schemes to use parts of those play
grounds for irrigation purposes and
for grazing sheep and cattle would
have been carried through. He was
always on guard. and feared no
man, however powerful. in the dis
charge of his duty. Inspired by the
example and writings OF John Muir,
the naturalist, and state .geologist
of California, Stephen Mather be-
came the champion of the great
mountain forests already set apart
for the pleasure and health Of the
people and the advocate Of new
parks and national mountains.
Some time ago, the Stephen T..
Mather Appreciation was organized
to erect memorials to this national
benefactor. In California It was de-
cided to urge selection Of the Red
wood mountain forest Of Sequoia
gigantea to bear his name. Last
year Secretary Hyde authorized the
Mather Memorial parkway In the
Rainier National forest, which will
comprise 24.300 acres of forest
land. It will provide q new en-
trance to the Puget sound region
from the Yakima valley. PLAQUES
are to be placed on boulders In
Sc national parks and mountains.
In the present month many such
memorials will be unveiied-ln
the Cascade mountains. the Yose-
mite, Grand Canyon, Sequoia Ma.
tional park, the yellowstone, Mount
Rainer. Rocky mountain. Crater
lake and ,Mesaverde. Each plaque
will bear q brief tribute. ending;
"There will never come an end TO
1.-THE good that he has DONE" r
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
So They Say

&
Christ would not live long If He
returned to earth to-day. He would
see the world still bleeding from
the wounds Of the most terrible
war in the history of mankind. He
would see nations doing their ut
most to perfect weapons more des-
tructive, more shattering, a more
terrible than any invented and
utilized in the World war.
David Lloyd George, ex-preni.er
of Great Britain.
If we examine what has taken
place at Washington during the
past 80 years or more. we cannot
escape the, conviction that some
thing is going on which is struc-
turally changing the character OF
our political democracy.
Clifton d. Gray, president, Bates
college. ,r a5 &
Modern science has shown us
how to load a large part OF the
grinding labor upon the. backs of
soulless,. feelingless machines 10
that leisure OF the higher things
Is now a possibility for everyone.
DIR Robert A.. Millikan,, scientist.
ssSs go o ~
Life in America has been grow
ing too rank. growing all to leaf
and vine and not to fruit and har-
vest. I. We needed some pruning
and we have been getting 1t.
Bishop Lester II. Smith. Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
$50
A final settlement for PREPARATIONS
entails as a natural consequences
that of war debts. The Italian
government has always considered
the interdependence between the
problem OF war debts and repara-
lions an essential aspect OF the
situation.
Foreign Minister Dino Grand Of
Italy. .l
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
a{|glpO|Id(0| FO|ipsg 1852

The startling fact-startling cer-
tainly to those who have watched
the Rooseveltites muff the ball so
often recently-is, that the COVER
nor had a marvellous chance to
make one more boner and vat did
nothing of the sort.
Scores of politicians must have
felt like better men and women as
they drank their highballs in hotel
rooms later in the early hours Of
the morning. The delegates doubt
less outstripped the candidates for
congress, but the fact that a con-
vention has come to vote as it
thinks and drinks. seems tre-
mendous step when you consider
the soft-pedaling law enforcement
planks which have heretofore been
the rule.
The wet tide now sweeps toward
the congressional and presidential
elections. 1t may not produce a
November inundation, but the pro-
gress of its swell thus far in 1882
discourages prophecy.
To date the astonishing sequence
Of events, following the detection
of many nationally known figures
from the dry cause, has gone like
this:
The republicans, set to write a
rather vague plank which was still
much wetter than anyone had an
ticipated a few months previously,
found themselves confronted with a
repeal revolt in the demand that
they declare for resubmission of
the 18th amendment for popular
choice between retention and re-
peal.
The die-hard "drys' among the
democrats, actually pleaded that
the convention adopt exactly the
same retention-or-repeal proposal
for which the vets had fought so
vigorously. and vainly earlier in the
month at the 6. o. p. meeting. Ala.
bama, Arkansas, Georgia, Missis-
1sippi, North Carolina and Okla
homa actually begged that the
party be no wetter than the wettest
republicans
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

Only July 6. 1918. Italian and
French troops In Albania stairsd
the Balkan campaign, beginning u
drive between the coast and tho
Tomorica valley.
Italian troops We're jubilant ana
ready for further action along this
front when they learned that fellow
soldiers had finally completely cx-
PEELED Austrlnns from the western
bank of the Pave river. fs
Australians and Americans dou.
bling up on front northeng OF
Viilers Bretonneaux. advanced
along a range Of almost q mile.
Americans also successfully re-
pulsed raid nt xiyrny.
Z ilusaln'a Internal strife continued.
Gen Count Won M!rbnch, German
Ambassador TO Russia, was n1nnss
einntod by two. social ssvqintion-
l.IHs
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Aren't They All?

One grandparents ON mothers side went IN
sane ut the age Of 90. She was never very
bad, but WAS In the asylum for 20 years. Moth
or ~ So and normal. I ann engaged "a marry.
is there any danger OF any OF Ms children 60.
Ing insane? u. NJ
Answer-No. 10 ahead and marry, multiply
and God bless you. Unusual to ind a family OF
three generations without any insanity or other
deficiency.
Peppermint Candy
IL peppermint candy fattcning? I read that
o famous ballet dancer ate only certain brand
of peppermint candy. IL. Id
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS candy 10 90 fattenlng
no candy having any other flavor or M 80 much
sugar without particular flavor. Perhaps the
balIet daneer needed tho money.
(copyriaht, John y. Ollie Co..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
Personal Health Service
(By William Brady, M. d.

Signed letters pertaining to personal
health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or
treatment, will be answer by DIR Brady.
Address him. care Of the Democrat. sending
stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
TWO INDIAN TRIBES no
STAGE THEIR sun DANCES

Lander, Wyo - Gu. P.) - The
Arapahoe and ehoshone Indians
will present their famed sun Dane
es on the shoshone Reservation
near Lander. July co.. so and 81.
The Arapaboss will dance on
the south side Of Little Wind
River, three miles bellows Bthele,
and tho bhoshones near Fort
Washable.
Several hundred persons at
tended the dances, which hro q
part OF the indInfS religious Ger.
enlony. each year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
To-day's Selected Poem
SUMMER DUSK

(Winnie Lynch Rocket In the Christian
Science Monitor)
Tho humid day has wound Its length
Into the fastness OF the west:
A honiIng bird on hurried wing.
Swervcs toward his waiting mate and nest.
a quiet settles close to earth.
Fresh breezea stir tho dr0wHy air
A distant whipp0orwill calls once,
An insect scutties 20 his lair;
a thins gold line OF afterslow
Blts the horizon like a crown
While one lone stnr--deep ~ tho east
Watches the friendly dark come down.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

extoiIing the former New York governor
and ia recommending to the convention that
it endorse him once more for leadership. II
is said that Smith was so moved By the Ely
speech that he embraced him and actually
cried. We don't doubt it one bit. Governor
Ely should make an excellent eampaigner
for the democrats in New England this fall
if he can be persuaded to take the stump.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

And incidentally may we state at this
point in the discussion that the correct pro-
nuneiation of the governors name is Rose
velt''. We mention that so the nation may
become better acquainted with the coming
president. Remember the first syllable is
pronounced with long %. And there
are only two syllables in the word. not
three as many imagine. We believe in the
Dutch language the double. % is pro-
nounced as a single one
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

A third party is brewing,
BrcWingsS not the word,
The party will be dry, which means
Brewing will be unhcard.
600
A few years ago it was keeping
up with the Joneses. Now it's keep
ing down with them.
600
Back four years we have
visio ms of two car garages
and two plane hangers in
every back yard. Like every
thing else, this is the subject
of repeal.
AL Smith is still wondering who
put the gate in delegate.
600
Now they are making foun-
tain pens to match the color of
the suit you wear. They've got
the write idea.
After all the Chi convention
merely decided that McAdoo'd do.
900
Ex-President Coolidge had hay
fever on his birthday. Isn't that
enough to make anybody sneeze.
600
The Japanese have a strong
entry for the American
Olympics. Well. after chas-
Ing the Chinese for. several
months their runners shouts
be In great shape.
600
A wet always says "bar" OF
soap. But q dry refers to 1t as q
"cake".
o=-O--O
This concludes our regular Tues
day evening program. II was broad.
cast BY DID and came to you
through the courtesy of the Wa
terbury Evening Democrat. 'pio.
neer In this type OF newspaper
work. We are signing 6ff ut this
time, 70 be back On the air Agaln
tomorrow evening at tho usual
hour.
o--o--0
Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
fNew Yorl, IIorald .TrIbune)

(New York Horald-Tribnne) Z.
III the Literary Digest" poll Of
last winter only two states re-
mnined In the dry column. They
were Kansas and North Car0linar--
IN general belief the two driont
states In the unlon--which on .
straight vote for vt against repeal
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

The memorial services for the late Ste
phen Tying Mather, founder and first d-
rector of our national parks system, are
fitting tribute to this great benefactor Of all
mankind. No single individual has ever
done as much for the development of recre-
ational areas throughout the nation he
did in his lifetime. 1t was well worth
while tribute that was paid to him in ten
of our national parks and monuments. The
majority of them were dedicated Monday.
the 65th anniversary of Stephen Tying
Mather's birth. Saturday PLAGUE was
placed along the Mather Memorial High
way in the Cascade Mountains, the gift of
the state of Washington. Monday exer-
cises appropriate to the occasion were held
in Yosemite, Grand Canyon. Zion, Yellow
stone, Mt Rainier. Crater Lake, Rocky
Mountain, and Mesaverde National Parks.
Also PLAQUES were dedicated at the same
time in the Petrified Forest of Arizona and
Casa Grande in New Mexico On July 70
the Mather PLAGUE in Sequoia National
Park will be unveiled. incidentally Mr.
Mather bought and gave to the government
the Parker Grove of giant sequoias in this
park, where he and Mrs Mather spent their
honeymoon Next September monuments
will be erected in Palisades Interstate Park
on Bear Mountain and in the Humboldt
State Redwood Park in California. In such
fashion does the nation recognize those who
watch out for our future generations
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

High tide at Milford. Thursday. July
7, 2:O5 p. m. daylight time); low tide,
8:l8 p. m. daylight time).
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All vehicles must be lighted not later than
8:57 daylight saving time )tonght.
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OVER THE RIVER


"T1le forgotten man, the forgotten
man,
1t gives me a laugh" says Jim,
Not until election ncars,
DO they remember him.
600
Once upon time a woman gave
her right age. All fairy stories
begin with once upon time.
o-O-o
The man who shaves him
self realizes it doesn't pay to
cut the corners.
1000
Dizzy Dorothy, Waterbury's in
tellectual idiot, thinks 1t is the
traffic jam that makes riding SO
sweet.
600
Then there was the inquiring
reporter who asked which
finger happened to be the
finger of scorn.
'N y, or-O-O
Golf is a game that requires pa
thence. Yeah, on the part of the
caddie.
900
$3.50 UP 1T GOES
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

The trouble about leaving the family bus
in the garage to save expenses is that it will
eat its head off just the same with overhead
expense and style depreciation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

Maybe, when prohibition is repealed.
drinks will be put on quota basis