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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION

The amazing effect of . chain of accidents on the lives of human
 beings forms the theme of I'll Wind,' James IIiltoA's new novel.
 The most casual happening, says MT Hilton, can have an ultimate significance too profound for hu- man understanding. In "Ill Wind he sets out to cite an example to prove 1t.
 A planters hat blows off on the shore of an island off the Malay coast. An unimportont event! Surely; but because of 1t there IS a murder, which causes a lynch ing, which leads to an armed in- surrection. Because of this, an English school ma'am vacationing in Switzerland posters the day. lights out of London business man. Because she pestered him, the business man gives hearing to a Rumanian inventor.
 Because he got this hearing, the inventor is moved to go to Holly wood and crash the movies and, ultimately, to die in a South American jungle. Because he did that, Russian emigre goes balmy, and that causes the emigre's sister | to shoot Q Bolshevik delegate to a peace meeting in Geneva - which. l in the end, menaces the peace Of | the whole world and paves the way for new war.
 It's an ingenious yarn, told with irony and Intelligent insight. It's a.
 trifle disconnected, unfortunately, and the thread of the story. is hard to follow. But it's not bad reading. Published by Morrow, it retails | for $2.5O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
LATE RETURNS

(New Haven Journal -Courrier)
 While the representatives head ed the congressional vaudeville. with their naked repeaP, the senate provided a minor diression in the person of Walter Walker of Colorado, who flew 2100 miles in 26 hours that he might be voting senator for two or three days. MT Walker, democrat, had been ap- pointed successor to the late Sena- tor Charles w. Waterman, repub- lican, until the November election would provide a new choice. Karl c. Schuyler, republican, was duly elected with an ample but none too comfortable majority. But when the canvassers prepared to issue a certificate of election they discovered that returns were miss- ing from one county, Hinsdale. far up in the Colorado mountains. Hinsdale's entire vote could not change the result; but because of the technical lack of complete re- turns, Senator-elect Schuyler has been forced to wait, while Sena- tor Walker gives the democrats a majority of one until the certificate reaches Washington.
 Up in New Ashford, Mass. com placent citizens may justly point figurative figures of scorn at Hins- dale. Long before o'clock of No-- yember 9th morning New Ashford had announced its complete results. Now, almost an exact month from election day. Hinsdale is complet- ing it's results. And New Ashford might be angered on other grounds. It plumped for Hoover with cus- .omary thoroughness. Hinsdale with it's negligence has given control Of the lame-duck senate for Q few days to Roosevelt's party.
 It hardly behooves Connecticut citizens to display similar com-- placence. They should recall that the 21stl district results are still in doubt, that Colorado may yet beat Connecticut to full returns. And there is a neat parallel with the Hinsdale case. The district Tn doubt here will swing control Tn the state senate to one party or the other, precisely as Hinsdale has swung and will swing control In the national election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
NEA Service Writer

IS 1A<A ESCE VhCC SsAANLE
 Washington.-The British note revision would have made more of an impression in this town if it had said something about disarmament.
 If 1t was meant to be a message to the American people, as the cables reported, it might have been a etter idea to have told them something new.
 The politicians in congress, standing emphatically and in overwhelming majority against debts reduction, are not noblc- minded patriots inspired onfy by the desire to protect the best in- terests of their glorious country. It is part of their business to re- fleet the views of their constitu- ents and they are more afraid of misinterpreting those views just now than they ever were. And neaPly all of the mthink the voters to whom they owe their jobs are overwhelmingly in favor of mak- ing Europe pay in order to avoid higher taxes.
 But England has merely ampli- fled and reiterated the same story that the politicians and the people already had heard, adding the warning that she may have to raise tariffs against us in .self-de- fense.
 The attitude of congress seems bit insane to some of the best minds in America, but that atti- ture--firmed by the condition of the treasury and natural opposi- ton to "saddling the war debts on American taxpayers"--has been taken despite rather widespread diffusion of the important facts set forth in the British note. It has appeared lately that the only hope of American action -on this admittedly dangerous debts situation lay in the possibility of an agreement on armament reduc- ton which would benefit Ameri- can taxpayers or something that would tend to guarantee the full fillment of promises that revision would be grand thin gfor Amer ican business.
 There are leaders in and out of congress who. on such a. basis. would be willing to go to bat for a reopening of the debts question. And they realize that fallacy of the contention that armaments can't be linked with debts. Arma- ments are maintained by domestic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
So They Say

It looks like talked myself out of a job, but 1t was worth 1t. I'd give up two chairnanships to beat Hoover. -Senator George w. Norris of
 Nebraska. chairman senate ju-
 dietary committee.
 No decent American thinks of the Englishman as a person who doesn't want to pay what he owes and no decent Englishman thinks of an American as person who wants to get something from some- body to which he has no right. John Drinkwater, English poet
 and dramatist.
 do not share the popular philosophy that society is respon- sible for the criminal. The individ- ual is responsible for his own acts. Federal Judge Paul Jones, Cleve-
 land, O.
 Without regulation of machines, America will turn into a land of insane asylums.
 Bernhard Gutmann, German
 artist.
 A great crop failure would do the farmers of the land more good than any other one thing. That would use up the surplus and and everybody could start in all over.
 --C. E. Troyer,. LaFontaine, Ind,
 "1932 corn king"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
Our Daily Washington Letter
DISARMAMENT NOT ON BRITISH NOTE
taxation and taxation is 8 vital phase of the debts problem.
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

taxation and taxation is a vital phase of the debts problem.
 The British note explained how frightfully difficult debt pay ments have become, how much more proportionately the United Kingdom has paid than other debtors, and the baleful effects of the debts on all sorts of world conditions. It warned of possibly "fatal re- sults' if the debtors must resume exaction of reparations from Ger many in order to pay Britain and the United States and warned of further depression and "disas- trous consequences'' if payments were resumed.
 Many economists. financiers and even government officials agree with that picture. But we stand ready to take @ chance, insisting on the December payment or on default, with it's unknown dan- gers. This government cant change its position until congress changes it's mind.
 Congress wouldn't have post poned the December payment in any event, but there is tendency to sympathize with England, which received much the worst terms among the larger debtors and has much the worst time pay ing a tendency which would have been encouraged had Eng land made something in the na- ture of proposition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

bills via third class. This would enabl, ihl city to use a one and one-half cent stamp in place of three cents And saving of one and one-half cents on 30.000 tax bills would amount to just S450. which is quite save ing. Anybody who gets much mail these days can see that cities aren't the only ones resorting to such economics. Big business houses have done the same thing. Right here in Waterbury our local lighting concern utilizes messenger service for its monthly bills Uncle Sam certainly didn't show much knowledge of human nature when he let legislators jump the first class postage rates one cent. It was poor move.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

We can well expect Canada 10 protest vigorously from now on at what she con siders unlawful boarding of her vessels by American coast guardsmen and other enforce ment agents patrolling our waters. One has just been forwarded to Secretary of State Stimson by the Canadian Ministry with re- gard to the 'Mazel Toy which was alleg- edly boarded Il l2 miles off the Mass chusetts coast. This action was upheld by the first Circuit Court of Appeals under the authorization given our officials by the tariff act of l930. Canada. however. doesn't wish to recognize that this tariff act has any binding jurisdiction outside the three-mil limit Furthermore, we rather imagine that in Canada, as we'll as in other countries recent displays of sentiment upon the part of the American voters have convinced these countries that prohibition laws in the United States aren't much more than scraps of paper If the U. S. refuses to accept the con- struction that Canada places on the treaty it means the end of cooperation from our northern neighbor in enforcing our liquor laws. Canada has been more than decent about aiding us in trying to make the pro hibition farce serious It is certainly high time that We ceased displaying such high hand on the seas adjacent to our nation where ships of another country with differ ing liquor laws are concerned. It's rather ridiculous. too. on the face of nationwide sentiment towards the 18th Amendment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

And while on the topic of postage stamps let us remind gullible public to beware of cod. packages that they may receive during the holiday season. Postoffiees all over the country are issuing similar warn ings There are in existence people who make living in diverse manners. One is by sending to selected individuals in com munities articles of which they have no knowledge. There is cod. charge that the carrier collects if the recipient is unwise enough to accept something he or she hasn't ordered. Don't accept such packages unless you know you ordered it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
Smoking Rivalry

Pipes, and particularly corncob pipes. are enjoying revival of popularity. Some men are returning to pipe smoking because it is little cheaper than eigaret-smoking, and cost is important even in this small item of indulgence. A lot of cheap pipes have appeared on the market recently. too.
 There is another reason. tobacco men say. Men want to be different. They have felt disturbed by the amount of smoking done by women and are resigning the cigarets to the ladies. It is probably a hopeless move ment The women are likely to take up pipes in serious way any time. They have smoked them in the past. Too much competition between men and women to- bacco users might lead to most unpleasant consequences. such as revival of the use of snuff and chewing tobacco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
STATE REGULATION
Bridgeport Telegraml
A newspaper writer asks:

J
 ''Why are we not discussing the relative merits of the different types of the much-vaunted state control of liquor? Why do we not have a chance to know just how desirable and efficient these meth ods can be? Can 1t be that, real- izing that we had state control for 13O years and unable to recom- mend anything which will be bet ter, our wet friends are afraid to have us hear their proposition for. fear that it will not bear com parison with federal prohibition and the people will be forced to abandon 'repeaP?"
 We should say that the question of what form state control shall take, once it is restored. is as much up to the drys as up to the vets. No system is perfect. The present feeling of the nation is that na- tional prohibition is the worst sys- tenn of all.
 Let us take the case of Kansas, perhaps the driest of all states. For fifty years or more Kansas was dry of It's own accord, before national prohibition. When Kansas folk administered Kansas laws because they wanted them that way, Kan- sas was really dry. It was so thoroughly dry that passengers in railroad trains passing through the state could see mirages on the landscape.
 Today Kansas, like most other states, is dry in name only. And great many disgusted Kansans are in favor of voting national pro- hibition out ito have chance to make Kansas really dry once more.
 Getting the federal governments fingers out of this mess is the first step in the return to a better hafi- ding of the problem. Nobody con. tends that there isn't a problem. or that the repeal of federal prohibi- ton will solve 1t. We are merely coming to the abandonment Of a noble experiment which nszied miserably. We'll have Co try something else. Let the drys naiiae their p'ixen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
RURAL RESPONSIBILITY
(New Britain aeraldl

(New Britain Hera1d)
 The Connecticut agricultural tax committee has come forward with the statement that the great indus trial cities of the state have been benefited in the past by the pres- ence of large populations of em- pIoyed factory workers and that today 1t is a primary obligation of these cities to care for their unemployed. This neatly washes the country districts of responsi- bility.
 Unfortunately this is only a half truth. The cities have benefited. but 50 have the rural regions. So long as the city workers have had need for country produce the rural regions have had an increased mar ket for their products.
 It is no rare thing to come across
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
Here, There And EDerywhere

plaint is that the hounds have been bothering the dere. Here is the complaint that the farmers are be- ing grievously annoyed by the fox hunts; there the answer that the farmers urge the huntsmen to de- stroy the pests. The tit-for-tat arguments seem to be endless. Where justice lies is for the sports men and the farmers and the game official to decide. But 1t is taking no unfair advantage of either side to point out that however the dis. pute turns out, it will have done one thing. It will have let a lot of persons know, who never re- alized 1t before, that the sport for gentle folks" is actually being practiced around in the home ter rain. Perhaps from now on, sntil the storm blows over, while passing through the countryside many a new ear will be cooked for that old refrain of "ta-ra-ta. ta-ra-ta, ta-ra" that has been heard in late years more coming from behind the movie screens than from behind hills and woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
What's Yours, Mister?

Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington this week Professor Yandell Henderson of Yale Uni versity must have shattered some of the illusions of its members in his testimony as to the toxic and tonic effect of intoxicants upon the human system. Professor Hem derson appeared in behalf of legislators who are trying to write beer bill that will satls- fy the cravings of all Americans and yet not throw open the door to widespread revels featured by intoxication. In other words Congress wants its beer. but at the same time it doesn't seem to want to drink 1t.
 Therefore. appeared Professor Yandell Henderson in the guise of an expert on in- toxicants. No Yale man ever heard of Yan- dell Henderson in quite this capacity before. Of course. he is nationally known as taxi ciogist and his recommendations of recent years in connection with carbon monoxide poison are authoritative. but as an expert upon the intrinsic value of glass of beer or rye highball, well. he simply hadn't been considered for the part. But his repu- tation is such that we honestly believe that in testifying before the Ways and Means Committee that a "palatable beer of 3.2 alcohol content is non-intoxicating" he has tnrned the tide in favor of such beverages.
 Furthermore. Professor Henderson un- loosed bomb in the committee hearing by positively stating that three highballs day were harmless. He continued by exclaim- ing that Why. there is more intoxication in one cigar than in glass of beer" Con- ihuing he declared that The fundamental rsality is the clear and sharp distinction be- tween those beverages that are highly intox- iesting and those that, as used by our peo- pie. are virtually non-intoxieating It was the failue to make the distinction that pro- duced the evils under the licensed saloon sys- ftm. The failure to make the distinction also produced the equally great failure of reohibition. Unless we make it in thes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.l

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygieue, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by pr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
DREAMERs

We're merely dreamcrs, Tn life's great vineyard fair, We grow our dreams, the harvest
 comes
 And finds us dreaming there.
 O-O--O
 Now a chan comes along and says the depression will last an- other five years. What 8 cheerful chap he turned out ito be.
 O--O--O
 This concludes our series of broadcasts for the week. They came to you over DBD and were sent through the courtesy of the Waterbury Evening Democrat, pio- neer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time, to be back on the air again Monday evening at the usual hour.
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 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

We've heard all sorts of collections and collectors, but for sheer novelty Wallace |. Todd of West Orange. N. J.. wins the prize. He collects cow bells. Perhaps he got the idea years ago, on his fathers dairy farm where cowbells of all, shapes and tones were common. Now he's an avid collector and makes regular visits through rural regions picking up all the bells farmers will sell him. There's hobby for you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

New Britain is just one or many com munities seeking ways and means of trim ming its annual budget 50 that government costs may be kept at minimum. It is now
 considering mailing out all its personal tax
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

Washington seems to be getting as wet as Noal's deluge. And it will probably end as Noah did. with light wines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
YoICKs!
tNew Haven Registerl

Quite an engaging little tempest appears to have blown up almost overnight over what one of It's deyotees calls a "sport for gentle folk" known perhaps more popu- larly as riding to the hounds" Fish and game officials and non- officials declare that the huntsmen have been scattering the game. The fluntsmen return that the critics know nothing of the spot. It used to be said that a certain amount of "scattering' game prevents Tn. therefore there should be more Shooting allowed; scattering now has rnkind words said for 1t. An oid complaint is that there are too many deer in the state; new com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

No. this capitalistic system doesn't work. And the practical conclusion would be very simple if we knew of any other system that worked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

All vehicles must be lighted not late than 4:54 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

statements in the farm press that such and such Q country region is close to an unlimited city market. which adds to the possibility of rural profits and enhances the value of land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10
SO IT GOES

Just another day,
 Cropping for the light, Just another day,
 Just another night.
 O-O--o What will the home brew stores sell after ale and lager return. to the brass rail?
 O-O-O After all we're merely clum- sy architects. Nothing we build lasts, just comes tumbling down,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-10

"A SMILES THE THING"
Evening star., 1932-06-12

guest Of her daughter. Mrs. Clyde E.
Culp. Mr.. Carbon Culp has returned
from Penn State College to spend his
vacation with his mother.
DR.. and Mrs. Morton G. Lloyd en-
tertained at dinner and bridge Satur-
day evening, June 4.
Miss Dorothy Lynean of East Hamp-
ton, Mass, has been the guest of Miss
Josephine Stevens.
Mrs Geral Gross and her children.
Evening star., 1932-06-12

IS, were announced by seven local
chapters today. The District groups
are playing host to the convention
this year.
Those named to head arrangements
committees are: Bessie ONeill, Mary
Shields, Mable Campbell, Miriam
Draeger. Pat Walker Ethel Hayes,
Olive Harris, Margaret Hughes, Marian
Trapp, Wilhelmina Lorenzen, Bertha
Marggraf and Dorothy Hunt. Frances
Evening star., 1932-06-12
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON THREE

Jerry, Anne and Barbara. and Mrs.
Gross mother, Mrs. Albert Turner, are
visiting in St. Petersburg. Fla.
Miss Minnie Lang OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
Is visiting Mrs. Amelia Ealy.
Mrs. William Collins and her nieceS,
Miss Frances Wheeler and Miss Eliza
beth Wheeler, left Tuesday by motor
for Montgomery, Ala.
Miss Helen harrington, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Harrington. left
Evening star., 1932-06-12

Thursday to attend q 2. W. c. A. Stu
dents Conference at Harvey Cedars.
N. ]. Miss Harrington has been presi-
cent OF the Campus Y. w. G. A. at the
University OF Maryland for q year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tillman Meyer Of Al
ientown, Pa. spent the week end with
Mr and Mrs. Luther S. Speer.
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Crane and
their daughter, Miss Betty Crane. spent
several days visiting their daughter,
Evening star., 1932-06-12

Ekman and Hilda Shomo, both Of
Washington, are vice president and
treasurer. respectively, Of the national
sorority
Evening star., 1932-06-12

A new 5-inch power cable laid under
the Columbia River for the transmits
sion Of power from Ariel Lake to Port
land, Greg, will have capacity Of il5,-
900 volts.
Evening star., 1932-06-12

Miss Mary Crane, student Of Mount
Holyoke College, Northampton, Mass,
ana at Swampscott. where DR.. Crane
attended clinic.
Evening star., 1932-06-12

A great-great- granddaughter scat
tered flowers on the comm at the burial
recently at Burton on Trent, England
of Mrs. Annie Wayling, who left 40
descendants
Evening star., 1932-06-12
CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED
Beta Chi Sorority to Complete Ar.
rangements for Session.

Committee tchairmen to complete ar
rangements for the national conven-
ton Of Beta Chi Sorority, to be held
In the Shoreham Hotel June %. "a and
The Washington times., 1932-11-17
j. s. film NAN
IN AIR CRASH

LONDON, Nov. II GN.S0.-A
plane carrying Arthur Loew,
American film magnate, crashed
at Victoria Falls, Northern Rho
desia today, according to dis
patches received by the London
evening newspapers. +.. .
CULVER CITY, Calf, Nov. II
IU.N.S0.-James B. Dickson, in
ternationally famous aviator, was
kille1a in the crash of the Arthur
Loew airplane in Northern Rho
desia, according to a cablegram
received here today by Hal Roach,
movie producer, from LoeW.
Loew, who is the son of
Marcus LoeW, film magnate, was
not injured. Joe Rosthal, New
York attorney, also escaped un-
hurt. The accident occurred as
the Nlane was taking off.
Dickson is survived by the
widow. who is an expectant
mother, and a small son, Tommy.
Mrs. Dickson was in a state of
collapse at her home in Los
Angeles.
Loew, Rosthal' and Dickson were
on round-the-world tour. They
sailed from Los Angeles for Aus
tralia October 26, and had toured
Australia, Japan, China and In
dia by air.