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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Romance of Clock Caught
 Well in Russians Book

For the fatalistic--those quaking mortals who never crawl Into q Pullman berth without the fear of n train wreck just outside of AL bany or Troy---here .is book to be recon m ended. It is: "What Time Is It?" by the young Russian engineer. M. Ilin.
 The writer, whose New Russian Primer" was hailed last year, has covered the romance of the clock from the relatively important watch of the express train engineer back to Brother Augustin's unre' liable Psalter.
 The books reassuring message surely would put the most pop- eyed passenger to sleep in serene confidence. What ineffablc solace to know that Brother Augustin was not the train dispatcherl
 Brother Augustin told the time by his holy book of psalms. Dur ing the still watches of the night, good old Augustin read his Psaitcr until he reached the words: ITO the leader of the chorus of Idle fumov, Psalm of Asaphs." There. upon lie would dash to tho belfry and set up q din with the bell to wake up tho brothers for morning service. Ml
 Brother Augustin, however. was not altogether free from such sins Of the flesh as overeating and over- drinking. Occasionally he. would nod over his tome and the suh would be high in the sky ere the brothera awakened.
 It is just as well Augustin'a perusais do not govern the switch- throwing for one. of the 1S-hour New York.C Chicago flyers. Isn't that joyous enough phiiogophy to Iuii the most pessimistic Pullman whkefuiness7
 M. Iiin's book, in which the story of Augustin is one of . hundred romantic little stories on time- telling, wrote his work for Russian youth, factory workers and peasy ants. But it is q book in which adults can find pleasant recreation.
 The book Is published by '. r. Lippincott Go, and sells for sl.b0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
YELLOW COATS AND RED TOPS
'tMeriden Journal)

The late Chief John r. Donovan was instrumentai in having Meri- dens fire plugs painted yellow with red tops, claiming that the yellow. gave better visibility at night. Since then the high prcs- sure plugs have been made cntire- iy red and the other hydrants Citisens have noticed that the all i.red plugs are not SO easily dis cernibIe in the darkness as the yellow ones and Chief Donovafi's 1udgment is now vindicated by an order of Police Commissioner Mul- rooney In New York city that q start ba made in the theater dis-, trict of giving fire plugs yellow coats with red tops and gradually extending the color scheme througfout the five boroughs.
 Primarily, the change in the Big City was ordered to deprive mos torists in the traffic court of their time-worn excuse: T couldn't sec the shydrant, judge. It was dark green and the street was dark, too" ,Hs
 Hcreto toforc parking in New York has been permitted ten feet from the plugs. Hereafter the dietapce wiii be fifteen feet as the extra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
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OIL TANKER SUNK

On May IS, 1918, fighting on the western front was confined to raid- ing activities by both sides, With none of the raids cling made in such force as to allow the attack ing troops to sold such positions us they seized.,
 The American oil tanker VII. liam Rockefeller was torpedoed and sunk y German submarine, with the loss of three lives.
 The Manchester Guardian an- nanuced that the 2treaty between England, France, Russia and Italy, by which Italy had entered the war on tho side of the allies, had been abrogated and replaced by c new treaty.
 Text of the treaty had been pub published in Moscow.
 Reports from Russia said thnt German troops were continuing their advance into tho Ukraine, despite protests by the Soviet gov ernment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
LEADERS LOSE PATIENCE.
"The leaders. of the great union in this country have lost

"The leaders of the great union movement In this country have lost their patience after coming down here repeatedly to appeal to com. mittees to do something to stop millions of our people from starv. infig. only to be met with utter indifference on the part of the ad- ministration and other members of Congress" he said.
 April Is a month when a pick. up In business is always anticipat- ed, he pointed out, but the sea- sonal upturn failed to develop this year. Naming off the large cities, he showed that complete unem- ployment in the building trades now ranged from 52 per cent here to 75 per cent In New York, "a in Philadelphia, 60 in New York, 80 in Birmingham and so on. April unemployment increased over that of March by 12. 16 eand 2S per cent in some cities. No one, Mo. Grady said, saw indication of m immediate future upswing; the federation expected next winter would be much worse."
 WANT BREAD THROUGH WORK
 Local unions meetin 10000 cen- ters once each fortnight or month McGrady said, land 1t is safe to say that 70 per cent of the time of those meetings is taken up de. nouncing those who could and will not give relief.
 "We want bread and butter through work, but if we are not going to get 1t through work the American people are going to get 1t anyhow. and they have pretty nearly reached the end of their patience. 1T have drawn tho curtain to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
Glover Is Now
 Issuing Orders

Waterbury, Conn, sl May 16, to32. waterbury Evening Democrat,
 Attention MT Editor. Dear Sir:
 Will you kindly print in your valuable paper the enclosed clip. ping from last Sundays edition of the New York American.
 If the old time political boss of pre.prohibition days had anything on MT Glover, then I have failed to read or hear about 1t.
 All is fair in love or war, but am sure that every American citizen will agree with me in say ing that MT Glover has gone little too far.
 God or nobody else can help this country if we continue to keep such men as this Mir Glover, hold ing down important positions ili our government .gf Sincerely yours,
 a4 THNg tt NifFii tf E fl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

It looks as if Second Assistant Postmaster General Glover might have to . eliminate himself from the federal payroll. His re- marks to the convention of Missouri post masters last week haven't set we'll on the stomaehs of congressman. democratic or ,e- publican. and there is an insistent c!amor in the House for his removal. Senator Norris, republican. of Nebraska, asked for his i'm. mediate removal. Senator Robinson. dem. ocrat of Arkansas said his speech was "a disgrace to government and to this adminis- tration. Only one republican actually came to his defense, Representative Dyer, sepubi. can. of Missouri, said undoubtedly what Mr Glover meant was the postmasteY % up. port the president in these narrowing tines. And we wonder what the President himself said. Probably nothing. We don't expect to find the administration eensorins its out. spoken advocate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

It may not be true, but it is generally be- lieved that the prototype of Peter B. Kyne's famous story hero. "Cappy Kicks. is Cap tain Robert S. Dollar. If that is SO, good old "Cappy" is dead, for Captain Dollar. who rose from ships cabin boy to head of powerful shipping company. died at his home in California Monday. Although hoin in Scotland, Captain Dollar was pretty typi- cal of the American shipping master. man clear through.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Raw IIggs

How to regain my nerve strength Is raw GEES and milk good? (Mrs D. NJ. @
 AnBwer--There is no such thing as nerve en- ersy or exhaustion of tho nerves Therefore you can't regain what you can't lose. Raw milk is Q fine food if purc say Certified Mik Raw. eggs are rather less nourishing and di- gestible than eggs cooked to ones taste.
 Yellow Spot on Eyclid
 Have had large yellow spot on my cyclid for two years. NJ. Told it belongs to tlic wart family and it is too fiat t0 he removed by sur. gcFy. Is there any possible way to remove It with home remedies? (S. L.)
 Answor--I advise you never to monkey with any spot, wart or other little blemsh In the skin or face, head or neck Tho only sensible and safe plan is to leave all such treatment to tho skill of your physician. Tho fatness Of the lesion on your eyeid does not render 1t moro difficult to remove by surgery, painless surgery, under local ancsthcsia.
 Obituary of Middle Finger
 Yesterday afternoon as ! sat reading l no. ticcd my second finger getting numb and the color leaving 1t gradually nIl the finger looked and felt dead. got some hot water and after working it for a while it came back to normal. There was no further trouble until after din. ncr tonight when the same thing happened. hut this time it got all right when washed the dishes with hot water (Mrs r. s.)
 Answcr-"Dead hngerS" or Raynauds affcc- ton. Your description is good. The treatment you use is the best we know. In some cases there iB an underlying factor, chronic arsenic poisoning from prolonged exposure to arsenic In certain occupations and sometimes In the homc-waI- paper c0lors may contain arsenic. and fur dyes, and sometimes cosmetic prepar- ations or medicines arc the source. 1 cannot instruct you how 10 diagnose or detect chronic arsenic poisoning. Ask your physician about it.
 Ventilation
 Our eighth grade science class in school had a discussion of ventilation. Please give us your advice on the compaFatice value Of mechanical ventilation and window vcntiIa. ton. (H. R)
 ATgwef--For ordinary rooms or houses or small buildings window ventilation is better, with unbicached. muslin screens where snow, wind, rain, dugt or cold must Do excluded. For very large buildings or rooms where fumes are produced, mechanical ventilation ls better.
 Copyright John Y. DiIIe Col v
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
BACK HOOVER, GLOVER

Springfield, Mo, May 14 CAP )--- Urging Missouri postmasters to support President Hoover. ". Try. . general, told the Postmasterc' stntc convention today that "as loiig ns you do that, you are filling u.s job Of postmaster He added:
 You arc . part 0f thls ad. n1inistratiOIl. sIt is best for us tO get out on tic flrlnE line. sliaIl Dc back in Washington Monday. and | will bc glad to take the rcsignatlons of any of you post. it".
 Answering those who say Ans erica needs a leader, Clover kaidi we've got . lender. 1s we d0 not stand back pf tliat mlnn Hoover, FeRafdlcss Of parsys 0Dd help tIiIs counffy",
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

show what the- conservative work ing men in this country arc think ing of behind closed doors. In their meeting halls, and in every Is very good representation of soldiers in the late war, and they feel more bitterly about 1t than the rest of the members. In 17 states, in recent weeks, have ad. dressed ten and tens of thou- sands of hungry men and women who want to know why this con. dition Is allowed to go on.
 "As far us am concerned per sonally I am not going to come any moro before this Congress to beg for relief. We, too, have lort our patience and we might us well let the other fellow handle 1t and be responsible for what is going to happen. because something Is going to happen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
Here, There And EDerywhere

space Is needed for the larger trucks and engines now used by the fire department. Meriden has one of these larger vehicles in It's now aerial truck.
 In tightening up on rules for the benefit of the firemen, New York also has ruled that illegal parking at a hydrant will not be permitted sregRrdless of whether there is a person left Tt the wheel. Henceforth Il car in the prescribed zone will be considered a parked car whether . driver Is in 1t or not. N6tF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining t0 personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will bc answered by Dr Brady. Address hiln. care oi the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

We are glad to be classified as a democratic city. We know that ultimately the state will recognize our leadership in this respect. We can see the gradual deviation in this direction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
In To-day's Mail

What do you think--Scnd all letters and communications
 with your opinions to the Edi. tor Of the Waterbury Demo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
NEA Scryicc Writer

Washington-The sudden, al- most last .minute attention accord ed federal unemployment relief by democrats and administration forces Is to be explained in about the same way as nearly everything else that anyone does In Washing ton.
 Broadiey speaking, nothing much has been accomplished around here in the last year or 50 unless the accomplices were scared into It.. Fear has brought about the mora torium, the Reconstruction Finance corporation, the general rush of politicians into the wet camp and most of the spcctatcuar things that have happened on the floors Of Congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
AMERICAS ANSWER

Rest in peace, yc Flanders dead, The fight thnt yc sO bravely led We've taken up. And we will keep True faith with you who lie asleep, With cnch a cross to mark his he'd, Where once his own life blood run rcd. So let your rest be sweet and dccp
 In Flanders fields. Fcar not that ye have died for The torch yc threw to us we Ten million hands Will hold It high, And Freedoms light will never die. We've learned the lesson that yc taught
 In Flandcrs' fields.
 o--O--o Millions for defense, not one cent for preparation seems to be tho logic of congross nt the moment.
 o--O---o
 Politicians and balloons dc. pend on air for their ascent.
 o--O--o The man who Is always showing his strong side is merely covering up tho weak points.
 o--O---o
 With everybody shouting for the sales tax concerted effort is being made to sell the idcn, that's certain.
 O--O--O What the country needs. 1t never gets, what 1t gets, 1t has no need of.
 A--O--O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

Gigli, whose dignity as an artist drove him from the Metropolitan Opera Company, has found really disnified employment They say he's going to sing in personal ap' pearances at movie theaters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

At the rate it's going Congress may soon grant itself extra pay for working so hard to spend money this session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
OOV OIIMIGOSH

He wrote . poem to his gaI, Shc laughed with giec, by heck, Told him swcetIy, she'd much pro.
 fer y*t| That he write her q check.
 O-O-o M A politician Is .a man who tries to do your thinking for you.
 O---O--o @p, The. political pots seem to be spelling over. tt
 o-C--o
 This completes our regular mid. week program, It camc to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this time, to be back on tho air again to-rnorrow Avenins at the usual hour. Ne iNb o--O-@Os s-set Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
IN FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders fields the peoples blow Between the crosses, row on TOW. That mark OUT place; and in the
 sky The turks stiIi bravcly singing
 fly. .. ,... Scarce heard amidst the guns be. low. We arc the doad. v Short days ago, we lived, felt
 dawn, saw sunset glow. Loved and were loved and now we
 He
 In Tlandcrs' fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe, To you from falling hands we
 throw
 The torcil-be yours to hold 1t
 high; 5L1l, . If yc break faith with us who
 dc We shall not sleep, though peoples
 grow
 In Flanders fields.
 And then we have the answer Of America to Colonel McCrae. It Is from the pen of R. W. Lillard. The piece follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
Good evening.
 o-O-o THE OTHER SIDE
"A SMILES THE THrNc."

AHE V TEN OLLIE Do you ever think of the other
 side.
 Where the shadows turk all day, To befuddle minds and footsteps, As they seek their puzzled way, The other side of the picture. That hangs from a wall of jade, Challenging the sons of men.
 As they march in the big
 parade. ' Do you ever think of the other
 side.
 The side where pain and ache, Undermine the hearts of men, And the tasks they undertake. The other side of the canvass, Where paintingsNeruel and bold, Picture the tragic story.
 Of the human values sold. Do you ever think of the other
 side.
 Cts good to pause bit), And see the furrowed anguish, In a face that, once was fit, The other side of the picture. That hangs from the wall of
 years.
 With blood as one of the pigments, Mixed with the salt of tears.
 o-O-o
 The annual sale of peoples opens in Waterbury. The public is asked to wear peoples in memory of soldier dead. Proceeds from their salo go to relief work. And to- night, "Day by Day" takes this opportunity of again publishing the poem of the immortal Colonel John McCrae. It follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

All vehicles must be lighted not later !han 8:36 o'clock Daylight saving tinic) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
AND so ON

The bride ordered nam,
 Tho butcher seemed to quake, When she ordered 1t chopped, For hamburg steak.
 O--O--o Who can remember the good old days when summer meant strInsing hammock under tho grape arbor and getting tho benches out of the wood shed.
 o--O--o
 The honeymoon is over when she doesn't insist on are ranging the handkerchief in the "dress pocket" of his coat.
 O--O--o In tho battle for money, sup. pose the poro can say with ail sincerity. that no "quartcr" is be. ing shown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
GESTURES EXPECTED.

Whon politicians find voters everywhere looking at them with an unusually cold and fishy eye and then find unemployment in- creaBing at time when 1t ordi- nnrily diminishes, relief funds run ning out, the unemployed get- ting demonstrabiy madder and even an official spokesman of the conservative American Federation of Labor warning of revolt if there Is no federal aid, 1t Is natural that they should at least make Q few gestures.
 without trying to estimate the significance of the announced i'm. patience of the A. r. of L., one may say that 1t rudely shocked some gents here who assumed that organized labor's patience was inexhaustible. ffi. VOTERS REVOLT FEARED. ;.
 Ed McGrady, who has been legislative agent for the federation on Capitol Hill for years and usual ly acts as its spokesman nt con. greSsional hearings, actually told the LaFoliette.Costigan subcom- mittee that if congress adjourned still Ignoring the unemployed he, personally, would 'do nothing to close the doors of revolt if It starts" .,..,.l. .,..o. Z.
 There is no great fear here of a violent revolution, but there is much fear of . voters revolt.
 McGrady Is a middle.aged. in. telligent fellow, ordinarily conserc vative In utterance, who has the respect of most members of con. gress as well as those intereseste ed In labor. He Is an ex-soldier. He recently returned from tour Of the country, reporting growing re. sentiment among hungry men and women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18

The proposed national defense highway act introduced in Congfos by Representative
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-10

and declares Sunday baseball
legal between the hours Of l and
6 p. m, does not limit the breath
of the Sabbath shindigs.
VOU may merely protest,
i Where are my slippers,
Honey?" and if your voice pains
the wife and she retorts, Go find
them yourself you big alcoholic
ape!' the fight and promised fine
may be on.
And she may ask 'ou meekly to
NOW the front lawn and if you
growl, Il may be the cream in
your coffee. but I'm not the scythe
in your snap-dragons. Go cut
your own clover" then she could
call the corner copper.
Children, under IA, have all the
edge on the Biblical day of rest.
They can have tug-of-war with
the family cat, knock each others
heads against the refrigerator,
without fear of arrest.
But If you interfere in their
battle royal and the wife takes
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fielder, is the National Leagues
most valuable player and that
Jimmy Foxx, Athletics first base
man, is the American Leagues most
valuable player.
That Monte Weaver, Washington
pitcher, is the years prize rookie
and that Lon Warneke, Cubs pitch
er, is the years most improved
player.
That Hack Wilson, who was rail-
roaded by the Cubs and peddled by
the Cardinals, has made the biggest
comeback of the year and that
Freddy Lindstrom. Bill Terry's ex-
roommate, is the biggest disappoint-
ment.
That the years three best south
paws are Gomez, Grove and Hub
bell and the years three best right
handlers are Warneke, Terrell and
Weaver.
That Washington has the smart
est and best defensive team in base
ball. but that the Yankees have the
most power and pitching strength
and consequently viii win the PEN
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judicial exception with the end of
a broomstick then the same old
meany statute steps in between
you and says Thou shalt not
quarrel"
THEN there's but one out for
Il you and that's to let her
count you out and when you've
awakened from the madridal of
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"a Rounds on
Tonight's Card

Thirty-four rounds of boxing are
scheduled for tonight at the Arena,
500 South Meridian street. Fight
ers on the card were to weigh in at
3 o'clock this afternoon at the
Washington A. G. gym, with the
bouts starting at $50 p. m. A triple
main event will feature. The card:
Eight Rounds-Eddie Smith, Muncie vs..
Charlie kid Smith. indianapolis; hight
weights.
Eight Rounds-Jack Malone. ndianap-
oils, VS.. Bud Ely, Muncie; lightweights
Eight Rounds-Eddie Cooper Muncie. VS..
weights.
Six Rounds-Jackie Collins, Muncie. VS..
Dummy Binto, indianapolis; bantam
weights
Four Rounds-Frankie Campbell, Indian
apolis, VS.. Sid Rust, Muncie; feather
weights.
Referee-Heze Clark
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scribe formidable sums to be spent
for propaganda urging the revision
of the Volstead act. From the skies
crusading aviators scatter drab little
pamphlets titled Prohibition Is the
Nations Tragedy"
The fight never lets up.
NHURCHWOMEN clash with
~ churchwomen. Politicians de-
sert their parties. Believers in a
hypothetical temperance hold a
meeting and Mrs. Ella A. Boole,
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, shouts, Il rep
resent the women of America!"
And the aristocratic Mrs. Charles
H. Sabin, chairman of the Womens
Organization for National Prohibi-
ton Reform, quietly replies, We'll,
lady, here's one woman you don't
represent"
A multitude of organizations with
long names for and against bubble
up like green beer in a vat.
The League for the Modification
of the Volstead act, the Crusaders
and the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment wage polite,
statistical war against the Anti
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and splintered thirty captured stills
on the lawn of the courthouse in
Knoxville, Tenn. That night he held
men only meeting beneath cir
Gus tent and yelled, MY dear broth
ers, whisky has its place, but it's
place is in hell and not in your good
American stomachs!"
Cheerful makers of good beer and
good wine we're called dirty rattle
snakes" and their healthy cheeks
were slapped by touch Christian
ladies.
The tears, prayers, hysteria, the
steel-like tenacity and the sharp po-
litical strategy of ladies like Miss
Willard and gentlemen like the Rev.
Mr.. Sunday placed in succession
local option laws and state liquor
laws, the eighteenth amendment
and the Volstead act on the already
crowded statute books of the nation.
And now on the street corners in
this enlightened year of Our Lord
1882 militant little bands of society
ladies make speeches demanding
that the laws placed on the books
by the disciples Of the bar-whacking
Mrs. Nation be crossed out.
Brokers, bankers, educators sub