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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Don't Monkey With Dynamite


 Three weeks ago | had an attack of appcn- what | was going to do about h. He left 1t more or less to me whether l should have an OpcratiOn. Am I more likely to get Puptured appendix than as though l had not had this attack
 Answer-If had had one attack of appen- dicitis should want to be ready for immediate operation as soon as a second attack developed. Indeed, l think the safest and most comfort able plan is to undergo operation immediately second attack Is quite likely to prove more dangerous
 In a Short Sentence
 Will you kindly tell me all you know about the pituitary gland W. Y. O
 Answer-Yes, 1t is one of glands of internal secretion, situated at the base of the brain.
 Guide to Right Eating
 How or where can one get copy of your food for various conditions? Please give your opinion Of the latest treatment for internal hcn0rri,Oids, by injection of fluid t0 destroy them, Is there not . chance that this nuid may penetrate the system and do harm? (Mrs T. A. JJ
 Answer--S Send 10 cents In coin and stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for Guide to Right Eating" l think the injection treatment in the hands Of reliable physician is m excellent method, and rather safer than the oid.fashioned crude surgical operation for hemorrhoids Unfortunately this field Of practice is sadly neglected and only a fes 0f the more progressive physicians are qualified to deal skilfuliy with such eases. The profession should be ashamed or US record in proctology.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
A NEEDED MAT.
New York Timcs)

(New York TlmeD
 If congress approprlatcs bl'- lion dollars for public works m order to create employment, it VIII And the bureaus charged with the mapping of coastal waters and In. terior areas Indispensable. To im- prove harbors without adequate knowledge of their waters to build n highway across country which has not been Geographically map. ped, to develop water power or control floods without determining the profiies of streams. would De as wastefuI us building a skyscra' per without drawings and specifi- cations. :,
 We have 3,000,000 square miles of continental territory. coasts and scores of bays, harbors and rivers that must be studied in carrying out any program of public con. structlon. Yet only A per cent of the country has been mapped in accordance with topographic andards, and some of the early mapping is almost useless for en- gineering requirements. At tho present rate of progress 1t VIII take 140 years before we can pre- tend to have accurate knowledge of the United States as whole. over n billion q year Is now spent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
To-day's Selected Poem
BROOKLYN BRIDGE AT DAWN

(Ricbrd Le GaIllenne In "The Junkman and
 other Poems in the Christian Science
 Monitor) out Of the cleansing night of stars and tides. Building itself anew in the slow dawn, The long sea-clty rises; night ls gone, Day is not yet; still mercifnl she hides Her summoning brow. and still the night-car
 alides
 Empty of faces; the nisht-watchmen yhwn one to the other. and shyer and pass on. Nor yet a soul over the great bridge rides. Frail aa a Rossanncr. thing Of air, X bow Of shadow over the river nunL. lis sleepy masts and lonely tapping flood; Who, seeing thus the bridge a-slumber there, Would dream such softness lsse picture
 hung.
 Is wrought of human thunder. Iron and blood '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
ONE HEADLIGHT

(New Haven Journal Courier)
 With the coming of the warm weather traffic is already beginning to increase on the highways of Connecticut. Commissioner of Mo- ter Vehicles Robbins. B. Stoeckei. well aware of this, has begun aii intensive campaign against the traf- fc violators. One of the items he has especially mentioned is the care less habit of driving with only one light. Apparently this practice is on the increase, and Commissioner Stoeckel believes that 1t must be stopped at once. Where the same car Is driven night after night, with one light and without any attempt at correction, 1t seems as though dIsciuIine should follow. I believe that system of warnings conduct. ed by the police force will effect a marked improvement in this sit- uati0n," said Mir Stoeckel. 4
 Connecticut is . dangerous state. so far as trafIlc Ia concerned. Traf- fic during ele summer months on the main highways becomes q prob- lem of utmost importance to public welfare. Commissioner Stoeckel is to be congratulated on his work. for he is beginning early to safeguard both pedestrians and motorists. The best way to break . habit of driving with one light is to make cxaulp- les of ccratin violafors. others will then take more notice of what they are doing. The best thing that con happen to the state is the tiRhfcn- ing up of the trafI1c laws. Ut means tho saving of life and tho pr0fec- ton of property.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
BBIsHoP MCCARTHY
(Hartford TImes)

It is perhaps more than co- incidence that Pope Plus %I twice within n few years should And in Hartford the right divine for the bishopric of the Maine diocese. The promotion of Auxiliary Bishop John c. Murray Q few years ago Is now followed by that of the Most Reverend Joseph Edward Me- Carthy, both trained in the same educational institutions and having their most noted work in Hartford. As In tho former instance tho qualifications of the appointee seem particularly suited to the rcspor- abilities of the higher office. Fath- CT McCarthy's facility In tho French language. as well as his experience as an educational administrator and his ability in religious scholar ship. commend him for the new ecclesiastical position. The appoint. ment will mean . loss to St. Thom- as' seminary and the Connecticut diocese, but the promotion rep resents also an opportunity for larger usefulness to which this branch of the Roman Catholic church will gladly make this sac- rifce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
Our State Stands Firm

1t was a pleasure to note that the entire Connecticut delegation in Congress stood firm when it came time to take test vote on prohibition Last week and on previous occasions Senators Bingham and Waleott demonstrated to the edifieation of all that they were all for change in the present system of liquor control. When the test vote on the proposal to tax beer of higher alcoholic content than is now permitted was taken this week in the House the five representatives, three republican and two democratic, were among the l69 who voted in favor of the measure. It was defeated by 50 votes despite the frenzied efforts that dry lobbyists have been making 10 snow it under by an overwhelming majority.
 We still believe that the outlook for change in the i 8th amendment is good de- spite the fact that Congress on the face of things is still dry. We had hopes, as did many another citizen. that the 72nd session of Congress would do something to relieve the deplorable conditions that arc the direct result of the dry laws. Perhaps this session gill vet produce results, Certainly good many, members will have to stand on their record as wet Or dry next November when they seek reelection. Unfortunately for the wet cause the 72nd Congress does not dis band until late in l933. as the Norris strsndment has rot yet been ratified by sufficient number of states When 1t goes into effect Congress will have no more hold overs.
 Connecticut is one of the few states that has voted unanimously against the dry laws <. the recent congressional tests If. as our dfy friends pont out, congressman speak for the majority of the people then it is ihe eonecnsus in this state that prohibition IS 4 failure. Why then can't the citizens Of Connecticut enjoy ue privileges that they Eek in place of this form of liquor eontrol' Why can't we decide for ourselves how we shall manufacture or sell intoxicating bcv- eragcs' Why should the desires of lhc people of Kansas or North Carolina be bind ing upon us, Aren't we capable oi de- eiding for ourselves or must somebody else do it for us'
 The chances that both ihc two major political parties will declare themselves op' ppsed' 10 prohibition and in favor of ;t,angc at their national conventions in June Are good, If the republican party fails to take the stand on the ground that it would embarrsS President ioover's views on the subject, we feel eondfcnt that the democrats willrbc bound tostskc this step and thus brcGpila,e the first actual wet and dry fight Scr the presidency, Offhand we'd say that in popular vote prohibition would be de- feated If prohibition meant temperance It would win. but it has long since been d'' wprsed from iL t now is nothing but q Hw'tta, must be kept on the statute books say our dry friends Gone are their temper snec erusadcs, And tha, spells doom for thcr,.f They had better salvage some oi thc'r stIf.rspcet by rcrrcating to d modified form M liquor control for states as desire it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

More citizens like the Stuarts of Phila- delphia and we would be able to preserve the historic spots in this nation for all time. Mir and Mrs Edward T. Stuart Have just given to the government four acre tract in the Spottsylvania Courthouse battlefield, known as Bloody Angle It includes trench lines of the battle which was fought in May. 1864. and will round out the Spottsylyania battlefield. The gift is dated May IF, l932, which is just 6S years after the battle in which General Hancock led the Union troops to victory over the faltcring Con federate lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
Here, There And Everywhere

on dams. bridges, roads, waterways and harbor Improvements, ,involing much waste for lack of surveys
 A topographic map of region is us important and us much Of a tangible asset as any highway, dam or harb0r improvement tnal may come within the scope Of n relief measure. It's preparation would give employment to many phyBicigts, engineers and gcologists
 A topographic may of kannas, foi example. supplemented by surveys of tomber, so!l and ralnfall, is as useful to q New York banker who invests hls money in q factory that utiliyes corn as 6 raw material as 1t is to any Kansas farmer. Oui sizc and wealth have made us In. diqerent to the need of detailed knowledge about. the United States A small and poor nation could not affaord the luxury of remaining in ignorance about its own territory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
At The National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTEE

Some of the most important rc. publican newspapers will never get over 1t.
 The democrats beat the admin istration to the jump and the ad- ministration press promptly pro- ceeded to pan them, almost tmme- diately to find MT Hoover letting 1t be known that he had had vir- tually the same thing in mind.
 When you recall that only four or five months ago the admlnis- tration and conservative dcmocra- tic forces were trying to outdo each other in branding such pro- posals as "communIstic," "destruc. tive to our ideals and institutions' and "playing politics with hum"n misery" you realize what flop lt rcnlly is.
 The 1932 fiip-floppIng, probably, has only begun. And 1t ought to be n great comfort 10 these cynics who always believed that politi- clans were just q bunch of old fos- sifs, immovnbly sot in their ways
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
M TODAY eg% AX9|EIERPgAzRR4 GER 91AGE.
SUBS IN U. S. wATEI,s

on May 25, 1918. German sub marines arrived In American wat
 CTS and began to raid shipping within n few hundred miles of tnt principal Atlantic ports. Precau. tions were taken at once to guard against the possibility of air raids on tho coast. ,
 The War Department in Wnsh. lngton announced that the ITS, shipment of American planes had nrrlved in France and were pcing used in training camp back or the lines. .,, Operations on the western rom were of a purely local nature. A new German major offensive wa" expected at any moment, .4,
 German troops continued tnpif advance into the Ukraine. occupy. Ing important towns and HeiZih. large quantities of food supplies.
 British successes against Turk : ish forces continued, and Engnsh officers reported that the morale of the Turk soldiers was beginning to break. I.ttt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

York and in 1925 ran for mayor of New York city. Headed by Haywood Broun, the outspoksn columnist. the platform commit tees minority report. called for government ownership of distilleries and breweries thus preeipitating so hot prohibition fight as may disrupt both the republican and dem oeratie conventions It would be an odd coincidence if all three parties inserted wet blanks in their platforms this year. That certainly would make it necessary for the prohibitionists to hold convention of their own and to nominate candidates who would not be forced to abide by wet blanks. We wonder if this will happen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
Put Bananas in Bed; Passen'
 ger Lies on Floor

|, glIstering heat, voracious mos quitoes, frowsy hotels, pompous ana valuable bananas--these are the chief products of Central America. Or so, at any rate, 1t seems after Q reading of Carleton Beals Ban ana Gold"
 Mir Beals went rowing through Central America to see what he could see, and he had quite a trip. He found q potentially rich land sunk is poverty, misruled by ig- norant and venal politicians and systematically milked - in many
 cases--by American industriahsts. It is a land where railroads
 provide mattresses for bananas
 and bare floors for human passen- gers: where president-elect fees in terror on learning of his election; where q hotel guest must choose between roasting with his bedroom window closed. or be- ing eaten by mosquitoes with 1t open: where mountain villages pro- vide glimpses of Mayan life in al- most its pre-conquest state, and where drifters from a dozen na- tons infest cheap, squalid water front bar rooms. :. This provides material for swell book. and MT Beals makes the most of 1t.
 MT Beals tells how he strug- gIed through the mountains to in- terview sandino. He shows pret- ty clearly that the man Is no ban dit, in any sense of the word. and he has some caustic things to say about American imperialism In Central America; Nicaragua, he points out, has gone steadily down. hill during two straight decades of American "suidance."
 You'll find Banana Gold" inter- esting all the way through. It Is published by Lippincott. and. ia priced at s3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

Washington. Connecticut, one of the many towns and cities in the United States named after our first president, is observing the ..bieenlennial today with appropriate ceremonies. Just IS years ago today Gen era George Washington tarried at the Old Cogswcll Tavern while passing through the state. It was one of Washingtons numcr- ous trips into and through Connecticut. dur
 ing which many homes and tavcrns were honorcd with his presence. At one time every third inn that you might pass along the older roads of the state would be proudly announcing that Washington had stayed there overnight. Somebody once figured it out that Washington must have spent several years in this state 10 have visited each and every inn claiming this distinction. It got to the point where one hostelry over near Merden advertised that it was the sole roadhouse at which Washington had not stopped However. it is recorded in history that Washington actually stopped in Wash inqton, Conn, although the settlement may not have been known by that name at the time. The old Cogswell house IS now owned by Judge Walter Pickett of New Haven Ceremonies will center around the old home with the judge delivering an ad- dress and Washington memorial tree be- ing planted. Patriotic organizations of the region are sponsoring the celebration today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
So They Say

Russian dumping is sufficient reason for the immediate organ ixation of an economic united States of Europe.
 --Edouard Herriot. ex-premier
 of France. Music is the meat and drink Of the people. 1 will lead street bands. 1 will give free concerts, when this depression prevents folks from hearing music they must have.
 Leopold st0kowskI. conductor Philadelphia Symphony
 Orchestra. Industry has as q rule Eivcn labor srudgins. insufficient wage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

Promiscuous dumping of refuse and ashes is going on in many sections of this city despite the ban of the health depart- ment. The police will have to take an &C., tive part in suppressing such actions if they persist. Many yards of beautiful roadside are dcspoiled by ugly patches of tin cans and fine like. There are designated areas in sections of the city for waste disposal. They should be utilized by all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
Personal Health Service
 (By William Brady, M. D.

signed letters pertaining Co persona' health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis OF treatment. will De answered by Dr Brady Address hiin. care of the Dem0c7at. seila'hs stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

Well. the Socialist party has the jump on the other major political parties of the country And Norman Thomas is once more the candidate for president In 1928 he received less than 100000 votes. In 1924 he was candidate for governor of New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

keeping 1t down by child expioita- ton. by suppression of legitimate organizations. and by other expe- fortunes have been amasscd for tho favornd owners of tho rasources or production. Bishop William
 Anderson, Methodist Episcopal church. Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

Now that they're turning out dude fl'v' vcrs in quantity. maybe business will cut couple of corners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

We're inclined to think the countries that won the war arc those governed by mandates under the countries that thought they won it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

All vehicles must be lighted not later than S:42 o'clock Daylight saving time) tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

o--O-o la'y. AND so ON
 The tariff. the tariff.
 It gives me quito pain.
 It's inst thc same cIilcancry,
 over and over again.
 o--O-O
 These 70. .called hot nominating speeches, merely warmth the hearts of those nominated, leaving every body else pretty cold,
 0--O--O
 Then there was the old Gold salesman who coughed just as the chain store dealer was about to sign for n car load. o--O---O The man who nurses a fancicd grievance Is merely suffering from m imagination. o---O--O 'T want man who will never speak unless 1 demand lt, who will stand where ] want him to stand. who will give me money when l want money, who will" You
 don't want man. you're after a robot" l. O--O--O
 Add sImiiies and metaphors: "As safe as q wax model In depart. ment store fire"
 .0--.O--o
 OH YOU GO ON Life Is smiles to those who sec,
 AL its jokes and jOllIty, All the cIlecrs that gently flow. Through its soothing aftcr.g1Ow. o-O--0 The rank and style of gals arc pretty stylish. O--O--O The man who put his finger In the pie got almost as much publicity as the Dutch boy
 who stuck his in the dike. o-O-o
 Most of the gents furnishing stores seem to be long on shorts. O-O--o
 The man who keeps a tight
 hold on life is the one engaged
 in structural steel work.
 O--O--o
 Now the experts claim that noodle soup Is merely German macaroni. And it's not such bad classification. eh? GOO
 DING, DING What's wrong with this picture,
 U know 1t has clarms,) Behold Venus de Milo.
 With a babe in her arms. o-O---O xayt.~. oul at,fn m nhflaa rAaf money to run. o-O--O The pools in Wall street arc like all other pools. You take n wet ting. o--O-o TING.A.IING Beneath this mound, Sleeps Old Man Depression, Wont fhat Dc fine,
 When we read this susgcstion?) ) o--O-O The man who does the most, who Is always putting his shoulder to lIfe's wheel. fs lucky to get shoulder steak. The chap who hangs around doing nothing, --gen- eraliy gets the porterhouse. o--O--o
 Sugar canes should make sweet walking sticks. o--o--o This completes our. program Tor to-day. It came to you over DHn and was aircast by the Wa | terbury Evening Democrat, ploneei In this type of newspaper enter. tainment. We arc signing 0ff n' this time. fo he back on the III , agaln to-mororw evening at the usual hour. e--O--O Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
Good evening. O-O--O
 A FEW SMILES
"A SMILES TIFF THING.

Politicians are like autos, I say this, sans dejeetion. It seems to me. they change their
 oil.
 At every darn election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

Scotland has many new housing projects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

A bumper crop of bumpers,
 Is evident this year. For autos have full bumpers On both the front and rear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

l say this, sans deJeetiori. It seems to me, they change their oil.
 At every darn election. A bumper crop of bumpers, Is evident this year.
 For autos have full bumpers
 On both the front and rear. A roller skating marathon,
 Is the latest thing in view. You roller skate your swectie,
 She roller skates to you. FT'hc band was pumping music,
 The dancers stepped it through, | It seems to me the band will quit. Before the dancers do. Life is just a candle.
 That shortcns with each day, And finally the end is reached.
 And we are laid away. 1 never pine for apples
 And here's the reason why, You see my little sweetie is
 The apple of my eye. l o--O--o | My idea of something impossible A man trying to act nonchalnn nj while chasing his straw hat across the street. | Why do lawn mowers seem especially loud at 6 o'clock on Sunday morning? O-O--O Then there was the inch plant hat grew to be a yard. O--O---o The woman who suffers in silence is just out of luck in having nobody around 10 hear the wailtng. o-O--O SWEET THiNG--"Won't you toll my fortune by reading my face?. N. aft a,
 GYPsY--"Why, whats the idca?" SWEET THfNG--"Well they ale ways say my face is my fortune" n---O---n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

A roller skating marathon,
 Is the latest thing in view. You roller skate your sweetie, then
 She roller skates to you.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-13

Now at the Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-13
OMER STEVENS
HEADS CHAPTER
Continues as Commander
of Disabled Veterans.

Omer Stevens was named to serve
another year as commander of DR..
w. G. Worthington chapter No. 8,
Disabled American Veterans of the
World war, at a meeting last Tues
day in the chapter hall, 108 North
Delaware street.
Also reelected to Office were Will
lis H. Greene, senior vice-command-
err, and Harry r. Stuck, junior vice.
commander.
William V. Pierceall was elected
treasurer, and Henry G. Klein,
chaplain.
Besides the officers. members of
the executive committee named at
the meeting are Robert B. Schuyler.
Leland M Sims, Thomas H. Bell
and Fred Breil.
Four men we're chosen to repre-
sent the chapter at the national
convention of the organization at
San Diego, Cal. The conclave will
open Saturday and continue fer
eight days. Delegates are Anthony
P. Lange, Harry R. Stuck, Henry G.
Klein and Fred Breil.
Report of the membership COM
mittee at the meeting showed that
the chapter had gained by 200 per
cent during the year.