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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
NEA ScryIce Writer

WashIngton---As one who Is ask . cd daily whether or not ,l'resldent Hoover will be reelected, your correspondent wishes ho could nn- swor with considerable more ns. aurance than hc has yet beon able
 o muster.
 1t seems to be n question nS to which, around here at lcas. there arc two schools of vigorous belief md very few noutrnls. Being neu. trnl is never much fun, but neither does there seem to Do much nOurIshment for a political c0rrc- pp0ndcnt In becoming firmly con- vnccd ono way or tho 0thor as. sumlng that tho Intent Of tho v0t- CTS k now frozen and tbnt there Is little Likelihood of It's being chang cd before November.
 .rg. q. OD. P. Optimism
 Tho lnBt nvo months have soen many renlignments of opinion about it, The year started with nenrly everybody telling every. body else that Hoover wns sunk, barring m unlikely sharp pickup IH buBinctA.
 Since then tho republicans have recovered Eome of their vanished optimism, quite a flow democrats have begun tO fear that they haven't q sure thing after ait md mnny Of us fellows on tho gldolineA have stopped taking bets.
 There arc few gatherings where. in tho argument doesn't break out, It t@ In fnet, tho question Surest to nrise. And Invariably you will And violent disagreement between those who insist that any democrat can bent Hoover and those equnIly c6n nvInccd thnt ho will Do re-clcct. cd agnip in spite Of everything,
 Tho developments thIs ycnr which have revived republican hopes have been, mainly. the h.. ItIal willingness of the democrats to rIde along with tho adminlstrn' : ton programs while failing to pro. ducc any Of their own. tho fnllure of democratic leaders to control the folmo in the pineheB. tho fnll,Iro of tho democrats t0 agree on any very strong candidate for the prcsl. dency. the good reception which business md the press gave 1TooV. cr's strong demhnd for economy and budget balancing and the ns. suranc0 that the c. Q. P. lcaders In nationni convention enn get to- gethcr on q moist pintform plank which should help thcm In tho oGytcrn states. V Tradc on Depression
 Tho democrats until recently have traded very largely on the depression and the vnst unpopular. lty Of Mr. Hoover. There. are still mnny who believe thnt they need no moro than that to guarantee them the election.
 But now there has come n change in general democratic po,- icy. There are plenty of democrats who have worried about the nom. inatiOn from the, standpoint of pick. ing tho man most likely 10 dcfeat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

It is unfortunate that southern New England will not be in the path of the total eclipse of the sun which occurs on August 3l. The center of the totality path is on the Canadian, New Hampshire border line near Newport, N. H. Practically all of New Hampshire will enjoy the phenomenon of the moon coming between the sun and earth with sections of Vermont and Maine also getting d taste of unexpected darkness. Oddly enough the vacation spots of northern New England will have front row seats for the eclipse which is to begin at $40 p. n,o eastern daylight saving time, and continue till 4:30 o'clock Better send out your invitations now, those of you with Maine longings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

Perhaps one reason why the postal de- partmsnt shows an annual deficit and it is now necessary for the first class rates 10 be raised is due to the fact we are SO free with our franking privileges, The House has just approved tiny item of S20,000 which will permit 20,000,000 pieces Of mail 10 be sent out and delivered free of charge Incidentally the item is just $4,000 moro than last years, 25 per cent in- crease, That's certainly a fine way for Congress 10 be acting, Of course, we know it's election year which means that cam paIgn literature must be dispensed carly and often, But that is no excuse for our legis. lators 10 plunge the nation into any moro debt than is absolutely necessary One of these days this nation will indulge in such q thorough house cleaning as official Wash ington has never seen We presume that fl they could most eongressmen would get Uncle Sam 10 print up ali this campaign junk for them free of charge, As il is they pay merely the cost of printing in the gov ernment printing office and hence can truth fully Say at the top of their letter -- Not printed at government expense. But they can hardly print on the outside of their envelopes not delivered at government expense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CAPTION
A Parlor Maids Life, It Seems, Isn't So Happy

According to m irreverent song once sung by our army, the French aro q funny race. A protracted study of English novels is lcad- ing me to wonder if the same can't Dc snid about tho English.
 There Is. for instance, the novel "Mnids and Mistresses," by Bca- trice Keen Seymour.
 Here we hnve q nicely-written, sm0othly-flowlng yarn about q girl who hired out as n parior maid in q succession of upper middle -ciass families in and about London, And 1t develops. as the story unfolds, that the servant class on the merry island Is just about what tt was q century or so ago, in spite of everything; an alright caste into which you are born and in which you die. with no foolish notions about aspiring to anything above your station in life.
 That. to be sure, Isn't the au- thor's main idea. She just takes 1t for granted, and devotes herself to examining tho families for WhCh tbt htSS f'Ps>ssos ssse%sss works.
 There k. first. tho lady who has quite immoderate desire to bear children. and who finally loses her husband. in consequence. Next there is the lady whose husband was mutlinted in the war--a lady whose inhibitions fail her in | critical moment, and who drives her husband to suicide.
 For these and other people does the parlor maid work. and she has. as you might guess, some odd ad- ventures. But when you finish the book you retain chiefly the impression that the mother coun- try Is inhabited by some excessive ly queer and unlilable people, and that 1t can't be much fun to work Tor them.
 Maids and Mistresses" Is pub lished by Knopf and is the May choice of the Book League of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
At 7he National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By nOpNEY BUTCHER
rest of Who's Who and What's Wha,
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTI
By ltOpNEY BUTCHER

Hoover and plenty of others who hnve worried about issues and the advIsnbility of doing something which they can brag nbout to the votcrfs instead of merely banning the republicans.
 In tho latter direction it scems as if tho most important thing done by tho democratic house is the promotion of tho bill to guar. nntce bank deposits. Espousnl ow that measure undoubtedly is a pop ulnr thing and ono mny expect the party speakers to point to it with gront pride during tho campaign
 ifnr more potentiniity, however, is to be socn in Democratic Lead CT JOe RobinsOn'B declaration in the senntc for federal uncmpIoy. mont relief and q tryout for tho equn lIsntion fec.
 Seek support of Mnsscs
 It means thnt democratic lcad CTS Concodc Ht last that it Is good politics to seek the support of the mafScs of people, employed and un. employed workers, farmers and hard.uD whito collar mon. For Joe definitely urged those things as part of n democratic program. He has outlined what he enifed "domo- cratic programs" before, but they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
Jersey Woman Praises
 Chief Two Moon

2251 Cambridge Ave,
 Engiewood, N. J.,
 May 10, 1932. Editor, Open Letter Column.
 Waterbury Democrat,
 Waterbury, Conn.
 Dear sir:--
 It has just been brought to my attention that a movement Is on foot in your fair. city to suppress the business of Chief Two Moon Meridas. q. As has always been the case. anyone who introduces any method of healing which differs In the least from so-called "ethlcaF' methods has been condemned by the "reguiar doctors. who either cannot or will not admit that they may not always be one hundred per cent efficient. Thirty years ago the old line ''reguIars' did their best to suppress all activities by Benarr McFadden who was. and still is, trying to teach people that they may have perfect health if they eat properly. To-day all doc- tors watch the diet of their Da~ tients and prescribe exactly the methods used by the great Me- Fadden.
 Myself and some of my ace quaintances wish to protest most | emphatically against any inter- ference with Chief TWO Moon. We have travelled all tho way from New Jersey to your city to see and consult him. Tn all eases these visits have been after regular npe- riniiefa hayo failed 10 got results. Wo believe that even q regular
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

candidate from the middle or far west. The same would hold true for Governor A. Harry Moore of New Jersey who is now being mentioned in political circles as run- ming mate for the leader. Practically every democratic governor in the nation who isn't in the presidential nomination race can be considered a possibility for second place on the ticket. or course men like Governor Gross who achieved startling defeat of power ful republican machines with nationwide regulations command more attention than those in normally democratic states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

Governor Gross is going to have some competition for the vice presidential nomi- nation on the democratic ticket. There hasn't been much said about the governors s candidacy lately or course. it is more or less speculation. inasmueh as the leading candidates for the presidency in the demo- cratic party arc customers which would au- tomatieally eliminate Governor Gross. His chance of being nominated would lie in the choice of Newton D. Baker or some other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
POOR OLD FALL
tNew Haven RegIstcr)

(Now Haven HeRlbtcr)
 Poor old Albert T. Fall, convicted bribc-taker, is out of prison. He K poor, because q s100,000 inc stands against him, to be collected If he ever gets tho money. He has no money now, 50 he says, and even his New Mexico ranch has been claimed on foreclosure. The irony in that fact Is that F. l.. Doheny, branded but never convicted bribe. giver. was the one who held and forecIosed the mortgage on the old Tres Rios property. He is old be- cause his age Is now 72. He went to prison nine months ago, an old man, for his year-and-a-day term. He comes out an older man. suffer- ing from the same arthritis and resulting neuritis he went in with. only these are q little more ad-' vanced than they were when the penitentlary doors closed on him. Most of his time for the past nine months was spent in bed. Where. did footloose Doheny spend his? Poor old Fall has paid. How about Doheny?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
M T0yR2gAaN 2gAa & n>W9RhPpWABA NG2 oAGE
GERMANS BOMB LONDON

On May 10, 1918. London wns tho victim of another air raid. Under cover nt night. numerous German bombers flo wover the city and re. leased thousands of tons of explo. sivcs, killing 44 and injuring 17e persons. The Germans escaped with n loss of only hvo planes.
 One of Amoricn's greatest war aces, Mpjor Raoul Lufberry. met his death while engaging m cne- my plane above the German lines near Tonl. Tho plano which downed him was later demolished by a French pilot.
 Australian troops engaged Ger man troops at Vllle.sur. Ancre, and took tho village with 3So prisoners and 20 machlno guns, it German dispatch said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

doctor will admit that results are what c0unt---cspecially when one is sick and can receive no help from tine doctors.
 Your worthy paper will receive my gratitude if you will uso your influence in any way that you may tO prevent further interference with this highly esteemed citizen
 Yours very truly, one who has been greatly beneilttod,
 MitS. z, DiETEifLE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
So They Say

A depression furnishes the stimu-
 lus for facing facts squarely---Mrs
 Hean w. Wittich, Minnesota state
 budget ommissioner.
 History has demonstrated that | was right in opposing him (HooverI four years ago. He has not done anything he said he was going eO do.--senator George W. Norris of
 Nebraska. .4 The youth Of the country f lssl
 not constitute t large pr0p0Ft on of our modern criminal class. Crime is no longer an eschpade. 1t Is no longer q profcssIon it Is An industry. Dr Carleton simon. for- mer special deputy police commls- sioner of New York.
 The flames of real war are begin ming to flicker near 0ur Frontiers We know the capitalist world wants war and Is ready to choke the hated Soviet union. = General Vas stIi HIueciier. commander of tho Russian far eastern army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
To-day's Selected Poem
SCENTS

SCENTS fRichard Arlington. "Collected Poems"
 in the Christian Science Monitor)
 (Wblte JOnquils) old clolsters where hollow fountain di ips And the brown church walls Art soft with summer sun. And the moist garden mold in March After the wind
 (Ycilow J0ngmiis The moon Low down tho hills Sorrento sees about her The orange orchards sweet in May. Again the soft wet earth In English gardcps When the ratn and wind have paised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
"BEAUTILITY" IN VERMONT
tNew York Herald. .Tribunc)

i;vcn If tho titio under which VermontcrB have undertaken to preserve and emphasize tho natur- al splendors of thoir state they have called it q 'beautiiity" cam. paign) k Singulnrly unhappy, tho gesture itBolf IN one which will call for tho approval of all to whom the New England countrywide has always been q locality al,. ost class. Is in It's georgie manifestations. Most prominent as factors in the movement nre an extensive road- building project and the adoption by q never-inereasing number of small communities of zoning regu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

The Hartford Times has changed the makeup of it's editorial page, It has widcned it's editorial columns and indcntcd the type on each side. The change is pleasing one. easy on the eye We presume the change is part of d general over hauling in the Times appearance, the first page recently appearing in an entirely new dress as far as the bo,'y type is concerned. Spring was always a fine season for house cleaning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
Mir Glover Protests

It now develops that Second Assistant Postmaster General Glover wasn't compaign- rg for President Hoover last Saturday when told the postmasiers of Missouri t5st they lad to get cut and support the president this fall fl they wanted to hold their jobs. In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
In To-day's Mail

What do you think--scnd aIl letters and communications with your opinions to tI,e EdI. tor Of the Waterbury Demo. crat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.)

Signcd letters pertaining Co prrs"''n' hcaiih and hygiene, nOt discasc dsna''''si- % treatment, wtIi bc answered bS Df brnns Address hi,n care Ot thc Drii0r:"'. schi'ns stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

Maybe if there were federal commissions appointed 10 look after prohibition and the tariff Congress could get down 10 business
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
Q a''UasFO DING. DING

Politics, oh politics, VIII you, for goodness sake, Declare q moratorium, You're Just c big headache.
 o.--O--o British wOmnn sues shcIk hus. lnnd for divorce. Were married ln desert cercm0ny--Ncws itom. Which proves thnt while Bomo peO. plo will walk a milo for n Camel, others will start n divorce to get awny from one.
 O--C-sO It's almost aB hnrd 10 Btart motor boat as a savings nc' count.
 The mnn who tnkos his liquor Hrnight, nowadays generally gets It crooked.
 O-=O-~-O In the days of tho Pilgrim fathers when the giJB wanted Go go for a spin they Snt down by the spinning wheel.
 O--O---O B0auty iB ns bounty pnrl0rS do.
 O--O--O
 so, so
 He loved his wife.
 DId Mister Nivcr. Because she WnsIIt
 A hack seat drivcr
 O--O=-O Tho honeymoon is over when ehe stops buying him inltinled hand kcrchicfs.
 O---O--O
 IIOT.CIlA 4 rumble seat.
 Two lovers trim, ,l'IIc man in the moon!
 What q break for him.
 O--O---0 Efficiency experts tell us you get more with a shovel than q fork, but not when it comes 10 digging clans.
 O--O--O Strange but true. Tho de- precision has increased the value Of horses. But swhite elephants are lower than ever before.
 Everything seems to bc hoarded during dull periods with the pos- sibl exception of morals.
 o--O---o
 Now they've invented the thinkograph. 1t registers what you think. ] see where lot of us are going to be pill lorled.
 When a girl tells her boy friend that they'd better part. but she will always be fl sister to him, he gets q cold shoulder at once if he tries the role of brother.
 O--O--o
 TEE, HEB The clock Of time.
 Ticks on each day And with every tick,
 A hearts laid away.
 O-O-o If seems that only dogs and autosists move on whistles these days.
 An auto trap is like a mouse trap. Both are pretty well The rich people are having Q tough time of 1t making the di- vidends meet.
 O--O---O
 AND so ON
 
 He stole . kiss. V She protested in vain, Isut just to Dc honest.
 He returned it again.
 o~-O-O This completes our regular Thursday evening program. Il came to you over DBD and wat Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off ct this time to be bnck on the mir again tomorrow even. Ing at the usual hour. 0-~O---0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
always consisted of vague senerali-

tios,
 Many things cum happen between tho adjournment of c0ngrcsB and election day, but one need not spec. ulnte about them now. Those inter- ostodln the question of Hoovers recollection or dofent can, for the present, well afford to observe tho effect of the current democratic bid for popular favor and the ad- mInistration's efforts to thwart ih
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

Yes, real estate is frozen and securities arc liouid. So it comes about tbat while a lot of water has flowed under the bridges the land is still there,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:37 O clock (dayght saving timc) tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19

It takes a little courage,
 And a little sclf-eontrol, And some grim determination, If you want to reach a goal, It takes a deal of striving. And a firm and stern set chin, No matter what the battle,
 If you're really out 10 win. There's no easy path to glory. There's no rosy path to fame, Life, however we may view it. Is no simple parlor game, But it's prizes call for fighting. For endurance and for grit; You must be a good stiek-to.cr And d don't know -when-to.
 quit,
 You must take blow or give ono, You must risk and you mus
 lose,
 And expect that in the struss'' You will suffer from bruisc, But you mustn't whine or falter, If d fight you once begin; Be man and face the battle. That's the only way to win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
Contributed

Contributed.
 o---O-o An expert speaking in Water bury last night snid the depression ,ilS nlmOH over. Perhaps hc ant "nlmost over nll the world
 O--O--O Then there was tho inqulM~ two witness in murder cnse who asked Co sec tho chnIn of evidence.
 Os-~O-~O ono half of the world doesn't HHow how the other half lives ln pnGtmcnt houses,
 O-aO-+O At present It would J scon thnt ndaing machines nrc the only things In life thnt count.
 O--O--O Girls who would scream at tho sight of snake ten feet nwny, think nothing of putting their little iOotsIo wo0tslcs Into snake skin pumps.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
Good evening.
 O---O--O WINNING
"A SMILES TIFF THING.

GA thought to keep with you)
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Washington
fashions
BY WILMA LAVILLE

For some time a controversy
has ragged between Paris and
Hollywood, as to which is the
real arbiter of fashion. Paris
has the advantage of long
standing and prestige, but Hol-
lywood reaches 10 people to
Paris one. Paris has sent
Chanel and other designers to
Hollywood to try their talents,
but it seems that there's a Spe-
cial technique needed for the
films. So it remains for Ad.
rian, most famous of the West
Coast designers, to create for
Garbo, Shearer and others. and
the lesser lights to follow his
lead.
FavOrites are Copied
This does not mean, however,
that movie clothes are vastly
different from the clothes any
well-dreSSed woman would wear.
1t means that they have to be
more advanced, so they will
look right when the picture is
given to the public, and they
must do everything possible for
the Wearer.
These photographs Of Jean
Harlow, appearing this week in
Red Dust" show how perfectly
wearable her clothes are, how
smart they would be on any
woman. Her fur coat is a
simple striped fur, possibly
sheared lapin, or ocelot, and
its distinction is in the full
sleeve and dark border. We
could order such a coat from
any Washington fur shop. Her
two-piece afternoon frock OF
white satin and black crepe is
smart indeed, with silver fox
bands, and a snug black hat.
1t would be a practical semi
formal costume for any OF us.
The rough crepe dinner dress
is white, but might be a pastel.
and the jacket comes off to
show formal gown. The satin
evening gown is beautiful in
deed, and would make good
reception dress for washington
official affairs.
For fashion information
write Miss LaviIIe enclosing a
seIf-addresSed, stamped en-
.velOpe, or call District $780,
extension 199.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Secrets Of Health
By DR.. Louis A. Biscl
(FamOus Authority ON Health and Psychology

to throw all his superStitious
reverences overheard when he
is made to realize that adher-
ence to any one Of them-no
matter which one-putS him in
the class of individuals who
are suffering from obSeSSionS.
For that is what all supersti-
tions actually are! They are
invariably compulsive ideas that
the person in question may or
may not consciously realize are
foolish, yet they are so power.
full, so insistent on being full
filled, that he does not feel at
ease until he gives way to their
demands.
If you happen to be so OBJ.
sessed, you undoubtedly have
experienced the peculiar tension
and anxiety that hangs over
you until you give in, so to
speak, to your bugaboo. And
haven't you noticed. too, that
being compelled to give way to
the Superstitious notion or act
carries with it at least a vague
feeling of self punishment?
Feelings of Guilt
Psychologists claim, in fact,
that superstitions are so prev
alent because all of us, more or
less, are obsessed with feelings
of guilt. These feelings arise in
childhood. AS children all Of
us were more or less naughty
and were scolded or otherwise
punished for being so, and in
the end we developed convictions
that we are in some way ur1-
worthy and deserve all that Is
coming to us.
Yet such bugaboos should in
variably be fought and to a
Standstill!
Deliberately defy the super
stitious obSeSSion few times
and it will disappear. For moth
ing really happens when you do
walk under a ladder, break a
mirror, or sleep in q room on
the thirteenth floor and with Q
bright shiny 1S on the door.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Do You Know
That---

A $25.OOO,000 overhead aero
drome, in the shape of a giant
steel wheel, half a mile in di-
ameter, is being planned for
central London. The wheel"
is to be supported by SO sky
sScrapers, and the design will be-
such that planes can always
make a safe landing, irrespec.
tive of the direction Of the
wind, along. weedkiller is
sprayed out when necessary.
Luminous hair dyes, which
glow softly in the dark, are the
invention Of a London hair
dresser. These dyes, which are
in the form of a harmless pow
der, are sprayed over the hair
and can be obtained in almost
any color to match the users
gown.
Great Britain's population
numbers 100000 more females
than males.