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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21

Tn an attempted landing at the Bethany airport yestsrday after noon waiter P. Merriman, 2s' Of Prospect, son of A. H. Merriman' rrominent local milk dealer, nar- rowiy escaped serious injury or death when his biplane coliided with the top of tree and nose divsd to the ground. Merriman crawIsd out of the wreckaee of the plane in Q dazed condition af- ter releasing hiS life belt. After receiving first aid treatment he re- turned to the scene of the crash to inspect the damage to the plane which is the property Of Orval D. CrookeE Of Bethany. The ship is Q bipiane, black and yellow in ap- pearancc. !.
 According to observers Merri- man missed death by inches when the machine avoided a string of high tension wires. Several per- sons witnesses of the crash rushed to the spot where the plane land
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
What It Cost to
 Run for Office Candidates Filed Expenses at Town Clerks Office
 To-day

Three more candidates who ran for office in the recent election filed their expense returns today with Town Clerk Dora A. Egan Representative Daniel J. Mahaney. who was reelected to the legisla- ture on the democfatic ticket, spent $100 to win. He gave $25 to the democratic town con1mittee, spent S25 for cars and expended $50 on postage and stationery.
 ran for the office cf representative 2 ticket, reported that she spent nothing to further her campaign or that of her party.
 Vincent Krasnitsixas, the corn- munist candidate for representative
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
DON'T QUOTE ME

Washington, Nov 21.-(UP)-I The future status of Edward Aug ustine Savoy is worrying some of the state department personnel more htan the question of their own jobs after the end of the present administration.
 Savoy Is 76 years old. He Is the negro messenger of the secretary of state. He probably knows by sight more diplomats than any man in the world. His mind is a repository of rare and interesting stories about American diplomacy.
 Last year Eddie" was compelled by the civil service commission to retire because of his age. He had reached the retirement age several years earlier but had been kept at his post in front of Secretary Stimsons' office through 8 special dispensation.
 However Stimson has retained Eddie at the little desk in front of the office, by paying him from his own pocket.
 Stimson was asked what effect he thought the electoin would have on Eddie's job. He said he felt sure that little Eddie" would be cared for. Eddie is hopeful too.
 Many clerks who have uncles or cousins prominent in the democra- tic party organization are somewhat startled at the sudden spotlight of popularity In which they find them selves. Some who theoretically were 'in' place great faith in the ability of uncles or cousins to help them out during the next adminis- tration.
 Others, however. are typified by the girl who said:
 "If holding down a clerkship with the government depensd upon political affiliations, the ones who were out working during the cam paign are going to be in. and cou- sins and nieces of staet codmittee- men aren't going to be much betetr off than anyone else"
 The economy movement is being noticed in the size of the annual departmental and bureau reports. They are from one-third to one fourth their former size. The gov ernpsent expects to save bany thou sands of dollars as a result. Dis- tribution is also being cut down. Secretary of Commerce Roy D. Chapin Is one of the pioneer cross country automobilists. He recently recalled that he drove the first
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
PEOPLE AND
 EVENTS

Rome, November 21 - tUP)- fope Plus xI was expected to &fant private audience this week to Police Commissioners Edward F. Mulrooney, of New York, who 's 3n Rome on vacation with his fam W.
 sLondon, November 2f - (UPl A@- "You cannot make a world cruise without banging into Amer- ica,', George Bernard Shaw said today, intimating he may, there- fore, bang into the United States Turing a world cruise next year. HBut I am not going to pay a visit to America" Shaw said. T shall look in on San Francisco. go through the Panama Canal. and then look in on New York"
 !, New York, November 21 -(UP) s--Madison Square Garden will re- semble a madern Noah's Ark this week when the fifth annual pet show holds it's five-day exhibition. Everything from an elephant to a dwarf Gourami fish will be on display. together with such rari- ties as platinum blond pony, a cassowary, fed bulbuls, toucan-. Sits, and touracos. and a family or iiutria. The show opens tomorrow roon.
 [ Ne wYork. November 21 -(UP) ----- The suggestion that European countries pay their war debts Dy transferring to the United states Rome of their colonial possessions, such as those in Africa, has been made to President Elect Roosevelt l31v pr Paul V. Horn. foreign trade Specialists of New York University.
 Cologne, November 21 = (UP) -- An earth tremor lasting for three minutes alarmed the popula. lion of the Rhine valley from Trier to the Dutch border early today. shook pictures from walls and moved furniture. about, but caused no serious property damage or personal injury.
 ~ Amsterdam, November 2l - of several towns ln the Middle and Southern Neth- erIands ran from their homes tn their night clothing early today when three strong earth shocks were recorded. Only slight dam- 4ge. and no loss of life. was re- ported: N \ HarbIn, Manchuria. November Rf - (UP) - Japanese forces oc-. &upied Paichuan, Northeast Of >fsitslIlar. today in . drive against EhInese troops under General su Binr-Wen. who still controlled 1zailar end Manchull.
 Barcelona, November 21 - (UPD
 The political party "Esquerra cataiana5 headed by Colonsl Macia, former leader of the cata- Jan separatists. won all the seats available to . majority under the tenn in tho election Of the first lc4fa1an parliament, final returns Availsbie today allowed.
 Llthuania viii have sn income
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
Merrilnan Escapes
 Death In Plane
Slightly Injured When BpIans lifts Tree Top and Nose
 Dives to Earth

cd and helped A1rtiman Co erawl out Of the Wreczage. The accident
 occurred about 4s15 o'clock yogter- day afternoon ia O field owned by
 Harris Whtttomoro and located
 within 300 yards of the airport hangar. It is ostimatod that tho plane dropped fifty feet to the ground after coilidins with the top branches Of a tall Elm tree. Aer- riman had the motor Of the plane throftled preparatory to landing when the mishap occurred. The young man figured In an aeropIane accident about a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21
Capt. Oliver To Address
 The Kiwanis Club

Captain William c. Oliver of Salvation Army will be the pEin- cipal speaker ak the weekly meet ing and luncheon Of the Kiwanis club at the Hotel Elton Wednes- day noon. He will describe the family relief work being done by that organization. The board of directors will meet Friday noon at the Hotel Elton, the meeting hay ing been postponed from last Tri- day to allow Levi Wilcox to secure reports on cases of crippled 6hii- drer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21

seven days to make the trip. 1t took "innumerable spare parts" according to the, secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21

automobile which ever travelled
 under It's own power from Detroit to New York city, Besides taking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21

Llthuania wifi have an Income
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21

Secretary of Commerce Roy D. Chapin Is one of the pioneer cross country automobilists. He recently recalled that he drove the first
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-21

As smokers become more experienced, they demand milder cigarettes Ghesteelds mider Their ldness is just as much feature the beauty of their package. The tobaccos are mild to begin with Patient ageing and curing make them milder still And Chesterfelds contain just the right amount of Turkish much carefully blended and cvOss-bIended with ripe sweet Domestic tobaccos.
 Chesterfelds arc mder They taste better That's wh5 ~They Satisfy"
Evening star., 1932-10-19

by both sexes is IS years, although
many live to be IS years old. Five
years are spent as lord and master Of
harem, and 20 is the usual number OF
wives
BY November not seal is to be seen
or the rocks. Millions Of them cruise
for 5000 miles without touching land.
The baby seals climb upon their moth
ers' backs and rest. and until they are
grown sleep there, too. For eight
months of each year these heavy-booied
creatures live and sleep on the surface
of the water II one of them is killed
it sinks to the bottom at once.
Through terrible storms of slaShing
boiling water they manage to find food,
and even rest When the day arrives
for them again to appear at their old
meeting place, they will all appear. fat
and sleek. as if they had not been
tossed about for many days on heavy
seas.
These seals are neither clumsy nor
awkward on LAND, but are supple and
agile. and are far better climbers than
mountain goats. They enjoy climbing
to great heights and diving off. They
are clever acrobatic performers. expert
swimmers and are always doing the
unexpected.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1932-10-19
Everyday Psychology
~ DR.. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Connecting Rods.

The human body is equipped with
what amounts to an inexhaustible sup
ply of connecting rods. These connect
ing rods are the physical basis for
everything that goes under the name
of habit The chances are that no one
lives long enough to make full use Of
the possible connections and combina-
tions. In case you don't follow me,
I'll put it another way: No one gets
so old he cannot learn. I admit that
one doesn't learn so fast after co. and
that learning Is often a discouragingly
painful process after so. That's be-
cause the connecting rods. like all
other part of the body, harden as we
grow older When the processes of
habit formation become hardened
learning slows down.
If you want to get some idea Of your
previous and present conditions Of
servitude" to the hook-ups Of your
connecting rods, study your habits.
You may not realize 1t, but your hand
habitually opens your door without
your really knowing which direction
dress yourself each morning in regu-
lar order. Most of your likes and dis
likes for foods are nothing other than
q matter of connecting rods. Call 1t
taste If, you will. But foods taste
good" because they don't annoy your
connecting rods. And vice versa.
I am reminded of something william
James once wrote: Every virtue or
every vice Is a habit. Take advantage
of your neighbor once and you have
revealed your real character; that Is,
the hook-ups Of your private self.
(Copyr1ght, 1892
Evening star., 1932-10-19
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPI.

Pop was smoking and thinking with q
sattisfied expression and ma said, Such
q day, not a single thing seemed to 60
rite. You men think you have 1t hard
Just going down to q carefree ONCE
with q smile on your face, but you just
simply cant imagine what we wimmin
han to go through with thousand and
one petty household details all getting
into each others way at skies and sevens
till it's enough to drive you into fran
tic frenzy, she said.
And on the other hand If you wimmin,
blithely and gaily tripping about your
so called domestic cares could realize for
one moment what we poor biZZneSS men
haff to put up with, you would pause
and tern pale and thank your lucky
stars for your lot in life, pop said.
o yes, likely story. / defy you to
give me one minor example, ma said,
and pop said, Well just take what hap
pened to me on the trolley car on the
way to my daily drudgery tbs morning.
Well what could of happ-ned for land
Sakes? ma said. and pop said, Ill tell
you. had hardly seated myself and
recovered from the shock OF having big
strong selfish woman trying to get TO the
seat before I did, when l realized that
! had neglected to bring the morning
paper with me. Do you know what that
means? 1t means I had nothing to read.
it means I had to sit 20 minnits in a
trolley car with nothing to read. felt
faint at the very thawt Of my ghastly
predickament, and then l courageously
pulled myself together and tried to read
the headlines on the paper of the man
next to me, but 1t was some kind Of q
forrin paper and the man had a forrin
breth tinged with garlick, SO 1 tried the
man on the other side and he looked at
me as though I were a thief. SO 1
haughtily withdrew. 1 tried the car
avvertizements but they were all stale
news, knew every one, and at last in
desperation I took a book Of postage
stamps out of my pockit and started to
read the stamps, but I found to my hor-
rer they all said the same thing. To
make long story short got of the car
more ded than alive, what an experience,
pop said.
And he got behind the sporting page
and ma started to say some more and
then changed her mind on account OF
proberly thinking what was the use.
Evening star., 1932-10-19
Children and Older People.
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

must be given some outlet. and the
elderly persons health, which may be
sapped. 1t is she who has to secure
the cooperation of youths and ADULTS
in order to avoid distressing clashes
between the groups of widely separated
ages.
One way to help the older persons
to contend best with the situation is
to have the sleeping rooms Of the older
folk warm and attractive SO that they
will be inclined to remain in them
part of the time and to retire to them
when the noise and confusion get be-
wildering and wearisome. The older
folk should appreciate the vivacity of
children and their boisterous vigor,
knowing it is but phase Of life which
they themselves passed through and
without which they would have been
considered sickly.
There is an almost superhuous
amount of energy stored up in little
bodies and 1t must be allowed vent IN
active games and sports. Out Of doors
should be the setting for such activi-
ties, but when weather does not permit
playing outdoors they have to be con-
tent with indoor games with enough
exercise to use up their power. 1t is
such times that old folk find especially
clusion of their own pleasant rooms
play room for the children is
another helpful solution for peace in
the family of varying ages. In these
days Of cellars which are free from
dampness room may be allotted sor
such purpose in part preferably
which is as far from the living room
as possible. Unless children shout
loudly, they will not cause much dis
turbance above. If such a place is not
feasible, an attic room can be made
into a play room. Where there IS
neither attic nor cellar space, and a
house has an ell. put the play roorn
there, or in some part as distant from
where the other folk sit as can be
managed.
Even when arrangements are made
to reduce friction caused by disparity
of ages and their recognized diversity
of needs, it remains for the parents,
and especially the mother. to secure
cooperation of groups. The children
can be taught respect and courtesy TO
their elders The adults can be led
into an understanding of the children
and be encouraged to look with leniency
upon the eXuberance of youth. The
aged can be given appreciative recog-
milton of their thoughtfulness when
they take pleasant refuge in thelr OWL
rooms. thereby reducing the strain on
the discipline.
1t is this necessity of children to be
frolicsome, with accompanying noise,
and the equal necessity Of age for tran
quillity. that have to be accepted. Earh
attitude deserves respectful -onsldera-
ton and it is this which mother mas
to realize in order to secure an r1uita-
BILE adjustment.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1932-10-19
OUR CHILDREN
By ANGELO PATRI.
Competition.

TT is an excellent human quality,
this ambition to excel It is the
stimulus of growth. Few of us can
i run our best without a pacemaker
and a goal with prize in view.
Teachers found this out long ego and
made the most Of 1t.
Look at this, John Smith. Five
right out of ten. Fifty per cent.
Harold, you got hundred That's
mark to be proud Of. If were you.
John Smith, 1 wouldn't let Harold show
me up like that. Maybe he is smarter
than you are?"
Finished already Caroline? Always
the first. Gertrude. aren't you ever
going to catch up to your friend? She's
leaving you far behind. Don't let her
beat you like that"
Such prodding stirs the competitive
instinct to action. John Smith will
bend every energy TO beating Harold
and Caroline will shut her teeth and
dig her pencil into the paper in stern
determination never to let the slower
Gertrude catch up to her. AS the race
grows closer the teachers cheers grow
louder, more insisteni. Come on, you
John Smith. You're catching him.
Come on, you're going to win"
Ambition has been stirred, but 1t is
OF tndC klnQ OF amDltlOn worthy men
have died. 1t is an unworthy ambi-
ton. 1t rests on personal grudsing,
fear and. finally. hatred. Bitter feel
ing is the certain result of such COM
petition. The children take sides, the
parents take sides and soon che COM
munity Is involved in a wasteful strug-
gle. Victory costs too much.
Competition is essential to sturdy
ambition, but the competition should
be centered upon ones self. 1t is much
harder to get a child to compete with
his self Of yesterday than it is to stir
him to fight against his classmate. But
when we consider the aim of this COM
petition there can be no question about
the sort We want to foster. We will
put q soft pedal on any competition
that pits one child against another,
one class against another. The only
growth the child is concerned in is
his own. 1t should be that growth he
competes against and for.
Let each child have q plotting sheet.
Teach him how to make a curve Of his
progress in the subjects that you think
he needs to cultivate.
Evening star., 1932-10-19
DILL llV1L - L OlNl1AO ". Burgess.

by hunter with a terrible gum re-
piled the young Grouse.
But there are no hunters with ter
rible guns any more, protested MS
sister
Not now, perhaps, but who knows
when there may be?" retorted the young
Grouse. What has been may be and
If it happens again I am going to be
prepared Besides, it is fun to see how
quickly can get tree between me and
sCme one else and to see how fast l can
fly in and out among a lot Of trees
withou. touching more than leaf or
two"
But the others couldn't see it and
continued to make fun of him, and
when they few always chose the most
open course where they could fly
swiftly without danger Of hitting any
thing. They did not notice that their
brother was becoming so expert that in
among the trees he few almost as
swiftly as they did in the open. So
they said he was crazy and made fun
of him and declared it was all foolish
ness But his father and mother didn't
make fun Of him. They said nothing,
but they nodded in approval to each
other as they saw him go rocketing of
through the trees.
1uCll CdIut d Wllcll 1ClIOl
GosheWk appeared. Terror. who would
live wholly on Grouse could he get
enough of them. He had come down
from the North, fierce, strong and
quick of wing, hungry. He surprised
the three young Grouse at favorite
summing place. They saw him just as
he saw them and headed in their direc-
ton. Instantly they took to their wings
and instantly he was after them.
Straight for the nearest tangle of trees
headed the young Grouse who had been
practicing tree dodging.
He happened to be bit the nearest
to Terror and for him the latter headed,
but when he saw where the young
Grouse was heading he sweTved and
shot after one of the others. How they
f1ew They did their best, but they were
not halfway across an opening when he
struck one of them and minute later
was savagely eating it.
Later the young Grouse who had
dodged among the trees was joined by
his sister, for it was the brother who
had been killed by Terror She was
shaking with fright. What chance
have we against that fellow" she
whimpered He can fly faster than We
can
But I can dodge among the trees
better than he can replied her brother
Hereafter I shall stay where the trees
are thickest. He'll never get me. You
should learn to dodge trees, my dear.
You really should"
Evening star., 1932-10-19
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Evening star., 1932-10-19
Poland's Master of Music.

A FOND father and fond mother
~ were watching their little son,
II who was not quite years Of
1 4 age. 1t was evening and the
child had been sent to bed; but
now he had left his bed and was tip
toeing to the sitting room.
The parents wondered what the tiny
fellow was going to do, and their ques-
ton was soon answered. He sat down
at the piano and began to play.
Many q small boy and many q small
girl have toyed with piano keys, but
on this evening Frederic Chopin brought
forth music-dance melodies he had
learned by listening to his mother play.
The event took place in Poland In
the year 1914. In later years the boy
was given lessons on the old style of
piano which was then in use. He made
great progress in learning music, as it
was taught to him; but he liked best to
make up pieces of his own.
The elder Chopin taught school (the
class room being room in the Chopin
home) and Frederic was one Of the
pupils. One day. we are told, Mr.
Chopin left the class in the charge of
all assistant. The assistant was not
able to keep the boys in order; but
Frederic arose and said:
If you boys will be quiet, I'll make
up piece on the piano and will tell
you q story at the same time"
The room was darkened as much as
possible, and Frederic went to the piano
AS he played, he told this story in sub
stance:
Robbers were coming to break into
a house, but just as they were about to
climb through the windows, they were
frightened by noise. They turned and
ran away, until they reached a deep
dark forest. Then they lay down and
went sound asleep"
Toward the end of his story the