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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
"A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
This Writer Is Not Red, But
 He Can't Be Kidded


 The American of to-day seems to tako n mournful delight in being told that his country's immediate future is largely In the hands Of men who nre Iudicrously- united for their job. functure tho stuffed shirts and windbags of Washington and New York and you arc sure to get m enthusiastic audiences; pre- diet dire events just beyond the horizon, and you will have people hanging on your every word. :,
 If, in addition, you can huy all of this in cynicaliy witty manner, you are q made man. and your book will be q best seller.
 All of this is by way Of an- nounc,ng that Jay Franklin has written, "What We Are About to Receive" book which casts q sardonic and apprehensive eye at tho forthcoming political cam paign. the depression, the interna : tIonni sttuntion and allied matters. MT Franklin sounds like a radi- cal, but he isn't. On the contrary, he seems to be nothing butla con- servative who refuses to Do 'Ndded. But this book is such q refreshing exposure of pompous fakers, such q levei.headed appraisal of haif- baked phiiosophies and meaning less slogans. that he is apt to pass for . ruthless icOn0clast.
 Few people or institutions got off with q whole skin, in this book. The major political parties, the candidates, tho statesmen. the leaders in finance and industry ali arc neatly dcbunked. When you finish tho book you find that he hasn't said anything particularly memorable. about aii you retain n n vasuely agreeable recollection oi having witnessed some sncrod COWS being hnrried into an undignliied gailop. Dut It's ali good rcnding and 1t makes n nico preparation f0r the pcndinG scnson's sT,eechen. ] The book iypliblishcd by Cqvlcl lFiedc, inc, md soils fov ye,bO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
THE HAPPY PRESIDENT
(IIartford TIn,es)

At Ash Lawn, Virginia. on Tues day, in the presence of the gover- nors who have been this week in conference at Richmond, was un- yelled a statue of James Monroe. tho fifth president of the United States. Monroe, veteran Virginia soldier, national and international statesman, served two terms as president under conditions so markedly in contrast to those of ttc present as to deserve attcp- ton even at this time.
 To-day party strife Is keen and litter. Monroe's administration for thc moment marked m end of party warfare. Tho federallsts dIs- appeared. Democracy had SO broad- Cncd and was So pre-occupied with tEe youthful vig0r of the nations growth that there was but one party, tho party of the people in tho "era of good-feeling. Tho president of the United States in Ig32 awakens every morning to hostile expressions from critics so numerous that If birds they would darkcn tho sun.
 In tho earlier portions of his career Monroe knew what jt was to be unpopular. Flo had stood with Patrick Henry against ratification. He had been in the minority ops posed to the administration of Washington. As minister to France he denounced Jay's treaty and WAS 10 enthusiastically with the repub- ilcans of France that he was res called. raising such storm of con troversy at home that he retired to private life until it should snb- side. But while president tho abOunding prosperity of the cOun- try. the birth of its vast intcrnnl improvements and tho increasing pi cstige of the nation abroad gave Monroe e remarkably pleasant and tranquil experience and filled hinl with conviction thnt the love of tho citizens for their government was so nearly univerSn and 50 strong that the pcpfilrtnce of it's benehcent future couli not be In doubt,
 James Monroe In his career per- formed q range Of public seryiccs which few Americans hn v,e tquaiied Ife was indeed a great ciIIzen. well worthy Co be inemori- aIixed often in his native state. Hut most notably of all hc wns fvrtu un- ate above probably every .oil'fr president in tho portion of Anttri. cnr history covered bv his terms
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

Three towns Rocky Hill, Newington. and Glastonbury will join with Wethers- field in l934 to celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the atter's founding. The trl- centennial will be appropriately observed throughout the state as t really was the founding of the state, although the Dutch had settled in this region previously to 1634. Imagine that! Three hundred years ago white people started to convert a wilderness into bustling beehive. The three towns mentioned above all were at one time or another parts of Wethersfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
Boys Week

This week is Boys Week What Of lt' Does it mean anything to the average man that thousands upon thousands Of boys are looking forward to next week as time that has been specifically designated as theIf "week"? Will Boys Week be success If Ae celebration provides merely for inc gath sng together of groups of boys for fhe'f wn entertainment and pleasufe'
 Youth is naturally ensmored of play; t loves romance; it graves adventure II is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
Other First Ballot Men
ItHODODENDRON
CIInrtford Courant)

CIartford CouranD
 A correspondent of tho Newtown Bee writes that while in the Mil- ton section of LltchfIeld. which Is the northwestern part of the town, he was shown n swamp in which is found moose laurel or rhoden- dron. He remarks that it will be In full bloom by the middle of July. and he adds, Tt is espcclai- ly fond of wntercourses and swamps. where 1t grows in great profusiOn. A more beautiful flower 1t is impossible to find"
 With the mental reservation that we had far rather bo the first discoverer of n quarter-acrc of trailing arbutus than q square mile of rhododendron, 1t must be admit ted that rhododendron growing wild Is rare in Connecticut, but it still grows as does its relative Kalmia. and is less disturbed by man. One wonders how 1t came here, whether the specimens now found form the sklrmish line of an advancing army which may arrive in two hundred years hence or a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
NEA Service Writer

Washington.--Hav won two one dollar bets with q couple of politicians on questions of what happened atthe last two dcmocra- tic national conventions, your cor" respondent is now qualified as m expert and will write about dark horses and the chances a majority candidate has of being nominated despite the democratic two-thirds rule.
 One winning bet was that neither Smith nor McAdoo had at any time q majority of delegates in 1924. and tho other was that Smith was nominated on the first ballot tn 1928. Contrary claims had fol- lowed contentious. often made nowadays. that Roosevelt cant win the democratic nomination because he has too many delegates. because getting q majority doesn't mean anything since a democratic nom- nation requires two-thirds and that dark horses usually come out on top.
 The Clark Case
 There may be some basis for the belief that Roosevelt can't win because he has tough combina- ton of shrewd and possibly ruth less politicians working against him, but the facts are that all democratic candidates but one who have had majorities have been nominated and that dark horse winners have been the exceptions. Prospects now arc that Roosevelt will have an early majority at ChI. cago.
 Speaker Champ Clark reached n peak of 556 votes on the tenth roll call at the Baltimore convention of 1912 which was 12 more than q majority. He reached 1t because Tammany had suddenly given him New York's 90 delegates. That cause dWillinm Jennings Bryan to announce his famous switch from | Clark to Wilson and Clark x strength declined until Wilson was nominated on the 10th ballot.
 Fifteen on First Ballot The major parties have nomi- mated 20 presidential candidates in the last 40 years. All but five were nominated on the first ballot and all but three were either in the leading or runnerup position on the first ballot. The only 100 per cent dark horse. who began on the balloting in worse than | fourth place md with less than 100 delegates, was John W. Davis in 1924.
 In none of those conventions was anyone but the leading can did0tc nominated when the first bollot showed aS large a spread
 between tho leading candidate and the runncr-up as the first bal- lot nt Chicago is expected to show between the delegates strength of
 Roosevlet and that of Al Smith. Smith and Hoover. the favor ltes. were nominated on first bal lots in 1928.
 President Coolidge was renom- mated automatically in 1924 by the republicans and Davis passed smith and McAdoo, the two lead CTS, only nfter the longest, bitter est conyentoin fight ever staged by the democrats.
 Harding n Dark Horse
 Harding was n poor fourth on the first republican ballot at Chicago in 1920 and was distinctly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
At The National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTEl

q compromlse candidate. He had Ymalls strength outside his own state of Ohio. James M. Cox was third on tho first democratic bal- lot, with more than half us much strength as his almost evenly matched rivals, McAdoo and A. Mitchell Palmer. He climbed steadily. winning on the 44th. In 1916 Wilson was automati- cally renominated by the demo- crats. Hughess. the republican favorlte. was fur ahead of tho field on the first ballot and won on the third.
 , In 1912 Wilson was far from q dark horse. although Clark was n favoritc, Wilson had 324 dele- gates on the first ballot. as against Clark's 44G. That same yenr President Taft was renomi- mated p0rmptly by the s. o. D. steam roller at Chicago. In 1908 both Taft and Bryan won on the first ballot, with no contests.
 Other First Ballot Men Alton E. Parker was given a two-thirds majority on the first ballot by democrats in 1904 and there- was no question about Roosevelts nomination. In 1900 both Mckinley and Bryan were rcnominated unanl- mously.
 Long before the republican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
Here, There And EuervDhere

rear guard determined to hold it's ground, although doomed to extinc- ton.
 In either case, 1t ia q shrub well worth searching for. We were recently told that 1t is found in Chishire. sparipgly, and in parts of North Stonington and Volur- town, swamps abounding in both the latter towns. We have n feeling that it does not ns yet feel at home and regards as visitor rather than member of one of the old families. It has been seen iii sections of Rhode Island. and it may make itself more thoroughly at home there. since the winters are more mild than in this section of Conpecticut. One who can discover rhododcndron in It's wild state deserves congratulations,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

conventoin of 1S08 1t was obvious that Mckinley would be nominated on tho first roll call by an im- mcnse majority. Among the democrats, Bryan was first ballot runnerup behind Richard F. Bland of Missouri, and the logical choice of the silver faction. which controlled the conventoin. Ho won on the fifth.
 Both President Benjamin liar rison and Grover Cleveland were given first ballot nominations by their parties in 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
Serious Conventions

The board of trustees of the International Association of Convention Bureaus reports that the depression is not seriously affecting the convention business. In the next six months 8000000 persons are expected to attend conventions in 57 cities The de- presson has made one interesting change, however. in convention method. 1t is stated on good authority that entertainment feat ures and costs have been cut to minimum and that delegates will go to the eonven- tions this year with serious purpose and the desire 10 get new ideas and sound advice.
 1t has not always been thus. In the days of the late lamented prosperity there were rumors to the effect that conventions were mostly entertainment. The only business done was that of the local hotels and stores and taxi companies The jollifers are to be less in evidence for while now, and the men who seek new ideas are to take their places. Under these conditions conventions may come to mean something and to serve the purpose for which they have always. theoretically. been intended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining tO personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will bc answered by Dr Brady Address hiin. care of tic Democrat. sending stamp and addrcsscd envelope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
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PACT WITH NORWAY SIGNED
 On May g, 1918, the war trade board in the United States an- nounced the signing of q commer- cial agreement with Norway. This pact increased the amount of American shipping available for war purposes.
 Ten passengers were killed when the liner AtlantIque was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. The liner, although badly dam aged, reached port under her own power.
 There was little major activity on the western front, although several German raids were ac- companied by heavy artillery preparation and were carried out by strong forces.
 After two weeks of quiet, heavy fighting was resumed on the entire Italian front. Austrian troops attacked the Italian lines at several points, but failed to make gains of any importance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

Door door salesmen who attempt 10 associate names of colleges with their argu- ments are doomed. if the efforts of the East ern College Personnel Officers Association have any weight At a meeting in New Haven this organization deplored the grow ing habit of many college men who accept summer jobs trading in on the strength of the name of their alma mater. Of course there are d number of gl Ib salesmen who use
 the names of many colleges without one bit of right 10 do SO. If all the young men who were working their way through some of our colleges attended those institutions they would be sadly overerowded. We aren't trying to force any hardship on enter prising collegians who are forced 10 help ihemselves along the path to a good eduea- ton by hard work during vacation periods. But even they should recognize the fact that they are starting their careers rather unprom- isngly when they force patrons 10 buy from them not because they want the article in question. but because of collegiate affilia- tions. That practically amounts to begging and really ought to be discouraged more as an aid 10 the eanvasser than the buyer. We sincerely hope that the association will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
DECEIVING THE INVALID WHO IS
 nOOM1cn

Against my VIII was cOnpcHed ID takc part in what deem cruel and unjustiiiablc deception of an old friend to-day. There aiinc a letter which opened thus: Your articles a- ways interest and encourage me" and then went on to tell about the correspondents Ill., ncss The correspondent ls an elderly person. and everything the correspondent told me about the illness is fase. Just lies. Not the correspondents lbs, though. The letter closes thus: "A friend of mine fig writing this for mo, as am unable to write urgent need Of your help
 l am your sincere friend and admrer, Then there iB an added paragraph in which the correspondents friend warns me that l must pretend to believe the illness K the com paratvely minor one the correspondent has been led to believe. whereas the ruth k that 1t iB cancer and the correspondent iD doomed 10 die before many weeks 80 ] must sug. gcst fake diet and other things whch are or no earthly use The correspondents friend carefully Omits his own addrcsB and that leaves me with choice of telling the corres- pendent the truth or taking part Tn the decep, tion If it were anything less serious could pretend 1 never rcCeiycd the letter. but in this case that is impossible.
 Viewing the question partly from Il profcs- slonDl and partly from Il subjective Btandpo oint, 1 am convinced that such deception of dying person is wrong. lt might be Justiflnble to de- ccivc young person, particularly chiId nDout his condition. cannot sec why we should hes itntc to inform n grown man or woman that he or she has cancer, for instance. and that we arc unable to cure It.
 1 can't understand how such deception can be considered compatible with religious faith or faith In the hereafter Even 1T the patient be without such falth btlll do no. understand why the patient should not be told the truth.
 Surely, the man or woman who has had fifty years of life has no kick coming If it happens that is all he or she is destined 10 have here
 And who knows that the patient in this case has not some thing he or she would wish to do NOW If he or she knew th1t death were waiting Just around the next corner? Think of that, you good people who dclude your selves you are being mcrclful and kind In de- cciving tho invalid who iB doomed
 have never known II woman to show cow ardIce or to lose her dignity when informed she hns incurablc cancer. Of course 1 am speaking of grown men and women. If n wom- an can take it on the chin. what excuse can we have for keeping the truth from manf
 Maybe I'm wrong, but as 1 sny this is my opinion, based on professional experience md on my own subjective impressionn. l have seen some rather sad cases in which the Invalid discovered the deception and found it hard to forgive those who purpOrttd to be friends. have never seen any ayOidable sorrow caused by frankness with the invalid who is doomed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

That rock found at Portland Conn. said to be 277000,000 years old. should be ex amined for inscriptions. You never know where bit of carly New England history is going to turn up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

We don't remember anything in the World War so cruel and unholy as the glec with which Congress Jobs over those new taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS xVhnt Color Is He'd?

In our class we are debating the color Of blood Please tell us what color blood is. G. j. J.)
 AnsWer--Eed. Bright red if it is arteriai blood; dull or darker red if it is from vein.
 scrum for InfaDtc Paralysis
 [ WAS told that persons. having had tDfantiic paralysis can give blood for transmission Into other victims Of~tiic discasc and help them Co recover. Is thIs true? Mfrs H. A. M.b
 Answer--Yes, thc blood serum Of n person who has recovered from Inc acute or fcvcfisIJ stage of the disease is Il valuable remedy for the patient just coming down wItI Inc dscnse or in the carly feyerlsI stage. it iE Of no use for the residual paralysis, IL helps rather to prevent paralysis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
Good evening.
 o--O-o POLITICS
"A SMILES THE THING.

It's a rough and tumble battle, let me say.
 This old game of politics tha:
 peolpe play, Sure they promise you billion. Sometimes cool old trillion, If you'll only throw your vote their crooked way. Their attacks are something wicked 10 behold.
 In the mud the candidates are / quickly rolled, When you jump up to inquire, What they're burning in the
 fire, You discover the elections being
 sold. Oh. the politicians sure give me
 laugh,
 l can string along and stand their crooked gaff. Sure their promises are funny, They must think each man a
 dummy, No wonder Ananias joined their staff. As for me. well. folks. here's all
 got to say,
 I've been wise to them. yep, al!
 along the way; They may think themselves the
 only"
 But to me it's all baloney, And I'll sock the gang upon
 election day. O-O---o With n prize fighter, an upper cut is just short cut to success. O-O--O
 During winter Saturday af- tcrnoOns you can find the Ly- craze home owner at work in the cellar. In summer It's the back yard garden. O--O--o
 Who can rcmember the good old days when the Family with fifty feet of garden hose was looked upon as being swell. in the neigh | borhood. O--O---O
 The honeymoon Is over when | he no longer volunteers to peel the apples for the weekend pie. | O--O--O American currency is said to be elastic. Perhaps that's why 50 many banks have been the center of rubbering on the part of the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

All vehicles must be lighted not later than $40 o'clock (daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

able to ban this abuse of saIssmanship that SO many youths arc prscticing with great financial success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03

An exhibitions Of foreign ,pi,- chnicg and materials for rONd cor- strnctlon Ia to bc hold in Moscow, Russia. this spring. f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
ON@NJr~O AND so ON

life is like q traffic sign, You must admit Its 50. Sometimes we find we have Co stop, Sometimes we're bound to gO.
 0--O--o Sleeping sickness is merely in-l somnia with n peculiar complex.
 O--O--rO
 It's all n matter of direction. Just aB soon aB q man takes up the storm doors he has to bring down the screens.
 O--O--o Signs of tho times: For Rent For Sale. For Sale or Exchange.
 o-.-O--o
 Composites distract. A small woman is suing her tall hus- band for divorce, claiming in- compatibility.
 O---O--O The road t0 heaven Is straight and narrow so don't have much play in the steering wheel.
 O--O---O
 OH YEAH They called her Pearl the pcttcr, And boy. could she get set, When once she glinpscd a lobster, She was Pearl, the better PcArl-
 etc.
 o--O~--O Isn't love blunderful." sobbed the heart broken gal as she read the final letter from her former sweetlc.
 b---O---o
 Canary cages are being made s0 beautiful. that when you buy one of them now you have to replace the old furniture with new. 0---O---o Political oil is merely diluted grease with which politicians are fabricated. 0--D--0 Aladdin rubbed q lamp and be- came figure in fairy tales. EdI- son lighted q bulb and lives through immortality.
 This completes our regular Tues day evening program. It came 10 you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury EvenInR Demo- crat. pioneer in this particular type of newspaper work We nre sign ing 0ff at this, time. to bc bnck on the afr again tomorrow even. ing at the usual hour. f
 o-~lj-s-.O Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-03
V VI OIiMIGOSII

 Life is just a bubble, On humble pipe of clay. Each day It grows. until at last, Death blows the thing awny.
 O--O--~O Dizzy Dorothy, Watcrbury's in- tcllectual idiot, thinks Bowling Grccn was the name of the old time alleys.
 O---O--o Married men never carry pocket mirrors. Their wives have to tell them how they look.
 O---O---O Soup is soothing to the stomach but hard on the ears.
 o~--O--O New York gigilos are flcccine rich women of their money. Prob ably figuring "rhar's gold in them thar Jills."
 O--O--O When q man gets up to his neck in work 1t generally gives him n pain fin the same place.
 O--O---o Women are always better q, making up after n quarrel, having had so much experience with makc-ups.
 o--O--o
The Washington times., 1932-03-09
R|TCH|E VISITS
. RHODE ISLAND

BALTIMORE, March Gov
Albert C. Ritchie is today in
Providence, r. l., for another
series of his Presidential cam
paign speeches.
A luncheon by business mems
organization today is to be fol
lowed by a dinner of the Rhode
Island Bankers Association at
which Governor Ritchie will
speak. Tomorrow Governor Ritchie
will hold various conferences in
connection with his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination.
With the Governor are David
C. Winebrenner, 3rd., Secretary
of State, and Morton M. Prentis,
Baltimore banker. Governor
Ritchie is slated to be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Democratic
State Convention of Maine at
Portland March 1890, with Mrs.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, former COVER
nor of Wyoming, also on the pro-
gram,