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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
Four Years Ago

We wonder what are the feelings of State Chairman J. Henry Rorabaek and the other republican delegates from this state as they ..mingIe with the crowds at Chicago today. Four years ago at Kansas City when the republican convention was in session MT Roraback was one of the loudest supporters of the then president. Calvin Coolidge He refused to permit the Connecticut delegation to throw its support from Mir Coolidge to any other candidate. although it was pretty clearly indicated that Mir Coolidge could not be nominated. but President Hoover could.
 Ostensibly Mir Rorabaek is today a Hoover supporter. although we don't see why the events of the past four years should have changed his opinion any of the chief executive. In fact. we aren't convinced to- day that the head of the republican party in this state is enthusiastic over the Hoover candidacy. However. there is no other alternative for the republican leaders but to make the president their candidate again. To shelf him. as it is rumored. Mir Curtis will be. would be to hand the democrats the coming election. And republicans realize tndl the mere tdSk or IeeleStiHS I1oONeL Whh be enough of task for them this year.
 Incidentally the l932 convention at Chi caso may present an odd angle if the repub- lieans become aroused enough to ditch the vice e-president. There is more Tilson talk in the offing. It may be recalled that four years ago it was the opposition of Mr Roraback that prevented Representative Til son from being nominated for viee-president. He was favored by Mir Hoover but he didn't win the approval of the state leader SO his case was hopeless. That has been the case of many another deserving republican from this state. Failing to reside within the charmed circle of those approved by the state chairman they met their Waterloo.
 Perhaps the opportunity to give Con nectcut its first chance at the vice-presi- deney won't come again. It may be fate for Colonel Tilson to be ignored this year when his future political career perhaps IS even threatened. If so. Mir Rorabaek may have to answer for this to future generations of republican voters of Connecticut just as he has for his unbroken support of Mr Cool idQe. On this latter score. though. it need not be whispered that there are many re- publieans who wish that Mir Coolidge had remained in the White House. Now they are the ones wishing him back in the polt- s4riiesl arena as an active candidate for either the presidency or viee-presdency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
To The Graduates

Yes. it is an unusually grim and chilly world that this years graduates face as they file out of the old school with their sheep skins. It is not hostile. It is worse than that ' indifferent. The boys and girls who have looked forward for years to earning their own living and starting their careers will meet many disappointments Few em- ployers will want inexperienced help. with world full of idle men and women of exper- fence and proved capacity.
 Z Yet these young people will be making big histake if. in quick disillusionment. they conclude that their education is useless. The really unfortunate are the ignorant. Eduea- lion today is more essential than ever. Nothing learned is useless. Even supposedly futile and impractical knowledge has eufi- ous way of proving itself worth while. sooner or later if its>possesscr remains alert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
"A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Tells of "Pale Star" and His
 Many Battles

Alexander Stephens, whom Jeff ferson Davis called "the little pale star from Georgia. was one of the most interesting, admirable and tragic of all the leaders of the Southern Confederacy. ,is.t
 He was not enamored of slavery but he became It's most famous defender. .s,t..s-g
 He opposed secession---but he was, one of those. chiefly respon- sible for bringing 1t about ,e. l.
 As vice president of the ConSed- eracy,. he was heart and soul for victory--but. he opposed President Davis. policies. SO sharply that he helped to make victory impossible. All of; this Is brought out in "Lit- tie Aleck," by E. Ramsay Richard son. Here is a, very fine. biography which should have been called to your attention earlier but. which. somehow, got lost in the press of books that 4 looked (and weren'D more important. s.
 stephens weighed 90 pounds and had unhelieyably poor. health.4 He used to go to Congress in . wheel chair and support himself on crutches when he rose to speak but he was one'of the greatest ora tors, Congress eyer knew.
 Once he might have become pres ident; later he, could have had the presidency of the Confed eracy4 for the asking. Always he. was a. fight er.s and always he wa asiaN, extremely lnfIuentiai statesman. .,J
 i.MraRichnrds0n has written . very Interesting book about him. and you'won't want to miss 1t. It's published by Bobbs-MerriIi. and costs $3.50. 's fi'. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
A{IpO|id(d| FO|fpsf( (|972.

Walsh who started digging on the oil scandals, pressed his investfga- ton to finish, saw Fall, Sinclair, Doheny and others exposed to the world and the nations naval oil reserves returned. But he has also made an important single handed of the public utilities which led to the turning up of various scandals by the Federal Trade Commission, and has fired many a shot at the "aluminum trust"
 He is a constant force in Con- gress, one of the two or three out standing senators.
 Chairman in 1924
 After providing his party with an extraordinary issue of cor ruption with which to make war on the republicans, Walsh was chosen permanent chairman of the 1924 convention and had tofstand on the platform, helpless but still superb, while the party dashed away its hopes in the long, awful struggle between Smith and McAdoo.
 He refused the vice-presidential pomfnation that year and in 1928, when McAdoo favored him; for the presidency, bowed himself grace fully out as 1t became obvious that Smith would be nominated.
 Shouse and Walsh were both McAdoo men in 1924. Shouse is q wet and Walsh a dry, although the latter in his last campaign agreed to follow. any referendum result in Montana. One thing many wet, democrats can't understand is why Roosevelt. professedly a;weti should insist on twDs drys Bark lev and Walsh - as the conven- ti0n,s presiding officers.' The smith forces are going to use that issue in their nghtsfor Shouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
On With The Taxes

Yes. the new federal taxes are going to hurt. And without any desire to rub it in. we might say that the more they hurt. the better. The reason we have all got into the fix we have. about public expenditures. is that the taxes did not hurt enough. They were too indirect for us to feel them. or they piled up on us at time when most of us could afford to pay them.
 When the new federal income taxes the new postal rates the tax on bank checks. the candy and matches and gasoline tax and other nuisance taxes all begin pinehing at the same time. we will begin kicking our selves for ever aequieseing in the public ex- travaganee that ran us into the red. Public spending will mean something more than it has meant in these latter years.
 We shall be less tolerant then of pork barrel bills, even when we are sharing in them ourselves. We shall demand the same kind of thrift at Washington and at the state capitals that we demand in local and family affairs = and here. too. we may take in another reef or two. So on with the pestiferous taxes!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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IOur OuAsy &SvVv
 How many caIOries does a woman of 50 need, when she docs very little work. I mean the amount necessary to keep the body machine going. (Mrs J. 0. K.)
 Answer-2,600. This is the mean of meas urements and estimates by various nutrition authorities.
 . We'll, It's Consoling Some time ago you gave an instructive talk on the disadvantages of smoking. You prom. iscd to give later few points in favor of smoking. I you, have done so we missed It (M. B. I
 Answer-If you wait till you are grown up (age 2S years) and have a large flock of pipes and a good supply of 'baccy and reserve your smoking for the hour of relaxation after the days work or play is done and always keep the habit in control. it's consoling and, be- iieve, harmless.
 Experimentation thank you for this sentence in your talk about animal expcrimentation: "It serves to remind us that we cannot apply animal ,exper- imcntation to human physiology" Evidently you are ono of t,c doctors who not only think but arc not afrad to say what they think. How can we hest nelp to stop this useless, cruel animal experimentation? (s. R. D1
 FAnswer--I cannot comprehend why an in- teliigent woman especially the mother of chil- dren 1hould want to stop t. My plea was not to stop experimentation, but to get suitable human material for 1t.
 , fcopyriTht John F. DilIe~ Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
Good Start

With Mayor Frank Hayes sounding the keynote the Democratic Victory Fund Campaign got off to good start in this city last night when committee members ana party workers assembled to receive final 'in- structions. With Waterbury's quota set at fS4.OO0 it is expected that. despite hard times, it will be speedily oyersubseribed. Every voting district in the city has been assigned an arbitrary sum of S200 to raise. Some, of course. will raise three or four times that. The smaller districts may find it hard to realize their quota. < It must be remembered in this great vie- tory drive. that the democrats of the nation are conducting. that sources hitherto un- touched in the ordinary political drive for funds will be tapped. It is hoped that the average voter. the man who is seldom asked to contribute to party war chests will be able to give his fifty cents or dollar. what ever he or she can afford. There IS no inten- ton upon the part of any campaign worker nanees are in preearious position by reason of the economic upheaval of recent years.
 That's why the drive is expected to be oyersubseribed. The success of any political
 party depends upon more than the good will of the voters. A political party must have money for its successful operation. No campaign has ever yet been run without in- curing a debt. Mayor Hayes explained that very fully and eoneisely last evening. If the national democratic party is success ful in raising Sl.5o0,0oo in this great cam paizn, it will be able to wipe out all its old debts and start an onslaught upon the false prsn,ises of republieanism that should result in splendid victory next fall. If every democrat in Waterbury will only do his or her bit. no matter how small it may be. the drive is bound to succeed Let's all get be- hind the wagon and give it push.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14


 Hartford is adopting novel means of raising money for an unemployed relief fund. Tomorrow the Old State House lawn will become flower mart. Everybody who owns flower garden within short dist snee of the city is expected to donate its choicest blooms for the event. In fact. a wide variety of plants have already been promised for the sale. If the public re- spends, as it undoubtedly will. fine sum should be realized. There will be both:cu flowers and potted plants. We pfes1me that the rose display will be the best. as this flower is just coming into its own. Rose Sunday will be observed at Elizabeth Park within the next few weeks. Of course the legitimate dealers in flowers will be hard hit. but it will only De for one day and the cause is such a worthy one that 1t can be excused. Everybody must do some sacrificing in these, days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
Misnamed

The fashion. experts have designed shoe in honor of the Olympic Games It is called the Winged Mereury because it is adorned with tiny little wings in eolors contrasting with the rest of the shoe. The designers have slipped up little on this style. how ever. Those Olympic Games shoes have high heels. Imagine Mercury. or a Greek athlete. or even, a Greek girl at the games. wearing high French heels! They would not have been part of even spectator sports costume in ancient Greece. ....-..... -.,.
 The shoes are smart and pretty and doubtless will be popular. but they have nothing in common with Mercury or ath- leties. Americans are clever at selecting catchy. timely names for articles they wish to popularze. They are not 50 good at suiting the name to the object or the object to the name. Perhaps now the modistes will come out with old-fashioned stays" named for Venus and tennis froeks with long trains in honor of the Olympic Games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
Here, There And Eueryvhere

entitled to . front seat iii nori- culture.
 ' Orchids are abundant in damp equatorial yeglohs where they dis tlay' themselves. in brilliant form and color. In ,titc. tempcrates cli- mates they express ,then,sslvet in more humble radiant, the lady's slipper. which soon will be bright1 euink the carpet 6fa the wordsr of New England. being a nctable.exs But all this ,is. aside from the point Those members of the Sor- chid family. which have been sgrab. bing of all the gold medals at the hoFticultpral exhibitions needn't feel spg sbiSR Out in southern Queensla nd the orchids. are not plants--thsy:re trees. They cannot De. anytbfnE else Tor they grow to a height of s45 feet, bear. hundreds of blossoms and. the modest name of GaIeoio foliata monocctyledon-.. , The discovery '1iof an '.orchtd tree, in. the witda. of Queensland has 90 stirred, the ''Qrchidologists' of Australia that plans are under way to send a botanical expedition from Meibourpe into the area in September. When orchids growgto a height of a four-story building. one may expect the discovery of buttercups aa tall as telegraph poles and daisies that are used for dag- ,staffs. And even the ,beanstalk story becomes almost < belleveable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
CURE OF NAVEL HERNIA :.

l My little boy now three years old developed
 a navel hernia when three months oIu, wr"es an eastern correspondent. On the advice or | our physician proceeded with the same me- | thod of treatment which you described Tn | recent talk. It grew worse until after rev | weeks 1t was the size of a large walnut. A | surgeon who happened to zee the child assured me 1t would be necessary to operate. He said l it was impossible for a hernia as large as that 1 to be cured in any other way. The surgeon would. Neverthless plenty of hernias, In chil- dren and adults, are being cured nowadays Tn | ways which ever ready operators nave yet 10 | learn.)
 | Despite this, the correspondent continues, took him to another physician. He instructed l me in the method of pinching the muscles to- gether. He agreed thta the method had used would probably not help matters any; that the l pressure of the padded coin or disc served | merely to keep the muscles of the 'abdominai wall spread apart. He explained that the pet | ter way is to push the protrusion back into | place and then by pinching the muscles to- i gether and strappng securely with adhesive plaster hold 1t back In place tndefinitely. rms | I did, as he showed me. for several months. and am glad to say that the cure is now com piete. (Mrs s. R.) | The muscles of importance in this treatment are the pair of rectius muscles which lie one on eother side of the midline and extend | straight up and down. With strips of adhesive plaster applied crosswise above ana below the
 navel. one can keep tnese musc'es pu"eu " 1 gether. the skin and in any case must be freshly ap, pc, | piled every few days, and the mother may fall | to get 1t on in such way as to keep the mus cles drawn together. Dr Frank E. Brundage Bunaio pediatrist; | designed special belt for this purpose. and l when used as he directs 1t is effective In draw | ing the muscles togther and keeping them to-
 gether. and 1t eliminates the undesiranIe Tea | lures of the padded cotton and the constant application of adhesive plaster. In the belt pr | Brundage instructs the mother to make three
 pieces of hollow soft rubber tubing which are
 inserted vertically so that the first piece conleA
 at the outer border of the upright or rectus | muscle. and when the front is laced 1t brings l navel and draws the rectus muscles toward | tAe median line. l Whatever method Is used to retain the pro-
 tusion, the earlier 1t is applied the better the
 chance of a natural cure It is seldom htat | a natural cure is obtained in a child over two
 years old. But when the treatment IS applied | in the first few months permanent cure Is | often effected in a few weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
OYgE OFTENsIVE ENDS

On June l4,s1oi2 the Germans .bjg push ip the Qise Eectcr caesed and, despite their advance on. q front west Of tho liver Of from two to six miles, French troops claimed q victory In that they had stopped the advance. Aifiss inflicted elior- nous losses on German divisions, and pushed the enemy back at seyr erai spots:
 Germony transferred its center Of pressure to the ourcq valley, near vilferssC Cptteret6, where Heayy ar tillery. nghting south a6fvthe Aisns \, American pilots manringf boNnr CTS had their first taste Of bperatr ing behind the front. They faided the Baron court railway and re- turned safely.
 on the Italian front Apttro- Ful,r garlan forces, ,lannching an attack 0h Cadx cuirtiit and the Mohticello ridge, were beaten bacx.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

and is always willing 10 take what turns up while awaiting something better. The surs,t thing about fife is that one thing leads to another by surpriiing and devious ways when the advsntursr is ready and open minded. e,.ts
 MeanwfiIs. if in idIepss. why be idle' Solomon said: My son. get wisdcm: and with all thy getting. get understanding" Seek further knowledge. Grab experience wherever it offers itself. Unemployment is an opportunity to become better prepared for the big chance when it comes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
To-day's Selected Poe,,
PINE TREES ON TILLAMoOK (MabeI Felt Miller in the Christian
 Science Monitor)

What converse do they hold with tide and star These pines that face the sea on Tillamook? What do they hear from tradewind western
 blowing, What signs of moon and sun their daily
 book? They have no hour for breeding in the dusk As do the sheltered pines beyond the hill. No hour to meet the dawn with outstretched
 arms No day of basking in the sun and still. For they must find foothold in the rocks And search for drink beneath the changing
 sands Must square their shoulders to the winds
 attack, et
 And gird themselves about with sinewy hands This having done. like sailors strsng and brown They crouch. watching the sea beyond the
 town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
oRCHIpoI.oGY AT. ;. =, x ;'s i ,s,s NEW f1E1As 1iS
lchristian science Monltor)

< ,(Christian Science Monitor)
 For some time the orchid has reigned as the aristo crat among the tanned or domesticatcd plants. Horticultnrists have taken especial pride in the developments ofvaria. ]. tions of the species. They have travelled far and expendeds large sums in their efforts to; expand the catalougue of known .speciIn ents. Mere announcement of. orchid shows has been enough to i'll greet halls with enthusiastic admirers who have fingered lovingly over rare blooms. , e, s,li z
 Collections of. orchid plants from many parts of the world have been a hobby of wealthy patrons of Horticulture. And ,,whys shouldn't tyiedonous tSs M plant, and any n plant that bears q name, possessing the size, texture and misproncuncfatlpn possibilities of mopocotyiedo donouss sis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

Traffic in the Panama Canal is such now that one shift of employees has been relieved of work. The average number of ships pass ing through the canal now is; only twelve. Perhaps Uncle Sam had better advertise spe- eial rates for ships going through the locks. That might attract few vessels. And then again if Uncle Sam would lower his tariff bars. he might regain lost trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by pr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

sel (Seabury) to stop talking and do something .--Gov Franklin Ds Roosevelt. One.hfth of those normally earn ing incomes by work are. prevented from producing the. wealth that would pay their incomes ... It is up to congress to do soIncthing.-- William Green, president, American Federation of labor.
 < It is not the state tax that means 50 much. It is the country and dis trict and municipsl taxes that are leading the people down beyond endurance. e.--Senator Huey Long cf Louisiana. ,;s,,
 No other nation on earth but ourselves would allow so Import ant a possession to be completely dominated by a native population, when 1t is realized thattsthe very life of our nation might some day depend upon a military campaign around those islands. l(The flaw allan. .)--C Congressman Fred A. Brit ten of Illinois.
 There are three roads before you, The center one. is straight ahead. following out American principles. On the right is that of military des. potism, ruled by capitalism and wealth. TO the left is a dictatorship | of the proletariat. Governef William Fl. "Aifalfa Bilp Murray. of s0NtNNVttt4s ,e ..-.s s1 1.i ..s...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

Foreigners may believe it or not. but American money is still so good that mil lions of people in this country refuse to accept gold instead of banknotes. F
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

Citizens of Evanston. III. are asked not to call the policemen bulls and "flatfeet' Just to even things up, then. maybe the cops will stop calling citizens. 'hey-youse"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:55 Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
!, ts J'
 So They Say

1t is time for the New York.ieg. lislative committee and their coun. sel (Seabury) to stop talking and do something .--Gov Franklin P RooaeYelt. v nt Ig.I saAN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

ought to start. I, need. to be driven home to the people. ,-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14

Seventy-three years gold this month but still ip fine trim, he
 has been a senator since 19l5. when the Montana lcgislature elected him unanimously. He is best known as the "Bulldog Tom"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18

COP KILLED IN
Gun ACCIDENT
Young Detroit CIubman
Once Held as Witness in
Staying of Jerry Buckley.

By United Press
DETROIT. March 1s.-Egbert M
Hoffman, 27-year-old millionaire
clubman, once held as a material
witness in the Staying of Gerald
(Jerry) Buckley, radio announcer
was found dead in his Crosse Pointe
mansion Thursday night, bullet
wound near the heart.
The millionaire's death, at first
reported suicide, was adjudged
an accident by Coroner j. E. Bur-
CESS. Hoffman was killed when an
automatic pistol he was cleaning
exploded, the coroner said.
Mrs. Alma g. Hoffman, society
leader and mother of the clubInan
told authorities she heard the shot
which ended her sons life.
Hoffman, lawyer and heir to one
of Detroit's largest fortunes, was
known for several years as the mil.
lionaire policeman after he accept
ed a job as special officer" at DO
lice headquarters.
He became involved in the Buck
ley murder investigation when il
was disclosed his secretary, Heller
Foote, roomed with Marjorie Man.
sci, alleged sweetheart of Pete Lico-
voli, a gangster then accused of the
murder.
Released when he proved unable
to assist police in solving the muir.
der, the young millionaire retired
from politics and devoted his time
to society.
He was member of the F'riars
Club of New York City, the Detroit
and Crosse Pointe Yacht Clubs anC
the Michigan Bar Association.