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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
The Day of Freedom

' On July 4. 1776, in Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. Fifty years later to the day. there were still living two of the big actors in that drama, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. And by strange coincidence. both died on the Fourth of July. 1926. Their death was observed fittingy in Boston in sthe following October when, at great me- sinorial meeting in Faneuil Hall Daniel sWebster. foremost of American orators, de- ,livered his famous eulogy on Adams and .Jefferson. The climax of his oration came in the imaginary speech. composed by Web- sster himself. which he attributed to John Adams as having been delivered in the de- bate when the Declaration was adopted. It is good. on recurrence of the great sday. to regain the thrill which still comes from that speech. Too seldom. in these sprosaic years. do we reach the patriotic sheishts attained by those early giants. Every ..schoolboy. will recall the magic words: Sink or swim. live or die. survive or per- sish. I give my hand and my heart to this svote.
 Tt is true. indeed. that in the beginning i've aimed not4at independence. But there s "a divinity which shapes our ends lnde- sspendence is now within our grasp. We have sbut to reach forth to it. and it is ours. [. eThe war; then. must go on. We must flight it through. And if the war must go ion. why put off longer the Declahation of Independence? That measure will strengthen Jus. It will give us character abroad.
 If we fail. it can be no worse for us. But we shall not fail The cause will raise up armies: the cause will create navies. The Epeople. the people. if we are true to them. Twill carry us and will carry themselves tgloriously through the struggle. care not
 how tickle other people have been found EI know the people of these colonies
 'WeSmay not live in the time when this Declaration shall be made good. We may Ndie: die colonists; die slaves; die. it may Ebe. ignominously and on the scaffold. Be
 it SO. Be it so If it be the pleasure of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
BEHIND THE SCENES et tthe DEMOCRATIC
 ONNEN7ION NJ mjAh RODNEY BUTCHER

convention. The democrats. ale ways. But the republicans--never. It ain't worth the effort. Who wants to crash free rides, lodge a coupia hundred cops, sacrifice your dignity, and run the risk of losing a reputation to sit in at a quilting bee? I've been threatened with arrest here and every time a cop Hooks in my direction I wonder what the look is going to mean, but it's worth it.
 These democrats may be as broke as I am, but they enjoy it. And, by the way, with this depres- sion and everything why wouldn't t it be a good idea for me to start an information bureau on how to go places and see things on the crash basis.
 "YouG be surprised how far you can ride in a Pullman compart- ment lavatory if you lock yourself in before the train starts, and have the good luck to have the train run through to it's destination without the compartment being sold.
 "If the compartment happens to be sold, and you have to come out, of course, it's bit disconcerting, and a trial on ones boise. But that all comes under the heading of business in my line."
 MT Connolly, taking the occa- sion of a political convention seri- ously, was immaculate. White shirt, black bow tie. blue serge suit. Hav- ing assured MT Connolly that he was elegant, your correspondent had the temerity to ask that he reveal a sacret of hise trade by stating how he crashed this partic- ular convention. He went into his pocket for the answer.
 It was press badge for the democratic convention of 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
SATURDAY, JULY ?, 1882
For President-Franklin D.
 Roosevelt

Coming swiftly and with the suddenness of prarie storm the rush to the Roosevelt standard was accomplished late last night by s swing of southern and western votes. re- leased from pledges. To say that the New York governors nomination was a surprise would not be quite correct. Any man who can go into national convention with the huge number of votes that Governor Roose- welt boasted and not be nominated would indeed be weak candidate. That the managers of the Roosevelt campaign were able to secure the coveted honor SO early in the balloting shows unmistakable signs of increasing sentiment for the candidate. es- pecially in those sections of the nation where four years ago the democratic nominee lost votes.
 We must admit that we did not think that Franklin D. Roosevelt was the strong est candidate in the field for the nomination. Still we claimed that there were any num- Der of eligibles in democratic ranks who could be elected president over the present incumbent Herbert Hoover. Certainly the New York governor must be ranked among those bearing this distinction. He should be able to defeat the republican administra- ton quite handily. Of course. a great deal depends upon his running mate. At this Writing it appeared as if Speaker of the House John Nance Garner himself presi- dential aspirant. would be chosen. for it was the Garner votes controlled by William c. McAdoo and William Randolph Hearst that made the Roosevelt nomination on the fourth ballot possible.
 We need enter upon no description of Governor Roosevelt here. He is we'll known in New England as much so as in New York. In fact he has been idoliZed on var ious occasions, although of recent months his popularity had waned considerably. The mere fact. though, that he could break what sppeared to be hopeless deadlock and emerge the victor by comfortable margin on the fourth ballot indicates much more strength than many democrats were credit ing to him. That is welcome news for, Regardless of the candidate. this fall the democratic party is anxious for victory at Inc polls. It desires to prove to the nation that under its rule peace and prosperity may return to these shores.
 <. Governor Roosevelt may be justly proud of bis nomination. He won in the face of ffemendous odds. He was not the favorite candidate of the national committee. He. therefore, could not secure the unanimous cooperation of its officers. which in itself is a serious handicap. Despite this hand cap. his organization perfected itself to the point where 1t was able to resist the advance of not merely one powerful opponent but two. three. four. or any number. Governor Roosevelt went into the convention with a safe majority of the votes. But twice the party had refused the nomination to ma Jprity candidates in just such circumstances IS existed this year. That he was nominated on the fourth ballot may be regarded as personal tribute that should give fair warn- ing to the republicans that, despite factional differences. the democrats must bear watch ing next November
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
THE URBAN TABBY

(New York Herald -Tribune)
 Despite the belief of officials of
 the Society for the Prevention of
 Cruelty to Animals that house cats are not in particular demand in the city, as witness the circum-
 stance that during the last year the society was called upon to put an end to more than a quarter Of q million tabbies. the feline fam fly of Manhattan seems to thrive |and flourish.
 Perhaps, after all, 1t Is the cat land not the dog that Is best able to adapt itself to the circumstances of man-made civilization as repre- scented by urban existence. Where |upoiTf farms and country estates there has been since earliest times Ia demand for Towser, in the city there are a thousand homes, rang ling from grocers shops and speak easies to penthouse mansions for laristocratic Angoras, where Minnie the Mouser is welcome. Speak easies alone would account for at |least z5.000 bar cats in New York, following only one to each oasis. The cats demands are simple. Warmth, saucer of milk, . closet retreat and an occasional catnip saturnalia are all she asks while
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
SHOCK TEST FOR LoBsTERs.
(New Haven Register)

(NeW maven HeglSter)
 The lobster shock test" ought to turn back the universe for every person who was exposed to ele- mentary courses in biology and physics in the days when the high school laboratory's chief piece of apparatus was the static ma- chine" that glass disc contraption which gave a mighty shock when cranked. For who doesn't remem- Der how 1t made the crabs--craw- fish to the instructor-wiggle their pincers when they were given the shock? And now the Massachu- setts fish and game authorities are to use this old-and cruel, said the tenderer sex-princip1e to deter- mine the lobster's fitness for food. If the lobster responds immediately to the shock with sharp contraction of the tail and more delicate movements of the small fiippers," 1t is in good condition. If 1t fails to react, it will be condemned. Per- fect1y simple; why wasn't 1t used before? Perhaps a more impor- tant question is. how long will it be used? It will be mighty strange If some of the professional and ultra-zealous guardians of the com fort of tour poor dumb friends, will not soon raise all sorts of a disturbance over it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

"Onc-Eyed" Connolly Crashes Sta dium Gate-He Wants Ritchic,
 Beer or Anything Handy.
 Chicago. - Introducing, ladies and gentlemen of the democratic convention, the delegate at large not merely at large from any in- dividual state, but at large from the entire country-Mr One-Eyed Connolly, the champion gate crasher of this world.
 He is attention sessions of the convention, and though the road may be rough and tough at times, what with badged officials and policemen to dodge, MT Connolly was making out well near a hot dog stand on the fringe of the con- vention hall when encountered by your correspondent. He eyed through the one optic, both the correspondent and the dogs with the utmost wistfulness.
 ''I'm for Ritchie," said Mir Con- nelly. land have been travelling from New York ever since the night of the Schmeling- -Sharkey fight in order to get here and help out the Maryland cause. By the way, Schmeling won that fight, but bigger things are at stake here, soj started for Chicago by bus and other 'conveyances as soon as the balloting in the Long Island ring was finished.
 q hope to be ballot, boy, or something here. Meantime, want Ritchie and I want beer or any, thing else that's handy, and would- mt turn up my nose at a couple of dollars.
 'Its the financial and economic situation that should be stressed by the democrats. I'm an authori- ty on low finance, and am urging that it be taken up in a big way. High finance doesn't worry me-"
 About this time the "wet" dem- onstration started and lively fight was under way in the Texas delegation.
 "Now that's life," said MT Con- nelly. "I have crashed everything in the world except a republican
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
CoRNED BEEF AND
(Hartford Courant)

One may feel that the world might be much worse than it is, except from meteorological point of view, for those who are solicit ous for the welfare of prisoners |and captives evidently are making some advance in their treatment of the men and women who have incurred the displeasure of society.
 Our belief is based on a dispatch from Pittsfeld, Mass, which notes that a prisoner taken from the House of Correction in that town to Great Harrington as witness in a criminal case urged that he might be hurried back after hav- ing testified, because corned beef and cabbage was to be served for dinner. We are not certain whether dinner is served in Pitts field at noon or at six in the eve- ming, but it really does not signify for we suppose that the guests ot the state in the House of Correc- tion are not required to dress for the meal. Certainly 1t could not be that formal, since cruel and ur- usual forms of punishment are bar red.
 We trust that the prisoner was
 returned long before the dessert
 was brought on, and we know that many a person will share his enthusiasm for corned beef and cabbage. We trust, further, that some hardened criminal in the in- stitution is one of those rare souls
 who sknow how to prepare the meal properly. In 8 degenerate age, a tendency has grown to re- gard the cabbage as boiled when. In reality it is merely wilted, treat ment which is simply heathenish.
 The meal should be cooked slow ly and deliberately. The ideal grandmother permitted 1t to sim mer through a long afternoon, in an iron pot set apart for the pur-
 pose. There was no desire for and a streak o'fat, corned exactly to the right point, whereat it was salt, but not too salt, lay simmer ing until it had favored the veg etables and in turn had been favored by them. At his point. |all things were ready, but so gen. |tle and skillful had been the treat |ment that the meal would be none the worse if 1t remained simmer ling for another half hour in case
 the men folk were late to supper
 There are still those In the Berkshires who know a good meal when they see it, or, as in this case when they got It's odor. We hope the prisoner arrived to get his share of the meal and we know lhe will await the return of Mon- day if 1t means another dinner of the sort. And we wonder if it oc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Governor Pinehot of Pennsylvania makes a good plea to the motorists of bis state when he asks them to be more careful of wild animals that cross the state highways The number of animals. both wild and do- mestic. that are killed every year by motor vehicles is appalling. We don't imagine that more than one-third of these are killed in daylight, the remainder during the night hours when visibility is poor. Too many times. though. these animals might go un- seathed if the driver would merely slow up or swerve to one, side. But, no. there are plenty of heartless individuals who enjoy the chance to run over some hspless animal that runs in front of their auto. Why not be more considerate as well as careful in the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
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U. S. ARMY AT 2,OOO, 900 \ ehna etaoihr etaOinslrdluu Tiff

On July 2, 1918, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker disclosed that the American army now npmy bered 100000 men and 160.400 officers. The statement was con- tained in letter sent to the House Committee on Military Affairs.
 American troops stormed the village of vaux after a day of se. were fighting. They also drove the Germans out of the Bois de la Roche, west of Chateau- Thierry and by nightfall were consolidat- ing their newly won positions.
 British forces near Albert on the Picardy front repulsed q counter-attack led by crack Ger man guard regiments. They held every acre of ground gained m their advance of the previous day.
 General Otto von Below was appointed commander-in-chief of the Austrian reverse in the region of Monte Grappa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Removal of the trolley tracks from upper West Main street where it leaves Robbins street and runs to the Middlebury road will be greatly appreciated. That stretch of thoroughfare has been particularly rough since the trolleys were discontinued. As soon as the new water mains are laid along it the road will be resurfaced. And another ap- preach to the city perfected. Good news. indeed!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
Personal Health SerUice (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 or the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

(aIlhoush some hI5torians now claim sfs hit- torie charter wasn't placed in the osk). At any rate the roots that were dug were quickly picked up by the workmen and by- islanders as souvenirs. It is reported in the Hartford Coursnt that the oak was blown down in 1856. If those were the roots just uncovered. all we can say is that the old tree was possessed of marvellous vitality.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
To-day's Selected Poem
RAINBOW IN A BIRCH

Romig Fuller in Christian Science
 Monitor) No 'lovelier sight Could ever be Than a rainbow in A white birch tree. Just a painted Fringe of end From a rainbow's Down-curved bend, In a birch's Trembling, airy, Leaves and boughs-- A fragmentary Bright ellipse. One might search The world over For a birch With rainbow Tangled in 1t, (And the sun and mist To spin it): A bird above, A cloud behind It. One might search. And not find 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
DING, DING
Toothaclics and July Fourths Once brought but pain, Now July Fourths at least,
 Are safe and sane.

Once brought but pain, Now July Fourths at least, Are safe and sane.
 o--O-o Net stockings have their advan- tages. You can't tell whether they have holes or are supposed to be that way.
 oAO-o A four hand tie often looks as if four hands made an effort to tie it.
 It would seem at times as if the convention steering com- mittee has the happy faculty of steering the conventoin right into trouble. Wood reading isn't exactly en- tertaining, and yet many a good story comes from a ships log.
 AND ON AND ON Ships that go down to the sea, Are heralded near and far, And yet they have nothing on That often go down to the bar. o-O-o The sad. sad story. "Your ac- count is overdrawn."
 O-O-O
 Shooting clay pigeons is my idea of being kind to living birds.
 o-O-o The sun is often rising before. the daughter sets.
 o-O--O
 The road to heaven is nar- row which gives Austin cars a genuine break.
 o-O-o The chap who is always watch ing the clock Is perhaps merely facing time instead of turning his back on 1t.
 TEE, HEB Keeping up with the world, VI Is bound to bring . frown, Especially, when keeping mp, Just sort of keeps you down.
 o-O-o The. so-called Rose of no-man's land has turned out to be another climber.
 o--O-o You just can't buy the stuff of which heroes are made.
 O--O--o This completes our series of programs for the week. They came to you over DBD and were broadcast by the. Waterbury Even- ing Democrat, pioneer in this type of newspap aper work. We are sigu- ing off at this time. to be back on the air again Tuesday evening at the usual hour.
 o--O-0 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Monks are buying mansions in England once occupied by the rich.
 The locust invasion of South Africa is expected not to be aerlcus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

No matter how tough Or how steep where you're sow. ing, The harvest will bloom If you just keep on going.
 O-O-o Republicans favor resubmission democrats repeal. At any rate the res seem to have it.
 o-O-o
 It's rhubarb when served as sauce, pie plant when done up in culinary crust.
 O-O-O The ads picture wives leaving husbands because hubbies are careless about shaving. Now the male sex should turn around and have themselves pictured as leav- ing wives because the ladies wont ket rid of superluous hair.
 o-O-o
 DING. DING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

All vehicles must be lighted not latel than S:58 Daylight saving time) tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

High tide at Milford. Sunday. July }. 11:27 a. m. Daylight time): low tide, 5:35 p. m. Daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Believe it or not = William Allen White says the democrats at Chicago were better dressed than the republicans What do you make of that. Watsonf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Fido requires bones and biscuit, entertainment. airing and frequent interference from fighting with neighborhood canine plug -uglies. By and large 1t would seem that the more urban the community be- comes the better are the cat's chances of survival,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Will Rogers advice to Raskcb regarding his claim on the democratic treasury applies to lot of other debts = You can't ex- pect to get interest; be glad to get half the principal"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
oHMIGosH

If cotton stockings, Won't make q man look twice, How about net, No matter the price?
 o-O-o Ballyhoo at times becomes mere ballyhooey.
 o-O-O Baseball is pastime to some but razztime to the bleacher gods.
 O-O-o Spooning is like radium, more entrancing in the dark.
 o-O-o The stuff of which heroes are made very often becomes mere putty in the hands of pretty 1eroines.
 O-O-o Roosevelt may fly to the con- vention.-Headlin Perhaps in hopes that the delegates will fly to him.
 o-O-o
 KEEP GOING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

War on snakes and snapping turtles has been declared by the State Board of Fish cries and Game. according to an announce ment made this week. It is the contention of the board that numerous water fowl are destroyed annually by turtles or snakes. Of course. the forfner prey on certain spe- cies of fish, too If the number of vicious turtles is on the increase there is nothing to do but get rid of as many of them as pos sible, but with all the hatred that most men have for snakes we must temper it with wisdom Snakes can do plenty of damage by robbing birds nests of both eggs and young birds but they also can do an lrn- mense amount of good in year. Black snakes, many of which are found in Con- necticut. destroy rats and creatures of this type that are not only crop destroyers. but also natural enemies of chickens. If water snakes prey on trout, kill them off by all means but don't let this signal for exeeu- ton be regarded as general one. AS general rule snakes won't harm people un- less they are disturbed. And there are only two poisonous snakes in Connecticut = rattlesnakes and. copperheads Don't feel obliged to kill everyone you see. You don't know how much good they may be doing the farmers. We don't know much about the habits of turtles, but we think that the snappers can be slain without much fear of removing mankind's friends. We presume they have their place in the kingdom Of natural life, but just now seem to bave stepped out of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Love is often,
 Hard to find,
 Which proves the saying
 Love is blind.
 o-O--O Many a golfer quits the game in the knick-ers of time.
 o-O-o If soap will keep things clean, why not make it com- puisory at political conven- tions.? SHE-'T hear that the Joneses are taking a cottage for the sum- nfer."
 HE-"Ye-ah, I suppose they fig ure it's easier to take cottage than pay rent"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02
Here, There And EDerwDhere

cured to the cook to boil a few yellow turnips with the beef and
 cabbage.