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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
MONDAY. AUGUST 2s, 1882
High Flying

The second successful voyage of Prof. Aususte Picard of Belgium into the strat- csphere may start not only new profes- sional occupation but new sport. Scientific men will be seeking the thin upper air in growing numbers for research along many lines. We shall obtain information about the mysterious and powerful cosmie rays the electrical conditions. temperatures and weather influences found above the levels sttainab.e by airplanes. The elearness of the eioudless air at height of ten miles or more will provide new opportunities for obser- vation of the sun and stars
 Sportsmen may soon be crowding the sky in greater numbers than the scientists just for the fun of it. Ballooning has re- mained an appealing sport during the age of aviation. in spite of the comparative help lessness of the flyer suspended by clumsy bag drifting and drifting with the wind. Stratosphere flying should attract lot of young fellows seeking new thrill. The air may soon be full of aluminium balls dangling from gas bags. with men in those balls kept warm by the suns rays with tenn perature outside of 50 to 100 degrees below zero. It is fine ride if you do not freeze. ssufocate or fall.
 The opening of this new realm is strik- ing reminder of the limitations of our hu- man environment. We can wander all over the surface of our big earth but until lately man has been limited to an elevation of about four miles above sea level. and even yet the best he can do in htching his wag- on to star is to rise 10 or l 1 miles. He IS far more limited in his range downward from the earth's surface. He can only go 1 couple of hundred feet deep. in water and lea than two miles in the ground. We know far less about what lies few miles beneath our feet than we do about the out ,er universe countless trilions of miles away, because we can see the latter There may 1. b. thrills enough when our engineers dig as far into the earth as Professor Picard rises above it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
M TODAY q,
 / WOPlD WAR \, AlNVERSA .eGR ofASE
NOYON IS TAKEN

On August 29, 1918, Allied forces in Picardy continued their vic- torious drive against the German troops. the French taking Noyon. the British, Bapaume, and the Americans. numerous villages.
 The Germans were in full re- treat along a front of more than 40 miles as the day ended.
 Allied gains during the days battle were regarded as the most important of any single day of the year. Prisoners captured showed plainly that German morale was breaking under the steady pound ing of the Allied forces.
 On the Atlantic seabeard. the fishing schooner Qloaming was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Nova Scotia. and an additional fleet of ,destroyers was ordered to comb the region for submarines. which had been un- usually active.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
Here, There And Everywhere

would beat Harrison, and vice. versa, and from that day to this they have been jointly archetypal of what was side-splitting in. the American low-comedy tradition. When the great team was reunited last spring at the Paiace after a lapse of many years scarcely one person in ten in Broadway's own music hall had ever seen them be- fore, but there wasn't one in a hundred who hadn't heard O. them. They were, and are. glamorous in their capacity of carrying over into "a later time the atmosphere of the old Bowery, of ''stage-door John nies'' and champagne supers, the eraTof David Warfeld and Pete Daley, of horse cabs and gas lamps in a forgotten Manhattan. But at their silver anniversary as great comedy team not only New York but all the nation will be willing to applaud Weber and Fields for as many bows and encores as they are willing to take,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
A PETRIEIED PUZZLE
Christian Science Monitor)

Christian science Montor)
 Information is wanted that will lead to Identification of the build CTS of Stonehenge, that circular group of monoliths which conspic- uously marks Salisbury Plain Tn England. Sometimes called the "Frontispiece of English History" this prehistoric collection of stones has been Britain's little '"guess again" contest for a thousand years or more. {
 Recently a concentrated attack was made on the problem by the combined knowledge of the Inter- national Congress of Prehistoric and Protohisto Sciences, the dcl- cgates to which assembled on the ground, kicked up the sod, dusted off the stones and otherwise bent their energies and their backs in an effort to turn up some evidence which should definitely settle the origin of the mysterious collection, variously attributed to Romans, Danes or Druids.
 Microscopical examination of the stone is alleged to have definitely proved that the blue stones in the 
 circle came from the mountains in South Wales, but how, when, and what for are questions that appear they were a century ago.
 to be no nearer solution than
 Three years ago the site was talk en over by the. National Trust for Places of Historic Interest appar- ently as a Permanent Puzzle for Promoters of Prehistoric Plausi- bilities." Anybody interested in its solution may go into seclusion at the spot and pick out as many afl- swers as he chooses. He may the oretically move the monoliths about from one point to another, and even jump them to get into hte king row." but he must guarantee not to hold the British government responsible for any of his findings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
A Book a Day
New York Was More Wicked
 in 1880, Book Says
by BRUCE CATION

It seems that the world Is get ting better. New York a century ago was more wicked town than 1t is now. It's dives were more nu- merous and more unclean; the general public had more hypocrisy and confusion in it's attitude to- ward them than 1t has now.
 This, anyhow, is what l gather from readin@"A New York Tenn pest" by Manuel Komroff.
 This is bulky story about q New York murder trial in the 1830's.
 A young man from the upper middle class gets entangled with girl of the streets, and winds up by strangling her to death. Ar rested and brought to trial. he finds himself the center of a city, wide sensation. The better ele- ment" of the town Is all on his side; the roughnecks, the Five Points drifters and the Bowery toughs are all hot for q conviction. Everybody ins town takes sides, and the whole business almost ends in bloody riot.
 Evidently New York took its murder trials seriously in those days.
 Anyway, the young man gets acquitted by dint of a bit of per- jury on the part of his star wit ness. But 1t does him little good. He slides on downhill and, at last, kills himself to escape from his conscience. And wouldn't be surprised if there were a fine mor- al lesson, or something, in 1t.
 The story is chiefly interesting for it's picture of old-tine New York. MT KomroY seems to have lost the touch that put "Coronet" over; this book seems over-long and sententious, and often 1t Is rather boresome.
 It is published by Coward Mo- Cam, Inc, and sells for $2.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
So They Say

The world needs peace. President Herbert Clark Hoover.
 
 There is no fairer or more equit- able tax than that on profits and incomes. Senator James Couzens of Michi- gan.
 Our. grandchildren will wonder how We ever came to think, un- civilized as our age will seem to them, and how we ever got along without the conveniences and i'm provements they will know. Roy D. chapin. secreary of com merce.
 All bootleggers claim they are poor. Municipal Judge Lillian M. Wes- tropp of Cleveland.
 
 These so-called world economic conferences have been a failure and a waste of time and will con- tinue to be so until they get to the root of the evil. Adolf Hitler. German Nazl lead. CT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

Things sre coming to pretty pass when a college student sues his alma mater for injuries received when he was running in a track meet. Charles Groh. former stu- dent at Coe College. cedar Rapids. Iowa, believes that any college is liable for injuries received by student required to engage in athletics. As result ali he wants is S104,000 damages for fall sustained in eross-eountry run. In his particular in- stance there might be some legal justifiea- ton as he claims that he was forced into this form of athletic diversion without physical examination or consent of par- ents." But if every college athlete decided to do some suing on his own account where would our institutions be, poor things?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
TURKEY OFFERS OWNER
 REAL DEPRESSION EGG

Colorado Springs. Col. tuP)-- One Lincoln county turkey hen saw her duty during the depression.
 Mrs Alice smith. of .slmla. brought an egg te tho Chamber Of Commerce here. which was so large and weighed 50 much that it had attracted attention.
 lt was q double ess--.a complete egg. shell and nli. inside nn outer nhciI and tho outer shell nlHo eon- tainod its own yolk and white.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
BY RODNEY BUTCHER NEA Service Writer

Washington.-Vice presidential candidates apparently can't help being funny, even if they try. There is no evidence that they try very hard to help 1t, either.
 Recent experiences of Uncle Charlie Curtis and Uncle Jack Gar ner promise that the campaign won't lack for comic relief And that's all to the good, because most people either so thoroughly dislike q presidential candidate or hold him in such deep respect that the leaders of the two tickets seldom inspire hearty laughter.
 Poor Uncle Charlie
 Amusing pictures of Uncle Char lie have registered themselves on the screen in rather rapid success sion, including:
 1-Uncle Charlie all trussed and bound, ready to be thrown to the sharks by the 6. o. D. politicians at Chicago who couldn't imagnie what possible good he would do the tick ct, suddenly rescued by the refusal of Charles G. Dawes to take the nomination and by the heroic ef- forts of his devoted half-sister. Mrs Dolly Gam.
 2-Uncle Charlie calling out the marines to guard the Capitol from bonus marchers, then learning that only the president can call out armed forces and watching them march down hill again.
 3.-Uncle Charlie in New Mexi- co, his appearance guarded by machine guns, hurling dirty cow ard" and other episodes into the crowd.
 4--Uncle Charlie making his ac- ceptance speech at Topeko and, al- though running on wet platform with wetter candidate. declaring against repeal of the 18th amend ment.
 Garncrfs Stage Trip
 None of which is any more ri- diculous than the spectacle Of Uncle Jack Gamers trip to New York, in which he publicly went through his paces in an obviously stage managed effort to convince the east that he was not radical, that he was wet, that he was not religious bigot and that he was an admirer of Al Smith.
 Republicans decided to center their fire on Garner on the the ory that he was easier game. They felt they could sell the idea that he was an unsound, dangerous radical, great menace on any party's ticket. It would be inter- esting to know who first had that idea about this rd-boiled old Texas banker and pecan grower. Everybody In Washington knows that he is such a conservative that many of the progressives dis like him cordially. He has been known to issue silly, wild-eyed statements about supprcssing Socialism and Communism"
 Someone may have derived the idea from the fact that Uncle Jack is more honest and outspoken than most politicians. He likes to express his opinions bluntly, often in sizzling words and not al-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

payer like this one only fraction of those complaints are here nisntionsd. is going to rise with a scoufgr and clean the unjust money-changers out of the offices which takes her money presumably for her protee- ton and the education of her children. giy- ing her no clear account of its stewardship and wasting large part of it in graft and futility. When that woman and some more like her get mad enough. we wish them power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
SALUTE TO MEYER AND MIKE
(New York Herald -Tribune)

(New York Herald -Tribune)
 A fifty-year partnershi even in the stage profession. where senti- ment and long standing traditions flourish, is q mark to aim at. but a flfts-year partnership in clowning. such as is about to be celebrated by Joe Weber and Lew Fields. is q really conspicuous rarity. For while the heavy Thespian may profit from the accommodating silver in his hair. the tremor in his lines. and move suecessively from Romeo to Otheilo and from the Moor to Lear( apd all too often back to Romeo again) stiffening joints do not come in the guise of boon to slapstick com edians whose falls must be ns resi- lient. whose nose -pastings as vehe- ment as ever if they are Co retain their appeal Co tho disabilities.
 The Rrandfnthers of tho present generntion 0f tbeatergsern first lnufhed et Weber and Fields na Meyer and Mike nearly hnif . een- tufy ago when they shouted with mtItual iist shaking that Cleveland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

tBy Jessie E. RIttenhouse in
 The New York Times) Related Summer yet the phoebe came Chanting anew the rhythm of her name, And 1 was back within q northern wood Where sparse and dark the regal hemloclts
 stood,
 While spent with grief upon tho ground lay With not sound that breeding Summer day. Save the reiterated wIstful cry That told me lime would pass htat pain would
 die.
 Uncounted aeons from your plaintlvo throat Punctunl and sad hnh come that call remote, And those who listened. to some sorrow prey. Four your far singing ehnrmes inc grief away For that hypnotic spell within your voice Says that A Power Of old has made the eh0lee--- Says with h wisdom from crcation'H morn f0 every frustrnte heart. 'It can Do bOrne."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
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ways with a careful view to the effect, He has especially enjoyed harpooning Hoover and Andy Mel lon, but the fact that they are arch h-conservatives doesn't mean Uncle Jack is radical.
 The "Dry" Rumors ' The whispering campaigners had also been busy circulating stories that Jack was dry and a religious bigot who had opposed Smith in the 1928 campaign. That also was part of the attempt to draw votes away from the ticket simply on account of Gar ner.
 So they brought him up to New York and gave him luncheon with lot of active state lead ers' on hand. Jack made a speech fitted to refute the radicalism charge and then politicians from the Smith states of Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Connecticut rose and asked questions just as if to satisfy themselves for the first time as to the falsity of those other accusations.
 So Uncle Jack made his denials and confessions of faith and the democratic publicity machine made quite story of 1t, telling how "his voice broke with emo- ton" and so on.
 The Smith Session
 And Uncle Jack must have had a rather absurd session with Al Smith, too, considering that 1t was he primarily who smothered AIS hopes at Chicago and consid- ering how sour Al still was at the end of the meeting.
 Then they let Jack go back to Texas, where he Is staging the unique and diverting spectacle of a man running for reelection to his seat in congresses if to play safe-as well as the vice ..e L
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
O--NJ--O OVER THE RIVER
Hearts and flowers.
 Around me drop, But when my Rose comes, frAA ssnaf s,<apS afnN

Hearts and flowers. Around me drop, But when my Rose comes, The rest can stop.
 o-O--o Many a person Is merely bored while acting nonchalant.
 O-O--o
 SEE YOU We're duo for an early Fall they say, COal dealers chucllc, And well they may.
 o-O---o What makes the BARTENDER, toughy
 o-O--o Give woman an inch plant and she'll soon want house filled with plants.
 O-O-0 Your purse can be flat. the pan try flat and lot of other things as well. But not till the rear tire goes flat on a rainy day Is the re- sultant shock felt at all.
 O--O-O Some fellows think that keeping company with'a girl means to keep her from every other fellow.
 o--O-o Shaving made one blue enough but now they're advertising blue shaving blades.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Dish Washing

Is hot water sufficient to wash dishes, wltii- out soap. My brothers family will not use s0ap. UL. B.)
 Answer--Yes but the use of soap makes the job easier. quicker and requires less hot wa ter
 Not to tine Third Generation
 Strong, healthy, athletic young woman. youngest of i've children. Father was syphil- ltIc before any of his children were born They are ali apparently healthy. except the eldest. What risk involved in marry tiIls young wom- mn? (R. E O
 Answer--so far as syphilis K concerned. no particular rsl other tian that involved In any niarriage Syphilis is not transmitted Co the third generation. There tx no hereditary syphilis. hut only eongcnital syphilis, which IA present when the child B born, though h max not manifest itself until the child is weeks of months old. 1T the Infant shows no slgB of the disease in tne first year of life, probably it has escaped.
 lcopyrIght John r. Dile co.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
Personal Health SerUice (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 him. care of tue Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

Connecticut has gone and done it at last. For years it has been birding itself on the manner in which it has looked after the wants of avid sportsmen Our state board of fisheries and game is second to none in Performance of duty. It has pioneedcd in fields untrodden by other states. It has SC; an envabe mark for ne;ghboring states to reach. Now a woman game warden is 10 be appointed. Her sole duties will be to look
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
DRY HEAD DECLAREs
 BUYERS ARE TO BLAME

New Orleans (UP)-coIonei Amos w. w. Woodcock, federal di- rector of prohibition, on his recent visit to New Orleans blamed the purchasers of illicit liquor as the real cuiprits in the struggle to en- force the prohibition laws.
 "The buyers is the person te blame" Colonel Wcodeock said. 'He Is the one who causes % many people to be sent Co the per- itenfini.y. The demand for drink could be decreased by proper sdu- cationni methods"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

after the female of the species. One trout stream is to be set apart for women only and there they may fish to their hearts com tent. interspersed with an hour or two of knitting or idle gossip if they So desire. The new game warden will also be competent enough to instruct fair anglers in the art of fly casting. to which. by the way. this particular brook. will be limited. Hurrah for Connetieutl Always progressive.
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evening.
 o--O--o A FEW SMILES
"A SMILES. THE THING '

 Good evening.
 o-O--o
 A FEW SMILES The seashore gal Is sad eyed. foflorn. For her tides and lovers Will soon be gone. The lawn mower soon Will cut up no more, But the coal shovel waits At the old cellar door. The straw hat bell. Soon rings, ah woe, Straws show which way The style winds blow. Jack Spratt and his wife, ." Are divorced, so they say, Which proves the lean and the fat, Just won't mix today. The vets and the drys Are battling anew, The devil just smiles. It's all over his brew.
 o--O--o Attorney Curtin is making a strong defense for Jimmy Walker but it looks like the Curtin" for Jimmy.
 o-O-o
 If these so-called frozen as- sets didn't thaw out during the summer months, what chance have they during the cold weather just ahead?
 o--O--o Mayor Cermak while In Berlin told an audience that the bandits have been driven out of Chicago. Yeah, and in Rolls Royces or Cadillacs, believe us.
 o-O--o Roosevelt is said to be a colorful campaigner. Probably due to the sunburn on his re- cent vacation.
 O-O-o They're advocating national cheer-up week. Why not Q nation al open the closed banks week? That would make us cheer-up plenty.
 O-O-o The man who marries a dress maker is going to be model husband-for her latest models.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

What shock it would be for any. eiti- zen to turn on the faucet in the kitchen sink, fill glass. and then imbibe deeply of moonshine. Yet that's just about what happened in Spokane, Washington. recent ly Dishes were washed with moonshine and lawns sprinkled. The source was soon discovered. The community draws from large we'll capped with tower and pump. The tower was once an illicit dis tllery. Liquor dumped during raid seeped into the pump drill hole The community is now drinking pure. water again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
AND sos ON
The hattie cry of freedom. f. s.fSo.. a.af. ssA fsf s.,ssQea

The battle cry of freedom. 1s often heard of course. Tine cry of lawyer, client,
 'Dly0rce".
 O--O---O This concludes our opening pro- gram of the week. it came to you oyer DBD and was brondcaat by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at this tlmo t0 bo hack on tho air again tomorrow evening nt the usual hour.
 Good night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

High tide at Milford. Tuesday. August 30, lo:30 a. m. daylight time) low tide, 4:52 D. m. daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 500 Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

Dark -colored walls in homes are said to be smart this season. It doesn't look smart to gloom everything up and waste light.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

Doctor Denounees Actors Who Initiate Sufferers on Stage. Serves 'em right. They do lot of harm. D-d-doggone it, k-k-k-kick em off, if they w-w-wont stop if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

Politics, oh politics, You give us quite q thrill, And boy, you surely cost q lot. We always pay the bill.
 o-O--o One thing is certain. girl is never attracted to man by the beauty of his legs
 o--O--o Rally to be Staged at Gasoline item. The right place for free air.
 O-O--O The chap who never kisses his gal unless he's going through darkened tunnel will be given d break next Wednesday,. during the eclipse of the sun.
 O-O-O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
O-O--O TEE, HEB

She had her picture taken, An ordeal quite kind, Since. she was in very Pretty frame of mind.
 O-O-o Getting back to nature often means making use of the oil lamps once more. And we never miss the old Connecticut Light & Power company until we're down Maine, in cottage, about four hundred miles from Waterbury and Charley Allen.
 o-O-o
 If some women married bridges they'd be sure of bet ter support than they get from lazy husbands.
 o--O--o The church supper season is al- most at hand. And judging by the tables, the idea seems to be that the Lord will provide.
 o-O-o
 YOU DON'T SAY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

The seashore gal
 Is sad eyed, forlorn, For her tides and lovers
 Will soon be gone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
To-day's Selected Poem
TIII; PIiOEBE

tBy Jessie E. Rittenhouse in The New York Times)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29

The lawn mower soon
 Will cut up no more. But the coal shovel waits
 At the old cellar door.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-29
Not Co the Third Gcneraiion

tcopyrIeht John Y. DIlIe Coo