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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
Here, There And EDeryuOhere

to Chicago % as to express him. self at once upon the convention floor. But there will be a dignity in the proceedings which is not unsuited to the presidential office and which the country will view rather with approval than other wise.
 It is unlikely that the president will begin his acceptance speech with comment upon the claim of his opponent. Governor Roosevelt, made at Chicago. that the demo- cratic candidate is honest and is not 8 hypocrite. Nor should we ex- pect that MT Hoover will say any, thing which will resemble what Vice. -Presidentia Candidate Garner has said with reference to feeling fit to handle president in the way the latter deserves to be handled. The address of acceptance will have high sound and a character of impersonality. Let us hope that 1t may contain something more.
 The pose of vigor, unconventton- ality and frankness exhibited by Governor Roosevelt at Chicago, and the statuesqueness of Mir Hoover's contrasting manner of &C., |ceptance alike should have little to do with the judgment of the voters. What the latter want is evi- dence of ability to help them and demonstration of leadership which Is convincing.
 Oftentimes there may be merit in the saying that possession is nine points of the law, but in such perl ods as the present the election chance of the challenger far out side the White House groupds seems fully as good as that of the defender who may make his speech and gestures there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
Summer Carelessness

One of the sad things about the summer season. when 90 many people are having so good a time out of doors, is the number of drownings. Water sports are the most pop ular of all sports. We make the most of them while we can. because the vacation season and. in, most sections the suitable weather period. are so short. But the price is often heavy. The fatalities come mostly from ignorance and carelessness. For some reason or other, probably because water sports seem 50 natural and therefore simple, noviees often assume that they are easy and ,safe.A The reverse is true. The water may be as safe as the land. for those who under stand its behavior. and adapt themselves to its laws and whims; but for the ignorant and careless it is full of peril
 Swimming is safe only for the person who knows how far he can swim. and takes no foolish chances. Rowing. canoeing. power boating and sailing are safe only for those who know how to operate their craft, keep within their limitations and look out for depth currents and weather. Most of the drownings would be avoided if the people indulging in water sports took them half as seriously. and gave half the effort toward mastering them. as they would do with baseball, tennis or golf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
So They Say

If American life. at this time Is unsatisfactory, if it is marked by instability, injustice, by narrow ness and selfshness and by an in- crease in human unhappiness, then the college is very largely to blame. -Dr E. IT. Wilkins, president,
 oberlin college.
 Although I like to fly, there's not nearly as much thrill in mak- ing 2O5 miles an hour in a plane as in going 100 miles an hour on the water.
 Gar Wood, speedboat king.
 We are economically sound. but we have been on financial drunk ;. we have got to get over it-- ETrank B. Kellogg, World Court
 justice and former secretary of
 state.
 No man who ever sat in the White House has been more devot- ed to the public than Herbert
 -senator Reed smoot of Utah.
 These three musl<eteers of the Administration (Miils, Hurley and Hyde) insist on playing the game with marked cards. They go forth by day and by night to par- tisan meetings of state republican conventions and deliver bitter par fIsan addresses and attempt inr. while neelectlng their of5lclal dtifies. 10 influence the judgment of -ssnstor .'.s Joseph T. Robinson of
 Arkansass
 We didn't come here to eat soup and eIeep at Apaeostie. We came here to got our bonus. -Roy W. HoboFtson, loader Of
 California bonus army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
 NEA SerYica Wrifer


 Washington - There's some. thing doing every day while the Bonus Army is in town.
 As congress prepared to adjourn, the besieging jobless veterans mov- ed back onto Page One and they have been there ever since. If 1t isn't Q demonstration they're hav- ing, with possibility of trouble with the police, it's something else-per- faps a hot light eynong themselves.
 There are 11,000 of them accord- ing to the official police count. and 22,O00 according to the official count of the "Bonus Expeditionary Force" The newspapermen think the number is somewhere between those two figures.
 when win They Leave?
 How and when Is this remark able phenomenon coming to an end? No one, not even the veterans themselves, seems to have any very clear idea. Two or three thousands have acce oted the governments offer of enough advance on their bonus certificates to get them home, but 1t appears that almost as many new pilgrims have arrived in the meantime.
 The authorities and the news- papers continue to beSeech the vet- erans to be nice fellows and go on home, but 1t doesn't seem to do any good. As the heat and the food problem increase there is more wor " as to whether it will be pos- sible indefinitely to avoid the poe tential trouble that lies in this un- precedented situation.
 Even the various leaders of the men geem uncertain as to the fu- ture, except as they insist that they are going to stick. Tenacity is the outstanding quality they have and 1t must be admitted that they share to some degree the muddle- headed- ness of the rank and file together with rude simplicity and stead fastness which command admira- ton.
 Yearnins for Leader
 The men have an almost pathetic yearning for leadership. Most of all they want someone who can see that they are fed and tell them the best thing to do. They talk vaguely of hopes that General Smedley Butler or Chief of Police Glassford will join them and lead them as if a real general in com- mand would solve their problems.
 Meanwhile, most of them tend to deify Walter Waters or Roy Robertson or John Pace, the radical and you hear veterans say such things as waters is the greatest man since Jesus Christ"
 But you ask these and other lead- what the significance of their move ment is now that Congress and their hope of cash bonus ac tare gone and their replies vary a great deal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

The name of Representative William M. Citron of Middletown has been advanced for dsmocratic candidate for congressman at-large. Former Mayor Angelo M. Pso- nessa of New Britain is behind the candidacy of the fiery state legislator. If he should secure it he undoubtedly would De opposed by former representative Schuyler Merritt of Stamford, as this veteran legislator seems bent on returning to public life. At one time Mr Paonessa's name was mentioned for this nomination, Perhaps he is waiting for Congressman Lonergan to state his inten- tions. If the latter seeks the U. s. sena- torship Paonessa can seek Lonergan's post.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

The work of the commission named by Governor Cross to consider the need of changing the name of the state college at Storrs is finished. The report is expected to be presented to the governor shortly and wifi doubtless then become public. However. it has been freely intimated that the com mission was in agreement for change in name from that of Connecticut Agricultural College which is very much of misnomer. Our state institution at Storrs is no longer a land-gran school nor merely devoted to courses in agriculture. dairying, etc. It is modern educational institution where courses in diverse subjects may be pursued. To classify it as an agricultural school is to keep away from its doors many students who might otherwise seek admission. The names are suggested = Connecticut State College. or University of Connecticut Per- sonally we prefer the former. although not adverse to the use of the latter title.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
Railroad Msrgsrs,

The Interstate Commerce Comminon's appfeysl of ths iour.system merger plan. for sz.lsfs iFunk fine failfoads seems 10 have r. whoIssoms effect on railroad securities snd 'hs general business psychology. though isf |sz lban ii would have had before the slump bslsms sc severe. Railroad bonds and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
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 On July 26. 1918. the German re- treat from the Marne salient be- came general over front of near iy 70 miles. following the defeat given them by American and French forces.
 The French announced the occu- patton of villemontoirc and Main de MagsiEes during the day's flghf- Ing. American forces took ouIchy- ie-c Chateau.
 The fifth national congress of Turkestan proclaimed Tufkestar q republic and announced an aIil. nnce with the Soviet rspublic ef Russia. @
 csecheaioyak forces in DussIA continued their offensIye opere- tions, t4kinf simbirsks 500 miles east ef #oHcoH.
 The new government 9S fte Ukraine abandoned ifa eIaIHs f9l Ilef1efahin 4Il4 resumed 4lEf1M4ti4 relations with Hema4ia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

The death of former U. $. Marshal
 William Rhodes Palmer Sunday removed one of the old line of Wilson democrats It was in the administration of the war presi- dent that Mir Palmer came into state promi- hence. although he had been well known in democratic circles for years. He was named U. s. Marshal by Wilson. Of recent years Mir Palmer was frequently consulted on mat tcrs of party policy and was always willing to give of his time and ability to further the aims of the party in state and nation. He was also the donor of the land oeeu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

The Hartford Times political writer finds that Despite the disheartening experi- enee. some republicans are again boldly affirming their belief that Governor Cross election was mistake and that this fall the good old crib bed state would operate normally. Ca word used synonymously with republican,. The eliam that the g.op. will carry Connecticut by the sub stantial majority of from 10000 to 60.00O is again heard. And. here are some major arguments advanced to substantiate this viewpoint: Business will pick up before election day. Senator Hiram Bingham will offset any democratic gains won by the party's repeal plank. Defeetions in the democratic party will follow the Old Guard New Guard and Roosevelt Smith bitterness. thereby offsetting an anticipated large anti Hoover vote here. Yet, wiser heads in the party are not as optimistic. They say that Governor Roosevelt may not be the strong est opponent the democrats might have given Mir Hoover. But they take little solaee in that thought for they admit the republi- cans are facing an enormous anti-Hoover vote from great army of voters who want change in personnel and party. :" And according to all reports wise men are wager ing as high as to 5 on Roosevelt's chances. All of which removes those props republi- cans are eourageously trying to place under themselves to break the shock of next No- vember's debaele.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
WITH PROPER CEREMONY
(Fiariford Timss)

The presidsnt has decided 10 be notified of hIa ranomInakIon xo7m- ally at the White House durins the second week of August. of course and everyone else know it. The af- feir, therefore is inherently somes what fictitious an6 sfiItea, quite in contrast to what Was evidenced when Roosevelt Waa' Dominated and tbs Nsw York sovsrner neW
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
Personal Health Service
 (By WiHiam Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health end 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., 1932-07-26
Good evening.
 o-O-o TO X FRIEND

Some write of birds and brook.
 and fields.
 Of flowers growing in the dell; Some tell the wonders of the stage. And some are slaves to any
 spell; But I've a friend whose lifting Describe the night. with stars x aflame, You see her bent's astronomy. And she's accomplished at the
 game. Her poetry may seem highbrow; But ah. she dips her pen in
 gold: Iambic now is quite her forte. I fear it's chaste, she claims it
 old: And as l read her aura bright, marvel at her thoughts apaee: Her drapes. lambrequin. seen to
 breathe
 Of lavender and priceless lace. I never knew the stysian gloom Packed beauty such as she can
 see: I never knew that while we slept The brush of geld swept wide
 and free; Her love for these nocturnal things Has made me realize at last Night has canvas all her own To use when dullard day ha.
 passed, o-O-0 Heard over the radio: Billy Jones Edwin Markham made $250,- 900 with The Man With the Eoe'." Ernie Hare-"Gosh, what a rake- off"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
pELEoAy1cs sI1LE0rED

Utica, N. Y.--tuP)--peleeatea and aIternAtss fo the Fepsbile1! V afafs convention from oneidH county already have been seleeted. The convention WiIl take place In September. No announcement nez been ms<Ie aa fo which candidate they viii support
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

Hish tide at Milford. "Wednesday. July 27. 7:o2 a. m. Daylight time): low tide l:44 p. m. Daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

pied by Camp Palmer. the Knights of Co., Iumbus boys camp on the Housatonie river He was a we'll known member of this o. sznizztion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

Our poetry has mostly got back to rhym. ing again. but its feet have terrible time keeping step.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

That imperial British conference at Ot- tawa will probably be able to cook up a few things just as bad for American busi- ness as our Congress could.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26

All vehicles must be lighted not later than s:45 Daylight Saving Time) tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-26
OVER THE RIVER

 If politicians sleep in beds, They must feel strange, ker-
 plank, An ideal place for them would be A BUNK.
 o-O-o The Ten Commandments are like ten pins, easily knocked down. o--O--o The canning season is here again. And if they repeal prohibition, the "canning" sea- son viii be with ps at all times of the year. o-O-o Actions speak louder than words but you can hear soup above every- thing.
 o-O--o
 Some women are like clocks. They never lose time until pretty well run down.
 o-O-o Sailors should make excellent husbands. The marriage ship should be to. their especial liking.
 o-O-o
 TEE, HEB Mary was surely . cut-up, Did things that were terribly
 shocking, And yet she was straight, at least
 they declared, As the seam in the back of her
 stocking.
 O-O-O Nationally Known Laundry Man Takes Life-Headline. I suppose he f~- a.f A.sA ~A . ta 1.sx Avxx
 o-O-o protected by stout shells. Think like spouting.
 Who can remember the good old days when kids made neck laces of dried water melon seeds?
 Did you ever notice that the lockstep is never taught until you are behind lock and key?
 o-O-o
 DING, DING For president, for president. I name the greatest guy, The chap who personal prOnOuns,
 ssI".
 o-O-o There will be no more lame ducks in congress but quack legis. lation will continue as before.
 o-O--o REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
 RHYME Little Jack Garner, went to his
 ssCarneF", To get some vote pudding and He stuck in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, what pork barrel ann l. DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
 RHYME Little Herb Hoover, always Keeps working, no rest for this But the % denocrats smile. They're on to his style, Next November poor Herb takes
 o-o--o Norman Thomas says the demo. crats and republicans are one and the same animal. Thomas. socialist candidate. says he'll poll more votes this year than ever before. Wonder if he figures aIl the Doubling Thomases will vote for him. 2
 o-O-o Very often when c man starts out to move heaven and earth ne has one hsIuva time trying to pull the feat.
 0-~O~-0 Tn union there is strength unless t happens te be q marriage
 o-O--o This concludes ctr reGuiaF Tues day eveaiHg program. tt vas broa deast by Dnp and came % you fhFauzh the courtesy Of the water bury NvGnlng UemoeFAfs ploneef in this typo ok neWepnptF WeFt. We are signing off ak ti1Is time Co te be6k on lhe aif e9aln tomorrow sgsnlna ai the usual hour. o~@0~~o ooe1 nlsht
The Washington times., 1932-07-05

leopard is also spotted, although
these spots can be seen only
in a very bright light.
My three trapped prizes were
in anything but a peaceful
frame of mind. They plunged
about wildly inside the log en-
closures, emitting bloodcurdling
Snarls of rage. AS I watched
their performance I couldn't
help recalling the despairing
shrugs of animal trainers Of
my acquaintance whenever the
subject of black leopards came
up. All of them agreed that it
was futile to attempt to tame
this most diabolical Of cats.
The demons didn't want to be
tanned. And besides it was too
dangerous. Handling lions and
tigers was easy by comparison.
To my knowledge, the only
man who ever succeeded In
training a black leopard for an
animal act was Louis Roth,
now chief trainer for the Luna
Park Zoo in Los Angeles, which
supplies most of the animals
that appear in the movies. This
was one I sold to the AL G.
Barnes Circus, which Roth then
served as trainer. Louis will
tell you himself, however, that
the specimen was one that I
delivered before 1t was full.
grown and that he started
practicing his persuasive arts
The Washington times., 1932-07-05
"WILD CARGO"

CONTINUED from Magazine Page
put the natives to work building
leopard traps at points which
we designated.
A trap of this kind is built of
logs. There are two compart-
mentS, one of which is baited
with a young goat which bleats
frantically for its mother soon
after it is left in the trap, the
surest way of attracting
leopard'S attention. The goat
is in no danger for it is in the
compartment which the enemy
cannot reach, but it has some
anxious moments. The prin-
ciDle Of this trap is very simple.
When the leopard enters the
outer compartment he kicks a
string, IN the process of releaS-
ing a peg bolding a trap door
which drops from above.
We had six traps out, with a
group Of natives detailed to
look after each one. Our ef-
forts eventually yielded three
black leopards-two males and
one female. But it was slow
work, one of the captives cir
cling the trap flee nights in
succession before he decided to
enter. This most cautious of
the three was the one / was
particularly anxious to get, as
he was the biggest of the lot.
Only once had I seen a black
The Washington times., 1932-07-05
BY Milt Gross
By Frank Buck

on it before it had a chance to
develop its full quota Of mean
traits.
The Trapped Trio
Getting the trapped trio into
cages was no easy job. This
was done in each case by plac-
ing an open cage against the
trap and driving the prisoner
in with poles after the trap
door had been raised.
Spitfire II was by far the
toughest of the three to handle.
Two or three times he bit off
the end of the stick with which
he was being prodded, hurting
himself upon it with all the
savagery in his makeup, and
insisting with every fiber of
his being that he had no inten-
ton of giving up his freedom.
The cages employed were the
native variety, consisting of
logs dowelled and lashed to-
gether with rattan. Not a
single nail is used in making
these containers. Spitfire II
s. kept up a terrific rumpus even
after we got him Gagged, and
he worked away with claws
and teeth at the laShings until
we had to reinforce and double
each rattan strip to prevent his
tearing the box to pieces.
To Be Continued
Copyright, 1899. BY Frank Buck ana
Edward Anthony
Distributed by King Features, Inc.
The Washington times., 1932-07-05

leopard comparable to him in
size and ferocity. This was a
demon that tried one day to
separate me from a finger as
we plowed through the China
Sea rounding the north end Of
Luzon. I was watering him
when we got into the edge Of
a heavy gale. The ship-the
small freighter West Caddoa-
gave a sudden lurch. as ships
will do in these treacherous
waters, and I was thrown vio-
lently against the bars of the
cage. The black scoundrel in
side lashed out the second I
hit the bars, just managing to
dig a claw through my right
index finger near the palm,
narrowly missing the bone.
Unable to free my finger any
other way, yanker it loose.
The resulting injury, of which
I still bear the scar, is one of
those things regarded as COM
monplace in the field of wild
animal collecting.
A Spitfire
The biggest of my three trap
ped blackieS was so much like
the rascal that tried to de-
finger me that I found myself
calling him Spitfire, the name
someone had given the other.
If anything, Spitfire I'd was q
little bigger than his predeces-
The Washington times., 1932-07-05
- By BgzG1i1 Sa;t'

working on an experiment in
radio. She guessed, radiant:
Someone in U. B. c. is inter
ested in-?"
mo, it's not that, though old
Hank has promised to get me
a hearing. This is different. Big
Business" He laughed down at
her, left her at her own door.
Shortly before closing time
Sarah came into Lynn's office
and stood by her desk. Lynn
rose, smiling.
mo, sit down. I've been talk
ing to David" said Sarah. HE
wants us to come down for the
weekend, Saturday afternoon.
Can you go? He'll have a car
for U.S."
Lynn said instantly. joyously,
"I'd love it." Then she So
bered. Tom would object. she
realized with a sinking of her
heart. She added. more quiet
ly, 'I'd like to, but-must he
know right away?"
mo; tomorrow will do," Sarah
answered, and left the room.
Lynn stared after her. It
would be heavenly to spend q
weekend in the country. But
there was Tom. But why
should he object? She asked
herself angrily. It was idiotic
of him to be so sensitive where
Dwight was concerned.
She resolved to say nothing
until she had heard his news,
whatever it was. She racked
her brains for some clue to his
excitement and confidence, but
could find none. But that
night he explained.
Jennie was out. Mara was
out. They had the little place
to themselves. Tom talked,
pacing the floor, words hurt
ling over one another. Lynn
sat there, her hands claSped,
listening.
All Very Simple
1t was very simple. The
Seacoast Bank and Trust Com
pany was planning a merger
with one of the biggest banks
in the world: if the merger
went through, and it had every
likelihood of SO doing, the re-
suit would be the biggest bank
in the world.
Tom had learned of the i'm
pending deal through certain
channels open to him, CORE
spondence, for instance, and
overhearing here a word and
there another. "All very Sc
cret," Gunboat had warned
him. The directors meeting
would decide it, Tom supposed.
but that wouldn't be for some
time.
Somehow Bob Rawlson had
got wind of the thing, toe.
The Seacoast Company stock
was at the moment at its very
Low" st. owing to the depression
and the general downward
trend Of bank stocks. This
merger would send it sky.high.
The trick was to buy as much
as one could in small lots, and
hang on until the big news got
out.
To Be Continued
Copyright. 1881. by International
Magazine Co, Incl
Distributed nv King Features Syn
dicats. Inc)
The Washington times., 1932-07-05

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The Washington times., 1932-07-05
An Epic Of Big Came Hunting

sor, which means that he
weighed about 165 pounds. Most
full-grown males range from
125 to $50 pounds. The fem 4les
run from 80 to 100. WhiC0 is
another way Of saying that