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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
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of justifying their support. The more important among them in congress are Senators Costigan of Colorado and Wheeler of Montana, plus two or three senators-elect, among the democrats, and Norris of Nebraska, LaFollette of Wiscon- sin. Cutting of New Mexico and Johnson of California among the republicans.
 But our financiers and captains of industry will also be camping on the White House doorstep and there are many strong conserva- tives in the democratic ranks, in- cluding Senate Leader Joe Robin- son of Arkansas. Conservative democratic leaders outside con- gross, all of whom cdfne to sup port Roosevelt actively, include Owen D. Young, John J. Raskob, E. M. Baruch, Governor Ritchie of Maryland and John w. Davis.
 The conservatives are well con- tinced that there is nothing "dan- gerous" about Roosevelt, al- though their ideas as to what is dangerous in legislation prob- ably will be found to vary.
 Obviously, Roosevelt cannot long play with one group without alien- ating the other. He may play with both highly successfully but he will also run the risk of having both sides alternately pleased and exasperated with him. Most pre- dictions now are that Roosevelt will try to be a Liberal conserva- tive" or a "conservative liberar in office, which suggests the possibil- ity that he may have the most of his troubles with the progressives.
 Both groups are nov awaiting Roosevelt's cabinet appointments and meanwhile. bringing what pressure they can. Building a cabinet will be his next venture out on the rope and 1t will not be surprising if he falls one, way or the other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

Mayor Bryce B. Smith of Kansas City. Mo. is just telling good story about him- self. It isn't exactly new, but it certainly retains all its points notwithstanding. The incident occurred last year when American mayors toured France. Smith gave speech in Paris on one occasion. Silence greeted him at the conclusion and silence to any American holding public office is like kick in the teeth. A French address followed Smiths It was received with burst of applause and cheers in which Smith cor dially joined. A neighbor nhdged him and told him to show little sense of the fitness of things, The French talk was his own translated by an interpreter. So in. France do what the French do or something. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

Washington.-The worlds great est political tight rope act, per- formed for many months by Gov
 ernor Roosevelt with marvellous skill and brilliant effect, is, now go- ing on the big time.
 A large part of the audience wonders almost breathlessly wheth- CT the old master, laden now with a large pile of balls which must
 be carefully juggled, will be able to keep on the rope for the next four years or whether he will fall on his neck.
 If he tumbles to one side he will fall among his friends the con- servatives, and if he stumbles to the other side he will fall among
 his friends the progressiyes. Until
 now it has been very obvious that
 Roosevelt preferred the relative safety and comfort of the rope. The governors act began in a small way before the conventions when he was able to attract enough sives and enough vets and enough It brought down the house dur ing the election campaign, when he achieved the complicated triple feat of corraling all the capitalists, industrialists and reactionaries in his own party, of retaining the en- thusiastic support of the demo- cratic liberals and of turing nearly all the progressives out of the re- publican tent across the street.
 Now, if he can hold all his pub- lie, he will have done something unprecedented. They will be pull ing at him from each side-the conservatives and the progressives
 which is aways embarrassing for a tight rope walker and makes his stunt much more dazzling if he can get away with it.
 The democratic progressives last spring began to support Roosevelt because they felt that, although he was not exactly a fighting champion for their school of political thought, he was more in sympathy with their objectives than anyone else who might be elected president and would listen more attentiyely, if president, to their proposals.
 The republican progressives piled into his camp with the same thought, feeling forced to- support Ia liberal democrat as against Hoover, whom they considered U reactionary.
 The progressives of both par 1. ties expect Roosevelt to play ball
 with them at least to the extent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
NOT A BATHTUB FAN
(Meriden Journal)

At II Governor Wilbur L. Cross went through a gruelling political campaign that would have laid low many "a younger man. The gentleman from Yale said that he father enjoyed stumping the state. To questions about his vigor and endurance he is quoted as having explained:
 T don't bathe. That may aston ish you, but ailsyQu have to know Is the history of the daily bath upon the decay of races to see that when man has strenuous work to do he must avoid the facilitating influence of water.D
 Tn other words. the governor is not a bathtub fan and certainly during the recent campaign he would not have had much time to be one, as he dashed around the state days and nights and at the same time kept in touch with his office in Hartford. However 1t is hoped that the small boys will not take too literally the governors re- marks on bathing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
THE THIRD DISTRICT
 VACANCY.
fNew Haven ournal-Courier)

(New Haven Journal Courier)
 News reports indicate Governor Cross is now considering the third district vacancy in congress. The matter of the replacement of Colonel Tilson for the lame-duck session seems now to hinge upon an Interpretation of the constitu- tional mandate The dating of the coloners resignation made 1t im- possible for his successor to be named at the regular election a week ago Tuesday; 1t now appears that call for special election can- not issue until the resignation takes effect December 8, that the election cannot be held until we'll into January, and that the whole enterprise to cost upwards of $15,- 900 would supply Connecticut a vote in the lower house only until March 4.
 Naturally in times as difficult. as these $15,000 seems a lot of money to spend on special election. Yet it is possible to believe the con- stitution makes the election man. datory. The text iss i. When vacancies happen in the represen- tation from any state, the execu- IlV6 tnSA CVA 1&AkAA ASS0S writs of election to fill such vacan- cies." The point hangs on the meaning of the term shall" Those, opposed to the special election re- call that none followed the death of Congressman Glynn in 1930; MT Tilson has agreed to maintain a secretary at his expense in Wash ington to handle third district rou- tine matters, and suggests other Connecticut congressman and the two senators could assist. That of course evades the real issue, which is that thet ,hird district wil1 be without voice in the deliberations of the lame-duck session.
 The governor will undoubtedly be governed in the matter by the authoritative interpretation of the constitutional mandate. Obviously Connecticut will not wish to make nullification of the federal charter an item in official policy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
PANIC PRESIDENTS
tMeriden Journal)

We are reminded by the Dan- bury News that panic presidents always lose" The "ins'. take credit for prosperity and when it vanish- es and their political magic fails, they are thrown out, unceremoni- ously, just as the republicans now have been.
 The party in power in the panic of 1897 was 'beaten in the next election. The big slump of the early seventies gave the democrat 'ic Tilden the popular vote over the republican Hayes. And Grover Cleveland was held responsible for the hard times of 1898, although afterwards acclaimed a great pres ident. As rule the voters turn against the man and the party that happens to be in power when Q great Repression occurs.
 The News was talking about panics. As a matter of fact. oi the sixteen presidential elections held in the last 90 years, seven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

New Britain's Common Council dis cussed a proposed ordinance last week that probably has no counterpart in the country. And that is due no doubt to the fact that nobody ever thought of legislating such a matter. The Council was petitioned by member to eliminate all poplar trees within the city limits. The resolution stated that within certain period of years all such trees must be removed. Why poplars. one might ask. Anybody who is familiar with them knows the answer. Poplars are shallow rooted trees. The roots spread to distance fully as great as their height which is con- siderable for a tree that usually is shoN- lived. This latter feature is also due to the trees characteristic shallow roots which are easily uprooted in high winds In New Britain the legislators claim that the ever- reaching roots break sewer pipes. curbing.. and even drain systems. That is quite true. We have seen cement walks cracked by the the pressure of poplar roots. Walls of houses are often invaded and cracked. Why are they planted if they are such nuisanees when growing. Simply because in five to ten years poplar will attain growth and beauty that another variety might not achieve in less tkan half century or even
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
SHORTER INCHES
(Hartford courant)

America is wearing it's inch shorter this year. Grim scientists in solemn conclave decided that it should be approximately two-mil- lionths of an inch shorter that 1t has been since it was standardized many years ago. Because the amount was too small to show in any but the most delicate of mic- rometers, the loss is of little im- portance to most of us, but to physicists-at least, such as still deal in our clumsy inch-and -pound system, if any there are-will find the change revolutionary. The ma- kers of precision tools may be bothered somewhat by the altera- tion, but the rest of the world will go on revolving as happily as the depression will let 1t.
 The cause of the change in the length of the standard inch was the necessity of 1t relating more positively. to the standard meter. The old inch was precisely 24.4006 millimeters long. The American Standards association got together and decided to cut off the old i've ten.thousandths. making It 25.4 millimeters. It doubtless gave the ASe%A ASQ 6GAAtl0x1CM VOAy SVA1A4CA able pleasure to coordinate the two systems with more precision. What the docked inch thought of. 1t, is not, unfortunately, on record.
 The difficulties that scinece has had with the inch is as nothing compared with what 1t has had with the meter, to which so much pointing with pride is done by learned gentlemen whenever the helter-skelter Angio-Saxon system of weights and measures is mem toned. In theory, the meter is one-ten-millionth of the length or a quadrant of the earth through Paris, the liter is cube, each side of which is one-tenth of meter, and the gram is one-tiious- andth of the weight of liter of water. But in 1795 when the sys- lem was adopted in France, geo. gfaphers were none too accurate, and the length of the earth's quadrant was seriously mis~esti- mated. So, because a scientist made a considerable error In 1885, the poor old Anglo-saxton inch has to lose a small but definite frac- ton of itself. Truly. there ought to be lawl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
Here, There And EDeryDhere

have fallen in periods of depres- sions, but all these seven could not be termed panics. Four of thesc 'clections, including the present one, brought changes in the Wash- ir1gton administration. The other three were:
 1920, republicans under Harding succeeded the democratic Wilson administration.
 1896, Mckinley, a republican, defeated w. J. Bryan, a democrat. The retiring president was Cleve- land, democrat.
 1884, Cleveland was elected to his first term, defeated James G. Blaine. He succeeded the republi- can James Garfield Chester Arthur regime. N
 The other depression year elec- tions were 1908, 1904 and 1878.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
DO YOUR THANKSGIVING s's TRADING EARLY

SpinAGh 1Ss gfeeneEs StElhg tpcans ] :s are greener--- It,s time to buy the Thanksgiv- 1 tig feast; Bananas are ycllower, apples are 2 ,1 IncliORer-- Sssss Get out and buy the Thanksgiv-
 ing feast;
 Oh, the turkeys were never
 cheaper f sN And. chickens not any steep-
 err
 Broccoli :is sreener, spinach is tLast line loud and with full nasal intOnatiOn)
 IT'S TIME TO BUY THE
 THANKSGIVING FEAST.
 . o-O--o Aviation is claiming fewer lives, says a statistic. It always did have a falling death rate.
 o-O-o
 Folks who live from hand to mouth are grateful for one thing. They are not Joe P. Indiana will devote "a $750,000 surplus to road building. What a swell HOOK or suatoufs'
 o--Q-o There was a young lady from X Philly, . Who at cards was terribly silly; She made awful faces And bid with no aces, Then wondered why folks were so
 chilly.
 Looking over the newspapers it occurs to us that Bluebeard must be 8 pretty well known fellow to the headline writers.
 t@ so-O--o
 Potawatami Indians, claim ing they were cheated, plan to sue for a billion dollars for lands in the heart of Chi z cago. If the suit against Chi cago were for 40 cents the Indians would still have to be ' classed as incurable optimists. Many hands make light arms cut proposals.
 O-O--O THEN, AND NGW Over the river and through the WlPAbNk Z .- lsasf To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way As we go in 0lir sleigh Through the white and drifting
 snow. Over the river and through the
 wood,
 The crowds just rarin' to go; l. Instead of grandfather's house, You'll find many 8 sOuse Through the white and drifting
 snow.
 o-O-o Women can vote in Spain now if they're 23. Which complicates 1t for the gals passing for IS.
 o-O--o
 Among other municipal ills, an eastern city says its new jail is too small. Probably has the cramps.
 o-O--o Having a past is interesting if you can be sure it's past,
 o--O--o
 IF WAS EVER THUS Hoover was e hero. In '26, 'tis true, But how the people pasted him, In nineteen thirty.twC.
 0-O-0
 Things are so quiet in New York you can almost hear the ; stocks fall.
 o-O--o The man who stands with his back to the wall is trying to re- main firm as rock. Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
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 Of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

Yale students got their annual lecture this week. They were warned by both uni- versity and city officials to indulge in no tomfoolery before or after the Yale Harvard football game to-day. Their actions on trolley cars will be watched carefully to pre- vent unseemly disturbances. Might as well talk to the winds. College boys will be col- lege boys as long as they remain in school
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

nots than that lf New Dti,,in srs,ll1A ia lskillaline poplsrs ous ol ely IinIn Us can ae other municipalities following its example. but there will certainly be big protest before this is accomplished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
Good evening.
 PATHS iSoFS oF RIGHT

God. keep me from temptation
 bright-- God. lead my feet on paths of
 right
 And let me hold my head up high And see the beauties of your sky. God. show me plainly what is God, let me think fairly of the
 rest
 And may I ever feel your hand And follow out your sacred plan. God. cleanse my body and my / mind God. let me have faith in all mans
 kind
 And keep me on the paths; of right That I may find glory in the night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

The reason the nations can't agree about disarmament. it's always the other nations that are totin the guns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

Japan said she wouldn't take Manehuri as gift. And she didn't.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
A SCOTCH STORY


 Sandy was q Scotsman, Sandy was sandy came to my house and stole
 Ia side of beef. I went to Sandy's house, sandy
 wasn't home; So I went into his pantry and
 didn't leave . bone. sandy. was a Scotsman, wouldn't
 take a joke, ;. Sandy came to my house and ale
 most had a stroke. I returned Sandy's goods; the
 beef? did you say2 Sandy was 8 Scotsman, 1t couldn't
 end that way.
 O-O-o BMttainia rules the waves, but sometimes, when the king cuts his income, Brittania valves the rules.
 o-O-o i Everything comes to him who waits except. of course, prosperity.
 o-O--o s Investment advice is being given in New York, but you can't blame folks there for not banking on it. o--O--0A DO YOUR THANKSGIVING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:Ol tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

Managers of the Sing Sing foot bali team have been sorrowful all fall. They had hoped to offer 'Legs' Diamond an athletic schol- arship and he went up and got himself shot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19
n-..-n.---n

If a mans health Is under par, that's not news. but if 1t is his golf score. that's some thing else again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-19

"A sMILn's THE THING"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-21
WOULD ELIMINATE
LAWS NOT OBEYED
New Proposals for Enactment
Will Be Urged by Holi-
day Association

| Fargo, N D., Dec. 21.-(P)-Elimina-
ton of useless laws not now obeyed'
and proposals for enactmentS will be
recommended to the North Dakota
legislature by the North Dakota Farm
Holiday association it is announced
by Usher L. Burdick, president.
The program outlined includes:
"A proposal for removal OF the pen
atty clause on tax payments for pc
riod Of two years.
IAN amendment to the law govern
ing the sale of property on contract
placing title in the purchaser.
Increasing personal exemptions in
case of execution sales from 81 900 to
$1,000.
Changing the law governing mort
gage foreclosures so that six months
notice will be required instead of only
one month as at present.
Increasing the period Of redemp-
ton under a mortgage foreclosure,
making the period 16 months instead
of the present 12-month period; and
inserting a clause to the effect that
no contract. attempting to defeat this
provision, shall be valid.
Eliminating laws prohibiting GER
tain activities on Sunday.
1--WE will ask that Sunday laws be
changed so that people who worship
on Saturday can work on Sunday;
that stores may remain open on Sum-
day; and shows may be given on Sum-
day." according to Burdick.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-21
At the Movies
Real Competition

Not until the picture was prac-
tically completed did the producers
and players in Hot Saturday the
story Of girl who walked home from
a Saturday might date, and awoke
Sunday morning to find she might
have spared herself the trouble, know
how it would end
The picture, with Cary Grant,
Nancy Carroll and Randolph Scott
in leading roles, comes to the Para
mount theater Thursday.
The reason for the enigma lay in
the fact that both Grant and Scott,
sensational young Hollywood finds,
both performed so well in trying to
win Miss Carroll that the producers
weren't sure which one had greater
audience sympathy. The one who
did have, they agreed, should Ger
tainly win the girl.
aire playbov, who has a summer
home near the town in which Nancy
lives. Scott is childhood sweet
heart, who wants her to marry him.
Nancy walks home from a date
one Saturday when a too amorous
swain becomes too ambitious. Sun
day she discovers that he has COM
bined with number of girls jeal-
Gus of her popularity to spread the
story that She had spent the night
at Grants house.
The story costs her her job, and
almost costs her her home. In this
extremity she flees to Scott, to ac-
cept his offer of marriage. He is
delighted-until he hears the story
too. His first reaction is one of in
dignation. The wedding, he an
nounces wrathfully, is off.
Then Nancy, hysterical, rushes tc
Grant, resolved that the rumor shall
become fact
1t was here that the producers
were stumped. Would the audience.
be sympathetic with Grants suavt
love-making, or with SCOTS awk.
ward advances and his momentary
rage?
Ultimately they settled the prob.
lem with climax that is said to b,
startling in its boldness.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-21
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
REDEMPTION

State Of North Dakota, County OF
Burleigh.-ss. Office of County
Auditor, Bismarck, n. Oak.
To Bertha Gagner, Bismarck, North
Dakota:
You are hereby notified that the
tract of land hereinafter described
and which was assessed in your name
for taxation for the year 1925 was
on the 14th day of December, 1926,
duly sold, as provided by law, for
the delinquent taxes of the year 1925
and that the time for redemption
from said sale will expire ninety days
from the completed service OF this
notice.
said land is described as follows:
South 35 FIT. of Lot in Block 81
Northern Pacific addition.
Amount sold for. $121.74.
Subsequent taxes paid by purchaS.
err. 1926-27-28-29-30-31.
Amount required to redeem at this
date, $799.43.
In addition to the above amount
YOU will be required to pay the costs
of the service Of this notice and in.
tere.t as provided by law and unless
you redeem said land from said sale
before the expiration of the time fol
redemption as above stated, deco
thereof will issue to the holder OF
the tax sale certificate as provided
Witness my hand and official sea
this 2lst day of December. 1882.
A Auditor Burleigh County. North Da
j12I21-2s, 1892; ia. 1889
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-21
DEP ARTMENT Sees
WINTER WHEAT CUT
Estim a tes Only 100000
Bushels Will Be Harvest
ed This Season

Washington, Dec. 21-(P)-The de-
partment Of agriculture said Tues
day that indications point to a 1888
winter wheat crop of less than no.
100000 bushels compared with an
estimated production OF 462,l5l 900
for 1892.
The area sown to winter wheat
this fall was estimated at 39,902,0O
acres, the smallest sown in any year
since 1923. The condition Dec. was
reported at $50 per cent Of normal
compared with 1914 year ago.
Rye, for all purposes, sown this
fall totaled 4,649, 900 acres. or 80 per
cent of the acreage sown in the fall
of 1881.
The condition of rye Dec. was 1853
per cent of normal, compared with
81 per cent, the revised figure for a
year ago, and 87.5, the 10-year aver
age.
The abandonment of winter wheat
acreage during the winter of 1881
80 was 1871 per cent of the acreage
sown, compared with an abandon
ment of per cent in the winter of
1930-31 and 124 per cent, the aver
age for the 10 years l920-29.
Winter wheat a year ago was sOwn
on 38,682,000 acres, the acreage har-
vested this year was 33,656,000 and
production was 462. Isl 900 bushels.
Rye a year ago was sown on 3,7l2.-
600 acres. the acreage harvested was
1921 900 and production was $685.
900 bushels.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-21
Indian Students at
WahpetOn Have Party

Wahpeton. N. D., Dec. 21.-(R-
Four students have been expelled, a
19-year-old youth is facing liquor
charges in district court, and five
Indian students at the U. S. Indian
school have been sent to their par
entail homes in wake of drunken
revel here.
Five white boys and nine Indian
students were on the party.
The boy facing charges, prominent
in amateur boxing circles, is free on
$500 bond. He will be brought to
trial at the next term Of Richland
district court on charges of sale of
liquor. He is alleged to have pro-
yided the cheer" for the jewellers.