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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
COVERED BRIDGES
(New Haven .Times)

(NeW haven .IlIneS)
 Discussion goes on warmly in various quarters as to why covered bridges were covered. A New Hampshire authority on the sub- ject says that they were so built to protect their wooden arches and braces from the weather; also to relieve them from the stress of heavy snowfalls in winter. One doubting Thomas shakes his head at this explanation and points out that there are covered bridges in the South where there isn't snowfall once in 20 years. Evident ly he doesn't reflect that rain beat ing on an unsheltered wooden bridge would set up rot in joints and hasten the work of disintegra- tion Another asks why, if protec- ton to the structure is the object south, bridges in England are not covered, overlooking the fact that with rare exceptions English bridges are of weatherproof masonry.
 Our own opinion, based on ob- servation that goes back to bare foot boyhood, is that the covered bridge originated from the uni- versal need of suitable place for sticking up circus posters. Far more satisfying than a visit to city museum of fine arts was first view of the spring burgeoning of posters lighting up the shady in- terior of the bridge that led across the creek into the village. Nothing that Rosa Bonheur ever painted of animal life could match the heroic bulk of the Behemoth of holy writ thereon depleted with terrifying fidelity to nature. We do not pro- fess to know which came first, the covered bridge or the circus poster. Both hark back to the time when the memory of man goeth not to the contrary. It is not necessary to assign precedence to either. They were as necessary to each other as the chicken and the egg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
At He National Capitol
A Digest of Who's Who and Whats What
 By RODNEY BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTEI

of 1924. Not even if candidate builds up to point where he may be regarded as a real competitor.
 There's the chance that Roose- welt may weaken in the mean time, but it's no better than the chance that he will gain strength. The primaries will test his popu- larity with the democratic voters outside New York.
 Perhaps the leaders have a deeper plot in mind than the fa- vorite son gag. If so, they're keeping it dark. Any thought that they are helpless in the face of the present Roosevelt strength is somewhat qualified by the fact that they include a majority of the cagiest, most experienced and usually most powerful of the par ty veterans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
GOVERNOR RITCHIE'S CANDOR
(New York erald-Tribune)

(NeW Yofk Hefald-IrlDune)
 The frankness and sincerity dis played by Governor Ritchie in acknowledging the formal launch ing of his boom for the democratic presidential nomination comes like a refreshing breeze in an atmos- phere laden with political maneu- yer and pretense. In his speech he deviates in no single particular from his long-held fundamental creed of Jeffersonian democracy, states rights and individualism as opposed to federal bureaucracy and interference with private business and personal liberty. One may or may not agree with his views; one must admire the candor and clarity with which he expresses them. They stand as a ringing challenge to those who use words to conceal rather than reveal thought.
 With touch of pride the gover- nor of Maryland says his lifework has been philosophical think ing. experience and administration. He is gratified to be considered for leadership in that field. Modestly he suggests that the possibilities for such leadership may be greater Ut the IHOIHenI tHdH III tHc piolcs- sions or in business, flor the crisis in American life and in the world is as much political as 1t Is eco- nomic." "Of course, l would like to be president; who would not?"
 Starting with the basic principle that we "cannot look to govern ment to regulate business, morals and all the adventures of life with out jeopardizing our liberties. our happiness and our prosperity" he declares the great domestic issue is whether the wholesale transfer of power from the people to cen- tralized authority shall be checked or whether we shall go on to "poli- tical and economic dictatorship" He makes it clear he is opposed to compulsory governmental un- employment insurance. the dole (although he does not use that term), the cancellation of foreign war debts. government ownership of power or other public utilities, to "biack shirts. red shirts and all other new theories and isms rum ming amuck in Europe; and par ticularly he Is against federal pro- hibition. No thought of comprom- ise for the sake of expcdieney has entered hIs mind. He wants the eighteenth amendment repealed. and makes no bones about 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

Dry leaders aren't confused at the results of Thursday You don't find them exult- ing over great victory. They realize that it was not more than mere teehnieality which would have had little or no effect one way or the other if passed. How many governors would have accepted the senatorial invitation to hold a prohibition referendum in these drastic times? The battle on pro- hibition is to come. Five more years will have ended the noble experiment to our way of thinking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

Washington.-The a lot of dispute about this, put one guesses that some concrete thing must happen or be brought about if the anti Roosevelt leaders in the demo- cratic party are to be able to keep the nomination away from the New York governor at the Chicago convention five months hence.
 Al Smith might speak up and alter the picture considerably. Governor Ritchie of Maryland might force ahead as strong runner-up to Roosevelt, either by defeating the latter in the Penn sylvania primarIes where they are expected to fignt for delegates or by com bination of support among anti Roosevelt forces. Or someone else might unexpectedly accumulate a flock of delegates and shape up as real contender.
 But the present theory that Roosevelt can be blocked by a huge field of ravorite son dele gations which may or may not comprise a majority seems rather weak. It's all very cute. of course, if that's really the theory of the stop-Roosevelt politicians. Nevertheless, if the governor shows up on the first ballot with even a minimum of 400 dele gates and the rest of the vote col umn shows a long string of also rans headed by Senator Ham Lewis of Illinois with only 5S delegates, it's splendid bet that the rush to Roosevelt will give him at least a majority on the second ballot. And a majority at that convention, nearly everyone agrees, will mean victory even though the party still maintains it's antiquated two-thfrds rule.
 No one but Roosevelt has yet shown any substantial dele gate strength outside his own state. Someone will have to be built up by the opposition lead CTS or by an impressive run in the forthcoming presidential pri- maries-as no one now seems likely to do. As long as Smith and Newton D. Baker stay out of the race the only candidate who may be conceded a chance to do any thing outside the home grounds is Ritchie of Maryland, who has the support of important Pennsylvania eaders. If Ritchie won a ajority of Pennsylvania's 76 delegates his stock would soar and Roosevelt would suffer.
 There will be 1,154 delegates, with ITO necessary to nominate. Thus, the Roosevelt opposition figures that 3S5 votes will block the governor. One hears that they hope to have 500 or more .favorite son and controlled dele gates who will stay put couple of days, stopping Roosevelt and al lowing time and opportunity for deals which will put over someohe else.
 But present tabulatoins of that combinations probable strength in- clude about 150 delegates for the | favorite sons of such states as Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken lucky, North Carolina and Louisi- ana. And, somehow, one can't imagine all those delegates stay ing hitched while northern vets such as Smith, Chairman Raskob, Frank Hague of New Jersey and Mayor Cermak of Chicago encom- ! pass the defeat of the candidate who has been attracting majority support through the dry south and | the west.
 | Bitterness against Roosevelt seems deep in spots, but it isn't so widespread now as to promise that third of the delegates can be persuaded to fight him to the | death and threaten repetition of | the terrible Smith, McAdoo battle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
IN SORROW, NOT ANGER.
(New Haven ,JOlrnal-CO

(New Haven JOurnal-Courler)
 We are saddened by base calumny against New Haveners ap- bearing in the usually balanced pages of the Hartford Courant. We find it in the Courants Forum column for Friday in an editorial reply to a reader who had asked what term was applied to the inhabitants of Hartford. We of Hartford termed a 'Harfordian," remarks the editor; although low and envious persons in the vicinity of New Haven may speak of one as a 'Hartfordite'."
 Now it is not so much the de- precatory adjectives which we pro- test, for their venom, after all. betrays itself. What we do com- plain of with that accent of ve- hemence which distinguishes sor- row from anger, is the unkind in- ference of the Courant's editor that New Haveners are so indeli- cate as ever to remind those un- fortunate enough to do so that they live In Hartford. After all. there is such a thing as Christian kind ness; the dictionaries are full enough of opprobrious terms with out coining new ones. New Hav- eners have no word for q resident of Hartford because they avoid the necessity of citing so tragic and usually irreparable misfortune. You don't greet a friend by point ing to the wen on his nose; you don't refer to him in that way if you can help 1t. You don't even so stigmatize an enemy If you have any human sympathy, for your pity overcomes your spleen. Hart fordites' Indeed! New Haveners avoid such lacerating grossness and take refuge In q euphemisni; persons living in Hartford are de- scribed in the shadow of Hark- ness and Center Church as com ing from "outside New Haven" or at the very most, from upstate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
W1 TODAY Me;!Ns n<W0SRhRoMABA &9% o7XAN
GERMANY's DEMANDS

On January 23, 1918, Germany demanded all Baltic provinces from Russia. The demand was not answered on this date.
 The all-Russian convention of soviets began sessions In Petro- grad.
 A. I. Shingaroff and Professor E. F. Kokoshine, cadets and for mer ministers of the provisional government, were murdered by the Bolsheviki in the Marine hospital at Petrograd.
 Germans gained a footing east of Newport, but were expelled i'll a counter attack.
 The French transport La Drome and the trawler Kerbihan were sunk by mines off Marseilles. Forty-five men were lost on the La DrOme.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.)

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

Automobile owners will open their eyes wide with astonishment at the news that the Automobile Club of America, oldest of its species, is to go out of existence. So many resignations have come in of recent years that the club can no longer remain active in its field. It was organized in 1899 and sponsored the first road races and auto shows in this country. We owe many of our mod ern roads. traffic rules, sign posts. etc. to its successful agitation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

It is hard to pass approval on the plan
 that authorities of Paterson. N. J.. may shortly put into effect. They propose to license all speakeasies to sell alcoholic bever- ages which are legal under the laws of the nation. Of course. that means nothing more or less than giving sanction to con diton that most of us are aware exists in our midst That the number of unlicensed and illegal speakeasies and social clubs far ex' eecds the number of licensed saloons that op-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
Here, There And Euerywhere

In many of these views he would seem to agree more nearly with conservative republicans than with radical politicians in his own party; but he refuses to compromise his principles in order to get a nomina- tion,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

The way to prosperity is very simple. All We have to do is to give each other jobs and buy things from each other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

Reading how the president of China re- signed when 8O,O00 students roared at him. an American sophomore concludes that China must be pretty good place to go to college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:27 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
WHY OF COURSE

She trained her voice for singing, And then went on the air, It sounded us if 1t had been trained By shouting for train fares. The way out of trouble IS through the door of settlement. The man who is always shouting about standing up for peoples rights is the first one to sit down after he gets his own.
 Some drys are so bad that they even want to outlaw, bars of soap.
 o-O--o
 Instead of talking about drafting candidates for the presidency, why not become a bit more highbrow and con- script them.
 o-O-o Millionaire's Son Buys 40 Air planes.-News item. Airplanes or heirplanes?
 o--O--o
 OKAY Extract of liver, Will help an ailing brother, And here's the way I dope it out, From one good liver to another.
 o-O-o Old Maids Seek Official Flower for 1932.-Headline. How about Bachelor Buttons or Dutchmen's Brooches?
 Election year. The time, when if you have cheers, pre- pare to spread them now.
 o-O-O Watch your pennies and your dollars will grow. This is the advice of John D. Rockefeller. In other words penny is really the centlnel of dollars.
 o-O-o
 Radio crooners protest at- tacks made upon them. As usual they're air-minded, hot air.
 O-O-o
 OH, OH, OH The man who soft soaps wife, Most every single day, Is merely blowing bubbles, Along his welded way.
  The man who dances his way into your heart Is the same man who's liable to dance his way out again.
 o-O--o
 The man who suffers in silence is perhaps afraid to have his tooth pulled.
 O-O-O Tn ten years they claim autos will go twice as far on a gallon of gasoline as they do now. And Austins twice as far again, sup- pose.
 O-O-o
 TEE, HEB The honeymoon is over, An, may l say with force, When she runs home t0 mama, And threatens divorce.
 o--O--o When the organ plays at twi- llght--it's generally broadcast by radio these days.
 o--O--0 A few cocktails will always make q man a good mixer.
 o-O--O Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
QUOTATIONS

In 1927 greed was in the drivers seat; now fear is in the drivers seat.
 Otto H. Kahn. New York bank CT.
 Good heavens, the more experi- ence a woman has from life, the more likely she Is to realize that d home and children is the only real, permanent happiness. -Lilyan Tashman, movie actress. In the past militarists covered crime by calling 1t a war: 1t seems that in the future pacifists will cover a war by calling 1t a crime. --G. K. Chesterton, English author. The American system of eco- monies and government Is ever- lasting.
 Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York.
 Why 1t is that the word joy" has dropped out of our vocabu- lary to-day? Dean Inge of St Paul's. London.
 
 Americans bought 15 of 22 rare editions of Shakespeare offered al . sale in London recently.
 "Women only" smoking com partments on London ong-distanac lar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
Good evening.
 o-O--o DING, DING
"A SMILES THE THING"

Good evening.
 o-O--o
 DING, DING Her teeth were like pearls, Her lips the color of wine, An, the wax model in Howland- Hughes, Would that she were mine.
 o-O-o A crank is a man who sticks up for his rights instead of hand shaking with somebody else's wrongs.
 When a man gets old enough to know better he'd too old for his own good.
 o-O--o The cars are advertising shatter- proof glass. What they need: Scatter-proof drivers.
 O-O--O As "The Line declares in its current issue, "Some people think the road to hell is paved with good inventions"
 O-O-o The old fashioned girl who had rats in her hair has sister now who is afraid of mice in the pan. try.
 o-O-o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
O-IJ-O OH YOU GO ON

Kiss me Henry, kiss me, He kissed her, ah alack, For the kisses that he gave her She insisted on giving back.
 o-O-o When fishermen stoop to con- quer they're generally hunting night crawlers.
 Fish prices vary. suppose they're sealed down.
 o-O-o The devoted mother always whips the cream instead of her children.
 Married Woman Had Ten Play Boys-News item. Variety is the spice of wife.
 o-O--o "Never say dye or you won't get new dress"
 Prosperity is always fol- lowed by desparity.
 o-O---o Buy now bye bye later.
 o-O-o
 TSK, TSK Sing . song of six pence, Once 1t was WOW, England's off gold standard, How will we sing it now.
 o-O-o The man with a poor head, soon- CT or later heads into disaster. O-O-O
 The fight between autoists and the insurance companies looks to be over-rated in more ways than one. O-O-O Floyd Gibbons spoke over the air from Manchuria Wednesday night. And sounded at times as If talking a combination of Chinese and Japanese.
 O-O-O
 When a manfred man reach es the slipper age we sort of feel sorry for the wife. O-O-O HE-"Those are hellish good sandwiches"
 sHE-"Yes, they're made from deviled ham,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23
OH, OH, OH
TEE. HEB

The honeymoon is over,
 An, may | say with force, When she runs home tO mama, And threatens q divorce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-23

When the organ plays at twi- llght--it's generally broadcast by radio these days.
 o-O-O A few cocktails will always make q man a good mixer.
 o-O--O Good night.
The Washington times., 1932-10-07

PRESIDENT RECEIVING DATES
A PACKAGE OF Dates the first of the California
season. presented to President Hoover yesterday
by Miss Betty Morgan Shipp, of California, sopho-
more at George Washington University. The dates
were sent by plane by the California Date Growers
Association through Theodore w. Braun, vice presi
dent of the association Photo by International News
PHOTOGRAPHIC Service.
The Washington times., 1932-10-07
SOCIAL TANGLE
SNOOTHED OUT
BY R|TCH|E
Can't Be Two Places at Once,
So Governor Picks Mcneil
As Bridgeport Host

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 7.-Gov.
Albert S. Ritchie is breathing
easier today, since the solving
of one of those little social
diIemmas having vast political
potentialities and which are
the constant worry of all poll
ticians.
Plans for two receptions for
him Sunday at 2 p. m. in Bridge
port. Conn, where he is going to
address the Fifth District Demo.
cratic Club supporting the Roose-
velt-G Garner ticket, had him wor-
ried. They also had the social ana
Democratic leaders Of Bridgeport
divided into excited factions.
Invitations Sent Out
National Committeeman Archi-
bald Mcneil had invited him to
Bridgeport to make the speech,
and had planned q reception in
his home for the Maryland gov.
ernor, state Senator Fred At
water. who also had been in touch
with Ritchie about his visit, had
planned to have the governor as
his house guest, and somebody ar
ranged a reception for him in the
Atwater home at the same time
as the Mcneil affair.
Mcneil sent out invitations, and
others went out for the Atwater
reception. It began to look like
a shoWdo--n, a society-pontlcal
battle with Bridgeport Democrats
lining up on opposite sides and
hitherto friendly matronS getting
out their lorgnetteS.
Governor Solves Problem
However, Governor Ritchie to-
day seems to have Smoothed
things over, with a public state
ment in which he says Mcneil in
vited him to Bridgeport and made
arrangements for his visit, hence
he is obligated to Mcneil and
must attend his reception. Atwater
replied instantly with a state
ment, saying he meant merely to
offer Ritchie the hospitality of
his home for rest, had planned
no formal reception and issued no
invitations, and that all would
gladly go to McNeips function.
And everybody is now relieved,
especially Ritchie.
The Washington times., 1932-10-07
B. T, F. EFFECTS
ORGANIZATION

UNIONTOWN, Pa, Oct. z
G.N.SO.-With national organi-
zation effected, bonus army dele
gates to the first convention of
the National Bonus Expeditionary
Force returned home today to
carry their organization into
every State and every commu-
nifty.
George Kleinholz, of Portland,
Ore, was named vice commander
of the national Organization at
the closing session of the conven-
ton. Walter Waters, commander
in chief of the bonus forces in
Washington this summer, previ-
ously had been named comman-
der.
George Anthony, Chicago, per
manent chairman of the conven-
ton, was named national contact
officer; H. C. Failey, Seattle, ma
tianal adjutant; and John w,
Rankin, Uniontown, national fl
nance officer. Chicago will be
the scene of the next convention
in July, 1888.
Public recognition" of their
demands for immediate payment
of the bonus and no. cut in ap.
preparation for veterans by Pres
ident Hoover will be sought with
in a few days by the committee
of ten" which will present the
B. E. F.'s stand to Congress in
December.
The Washington times., 1932-10-07
Deserted Cat Finds
Family Again After
Three Years

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. T..
Fish stories are always in
order, but this yarn deals with
a cat.
Three years ago the family
of Edward L. Trayer moved
from Bluefield, w. Va, to
Staunton, Va. They left be-
hind a yellow house cat.
The other morning Trayer
went out on his back porch at
Staunton-and there was the
cat. He answered to the name
of Bob, promptly renewing
friendly relations with his one
time master.
Not only by responding to
the name, but also by other
characteristics peculiar to Bob,
is Trayer convinced the cat
followed the family to Staun-
ton-even if three years were
required to make the journey.
The Washington times., 1932-10-07
TYD|NGS LASHES
REPUBLICAN
POLICIES
Maryland Senator Speaks
At La Plata, Forecasts
Democratic Landslide

Asserting that the election of
Franklin D. Roosevelt to the
presidency is the "sole hope of
farm and factory" Senator
Millard E. Tydings launched
caustic attack on President
Hoover in an address last night
at La Plata, Md.
Senator Tydings' speech brought
to close the first week of his
Statewide tour in behalf of the
Democratic ticket. Declaring that
President Hoover Stands by the
policies which have caused suf-
fering," Senator Tydings pre-
dicted the election of Governor
Roosevelt by the largest majority
in the history of the United
States.
In a statement issued yesterday
through the Democratic national
committee, Senator Tydings made
a further attack on Hoover poll
cieS, declaring that President
Hoover'S DeS MoineS speech left
far more unsaid than was said.
He added:
"He did not say what had
become of the chicken in every
pot and all the other extrava-
CANT Republican mpaign
promises of 1928 Recently
he said that what the country
needs is a good joke, and 1 say
that the country has had jokes
enough, and what the country
needs is a good President, and
Governor Roosevelt will supply
the deficiency which now ex-
lists"