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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
By RODNEY BUTCHER NEA Snryica Writer

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 washington-Most of the petty graft and the. cheap little tricks which members of Congress em- ploy to augment their salaries ass going to get a full airing in this years congressional campaigns.
 They have been exposed more merciiessly than ever before and the fellows who are out to get the seats 'ee the present members al- ready have begun'to raise them as issues.
 The practice of putting members of the family on the federal pay roll as clerks, the collections of mileage allowances which are never spent, the economical prac-. tices of Senator Park Trammel who sleeps in his office, the junkets of congressional committees and the franking privelege have all been taken for a ride-just as if they hadn't always been practiced and as if they represented more than a tiny drop in the big bucket of federal expenditures.
 Much Explaining Due.
 Some members will have an easy IlIHo eAVIdlUiHB LhSAuSSAVcss WIAtS others are likely to find it rather difficult. No one, for instance, Is likely to have the nerve to criticize Speaker Garner for employing his efficient wife as his secretary e <
 There are many similar cases where relatives, some of whom were employed by members long before they came here, are rendering able. faithful service both to the mem bers and their constituents. On the other hand, some rather tall stories will have to be told to ex- plain the value of senatorial or congressional, relatives who are on the payroll. but are notoriousiy absent from the offices in which they are supposed to work.
 Then There's the Record.
 ] A nice point was raised at the very. end of the session when the senate broke into a brief debate as to the propriety of printing politi- cal speeches in the Congressional Record, which costs $5S page. 1 It's an old senate custom to in- sert political speeches such as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
So They Say

If get the chance it'll be the straight and narrow for me if starve to death.
 Billy Hard Boiled Hannah
 Foster, Chicago gun-girl.
 Personally, would not touch title with pair of tongs. After all, the only way to become dis tinguished these days is to; not have one.
 George Bernard Shaw, British
 writer.
 It (the emergency relief bill) Is a strong step toward recovery. si !. { President Herbert Hoover. ~ . ca 1&.
 I wouldn't manage another ma jor league, team if you gave me the Empire State building. I haven't seen the Giants play since I resigned June 3. Right now I feel 16 years younger. -Jehn J. McGraw, manager,
 New York Giants.
 When the old sock. began to rayel. What a Man" began to Mrs Minnie .Mr" Kennedy.
 mother of Aimee Semple Me-
 Pherson Hutton, and estranged
 wife of "What q Man" Hudson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

Elimination of the jutting eorner on Meadow and Grand streets was one of the best things that the city could have done. Thanks should be extended to all agencies cooperating in the work, such as the New Haven road who kindly permitted slice of their property to be cut away to permit a rounded turn. This particular spot is rap-' idly becoming one of the busiest in the city as regards traffic movement. And with promise of fine wide thoroughfare com pletely laid with hard surface ths ap- preach to the Chase Park boulevard bids fair to become more attractive to the motor ist entering or leaving the city by the West We hope that work of resurfaeing that DOT tion of Freight street now laid with Belgian blocks will proceed rapidly. According to present plans one side of the street only is to be completely resurfaeed. We sincerely trust that money will soon be forthcoming so that the entire stretch may be able to be used. What boulevard that will make some day if it can be lined with trees and landseaped. Private companies have done their share on the north side. The New Haven road has improved its grounds sur-. rounding the Freight Office and the railroad trestle with shrubbery. It certainly is up to the city to follow example and curb the south side of the street to permit a border of trees or shrubs to be placed there. Better still it might be made a parkway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
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those the cabinet members are do- liyering for Mfr Hoover and both houses let their members run. more or less wild in printing speeches of their own which are never actually delivered, but which may be mail- ed out during the campaigns.
 Copies of the latter. with the composition already paid for, are bought at cost-about $2.40 a thousand-and shipped free Of charge to as many constituents as member wants to reach.
 Borah's Attitude.
 Senator Borah says the habit of tossing political speeches into the Record costs hundreds of dollars a year. The nice point Is how much of the stuff that goes in- to the Record is worth the ex- pense.
 Congress adjourned July 1s. but bulky editions of the Record ap- pear for the next week or so, full of revised remarks and synthetic speeches which are desired for mailing purposes. s z ''s t9,s x Queer Topics.
 It's a queer melange that gets in. Recent exhibits indicate d topical preference for prohibition, farm relief, federal expenses. vet erans' affairs and war debts. Con- gressmen brag about all their state or districts have had out of the federal government during their terms and how successful their party has been in cutting ex- penses.
 There are many warm individual tributes to, departed, members, glowing description of the dedi- cation of a new state capitol and musings on such topics as home school and the church" and the workings of a divine Providence
 Yet there is much solid infor- nation which will do the constitu- ent no harhn if he cares to memo rize 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
Here, There And EueruOhere

rule which was first adopted by the party's national convention a cen- tury ago this spring. As in pre- vious campaigns new concrete an- gles appear both for and against the rule. Governor R 1osevelt, who seems likely to have the support of perhaps a majority of the dele4 gates at the Chicago convention, has gone. on record as opposed to changing the two-thirds rule. Technically, change might give him the nomination. but pfoba bIy not without the serious fiare-baciS that he had defied party tradition or century to gain personal ad- vantage. On the other hand, the two-thirds rule may cost him the nomination, as 1t may offer just the means needed to "stop Roose- welt" since one-third of the dcIe- gates will be able to prevent a nomination being made.
 The century-old resolution. ern- bodying this rule, adopted in Bal- timore on May 21, 1882. and whicl, has wtthstood modification on this point for a hundred years. reads as follows: s.
 Resolved, that eacn state be en- titled insthe nomination to be made for the vice-presidency, to, the number Of votes equal to the mum. Der to which they will be entitled in the electoral colleges, under the new arportionment. in voting for president and vice-president: and that two-thirds Of tho whole num-. Der of votes in the convention shall be necessary to constitute choice. !. President Jackson had already been nominated by a number of state legislatures according to ti.e previous custom and the conven-, ton merely adopted a resolution endorsing his nomination. The tw0-thirds rule was brought in by his friends to secure the nomina- ton of his staunch lieutenant, Mar tin Van Buren, for the yice-press- dency. Expediency brought the rule int, being and it has become party gospel. It has had a few in-l etresting results. In 1s44 1t pro- duced Js.mes K. Polk as the pres idential nominee after Van Buren had received a majority of the votes. and in 1912 similar situa- ton arose when Woodrow Wilson received the nomination after Champ Clark had been the major ity choice.
 This year, as in previous can, ] paigns. the majority, which might change the rule and proceed to nominate it's candidate, is afraid that nomination so obtained would not be worth the havipr. There 10 also the important cir- cumstanee that the democratic south. the traditional back bone Of the democratic party. might find itself faced, with majority block of delegates from northern and western states, whereas it can wield controlling influence within two-fhirds lineup or prevent ac- ton by becoming the one-thIrd- plus minority. Co tho present dis tributlon of political factors in the democratic party it locks hs if t',a tWs-ihIras rule will survive ies cef- tenutni anniversary not 0uig huf so into it9 second hundred ye1fz Full Of dynamic interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
SMILING THRoUGH

Mary cut her wisdom tooth.
 Hut, ,knOwlcdgc didn't come. It takes moro than . wisdom tooth,
 For one so dumb.
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 The dogs. of war at times, make puppy love with peace. ~ o-C--O
 Gamers pork; barrel may
 become, so slippery after
 time. that he'll have hard
 work controlling 1t. 4
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 The average bill fold is much the same asthe average bill board these days. Contains but little.
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 The farmer killed the hen
 that laid the golden eggs,
 proving himself goose.
 .. t,Isc o--O--0 The we'll "bread" person nowa- days Is sure to contain Vitamin p.
 TEE, HEB When Sadie tionned her bathing
 The natives gave . cheer, She bad . lot of thls up there,
 And moro of that down. there. O-O-o Men with lead feet are equipped with natures own ancnors. The woman who reads for tunes with tea leaves in the bottom of a cup, generally leavess most of the fortune a-0- Steel declares it's usual dividend. which steels stockholders for while longer. esI. - Torm's shirt had no ends. But Tommy didn't wall, You sec he bought the goi darn shirt, ! At . bargain mill end sale. If d girl keeps her finger nails clean she'll make a tidy o-O--o A clean tooth never decays. pro- vided it's fastened to a rubber plate. N You can tell whether the teeth are her own by asking |. her to nibble at corn on the cob. o-O-o
 This completes our. regular nid- week program. It cRme to you over DBD and was broadcast by the Waterbury Evening Democrat. pioneer fn this type of newspaper work. We are signing ofk ct this time, to e back on the air again to-merrow evening ct Che usual hour. h. ooed night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
NEW BRITAIN RECORD PASSES
(Hartford Tinnes)

M .ta
 All of the veteran newspapermen in Connecticut have had knowledge of the New Britain Record. It had a familiar place in the exchange nles. It was a recognized institu- ton of New Britain. It has pub- lished it's last edition. The ma chinery of the plant has been pur- chased by the New Britain Herald, which has also acquired the good will.
 The New Britain field Is 1ogicaI- iy one for a single afternoon news paper. The Herald has strength ened it's position. The Record will be missed by It's old friends. 7 The Transaction is in line with the times, which have brought fewer newspapers in all fields. Not many cities like New Britain have two evening newspapers. Unto ward business conditions probably hastened the development there which was but natural. Consolida- tions are the order nowadays in the newspaper business. New Brit ain now will have in all probability q finer afternoon paper than ever. That does not make the Records demise any e1sier from che eenti- mental point Of view. 1t should reconcile citizens eventually to the change.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

:. Here's a man deserving of considerable praise. Dismayed at the low prices his potato crop would earn him. Jason D. Pen rod of Bonner Springs. Kansas. plowed up the edible potatoes and then notified rsiief organizations that the needy could come and help themselves. His offer wasn wasted. It is reported the highways for miles around were blocked with cars bring ing people anxious to get winters supply of new potatoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
PAYS TOR WORK

.BeIieviIlc, Ontario. Cenada.-- Many men would like employment. but few to fRe extent Of paying for it. After asking several farm srs for work. . local young man offered one 47 a week and was
 given a job on those terms. He sxp7nined that he Was in receipt ef a small pengIon aHd would And it cheaper to 1Iys on that basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

High tide at Milford Thursday. July 2S. s:O7 a. m. Daylight tme); low tide, z:33 D. m. Daylight time)..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

Mussolini has written play about his favorite hero, Napoleon. Muss had better be careful. Napoleon himself never did anything so reckless as that I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
Personal Health Seruice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to persona' health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis of treatment, will Do answered by pr braay.1 Address him, care of the Democrat senoans stalnp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
Good evening. o--Q-o
 SUMMER PESTS
"A sMrLr,s THE THING

Of all the summer pests I've met. There's one who makes me
 screech. The skinny dame, who always
 wears, M A bath robe on the beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

All vehicles must be lighted not later than S.44 Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

Lingusts are lamenting that many of our American Indian dialects are vanishing. If they're no better than some of our white folks dialects, it's no great loss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

Then there's the curly headed euss,
 Who poses almost nude. So he can catch the gaping girls.
 Who merely think him rude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
rrvEIx AT 100 YEARS
(Hkrtford Times)

The dem0cfatIc prtsluoHtIal csmpaign this scar ie offering af,- oxner innfnIlmenf to tho Quadfen- nlal diseu&sIon on the .wo-thiFds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

Connecticut ingenuity is still coming to the fore. According to reports recently issued
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Along Comes Pal

s
 In the Brady Baby Book you counsel parents not to have an only child. What Is the best time for the brother or sister to arrive that is, what should be the difference in ages? (sirs J. CD
 Answer-From one to i've years after the Big Noise. If no pal appears on the horizon before the expiration of five years. time to adopt one A lone child in any household Is a sad affair. Such Q child doesn't get square deal. ' .r
 Science, Eli?
 On the strength 0f y0ur teachings and my own expcrlcnce--I haven't possessed any hcad- gear for tho past three years-l cislns eolnx without a hat the year round Co hcu5thful. My science instructor clnims that sinus trouble will develop, # not new, then later in life. .. (M. |. M.) E re gieaned that from-oh welt suppose Ee cole umHiEts must preserve tine esprit do eorps. There ts no more scientific ground for this no. ton than there is for the old feay notion that ono contracts some vague undennable roapirn. tory infection from setting the feet vet. tt is always good hygiene fo go without any clothing whenever tt Is comfortable e Co 60.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27
DTATHERMY' FOR PAINFUL SHOULDER

| My friends Ooh, yeah?) who practice nervous l imposition never fail to suggest In tneir pro- tests. that some day may suner ii nervUus opos breakdown myself and then I'll have some sympathy for those who experience the tor lures of hell from this condition. But l nave nave sympathy for the tho.ssands wno suIer 1T, aI1HI r nervous imposition That's why, oo all can to stop further imposition.
 On the same basis. suppose I'll never nave true sympathy for one in the throes or chiio- At that. heartily concur in the notion thai a doctor ought to have sample or some oI these afflictions in order to understand tnSM Thoroughly and feel the right kind of sympathy for the victims. Until my appendix, without just cause or proyocation went gangrenous' had always thought that patients suffered more or less when they underwent the operation'
 If having bursitis qualifes one to sympatnize with victims of the trouble, am prepared to shed tears of compassion for any poor geeA with such a shoulder. :,
 Seems though the sovereign remeoies Ios these common afflictions are always discovereo shortly after have got over an attack. IL was so with poison vy--I still grit my teeth ana turn pale with distraction when think or the long. long nights of intolerable itching l coped with just on the eve of the announcement oi the new one -shOt or two-shOt toxin cure.
 1t ia so with subacromial bursitis. shortly after mine wore off in the spring after long, dreary winter of restless aching tne oiatheFMy treatment was introduced.
 Don't ask me what diathermy Is. All know is that it is some kind of high frequency cur rent which is not heat, but In US passage through the body tissues raises the tempera- ture of the tissues. in way impossible to achieve by means of external application or heat in any form. , .
 Prior to the development of medical dia. thermy-and here wish to warn readers that 1t Is not safe to entrust the application Of sucn a remedy to any other than trained medical hands-the bursitis sufferer had to choose one or the other alternative--to endure thet pain tili the inflammation spontaneously subsidies, which may. happen: in six weeks or six months -or to submit to operation for, the removal or drainage of the affected bursa.
 Diathermy changes all that With rare ex- ceptions daily medical diathermy for the shrst two weeks, and treatments once or. twice. . g week afterward, will give bursitis sufferers grateful relief and cure the bursitis. The ap- plications usually take half an hour. The re. .. hours following so that the victim can enjoy a good nights rest, whereas without diathermy he just losses about or sitstup and plans hein- ous crimes. eNM a Again waph readers to be sure the physi- clan who applies diathermy, medical or sur gical, is a man of good professional standing and hence of responsibility.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

And now the bloke you all have
 met,
 He makes one heave a sigh, Never dives from off the pier. Till crowds are standing by.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

oSkS@Sht rI The skinny dame, who always wears, A bath robe on the beach. Then there's the curly headed cuss, Who poses almost nude. So he can catch the gaping girls. Who merely think him rude. And now the bloke you all have He makes one heave a sigh. Never dives from off the pier. Till crowds are standing by. Another fellow gets my cork, He thinks himself beaut, We don't know why. but yet ke
 wears, A number on his suit. And so on to another pest. The blonde with figure. trim. Who gayly stalks married man, To make a sap of him. These summer pests all have an That seek call and beck, But all they do to simple me. Is give pains in the neck.
 o-O-o suppose you might say that an electrician drifts with the current
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 The machinery of govern ment is said to be delicate. If it's is,9 then why let a botch congress handle 1t?
 o-O--o The man wts nurses grievance s bound to be considered a sickly friend.
 Now they are experimenting with rubber to see if 1t won't be able to take the, place of cotton on clothes. If they suc- ceed we're bound to have some SNAPPY styles.
 o-O-.o The woman who tells your for- tune generally. makes a fortune Tn repeated 'tellings.
 O--O-o DING, DING, TIRED MARY Here rcposcs Mary,
 And well she may, In life she reaped reposes,
 In death they stay.
 o-O--o The maintenance by the U. 5. or the gold standard merely proves that America knows enough to have the nation fitted to the gold control.
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 I suppose 1t was the hungry inventor who put locks on ice boxes.
 o--O-o The girl with pretty legs and handsome face needs no profession. She can become professional ciarmer and marry into wealth without any trouble at all.
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 SMILING THROUGH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

Another fellow gets my cork, He thinks himself beaut. We don't know why. but yet he
 wears, A number on his suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-27

And so on to another pest.
 The blonde with figure. trim. Who gayly stalks married man, To make a sap of him.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-26

cially books printed before A. D 1500." Then there are tons of superf1uous copies of depart ment and bureau reports on which $20O,OO0 a year is wasted.
 So firmly entrenched are the bureaucrats and so tame is con gress in the presence of their demands that it seems as though nothing short of a na- tional wave of indignation would compel congress to work for the taxpayers instead of the tax spenders. MT. Ludlow says: There are signs developing that give hope that public opinion is telatedly arousing itself to the dangers of the situation. The re- form that will save the country must spring from among the people"
The Alaskan., 1932-08-26
PROSPERITY STILL AROUND THE CORNER
 By James R. Little

While the present state of af-
 fairs in this country is no laugh
 ing matter, still it is amusing tC watch the government and the privileged and petted classe; trying to coax Miss Prosperity to come on.
 But they can't fool her, fos she we'll know that Old Man Depression is still hiding behind
 the wreckage that he has been piling up for the past 15 or 20 years and that he will kidnar her the instant she steps around the now famous corner.
 The Old Boy was busy with his Wrecking long before he was suspected of being anywhere near. The splurge that is now on | in the stock market is nothing but a sham for business condi- Itions and commodities do not justify an advance.
 A short time ago the news papers carried sensational re- ports of the rapid advance in the price of farmers products, and before the papers were fairly in circulation the prices were slipping back. When the prices of farm products are double what they are now, then the farmers--the greatest per capita buyers in the nation - can have money to spend, and, all arguments to the contrary. they are the freest spenders of all. Here are the average prices that farmers of the middle western States were receiving fer their products the last week in July, 1882 as reported by a prominent farm journal of that section. These are not selling prices at city markets, but what the farmers actually received:
 Corn-2212 cents; Oats-11. Barley-31; Rye-36; Wheat-35 Hogs-$3.75 per hundred; Cattle --$4.5O; Hay-$4 per ton; Chick ens-10 cents per pound; Cream -15 cents; Eggs-12 cents a dozen.
 How can anyone figure that there is any advance at all in the prices of farm products? There is none, and there will be none for some time to come. Enough mortgages have not yet been foreclosed to suit the money lenders. If you get a car
The Alaskan., 1932-08-26
Washington News Letter
By Will A. Steel

Mrs. Anna Borak, of Fairbanks + concerned as to the where abouts of her son Paul John Borak, who served in the World War, returned to Alaska and then disappeared. It is not known whether the young man Is still living and the parents have written to Delegate Wick ersham to aid them in trying to locate the whereabouts of Paul John. The matter has been talk e1l up with the Veterans Bureau and the Director of Compensa- tion is now trying to find out through the regional office at Seattle whether his application lad been received for additional compensation under the recent law. When this report is receiv- cd a thorough search will be
 made of the Central office re- cords to get such data as may be available.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-26

stuck in a mud hole, you are not likely to get out by prying up the front wheels and getting them on solid footing and doing nothing for the rear wheels where most of the load is usual fly borne. Neither can better times be attained by prying the big financial, industrial and transportation concerns out Of the hole and leaving the small interests s-but greater in the aggregate-still in the mire.