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The Washington times., 1932-03-10

so simple in his tastes that
he went to the Senate daily
in a horse-drawn omnibus,
and the conductor, an ido-
lator, reserved a seat for
him. One day the youthful
BRAND took the seat, and
when Hugo entered and
stood before him he sprang
to his feet, mute with awe.
The novelist understood the
expression and engaged him
In a conversation never to
be forgotten.
But his association with
writer's failed to develop in
him a literary ambition. He
was an orator-naturally so.
God made him. And he had
a theory that the greatest of
oratory is not literature,
and that literature, even
when spoken, is not oratory.
He pretended to a contempt
for literature, and when he
wished in later years to ex-
press his contempt for a
proposition made him he
would say: "Oh, that's
just literature"
Revolutionist Most
Of His LIE
Like so many of the great
political leaders in the Eu-
rope of today, he was a rad
ical, Socialist, revolutionist
most of his life. The very
proper and conservative
Americans who have, in re-
cent years, been devotees Of
BRAND would prefer to for
get that he began his public
life as a strike leader. He
won his early fame and
friends by fighting the
battles of the workingmen
in the courts.
1t was the men in the
workingmen's jeans who
elected him to his first post
as a member of the Town
Council Of Saint Nazaire.
His first affiliation was with
the Labor Party. The brill
liancy of his fights for la
Dor spread his reputation
throughout the county. His
introduction to political
Paris was as the defender
Of anarchists charged with
placing a bomb in the Cafe
Very. He lost that case, but
found a job-he was taken
on the staff of a radical
newspaper, the Lantern.
We wonder how many Of
Brands American admirers
like to be reminded of his
first editorial in favor Of
the unionization Of the
workers and announcing
that "the struggle between
capital and labor is now on
in earnest"
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
Jaures, Viviani,
Rriandl

It was in those days that
BRAND made his first con-
tact with the greatest orator
Of the century, Jaures, the
great Socialist leader, whose
assassination at the begin
ming Of the war shook
France.
The two men were OPP
posites in method. Jaures
was a thunderer, though he
thundered musically and
marvelously well. He used
the. meat cleaver BRAND
preferred the rapier. But
the two men drew together
= when they united to battle
the bigotry Of the day in de-
tense of the innocent Drey.
fus. Great men stepped forth
then to face and fight en-.
ragged ignorance and intoler-
ance.
Viviani began his close re-
lations with BRAND then.
Think of that combination
for oratory-Jaures, Viviana,
Briandl Anatole France
took up his pen, and Zola
wrote his tremendous indict-
ment, "J'Accuse."
There was no evidence
against the accused, but his
enemies said: "He is a Jew. "
But genius and courage
aroused the better instincts
of France, and Dreyfus was
freed. The French still have
a capacity for righteous in
dignation. IF there were a
Mooney case in France to-
day, the French bar and
leaders of public opinion
would be in the fight. It
would not be an answer there
to say, "He is q labor
leader" y
The Washington times., 1932-03-10

No woman really understands
a man, until she has learned
that his digestion affects his
heart and that his love is not
necessarily dead every time his
emotions go into a state Of
coma.
2etting is the binding gas
which keeps two silly people
so dazzled that they can't see
how bored they are with each
other.
AS long as you can make a
man sufficiently miserable to
spoil his appetite, dear heart,
he still LOVES you.
Nothing so arouses all a
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
nRIAND is dead.

DRlAND Is dead.
- The French Republic
has had no figure more pic
turesque or courageous, and
few that have served her
as premier so many times.
I happened to hear him un-
der the most dramatic cir
cumstances three years ago
when, in the House Of Depu-
ties, he faced his foes seek
ing to overthrow him on
his foreign policy.
He entered the debate with
all the prophets predicting
his defeat. The atmosphere
was charged with electricity.
The bell of the presiding Of
ficer rang sharply many
times. There was excitement
and passion on the faces Of
the deputies. The gallery
was packed. At length
BRAND rose. He was in fine
fettle and in fighting mood.
Words flowed from him in
torrents. Ever and anon
he would turn to his enemies,
an expression Of contempt
on his face, and fling his
defiance.
My companion, a Paris
CORE spondent, explained
that he was daring them to
throw him out. With these
dares he punctuated one OF
the most exciting OF
speeches. The words were
Greek or French to me, but
I had the same feeling OF
knowing precisely what he
was saying that I had years
ago when first I saw Bern
bardt in "Camil1e. "
He acted out his words
And he triumphed that day.
Il was one of his great days
Two Tired
Old Men
Leading the fight against
him was Malvy, who had
some unpleasant experiences
with a treason charge DUR
ing the war. He sat mo-
rose and apparently bored
while BRAND was pouring
forth his torrent.
NV companion laughed.
"Funny thing, this great
ness" he said. "You know
in the old days most OF the
great French statesmen were
men about town-boulevard"
iers. They knew all the
places of pleasure and were
known to most of the ladies'
of indiscretion. All the cafes
of consequence knew them
They all smacked OF the
Latin Quarter. That has
changed. Among the big
men now there are just two
survivors Of the old type.
There they are fighting each
other - BRAND and Malvy.
They trod the primrose path
together and kept it up until
not so very many years ago.
Now look at them = blase'
tired old men, knowing a lot
more about each other than
anyone else knows. Those
two tired old men are mem
o,.ies -
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
BRAND Was
An Orator

An orator
The BRAND Of the cold
days" developed during his
law student period when he
lived in the Latin Quarter.
No more revolutionary than
the other students, / was told
that the old man I heard
speak still cherished the
Latin Quarter and its men,
ories. He was fortunate in
Joining one Of the famous
clubs Of the quarter bearing
the impossible name, "The
Hydropathes. " Not a few OF
its members were destined to
greatness.
Significantly enough, they
held their weekly meetings
at "The Cafe Of the Flu
ture," where they argued
violently on literature, poll
tics, the theater, and sang
ribald songs. A raw youth
from the provinces, it meant
much to BRAND to meet and
talk with Maupassant, Paul
Bourget, the novelist; Jean
Richepin, the poet; Hugs
man, Coquelin, the actor.
And it was in those days
that he met his idol, Victor
Hugo.
That colossal genius was
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
BRAND, the Unknown
In America
.Bu Claude G.. BOwers

Author Of Ths Battles of the Jackson Period Ths Struggle
for Democracy America" Jefferson and Hamilton"
"The Tragic Era" and other important works.
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland

Lovers-TOday and Yesterday
Now that a woman can order
the dinner by telephone and
get her divorce from Mexico
by mail, there doesn't seem to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
2,OOO Youngsters Will Require New
 Ones This Month
Benefit Concert Saturday Night With MendeIssOhn Chorus and Similar Groups Participating Gives All Opportunity to Aid-Relief Organizations Can't Take Care of All Demands

Some 1000 youngsters in Water bury will be in need of shoes before Christmas. Any sudden change in weather ana the advent of snow would make their present uncom- fortable condition serious. The Mutual Aid fund is doing splendid work in providing sustenance for hundreds of families, but 1t cannot reach every one deserving of q helping hand.
 Hundreds of Waterburians in supporting the concert scheduled for Saturday evening in Bucking- ham hall will have the opportunity to help care for the needy young. sters. The proceeds of the event will be used to buy shoes for the young ones. Local musical organ izations are helping. Some 250 persons are coming here from Springfield and various parts of Connecticut to take part in the af- fair.
 Commenting on the splendid spirit of cooperation shown by in- divfduals and emphasizing the nec- esity of cooperation to make the concert a success, financially, Will liam Harris, secretary of the Mu- tual Aid fund, remarked to-day: :.
 '.In September, at the time of the opening of the public schools, the. Mutual Aid Fund furnished over three thousand pairs of shoes to school children. This money came largely out of the operating funds of the organization, but 1t was an absolutely necessary ex-- pense inasmuch as hundreds of children were unable to attend school for lack of shoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
EXTORTIONST { TRYING TO GET
 EASY MONEY
Guards Surrounded Home of Mass State Senator as His Two Young Sons Were Threatened

Marb1ehead, Mass, Dec 1--(UP)
 Police guarded the home of State Senator Malcolm L. Bell here to-day after failure of an elaborate attempt to trap an extortionist who had threatened to kidnap and slay the wealthy legislators two sons unless he paid them $60,000.
 similar blackhand notes, each demanding $b,000, have been re- .ceived. within the last fortnight by Howard Lillibridge, chairman of the Marblehead board of selectner, and Fred Peach. retired business man.
 The note to Bell, left on a neigh bor's porch, was found last Satur- day. Written in red crayon on a brown paper bag, 1t directed Bell to leave the. money in q cemetery or T will steal your children" The note. signed with a skull and cross- bones, warned that "There will be funeral some day" if Bell told the police.
 about the size that $60,000 in bills would make. Mrs Bell took one package to the Waterside cemetery at the hour designated, while Bell took the other to the old burial hill. Police waited nearby to trap the extortionist. but he did not
 Beil's two sons. Linton, 12. and Malcolm, Jr, T, have. ben taken from school as a precautionary measure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
Reduced Incomes
 Harass Health
staie Dept of Health Nuitionist Points Out Serious
 ness of Peoples Being Unable to Buy Proper Food

Hartford, Dec Ivory con- corning the purchase of food by families who are now BunerinE from reduced incomes can De greatly alioviated by adhefing Co a simple budget which will Insure the presence in the diet of the foods needed to conserve good health, it was shown to-day by Elizabeth c. Nickerson, nutritioniet, of the state department of health. in the departments weekly broad cast.
 When the amount of money available for buying food 10 res duced, the purchasing of the wrong foods may not only prove more costly, but is likely to affect the health of the family, particularly that of the children, disasttously. Simple budgeting plugs the costly leaks, Miss Nickerson declared.
 The money available for food may be divided into five parts, three of twenty per cent eachs one of twenty-five per cent and one of fifteen per cent. Tho most 1tipor- tant is the twenty-nve per cent part which should rigidly be de- voted to the purchase of milk, the most healthful of all foods. Twenty per cent may be expended on meats: twenty per cent for bread. cereals, inuffins, cookies, etc; an- other fifth on vegetables and fruits: and the remaining fifteen per cent on sweets and fats such as butter and sugar and lnolassee for puddinge, simple cakes and With the food bal ailced in this manner a long step has been taken to protect health, since the diet win include the nec- essary elements.
 Misss Nickerson explained with reference to the meat budget that the more expensive cuts may have to be eliminated and the cheaper forequarter cuts substituted. These must be prepared differently, that is, steamed, stewed or pot roasted instead of boiled or roasted. Such meats will provide the same diet iebssentials as the more expensive ones. She recommends hot cereals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
Duke of Leinster Married to New
 York Woman

London, Dec 1-- (Up) -- The Duke of Leinster was married In the chapel royal today 7 to Mrs Rafaele Van Neck, of New York. Lord D'Abernon gave the bride away. Sir Fergus Graham was best man.
 Mrs van Neck was gfHnted a divorce last week from Clare Van Neck, whom she married In 1928. She is the former Miss Rafaele Kennedy, daughter of Mrs J. H. Patterson, of New York and Green wich, Conn.
 The duke was granted a divorce in 1880 from the former May Eth- eridge, a pre.war London stage beauty, after she had attempted suicide by gas in a humble London flat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01

It Is estimated that at least twenty-five hundred of these chil- cren will again be in need of shoes before Christmas.
 One might ask why this need exists this year and did not Q year ago. This is Q very good question and the answer lies in the fact that the families receiving assist ance from the Mutual Aid Fund are receiving &3.00 less per week this winter than they received last year. This means that there Is $500 less per week in these fam flies to be used for clothing and fuel, consequently 1t has been nec- essary for the Mutual Aid Fund to ration fuel to these families this winter and 1t will be necessary to keep it's families supplied with the basic clothing needs, such as shoes.
 When the Mendelssohn Chorus proposed a joint concert with simi- lar organizations from six other cities and asked us for an expres- sion as to the best use to which the proceeds of such a concert could be directed, we suggested without hesitation that this money be expended for shoes. The Mutual Aid Fund is caring for approxi- mately twelve thousand people at the present time and especially is 1t necessary to watch carefully the clothing needs of that portion of this group who are attending school. Those of us who have brought up children are fully aware of the cost of clothing them while they are in school attendance and we know only too well the cost of keeping these children in foot wear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
MONEY DIDN'T
 BOTHER GLORIA
 SWANSON MUCH
She Couldn't Remember
 Whether She Got $5O,- 900 or $l50,O0O for
 PictureS-Is Sued

Los Angeles. Dec 1-(UP)-The question of money so far removed from the interests of Gloria Swan- son she couldn't remember within $50.0OO her salary for one picture; was debated again in court to-day when trial was resumed of an at torney's esuit to collect $45.000 from the screen heroine. The att torney, Maurice Cleary, asks that amount for negotiating film con- tract for Miss Swanson in 1925.
 Miss Swanson, residing in Lon don with her husband, Michael Farmer, indicated her disinterest for money when in Q deposition she testified she did not recall whether she received $100,000 or $150.000 for making "The Loves of Sonia" And as for "What A Widow" she wasn't sure about that either but believed 1t was $50,000.
 T have never actually seen the salary check" she explained Tt was sent to my office and that is all there was to It."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
CHOULSSCALPED
 BY REDSKINS


 Fort Benton. Mont (UP)--Some- where in northern central Montana is an Indian burial ground, con- taining the bones ofg hundred of Indians, created after two white alive for r0bbing indian graves.
 Pat Tucker, still cowboy after years in the saddle, recently re- counted the story of how the bur- ial ground was ordered by Grief Plenty Coups of the Crow Indians.
 The bones were gathered from the tree burial platforms once used by the Crows. Chief Plenty Coups gave his order due to the fact white men were continually rob- bing the platforms.
 Some wandering rider would spot one of the platforms, throw q moose over the body and drag 1t down." Tucker related. Then he would help himself to the In- dian's war bonnet. beaded leg leggings. his beaded shirt and his beautiful beaded moccasions.
 Two fellows by the names of Ike Smith and Slack Bowles were among the most notorious grave robbers. remember all the de- tails of my last meeting with them.
 "I had met three Indian scouts Long Hair, Long Otter and Rot ten Belly. They had on their war paint and were out for the grave robbers. After camping with them one night fe came on Smith and Bowes' camp.
 "Three scouts, 1eaped from their horses and hit the ground on the run, afeer taking the robbers into the brush. They were gone about an hour. and when they came back they had two scaips. undeh- stood that Indian squaws later
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
Wire Tapping Is
 Allowed in as
 Good Evidence

Boston, Dec 1--(UP)--For the first time in the history of Massa- chusotts courts, wire-tapping evi- dence has been introduced at . trial.
 The evidence, obtained by tap ping telephone wires. was present. cd by Assistant U. s. Attorney Ell hu D. Stone in the case Of Fred K. Snow of Lynnfield and il other men allcgedly implicated in q li- quor combine. in federal court here yesterday.
 It was offered despite the obJec- tions of Federal Judge James A. Lowell, who protested that this Is not the fair way to get eyidence.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
Many At Wilson
 Testimonial Dinner
Waterbury We'll Represented in Hartford Last Night
 Smith at Speakers Table

Frank Hayes headed the list of To- cal persons attending.
 others present from this city in- cluded Town Chairman and Mrs John II. Crary Finance Commits sioner Charles Jackson, Arthur Me Donald, Daniel T, Harrington. Jr. Senator and Mrs Joseph H. Law Tor, Senator-e elect Joseph A. Hack cit, MT and Mrs Timothy 0arren, Town Committeeman John Bennett. Representative and Mrs Daniel J. Mahaney, Representative John D.. Thoms.
 Town Clerk Dora A. Egan, Mrs Gertrude Corden, Attorney James M. Lynch, Attorney Harold Green. Attorney John Phelan, Orville Law Tor, George E. Horan and Attorney Joseph Smith.
 The dinner was held to celebrate the victory of the democrats in the recent election in Connecticut. Gov ernor Cross and Senator-eIect Lon- ergan pointed out the necessity of keeping up the democratic organiz- ation plans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
GRAVE ROBBERS GOT
 THE SURPRISE OF THEIR LIVES

Bucharest, Dec 1-(UP)-Thc story of q woman who was res cued alive from the grave by ghouls who intended to loot her coffin thrilled Bucharest to-day.
 Joseflne Nagy, wife of wcai- thy farmer, was buried TGes-' day in the village cemetery nt Trenteamare, Central Tram sylvania, according to the story as 1t was told here. Wednesday night, three grave robbers went to the cemetery, dug up the cof- fin, and prepared to loot the grave.
 They opened the casIket and were petriflcd with fear when the Corpse" moved. Josefine Nagy was alive. She arose, muir. murcd "Wherc am IF" and stepped out of the coffin.
 One of the robbers tainted. The others fled. Josefinc walked to her home, where her husband and family kept her out in the cold until they were convinced she was not Q ghost. Farmer Nagy helped police look for the robbers today. He did not want to punish them, but to ''pay them for bringing JOscflnc back to me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
British War Debts Note Dispatched To
 The United States
Government Expects Leniency But Is Ready to Pay in Gold = Note Will Be Made Public Probably on Saturday Morning
Pay Day In Britain

London, Dec 1-(UP)-The big gest pay day in British history and the largest single day's turnover were recorded today, when the government concluded converse tion of the five per cent war loan Involving nearly $700, 100000.
 On the big pay day, f371, 1884, 400 in disbursements plus f300,- 900, ,00O in receipts moved in a gross transaction from persons who subscribed to the new conversion loan and new treasuray bonds to the governments hands.
 The government simultaneously disbursed this amount, together with an additional E71, 1,489,4O0, to holders of unredeemed war loans and treasury bonds.
 Chancellor of Exchequer Me- vile Chamberlain planned the transaction as part of his scheme for placing British credit on a permanent lower interest basis, with consequent enormous annual savings to the hard pressed exche- quer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01

Waterbury was largely represent ed last night at the testimonial din- ner in Hartford in honor of Dem- ocratic State Chairman David A. wilson. The dinner, which was held at the Hotel Bond, was attended by over 800 party leaders from Throughout Connecticut. Executive Secretary Kenneth Wynne was foastmaster.
 Governor Wilbur L. Cross. Uni- ted States Senator-elect Augustine Lonergan and others prominent in the state and national organlza- ton were among the speakers.
 J. Francis Smith of this city. sec retary of the democratic state cen tral committee. was seated at the speakers table. No other Water bury democratic leader was given a place of honor. However. Mayor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-01
RORABACK GAVE INTERVIEW TO
 YALE JOURNAL
He Took Ills Time About Answering Questions on the Causes of Defeat in Last Election.

New Haven, Conn, Dec 1.-(UPl --The Yale Daily News published
 to-day an. interview with J. Henry
 Roraback, public utilities' magnate
 and republican leader who rarely
 talks for publication.
 Under the heading ''Votors
 Wanted Change Says Republican
 Boss'' the News quotes Roraback
 as saying that the chief reason for
 the democratic victory in the last
 election was that the voters wanted a change ''regardless of what they were getting in for"
 The News interviewer said Hor- aback sat in his ofilce, smoking Q
 cigar and sometimes pauslng as
 long as five minutes before deliv-
 ering alaconic answer to e ques-
 tion.-
 Rorabacir is quoted as agreeing
 with the prohibition views of Coy
 Wilbur l.. Cross, democrat, who is
 quoted in .to-day's issue as saying
 "the republicans made the mistake
 of being frank about the prohibit
 ton issue---that hurt them more thany anything elge." After the republican organization headed by Roraback had adopted e wet plank at it's state conventoin this year, dry republicans organized the in- dependent republican party of Con- necticut to fight Roraback and the repeal movement.
 Referring to the democratic at titude on prohibition nationally, Roraback is quoted as follows: If they adhere to their platform they should put it (repeal of the 18th amendment) through. Az to whether they will or mot They've changed their minds of course. The 18th amendment had it's inception from the democrats in the south but that's all forgotten 7 Regarding the tariff, ROraback is quoted as saying:
 Again if they carry out their platform, if they work along the lines of their campaign statements, the tariff will be lowered with Q disastrous effect upon the c0untry's industries. I can't see any benefits at all in lower tariff, particularly as far as Connecticut is concerned; and we generally view Q situation from our own conditions. I can't see how low tariff would help
 any exporting problems at the present time" The interviewer asked Rcraback his opinion of the possibility of socialism coming Into power. After pause of fully five min- utes, the News reports, Roraback said, "I should want a more com plete definition of socialism than | I have ever heard before answering a question of that kind"