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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
ORIGINAL ALICE
 IN BROADCAST

The original Alice in Wonder land will be heard during a Lewis Carroll Centenary program to be broadcast from Columbia Universi. ty. New York. Wednesday, May 4. by the National Broadcasting Company.
 The program will be presented by the students and faculty of the university, who will have as their guest of honor, eighty-year--old Mrs Alice Liddell Hargreaves, to whom Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice in Wonderland, building the plot around her as the central character.
 The program will be heard at 4:05 p. m., E. D. S. T., over an NBC-WJZ network, and will con- tinue for 55 minutes.
 Mrs Hargreaves, who, despite her advanced age, will have trav- eled more than 7.S00 miles to ap- pear on the program when she re- turns to her home near London from New York. She will sail for New York, April 23, arriving here April 29. She will remain short time in this country.
 The program will be opened with music from Edgar Stillman-Kel ley's suite from Alice in Wonder land," by a chorus of 120 girls voices from Barnard and Hunter colleges. and seventy-piece Co., lumbia University orchestra,
 Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University, then will introduce Mrs liar greaves. ....,~....,
 Mrs Hargreaves will tell of her association with Lewis Carroll. Professor Harry M. Ayres of Co., lumbia, will discuss Carrolls works.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
YOUR CHILDREN By Olive Roberts Barton @I9s2 eY NEA SERVICE lNG,-
A TOO "PERFECT" UPBRINGING

I know a little fellow who is supposed to be having the perfect upbringing. He has an imported nurse and what this girl, or woman rather, doesn't know about chill dren isn't supposed to be known by anybody.
 He gets up on the dot every morning at six o'clock sharp. net one minute to nor one minute af- ter, but six. At certain minute he has his bath. his morning exer- cises, and his breakfast. His breakfast is at 6:30, not one min- ute before nor one minute after. and woe betide the cook who hasn't his oatmeal ready on the dot.
 No one is allowed to speak to him or enter the nursery when he is eating any of his three meals, all set out meticulously on the dotted minute. His walks are in airy secluded spots. he is always immediately clean, he is never al- lowed to pat a dog or speak to or dinary children or have a lollypop or handle a toy that has not first been scrubbed.
 His room is clean, bright and sterilized.
 Nurse Is Jealous Guardian
 He has perfect manners and is as handsome as can be. Older peo- pie love to fuss over him but he Is soon withdrawn from any excite ment by his jealous Cor jealousy nurse who is silent person her. self and always speaks to her young charge in a foreign tongue. Everyone thinks 1t is wonderful the way Marcus can rattle off these phrases so glibly, but he sell doms gets a chance to say anything to anybody. His nurse who is a born clock watcher always seems to be saying 1t is time for some thing.
 He goes to bed at six o'clock sharp and his parents come up to see him off. But his nurse is there as watchful as ever and alert that nothing goes on which she does not approve. His mother and father feel when they leave, am sure, that they have broken some rule or other from the disapprov- ing glances that follow them through the door.
 But they submit "because Mar GUS is having such wonderful. won- derful care. Anna is a real jewel Now I shall tell you what think of young Marcus, and the rarified air he lives in.
 I wrote a day or so ago about
 four little children I saw recentl, sitting in the middle of field theil father was ploughing with one old mule. They were dirty. fat, hap py, and healthy. All of them were under five. If I had my choice of leaving my child to be brought up like Marcus or to have him happy, health! young animal herded with those jolly kids rolling around dowr there on the bosom of Mother
 Earth, should choose the latter place for him.
 It is necessary. if you have 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

mixed. Accept the difficulties of school, not as challenge to the child's ability and a measure of his success, but as sign that he needs readjustment.
 "This is period of trial and er- TOT in the child's life, of appren- ticeship to work, the discovery of hobbies and the establishment of routine, of the perfection of the CO., ordination necessary to the accom- plishment of specific work. The ad- olescent can learn the technique of a job easily at this stage. He is ripe for apprenticeship of a serious kind. He needs the struggle and the re- sistance found in work, to increase his spiritual power. Jobs must be set for him. A child should have his own tools, his own corner. his precious opportunity to talk about what he is doing. He should work with others who are interested in his field. Scientific work in shop or laboratory, planting, weaving, talk ing pictures, making his own book of cartoons, writing diary, any of the thousand and one things that lie at his hand, should be freely offered him. Out of this work ex- perimentation in occupation, comes the life purpose and the hobby"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
TELL TALE HAND WRITING

TELL TALE HAND WRITING
 The dinner was a quiet affair, Page ordered. Perfectly. Sue mo- ticed that. The food was delicious. And the man himself had lost some of the embarrassment that coiored his first efforts. He was used to his crippled condition now. He had noticed it wasn't observed by many people. He was still ac- cepted.
 Watching him, Sue reflected that lie had probably been we'll worth Nancy's while a few years ago. But that was ended. But he still loved Nancy. And Nancy still cherished some sort of romantic yearning for him. Seeing each other so often now, they might recover. or at least decide that the whole thing was much too futile and try not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
And Easy To Wear

And Easy To Wear
 The interesting scalloped detail provides chic in this attractive model. It's slenderizing too for the scalloped edge takes a diagonal course across the bodice to corre- spOnd with the skirt treatment that keeps the hips slender. The shoul- der capelet gives a cap sleeve ef- feet.
 It's a crepe silk in blue and white so smart for all season wear.
 Style No 219 is designed for sizes IA, 16, IS, 20 years, 36. and 38 inches bust. Size 16 requires 3 1-3 yards of 35-inch material with 5-S yard of 39-inch contrasting and 4 1-2 yards of binding.
 Plain fiat crepe silk, crinkle crepe, linen and many rayons are also suitable.
 Spring is the most important. the most colorful season in fashions. All the more reason why you should have an authentic guide, such as our new Fashion Magazine to show you the way in design, colors, etc. Of course, there are styles for home wear, lingerie, children, etc.
 Price of book Is 10 cents.
 Price of pattern Is cents in coin or stamps (coin is preferred). Wra D com carefully.
 Send your money and order to Pattern Department, Waterbury Democrat, Waterbury, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

tuce and on the lamb put a slice of orange which was boiled with the lettuce for it's last five min utes of cooking. Cut orange in slices before cooking. On each slice of orange put a tablespoon full of currant jelly and serve.
 Lamb patties are another inex- pensive lamb dish. The breast or shoulder is used for these. Chop meat very fine and make into small fiat cakes. Encircle each
 cake with a strip of thin bacon and broil them under the flame or in a hot frying pan. Serve with potatoes au gratin and carrots in
 parsley butter. These lamb pat l ties may well take the place of lamb chops in any menu.
 Roast Shoulder of Lamb, Milanaise One shoulder of lamb, quart can of tomatoes, l pound bunch young onions, sweet green pep
 per, l cup hot water, ? bouillon
 cubes, cups elbow macaroni,
 tablespoons grated cheese, salt. Put meat On the rack of a roast 1 CT and roast in a hot oven for 20 l minutes. Then reduce heat and
 pour over tomatoes which have been rubbed through a sieve and combined with onions finely minced, pepper seeded and
 chopped very fine and bouillon
 cube dissolved in hot water. Season
 with teaspoons salt and 1-2 tea spoon pepper and baste the lamb freouently with the tomato sauce.
 Roast two hours. In the mean
 time cook macaroni in boiling salt
 ed water. Place meat on a hot
 platter and pour the tomato sauce over it. Surround with cooked
 ma caroni sprinkled with grated cheese and a dash of paprika.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
ToMoRRow's MENU

BREAKFAST: Sliced or anges,. cereal, crisp broiled bacon, milk, coffee.
 LUNCHEON: Baked spinach and eggs, cheese mullins. button radishes, cornstarch pudding with strawberries, milk. tea.
 DINNER: Breast of lamb with lettuce, stuffed green pep pers, cucumber and tomato salad, apricot and ice box cake, milk, coffee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
@2M1ARYS KITCHEN
BE EXPENSIVE
By SISTER MARY
NEA seryicc Writer

If you are in the habit of using only lamb chops and leg of lamb, you are missing some economical and delicious meals featuring such inexpensive cuts as the breast and shoulder of lamb.
 Breast of lamb with cooked let tuee is a splendid dish for a spring dinner. Lettuce is also plentiful and cheap this year and helps to add variety to menus if it is served cooked occasionally.
 Breast of Lamb with Lettuce
 Two and one-half pounds breast of lamb, l 1-2 teaspoons salt, small onion. 9 small solid heads lettuce. tablespoons butter. ta- blespoon lemon juice large navel orange, currant jelly.
 Separate lamb int0 pieces for serving and put into casserole Add boiling water to cover. Sea son with salt and add onion peeled but left whole. Cover and cook in a moderate oven for i-2 hours Drain from liquid and brown in . hot frying pan. Cut lettuce ir slices and cook in boiling salted water for 20 minutes. Keep al simmering point. Place on a hot platter and spread with butter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

that here is a vital woman, riding high and loving life.
 Most we l-groomed women change their rouge for evening. as well as change daytime ones TOT spring. You can stand more rouge and often a richer hue for evening. Brunettes sometimes are vivid when they use much lighter and richer tone for evenings than they could possibly stand for daytime.
 One more thing to rememper about rouging. If you decide tnat your morning makeup is waning, don't dab on more rouge right over what you have. Take sec- cond out, scrub off your face down to nakedness and start again. Then you'll look finished and clear skinned and lovely, not just a littie bit messy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

nurse, to have a good one and a careful one, but do pick one who is human. Marcus is being robbed of almost every contact necessary to make him a happy, normal child. Little children need other children, they need freedom and an opportunity to get away from a stifiing supervision. A machine of love. Hothouse plants and hot house children may be beautiful to others, but have they the tough ness and vitality to survive?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
HOUSEHOLD TOOLS

You may not be q carpenter, but now is the time to survey your kitchen tooi-chest to make sure that you have on hand all tho hammers, screw-drivers, malls. nuts. bolts. etc. for those odds-and- . ends of work that present them- selves in the spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
BAKED GRAPEFRUIT

Baked grapefruit makes a nice, new dish for most families. Use halves of raw grapefruit, core them, fill the place where the core was with sugar and bake slowly for a half hour. Baked oranges are good, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

Power Is being supplied one of tho radio stations in North Rho. desia by natives, who, mounted on q machine similar to q bicycle frame and pedals. drive . dynamo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

creamed with lemon juice. Put a piece of lamb on each slice of let
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
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Chiffons, Prints, a few Velvets, Canton Crepe, Crepe de chine street and after noon frocks, scattered sizes 16 to A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
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Crepe de Chine and Canton Crepe street dresses. A few dozen in various sizes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1892
Will New Britain Succumb?

New Britain voters today are deciding upon their city officials for the next two years. We are wondering if this city, like every other large one in the state, will sue cumb to the lure of the democratic party as displayed before the electorate in the last two-year period. It has been boom time for the democratic party in this state IL started its triumphal march with an assault upon the governorship that placed the dem ocratic candidate, Wilbur L. Cross in office.
 Two congressional seats also fell to the democrats as well as more than their eusto- mary allotment in the House and Senate of the General Assembly. although they con- trolled neither of these bodies. Since that time Hartford and New Haven have joined the ranks, not to mention Bristol, Willi- mantle, and several other places. Waterbury and Bridgeport continued their democratic ways. New Britain remains the sole city over 50000 population that has withstood the assaults of the democrats.
 Today may tell another story. though. Mayor Quigley has been carefully building for this day in the past twelve months. He inaugurated his campaign with statewide appeal for municipal taxation relief which resulted in the organization of league ot municipalities designed to promote new. sources of taxation. In addition he started system of scrip payments to municipal em- ployes of New Britain that compelled the city to establish its own store where the scrip might be cashed
 This municipal league that Mayor Quis- ley was instrumental in forming could do lot of good in Connecticut and perhaps it will, but the fact remains that when the Assembly had similar chance to promote such study last year it absolutely refused to enact the necessary legislation. It may also be recalled that Governor Cross in his in- augural address advocated similar steps. However, republican strength in the Legis-' lature was too much for such beneficial measure Nevertheless Mayor Quigley thinks enough of it to devote considerable time to its support now that it is not dem- oeratic proposal
 We have no inkling of what attitude the voters of New Britain are taking towards the opposing mayoralty candidates today. We didn't follow the issues of the campaign close ly enough to be familiar with the situation. But we would say offhand that for New Bri- tain to be the exception to the general rule would not be in keeping with the times. They are democratic. so it is nothing but habit that makes us look for democratic victory in New Britain today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
Good Use For Grain

That government wheat is serving use- full purpose at last. Its hoarding in rented elevators was of doubtful utility even to statistical eyes. It was expensive to carry, and its withdrawal from the active market failed to serve the purpose proposed. It helped to raise prices a little temporarily, but it always hung over the market, never theless. The only assured benefit to the wheat-growing farmers lay in getting that wheat out of existence. Brazil solves sim liar problem. with its coffee. by burning the commodity. Our government far more sensibly and humanely, gives it's surplus to feed the hungry.
 The only ineomprehensible thing about this action is that it has been so long post poned. The hungry have to be fed, and the funds for feeding grow ever nor seoree. Those who cannot be fed privately must be fed publicly. Those who cannot be fed by city, county or state must De fed by the political unit having the largest resources-- our national government. Here is benefit going alike to distressed farmers and dis tressed city folk. The Farm Board at last is doing something. however reluctantly. which by almost universal agreement is pro- nounced really useful. Let it give away some more of its surplus grain - the more. the better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
Where Deilation Is Needed

The cost of operating the New York city government in 1917 was roughly Sl47,- oo0,000. In lo30 it had grown to '$422.- 100000. Population and wealth grew. too. Correspondingly3 Far from so. Pereapita figures mean more than totals. City govern ment in 1917 cost New Workers $25.64 apiece. By 1929 the cost was S55.82 apiece. In lo30 it was $6064. The per capita increase in B years was l87 per cent, rate that far outran general prices and all the other elements of the cost of living.
 A New York congressman, former presi- dent of the board of aldermen, familiar with the city finances, insists that, exclusive of the eity's debt service, which cannot be re- dueed. the municipal government costs could be cut 20 per cent in one year = and with 90 per cent increase in efficiency! Here is an example of municipal extravaganza. im- pressive because it happens to be the biggest in money totals. Can anyone doubt that a similar situation exists in the national gov- ernment at Washington? And in most of the cities, large and small throughout the United States? v
 In an era of extravaganee, our greatest extravaganza has been in the cost of govern ment. While we are deflating everything else, it is time to deflate public administra- tion. Unfortunately nothing else offers so much resistance to thrift and efficiency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12

Mrs Thomas A. MeGoldrick. chairman of the Motion Picture Bureau of the Inter national Federation of Catholic Alumnae. is, against gangster pictures. In her official capacity in motion picture censorship she has made such study of all types of pie lures that she should be good judge of what is and what is not good or bad in- fluence on the minds of the young. And it goes without saying that it is not good thing for young minds easily influenced to become satiated with lurid stories of gang sters - a little of this sort of thing goes a great way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
A Traitorous Crew

The feelings of the nation towards those responsible for the kidnapping of the Lind- bersh baby are hard to portray. Needless to say the eulprits have acted just about in the way that they might be expected to conduct themselves. Now that we know that Col onel Lindbergh has paid $50,000 in ransom and has not received any additional news of his baby we can merely mutter the threats that were so audible in the early days of the search for the youngster. What hope of immunity have. the kidnappers now that they have definitely proved themselves without one iota of honor? None. to our way of thinking.
 The way of the transgressor at best IS hard. But the path of those who have taken the Lindbergh baby from its father and mother will be doubly SO. We doubt if they can ever completely throw the authorities, off the right tarek. Sooner or later clues will be unturned which will lead the law to the guilty ones and exact just punishment from them. That it will be unusually severe is sure. Public opinion today might even demand the lynehing of the kidnappers were they to be captured red-handed
 Of course. the safety of the infant is still to be considered. To the best of everyone's knowledge he is still alive and in good health. But group that would break its word over the ransom cannot be trusted. All efforts to contact the kidnapping ring should be redoubled. If it is necessary every agency of the government should be en- ployed to run down the guilty persons so that the baby might be restored to its parents and the criminals thrown into jail to await the imposition of the lengthy sentences that must be theirs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
Food and Work

Nobody is responsible for the eountry's present business situation. or everybody is responsible for it - it is all in the point of view. Nearly all of us aequieseed in what was going on. or tolerated it, and tried to benefit by it when we could. It is hard for anyone to dodge the blame. if we are going to waste any time blaming each other. The important question now is, what are we going to do about it'
 The first thing to do is to see that people everywhere have enough to eat. There IS plenty of food in the country. Where there is no money. the food must be passed around freely by private agencies os public agencies. This is not only right and fair. It is prudent. Hungry people. if not fed wiII seize food by force. and there is be- ginning of grave social troubles.
 The next thing is to xe that people have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
CHEERFUL ROBIN

(Chrlstian science MonItoTJ
 These are the days when the watcher at the windowpane discov- CTS that feathered stranger. with an orange-red waistcoat, Is parad- ing on the lawn still wet with melt ing snow. The stranger obligingly poses with a perky slant of the across hummock of grass and begins to direct some invisible choristers. The watcher hurries to his desk and writes a letter to the editor of the local newspaper that he has seen the first robin and that winter days are gone.
 Perhaps the robin does not rightfully deserve the title of first harbinger of spring, but that he has a cheerful philosophy on a gray day--with the sun obscured by a cloud--goes without argu- ment. The cheerful robin owns no stocks or bonds, no real estate, cares not a whit for expensive Ori- ental rugs and variegated tapes tries, boasts no automobile or pleasure yacht, belongs to no ex- elusive clubs.
 The cheerful robin is content with just enough crumbs to keep ''the wolf from the door," and never foreoes the opportunity to sing song and to enjoy the pleas ant business of surveying and ap- proving the world around him. Many an observer on his way to his morning work might take jolly stave or two from the song book of this chipper fellow whose very appearance makes humans happy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12

work. This is much harder problem. It is the great riddle of our economic system. There are plenty of workers there are plenty of raw materials. there are plenty of ma- chimes and factories. there is plenty of eapi- tai; but somehow we seem to have lost the ability to bring these clements together to produce the goods that everybody needs. Somehow they must be brought together. If not time may come when groups here and there begin seizing the means of pro duetion. and producing for themselves the things they need. Nobody wants that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION

The Japanese of to-day possess driving force greater than that of any. other nation. Absolutely ho- mogeneous. perfectly unified, bound up by sort of combinaotin of patriotism and religion that sends them on to gain their goal without the slightest though about the cost. they are unlike all other people. and 1t Is perfectly possible that their nation may yet become empress of all Asia.
 This conclusion is drawn from Meet the Japanese" by Henry Albert Phillips, an intelligent dis cussion of modern Japan which Is given especial interest by recent events in Manchuria and Shanghai.
 Mir Phillips tells us what he saw and heard during rather cx- tensive tour of Japan. and presents a pretty complete picture of life in the island kingdom. Above all eulse, he emphasizes the strange contrasts it offers.
 Japan, he points out. still o thoroughly feudaiized nation. has become wcsternized at m aniaz-N ing rate. It is taking over all of the mechanical devices os America and Europe as fast as it possibly can. but it is retaining the' nagni- ficent unity and tradition. of it's own culture.
 In the end. Mir Phillips sus- poets this westernis;ng process will go too far, and Japan's on- ward movement will be brought to n painful halt. For the pres ept. however, he says that 'ft is difficult tv say just what 1t is that is going 10 stop this drive for em- pire in tho east"
 "Meet the Japanese" does a first-rate job in helping Asleri- cans to m understanding of Japan, It ia published by Lippin- cotts and costs $a'