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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

Poor Professor LEVITT Life here in Con-
neeticut is just one rebuff after another for
the Redding Independent. just when he
appears to be making some Roadway in his
campaign against Mr. Rorabaek and his re-
publican organization he finds himself back
just where he started. Now he can't get
electric lights at his home in Redding. The
Supreme Court of Errors has just ruled
against him. upholding the Public Utilities
Commission in its refusal to compel the
Connecticut Light and Power Company to
furnish the professor with electric service.
Of course. it must not be understood that
the company refused for any but valid rea-
sons. We believe the Levitt home is so
located as to require the company to go to
extra expense to lay electric lines to it. thus
compelling special rates. And how can Mr.
Levitt be expected to indite trades against
Rorabaekism without light.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16
Here, There And EDeryDhere

go on recklessly appropriating in
response to the demands of groups
in our population and at the same
time promise reduction in taxes. :"
Governor Richie Gin a slap at
the present administration and
therefore in q left-handed recon-
mendation for his own party;
President Hoover came forward
to propose a commission on econ
omy, and failing to get that, he in
vited the House economy commit
tee to the White House to consid-
er with him what can be cut from
the budget estimates he himself
submitted. That ought to get US
somewhere at last.
AS we remarked above, every
man is his own best Spectator on
what the consequences Will be OF
the intra-party challenges and
'ibombshells." But we can see no
reason why there should be any
difficulty in arriving at the other
conclusion. Unless the democratic
members, of the. national legisla-
ture set themselves earnestly at
work at the task Of slashing pres
ent governmental waste and yield
not to temptation in the matter of
further extravagant schemes. they
will repudiate on the spot the most
sensible portion of the views OF
their national leaders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16
M TODAY Sc 50
n,W!ZQ!RIIhIPn MARA
&G ofE2E
GERMANS ADVANCE

On April Is, 1913, three fresh
German divisions were thrown into
the battle on the Lys sector in
France. After an all-day struggle
they stormed Bailleul, Wulyerghem
and Wytschaete and held the
greater part of Messines ridge.
German losses during the day
were described as very severe" by
officials British bulletins, which
pointed out that British soldiers
had been withdrawn to previously
prepared positions only after hard
fighting in which their losses were
small compared with that inflicted
on the. enemy. \
The German long range gun
again bombarded Paris, killing 16
and wounding AZ persons during
the day.
In the United States, Charles M.
Schwab was appointed director
general of the Emergency Fleet
corporation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16
So They Say

We did not find substantial evil
dence that a crime wave was IN
existence in Honolulu. Enforce
ment of the prohibition law COM
pared favorably with conditions on
the mainland.-Seth Richardson,
sent to Hawaii as a special inves-
tigator.
It will only be when armies and
navies are reduced to the status
of a police force that men Will be
relieved of the fear OF war.-Brig-
adler General smedley ID. Butler.
The plain fact Is that the Com
munists in Russia are more sacri-
ficiaIly IN earnest about what they
want than we are here about whai
we ought 10 want.--Dr Harry Em-
erson Fosdicks pastor Riverside
Baptist Church, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16
FAIRFIELD TAKES 100000
(Meriden Journal)

MGTluCA 0OdAA
Apparently the political pressure
ford could Withstand and construc-
ton will start this spring on the
$4,000, 900 Merritt highway in Fair
field county. The objection was
that the state was not in a posi-
ton at this time to undertake a
project of such enormous expense,
which could be done only by
Elighting other necessary work in
several parts Of the state.
The Job will cost about $3.50, 900
"a mile and the result will be a.
boulevard comparable with the
swankys ones that 1t will connect
with in New York state. Quite
naturally, as people who live along,
big highways can realize, there is
some opposition to the route chos-'
en- for the boulevard. At Round,
Hill, to the north of Greenwich
where people have, spent very
heavily for fine homes, there is no,
cordial welcome for the project.
But the state can save $4,000 over
a southern route through Green.
witch.
The primary object of the new
highway is to reduce traffic on the.
Boston Post road. It has been
pointed out that Of the 4S2 fatal.
traffic accidents in Connecticut.
last yearS137 occurred In Fairfield
county. This IS blamed on over.
crowding Of Fairfield county high
ways.SSN sasss
whether a wide highway will,
reduce auto accidents Is great
question In view Of the smashes'
on the Milford pike and much will
depend upon increased police pa.
troll. At any rate, motorists cam
not then blame their troubles on.
an overcrowded highway. Such q.
plea will continue to be valid on
abe post road between New Haven.
and Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Like a Trip to- Another
Planet

Reading bright Skin" Julia
Peterkin's new novel, is like taking
a trip to another planet.
The negroes of the south At
|lantic coastal swamps, brought to
life faithfully and with sure art.
istry in this book, are alien In
more than the color of their skin
They seem to be set apart by many
miles of space and many years OF
time - a lost tribe that took q
strange fork in the road some.
where and worked out its own sal
walton on a bypath, unnoticed BY
the rest of society.
Tie plot of the story is simple
Blue, a young boy. goes to live
with his grandparents when hi
father and mother break up their
home, There he comes to man
hood, meets the bright skin" girl
Cricket, falls in love with her
marries her and is. at last, deserted
by her.
That is all there is to it on
the surface. But Mrs Peterkir
makes this plain, unadorned tale
touch your heart profoundly. SC
that II becomes not just the story
of some ignorant. southern ne
groes but legend to embody the
loneliness and the heartaches OF
all human beings everywhere.
The perpetually unsatisfied
heart hunger OF Blue. the restless
way in which the bright-skin girl
Cricket yearns for O glimpse be.
yond the horizon. the pathetic be-
wilderment of the ragged picka.
ninny who falls afoul Of o callopl
policeman on his trip to town -
these are things IN which we ~
share. They are true for us and
OF us.
what ] am trying 70 say. In
brief. is that bright Skin" IL an
exceptionally fine novel. X y
published by the Bebbs-Merrill
Company, at $3.50, and II ~ the
April choice Of the Book League OF
America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

Visitors to national parks of the West win
be glad to learn that Uncle Sam is going to
take hand in this business of selling Indian
articles to callow tourists. Now the genu-
inc Indian made article will be stamped BY
government agent stationed in the various
parks. There will be close surveillance to
see that the public isn't mulcted as it has
been SO often of late years by clever raeke-
teers. There is considerable genuine Indian
handiwork obtainable. but everyone can't
tell the genuine from the spurious Govern
ment stamps will solve this difficulty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16
At The National Capitol
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
i j.
A Digest Of Who's Who and What's What
ts As5{t Nv RODNEY BUTCHER 80
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

mOnlOuSly. was TO let barley De
temporary chairman and Shouse
permanent chairman.
/:
The Extent Of Victory
The extent Of the out -smarting
is indicated by the fact that 4
permanent chairman is much
more important than a keynoter,
whose brief and only job is to
make a rousing speech and get
himself favorably thought Of as
a possibility for vice president.
The permanent chairman makes
important rulings and has the
power of recognizing the speaker.
In a close, doubtful contest it will
be no fun at all for. the Roose-
velts to have an Roosevelt
in the chair.
Shouse has yet to be ratified as
permanent chairman by the full
national committee, however,
which gives the Roosevelts o
chance to outsmart the anti
Roosevelts by having them turned
down at that time If they can.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

and content to return another day to get
that 'whopper" that got away with your
most cherished fly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16
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., 1932-04-16

MgcPInch; DO you know Of q va:s
cant store with MacPinch painted
on the window
Friend; No. wty3 ~
MacPinchi want 20 start IN
Observation-Disclosures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

Husband Examining dress biIisl
Who on earth said you could
have all these things.
Wife: You did. darling. ] asked
YOU Il ] might have some new
clothes and. you said, ''Xes-buy
ana buy."-Rnthfinder,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

Perhaps If Champ Clark had received that
nomination he might not have been elected.
Certainly the party never regretted its choice
of Wilson as leader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

All vehicles must be lighted not later than
7:02 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

Now it's baseball that is expected to lift
us out of the depression.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

Sea voyages should be safer than ever
under the new installment plan. The COM
pany has got to bring the passengers back
home to get its money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

Incidentally it may be news to many to
learn that such national military parks as
Gettysburg. Appomattox, Lineoln's Birth
place. and several others are to be trans
ferred from control of the War Department
to the Department of Interior which super
vises all our national parks and forests. It's
a good change and one that will eventually
allow the proper development of these areas
for purely recreational and educational pur-
poses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-16

She married him for his money,
But now, alas, alack,
Although this grille has her John,
She hasn't got her jack.
O-O-o
The only time you see a steam
roller is during work on a new
state road or a political conven-
ton.
600
A wife who has clean
home isn't interested in the
dirt peddled by neighbors.
o-O-o
1T WAS EVER THUS
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24

effect. 1t would be only a question
of a few weeks before he would be
back on the job again.
This news pleased Linda for in
those awful hours in the hospitals
waiting room she had come to real
ize how much Fred a-+ually meant
to her. After all, he was all she
really had. He was the only rem
nant of her old plantation life,
Whether ne felt the same about
her she did not know, but at least,
she told herself, she would see hin.
through this crisis. She would nurse
him back to health and then-and
then she would join him in Ia fight
against the viciouSness of Harlem's
night life. Her mind was firmly
made up, now that she had wit
messed this ugly manifestation of
organized crime, this cowardly
shooting Of a man who was inno-
cent of any wrong-doing whatSo-
ever.
Meanwhile, would she 60 back to
the Tom-Tom? That was a burn
ing question in her mind. Her
contract called for c1other two
weeks of FORK, unless the Ace had
automatically cancelled it at the
moment when he poured hot lead
into the back of Fred Harris.
Had the Ace himself fired those
shots? Or had his nimble mind
been the one which conceived the
crime and ordered its execution?
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24

cleaned up" he said sarcastically.
Eyes, I ami Linda informed him.
She turned to 60. The heavy door
barred her way; it could not be
opened except by the electrical con-
troll mechanism on the Aces desk.
Linda turned to him. Come on,
Ace" she said. Let me get out of
here"
The Ace arose and strobe slowly
over to her. She backed away. He
stopped, and held out his hands to
her.
Jaw, honey" lie said softly. It
amt gonna hurt you. But no kid
din, didn'- I give you everything
you ever wanted? Didn't / take
you up on the streets and tt n you
into a big st: with your name out
in the lights and all, almost e
night? Where'd you be now if it
wasn't for me?
He put the money he had just
offered her in his coat pocket and
a necklace Of pearls appeared in
his hands. He dropped to his knees
to offer them to her.
Il admit you've done a lot for
me-" Linda said. I'm grateful, real
ly. But I'm tired. / want to get
away from this life before it kills
me-"
Il see" I e Aces hands dropped
to his sides. Then he got up and
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24
WAKE UP YOUR
Liver BILE
WITHOUT eAL0MEL
And You'll Jump Out Of Bed In
the Morning Rarin' to Go


II you feel sour and sunk and the world
looks punk, don't swallow q lot Of salts,
mineral water. oil. laxative candy or chewing
gum and expect them to make you Suddenly
sweet and bloyRpt and full Of sunshine
For they can't DO Il. They only move che
bo@es and q mere movement doesn't get ut
the Cause. The reason for your doWp-and-nut
feeling is your liver. Il should pour out two
pounds Of liquid bile into your bowels daily.
If this bile is not flowing freely, your food
doesn't digest. It just decays In the bowels.
Gas bloats up your stomach. You have q
thick, bad taste and your breath is foul,
akin often breaks out in blemishes- Your head
aches and you feel down and oft. Your whole
system is poisoned,
Il takes those good, old CARRIERS
LITTLE LIVER PILLS to get these two
pounds Of bile flowing freely and make you
feel "up and up" They contain wonderful.
harmless, gentle vegetable extracts, amazing
when it comes to making the b1e flow freely.
But don't ask for liver pills. Ask for Cartern
Little Liver Pills. Look for the name Carters
Little Liver Pills on the red label Resent q
substitute 25c at all stores. G 1881 C. IA. Co
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24


leading spirit, had begun slowly tc
lose ground.
Yet all of her success as a song
bird failed to yield Linda the slight
est bit of happiness. Only those
few hours each d.; which she
could spend with Fred we're happy
ones.
! Anxiously she counted the days
which she would have to wait be-
fore her contract with the Ace ex-
pired. And meanwhile she kept
eyes and ears open for any clues
as to the identity of Fred's as
sailant.
Some of the things she learned
caused her considerable worry
Chief among them vas the fact
that the night resort owners Of
Harlem were strengthening theii
bonds of union in order to combat
the cleanup campaign which,
Fred's injury had temporarily halt
ed. They could see in the fanai-
cal church people who attended the
Gospel Tent meetings no rea,
menace, W it was better to be pre-
pared for whatever might occur
For Fred, thu knew, was a power
full, an irdomitable leader.
The Ace, too, had his worries. II
was undeniable that Linda was the
chief drawing card a. the Tom
Tom. Yet her contract expired in
two weeks. Would she sign an
other? AND what if she didn't? Oh
course, he could wreck her career
as far as the show business was
concerned if she failed to carry out
his wishes. His control oIer theat-
rical bookings throughout the coun-
try had not been gained for moth
ing. But would that have the least
effect upon .er?
Finally, he decided to have the
thing over with. Fe sent Linda a
note. Report to my Office as soor
as you come ill.," il read.
An hour later she raped on the
door. The Ace pressed the button
which controlled the oak-and-steel
REINFORCED structure and it swung
slowly open. She came in and ii
! closed behind her.
"Sit down, Miss Allen" He waved
her to a seat close to his desk. q
just wanted to talk to you about
your next contract. You'll get eight
hundred a week instead of fve...'
She remained ia ding. II might
as well tell you," she said coldly
that I haven't the slightest inten-
ton of re-signing. Ir two weeks
I'll be through here. After that, III
be free to do exactly as I please"
IF it's more none you want.
The Ace was in a compromising
mood.
Il don't want another cent Of
your rotten money" Linda threy al
him. "I'r1 through with you ano
your lousy bunch of crooksl"
The Ace rubbed the back of his
hand across his cheek. That's per-
fectly all right: he said, eff that's
the way you feel about it. I just
Thought maybe you'd be a little
more sensible about the whole
thing"
What do on mean-sensible?"
well" He gestured widely
Lots of things might happen that
you never thought Of. Like what
happened . your good friend, the
young evangelist, the other night
Linda said, so you we're the
brains behind that!"
The Ace shrugged nonchanantly.
We'll hook here" the girl went
on, you may get away with thing:
like that now, but you're not going
to get away with them for long. Al
this gang rule. all these shooting.
and gun-battles in cold blood have
got to stop. And they will stopi"
4 The Ace smiled, Il suppose you're
N CO IN it that the town;
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24
BY NICK LEWIS

WHAT al HAPPENED: Linda Allen
comes up from the South and under the
t~utelage of Ace Kinds, owner of the Tom
Tom club, soon becomes a highly success
full cabaret entertainer. Ace wants to
marry Linda himself, while Al Collins,
her partner. also has designs on her.
Linda cannot bring herself to like either
one.
Hearing OF a camp meeting being held
by an evangelist across the street from
the Tom-Tom. Linda. with Al and the
Ace. goes over to see what Is going On.
The Ace has a genuine grudge against the
evangelist, who Is not only keeping the
regular cabaret customers away from the
Tom-Tom, but is also carrying on a Wig
-orous war against any and all night clubs
and cabarets. This grudge becomes acute
when the Ace discovers that the evan
gelist is Fred Harris, and that he and
Linda were childhood sweethearts
Fred visits the Tom-Tom club that night.
AL warns Linda that he is being put on
the spot by the gang which controls the
Harlem cabaret racket. She goes to him
and begs him to leave the clubs alone,
but he is adamant. They leave the club,
but as Fred goes through the door he is
shot down from the rear. Linda hustles
him into a taxi and takes him to the
hospital.
Now 60 on with the story;
a CHAPTER III
Examination proved that Fred'S
injuries, luckil. were only super
fetal. WhocTer had fred tie shots
had been. forced to shoot at an
angle in order to id hitting
Linda; none of the slugs had taken
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24

~
He put the money he offere
necklace of pearls al
Or was it that AL Collins, mad
jealous, impetL Al, had thus
attempted without the authority OF
his boss to repay her for her studied
antipathy towards rim?
In the end, Linda decided to VEN
ture back into the Tom-Tom, cost
what it may. She would go through
her act night after night, just as
though nothing had happened. And
meanwhile she VOL ,-eep her eyes
open. She would try her best to
learn what she could of the plans
of the Ace and his gang, and to dis
cover who had fired the shots al
Fred.
If there wa any change in her
attitude when she reported back tc
the club the following night, it was
imperceptable. She went immedi-
ately to her dressing room and
donned her scanty costume for the
first act. Bingham dres, plated
hair, bandana about her head, she
soon emerged a typical southern
belle.
Someone knocked on the door at
five to ten. She opened it Al was
outside. He stared, half surprised
when he saw her. Linda smiled
nonchalantly.
Time to 60 on?"
He recovered quickly. Yves" he
stammered. Come on; it's five
Of"
They starte down the steep iron
stairs. you look kind of sur
prised," Linda said. Didn't you
expect to find me lh-e?"
Al caught her in his arms as they
reached the bottom of the stairs
"Of course I did, honey. But you
got in SO late, and 7 heard some
body say that you and that hick
evangelist ran into-well, a little
trouble-on your way out last
night"
Linda said, wv did run into
a little trouble"
Somebody shot him?"
Somebody shot at him. Just
enough to rouse his temper and put
him in the hospital for a couple
of days"
Say" Al looked worried as they
stood there in the wings, awaiting
THAR +,,r, 9U1,1 haitian Io,y : fhoi
guy. He's due to get his and he's
due to get it might. soon. What
happened last nigh was just O
start r. I sure don't want you tc
be around when something hap
pens"
I'll 60 around :, h Fred when
ever I want to-" Linda 1ared
There's nothing wrong with him
He may be a preacher and all that
but / dare any of you boys tt
take him on in f, II fight. You're
yellow, all of you gangsters. You't
shoot a ma in the back first. like
you shot Fred last night"
whoa, change that, sister," A
cautioned her. mot like i did las
night. Like somebody did las
night. Don't get me mixed up il
none of those personal brawls."
Il want you to tell me-" Linda
demanded suddenly. who shot a
Fred last night?"
Al shook his head.
You know" Linda insisted
"Who was it?"
But the call-buzzer, ringing
i sharply on the wal above theil
t heads, interrupted their converse.
ton. 1t vas time for Linda's &C
. to go on.
Ell CHAPTER w
In the days that followed, Linds
continued to go through her pace
S at the -om-Tom club, and he
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24

Somebody has put Fred Harris, rip-snorting
evangelist on the spot. Maybe the bosses of
the mite clubs, for when cabaret attendance
dropped SO per cent, they knew only des-
perate steps would save them. Who did it?
That's what Linda Allen, the blu~es-singing,
hip-shaking mite club sweetheart would like
to know and is going to find out.
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24

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blouse edge might be bound all around in plain color fabric 10 contrast with the
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The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24
CHAPTER w

In the days that followed, Linda
continued to go through her PAGES
at the Com-Tom club, and her
populari' showed no signs Of wan
ing. On the contrary, she drew
heavier crowds every night, now
that the Gospel Tent, missing its
The Omaha guide., 1932-09-24

Or was it that Al Collins, mad,
jealous, impetL ous Al, had thus
attempted without the authority of
his boss to repay her for her studied
antipathy towards Fin?