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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13
y.~ Here, There And Eueryvhere=

eration. Evidently the results-1Of the new schedules which Premier
 Bennett has caused to be adCpted
 have been disappointing. Trade4re- quires a considerable degreeeof
 freedom and when artificial bArSS
 riers are set up against the op0ra- tion of supply and demandN~be-
 tween countries the resultsa
 bound to be discouraging. As,sthe chief sinner in this respectsrthe
 United States should be the
 to strike a better balance in-this sit,,ation -'f ' f s..l'a as,sAs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13
QUOTATIONS

 To - with fame and fortune! l wish l was back in Brooklyn with the gang.
 Clara Bow. You (people of America) are hero worshippers. - Sir E. Dem son Ross. London School of Orien- tai Studies.
 When they're prejudiced against you, you've got no chance. Al Capone. The call for farm relief has never meant that farmers were hungry. Wheeler McMillen, as- sociate editor. The Country Home.  Keeping 15 men busy repairing my farm buildings is harder work than being president of the United States. = Calvin Coolidge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13

Real estate in New Jersey bears the brunt of 80 per cent of the taxes, according to a survey made recently by the state association of real estate boards. With this in mind the organization is proposing tax cut SO that property in this classification will not bear more than 50 per cent of the taxes It is step in the right direction. All states should follow suit Home ownership is en- dangered by present taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13
PHYSICIANS AID CHILDREN

Detroit - Detroit physicians have organized q volunteer medi- cal service to combat an increase of approximately .33 per cent ln the number of school children found to he underweiebt. m. service. supplementing the work or the City Physicians' division. De. partment of Public Welfare, VII assist in the examination Of chiis dren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13

The question of the hour seems to be who in this wide world of radio bfoadeast- ing is a erooncr' His Eminenee Cardinal O'Connell of Boston delivered a @athing attack on this type of radio entertainment Sunday in addressing the Boston Holy Name Soei.ty He referred 10 erooners as winners
 etc, So disturbed were the large broadcast. ing companies by the criticism that there has been a steady procession of news stories
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Cataract

Mother aged 71 has cataracts on both eyes. or course they want to operate. Hut she can see quite well at a distance. She can read only the largest type in the newspaper and If she tries reading any length Of time everything blurs. Yet she can attend the movies and sec perfectly without glasses (Mc. Y. M J)
 Answer-Looking at anything at a distance the pupils naturally dilate and light is ad- mitted through some part of the crystalline lens which is still clear In near work the pupils contract. Cataracts are not "on" the eyes but IN the eyes. The crystalline lens becomes opaque. Your mother should have the operation and enjoy her reading and other use of her eyes. Nothing else will restore that pleasure for her.
 Rainbow Therapy
 Can you tell me what virtues spcctracl'romc thcrapy possesses? In understand 1t consists of a i, I,OOO-watt lamp which projects light through q series Of cOIOrcd lenses. each color Inn wing different effect on the body. The or. lgtnatOr claims to have won out In n law suit brought by the doctors in-- (W. w. B.)
 Answer-If the winning of law suit brought by doctors Is a good test of therapeutic value then a lot of things think worthless are val able cures So that disqualifes me from tell ing you W hat I think of rainbow therapy. But might mention that MT Barnum Handling White Lead Is it injurious to my health to handle white lead. | am a painter and my noss insists on which Of course have to handle with my bars hands. tB. J.)
 Answer--The handling Is quite harmless Lead poLson.ng Is likely only when you arc | exposed 10 the dust or tAe fumes or molten or heated or sprayed paint. Of course you should scrub your hands before eating. ! Copyright John Y. DiIIe Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13

let us be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide at all times Be prepared to com bat it when we meet it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13

The American people are not so broke as they look; they have Sl08,000, 900, 900 of life insurance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him. care Of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13

If good citizens would give time to their communities as they give money. there might be an end of crime and corruption.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:l3 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-13
Good evening.
 o-O--O OLD DOC SUNSHINE SPEAKS
"A SMILES THE THING"

OLD DOC SUNSHINE SPEAKS Old Doc Sunshine's at the door, Grip in hand. smile on his face, Old Doc Sunshines not a bore.
 Sets a welcome, cherry pace, Yep. of course. you're welcome,
 doc,
 Come right in and take chair, Haven't much stuff in the sock,
 Still you're welcome to our fare.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
COTTON Drift IS.
INTO LOWER
GROUND

NEW YORK. Dec. % 0N.S).
In a typical pre-holiday Market
cotton futures today drifteG lower.
A good deal of the trading con-,
sisted of December and January
liquidation which was we'll ab-
sorbed. Dealings in December
contracts end today, while first
notice day on January contracts
is tomorrow.
The high for the life of the
former contract was 9.66 cents
on August 90, and the low $50
cents on June 9. At the opening
today, December sold at 5.86.
Most of the offerings came
from New orleans and the south.
There also was some commission
house selling.
In early dealings there was a
fair demand from Wall Street
and spot houses, while some price
fixing for domestic and foreign
mills was reported.
Midday prices were off six to
nine points, with January off six
at $50, March off 8 at 5.92, May
off 8 at 6.04, July off at 6.14
and October off at 6.33.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
BREAK IN RAILS
HITS ALL LIST
STOCKS
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. % d.N.SJ.
After a strong opening, the stock
market went into the weeks
fourth successive day Of reaction
on weakness in the rails.
Overnight news Of the success
full conclusion Of the Chicago
wage conference fell flat as a
market influence. New York Cen.
tral again was heavily sold, as
was Southern Pacific, and carrier
stocks lost from / to more than
2 points. Rail bonds were under
pressure for the third successive
day.
Telephone Weak
Another unsettling influence
was weakness in American Tele-
phone. After an early run-up Of
O point, Telephone ran into heavy
offerings and slumped more than
Q point.
Selling was resumed in U. S.
Steel common after its better per.
Torrance yesterday and it fell a
point to a new low on the de-
cline. The preferred was reac-
tionary also.
Motor stocks held in a. narrow
range despite a slump of a point
in Auburn. Utilities were rela-
lively stable. Coppers again
showed liquidation while the oils
were heavy under the leadership
of Standard of New Jersey.
Reaction Is General
Reactionary tendencies ruled
all markets. Wheat was down in
the face of stronger Liverpool
cables, while cotton lost so cents
a bale. Sterling's recovery was
halted by profit-taking. Bonds
were weighted down by the poor
action of railroad obligations.
y. S. Government obligations
alone going counter to the trend.
Trading in stocks was moder-
ately active during the first
hours decline, but the list turned
quiet later.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22

New York funds in Montreal $1S2.5O
premium at $1,000. Montreal funds in
New York S132 so discount at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
CLOTH MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 90 S.).-Trad-
ing ip the coarse yarn cloths market
today was limited. but mills continued
to- hold prices firm.
The position of print cloths as the
year-end draws to a close is reported
much better than at the opening of the
month, and while some buyers are said
to be waiting for the final week in the
hope of picking up odd lots at conces-
Eions. a number feel that such buyers
might be disappointed by the dearth
~ such offerings
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. % s.l:-Hogs:
?S'99S; 1Sc higher. PGp :aSG; .d}un1 bulk
$2s0Q3.2O: light, S2.95@S.2O; light
lights. $2.S5@32O: rackinE sows, $40
$50: pigs. $2.5O@3.1O. HoIdovers 5000
Cattle-5.OoO, steady. Calves, 1000
steady. Beef steers: Good and choice,
$5.5O@7.25; common and medium. $40
$50; yearlings. s4.5n@7. Butcher cat
tle Heifers. $3@6.5O: cows. $2@3.75;
feeder steers. $3.50 @5.5C: stocker steers,
$3@s.25; stocker COWS and he:fers. 81
@3.75.
sheep-11 900, steady. Lambs. $5,25
feeders, $4SO@525; ewes, $1@?.5O.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
DAIRY PRODUCTS

CHICAGO, Dec. % 1I.N.Sl.
Butter-Receipts. 5.91S tubs: market
weak. Old cars. 8 new, S. Creamery
extras, 22c; standards 21hc; extra
firsts. 21@21hc; firsts, 2O02Ohc: pack
ing stock. 12@1Sc; specials, 22h @2Sc.
weak. Old cars, /; new. 3. Ordinary
current receipts, "a: fresh graded extra
firsts, less than cars, csc: cars. este;
fresh graded firsts. less than cars, 26c:
cars. 27hc: dirties, 1sG23c; checks, II
M22c
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
WOOL MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec. % .SN.-wool: !:
Steady domestic fleece unwashed Ohio
g. Penn. 15q21C dometsic pulled
secured bass, S2q41c: domestic Texas
clean basis, $50 4Sc; domestic territory
clean basi9h SO q 4Sc.
The Washington times., 1932-12-22
WASHINGTON STOCKS
SALES

SALES
Capital Traction Co., 1O@5h,
10@5b, l0@5b, R10@5h, 300
bb, 10@5b, 10@5A, 10@5h.
Washington R. g. E. IS, $1,000
The Washington times., 1932-12-22

6T Zonite Products
(aI Optional 0 cash. (b) Partly Cc)
.re stock and cash tdI Extra stock PAID lssl.
(hD Payable stock (kD Paid this (mD Payable
in scrip tAAl 1O@: in stock. WV! With warraU!H %
Dividend dollars in parenthsssS
(NotsD Extra dividends published through resuiaT
dividend period.
Andrew Mellon, ambassador to Great Britain,
will spend Christmas in the United States and
return to his London post January 4.
Evening star., 1932-01-10

stays with two men hanging on his legs.
Down on the deck the skipper had spread a
damp blanket. And when the boy was laid
prone the skipper flashed an electric torch
and said. Why, he's dead
There wasn't mark on the lad nor spot
Of blood. had a bit of breeze up while
climbing down the mast. I feared his back
might be broken or his spine injured. And
what could we do then, thousands of miles
from skilled medical help? I was shocked at
his death. He was his mothers only child,
but 1t was better than living agony"
Dazed by the suddenness and the manner
of the death, and desperately weary from
the endless struggle to sail past the treacher-
Gus cape, the body lay for nearly two days
before the skipper called the crew for the
funeral service to permit the sea to claim
what it had destroyed.
THE Finnish second mate took 1t hard He
| liked the boy and brooded deeply about
his loss. 1t was his fault, he told himself
and the crew. He shouldn't have sent the
youngster aloft. Nobody agreed with the
mates blaming of himself, said Villiers, but the
mate tore at his conscience until it slashed
his brain from it's moorings, and he lost his
sane reckonings.
Three times the insane Officer tried suicide
Once by hanging In his cabin, once he
snatched q knife to sink into himself, and
then he tried to leap into the ocean.
There were no irons on board and no way
to keep him from self-in1icted harm Be-
tween fits Of insanity he regained his mental
balance. a.. o..
= "It was damnable position for the skip
per-" said Villiers. Every time the mate got
Evening star., 1932-01-10

left where there is a natural, simple form OF
life A world Of watery waste q speck OF moV-
ing steel or wood with sails to catch the natural
motive power Hard work, but never two days
the same or on the same job.
"Just man against the elements. hard
and simple life. And yet men thrive on 1t
nightly. Such a case Of insanity as have
described is very, very rare. 1t Is the example
that proves the rule
Men work drenched to the skin and light
storms for days without sleep.
~ SHIP Is really q tiny world, II you look
" at it properly complete society-of
course, without women. You have ruling
caste, the officers; middle class, the cook, who
usually spoils the food, and shall say the
oppressed, Or lower, class in the crew.
you have class conflicts and the clash OF
personalities.
"I don't think sailors, rule miss women
from one end Of the voyage to the other The
sailor Is usually deep and reflective person.
When you stand watch for hours and have
nothing to do but look out on the immense
waste OF waters, when you can go for 5000
ing on, you do from Australia to the Horn.
you have plenty Of time to ruminate what
it's all about
when you completely adjust yourself to
the universe, when you realize you're just
speck In the vastness Of the cosmos, you get
a fair picture of what you really are.
"Of course, there is a sprinkling Of shallow
sailors You can tell them by the fact that
they talk lot and quickly degenerate into
sea lawyers
TITS = brutal life, TIL admit, and dan
Continued on Seventeenth Page
Evening star., 1932-01-10

back his balance he demanded 70 be put In
charge of his watch
"If the skipper refused, the irritation and
resentment would be sure to drive him back
into a spell of insanity, and II the skipper
restored the mates authority 1t was probable
that sooner or later he would slip back into
insanity anyway. SO the captain made the
best compromise he could by letting him head
the watch but q man was ordered to keep
a sharp lookout on the mate every moment
and report any orders that might come from
the brain of demented man.
His first lapse came on the seventy third
day out and we didn't dock until the 129th
day Almost two months on ship with q
crazy mate An experience 7 wouldn't like to
have again"
Despite the arduous life, the tragedy and
the isolation for long months, Villiers refuses
to be disillusoned in his love for the sea. He
has been on sailing ships since he was IA
years of age, and that was Is years ago He
has become one of the owners Of the Parma
a 5000 ton four master which Is also tn the
grain carrying trade and on which he pro-
poses to make motion picture which realisti-
cally and without fictional sugar-coating re-
fleets the life at sea-
III WAS born in Melbourne" said the author
of Falmouth for Orders In describing the
philosophy which keeps him from cities and
urges him to flee to the sea. "And my earliest
memory is that of looking down the street to
a forest of masts and yards which then crowd
ed the harbor.
"I read all the sea stories that were within
my reach, and was pulled into an apprentice
Evening star., 1932-01-10

the continent runs down into point OF rock,
q malignant menace to generations OF mariners,
but the skipper has given Cape Horn Wide
berth and hopes no storm will toss him on the
headland
1T is the middle of May, balmy in the Nor
thern ATTITUDES, but Midwinter in these South
ern oceans. The Antarctic chill. bearing
bite of frost, perces everything g-wind and
water, Steel ropes, spars and rigging.
Sky and water are black, thinks Alan ].
Villiers, author, lecturer, wanderer and able
seaman as he stumbles up from the fo'castle
with the gang of the early morning watch
The damp cold that penetrates every silver OF
the ship stings through oilskins and woolens
to numb the very marrow of the crew.
A 50-mie wind is blowing up and the skip
per- on deck for most of two days while the
vessel is sliding around the Horn, is still con-
ming the ship beside the helulsman. As she
rolls safely under his feet he figures on few
more knots to give her spanking speed and
orders more sail
Two lads spring aloft to let out the fore
tgallant sheet There is an oyertone OF eerle
stiffness somewhere between the whistle of the
wind and the crashing waves. Shaken by
these tireless elements, the ship creaks with
human shiver.
\ uILIERS has been safely around the Horn
four times previous. He thinks Of no i'm
mediate tragedy, although he knows there Is
turning back the waves, churn the waters OF
the merging oceans. He does not foresee there
Is just before him a elimination OF accident
and fate which will make this the most un-
happy voyage of any sailing ship since the war.
"It was black as Hades," said Vnliers. He
was sitting in an easy chair in a comfortable
New York hotel room and he almost trembled
with the memory of that dank bleakness as
his mind leaped back to the dwindling Antarctic
night.
THE ship came up and then pitched, prob
ably sliding down the crest Of one OF those
terrible waves Every joint protested against
the heaving twist. A long creak, then crack!
We looked up. An old stick had broken, and
when it did not fall we saw it was held by the
fore tgallant gear in which Of the boys
was also tangled.
give of us ran up the rigging. Wires were
untwisted, ropes cut, and the lad, who was
my friend, boy of 20, was released While
the others held us fast, I worked to restore
him to consciousness. There wasn't a quiver
OF response. 1t was no easy job to lower him
to the deck. So water was heated and brought
from the fo'caStle and for an hour We worked
l20 feet above the deck, with the wind howl
ing and the water battering on every side.
Exhausted, We decided to examine him on
the deck. 1t was impossible to lower him at
the end of a rope. If we heeled over on one
side the rope would swing him out into the
boiling sea and rolling back would smash
him against the steel wires and the masts -.
We tried lowering him down the back
Evening star., 1932-01-10

snip at IA because + was sure that
this was the romance had read
about.
"I shipped on a small Scotch
bark. The seams Of the poop
deck had been newly calked with
pitch, which ran out on the
planks in the heat of the sun.
Apprentices were put through a
severe discipline. There were six
of us, and we had to rub that
deck white with a scraper and
soap.
"It took all Of six weeks, and it
rubbed out the romance OF SAIL
ing, as well as giving me house.
maids knee. But the romance
slowly came back and I again be-
lieve the seafaring life is the only
one for a man. At least 1t Is for
me.
Don't you get fed up with the
cities, with civilization? The dis
fractions Of telephones, radios,
clattering trolleys, roaring sub
ways, rushing automobiles?
Don't you get tired Of the
same deadly routine, day after
day? Up at the same time, re-
porting on the job at the same
hour, and rushed, hurried and
harried through an artificial,
complicated and complex life?
Even If you're deep in the coun-
try you can't get away from the
complications OF civilization.
They follow you in the form Of
newspapers, telephones, radio and
mail.
ssNT.. 49, -. l.. kAH r,zlrv s,5oaA
Evening star., 1932-01-10
BY HARRY GOLDBERG.

IGHT bells! The notes linger family on
the early morning air as the Grace
Harwar, 2,000-ton square-rigger 80
DAYS out of Melbourne to London, beats
her way past the Horn Northward
j ix, l,a dorl
Evening star., 1932-01-10
Just a Speck in the Cosmos!

nONT you get fed up with cities and
- civilization, the distraction of traffic
and noise? asks Skipper. Villiers.
Five times around the Horn, he has just
bought windjammer for another tilt with
the tsmpests of the high seas.
The sea is the only place left where
there is a natural form of the simple life.
Just a man against the elements-a bru.
tai life, yet one that men thrive on nightly.
Just speck in the vastness of the cos
mos-and that's where you get true line on
yourself and learn how to live.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-03

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|weas sss aEsE
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Her plainly band9A - ! e
|nsstest possible 1Ame to nd
plump. pale ace. ,iThe. hdir ra
iron grey. In the zaoens -
|Melliah drassad to nSaEcht hsr haAz
lin 6 stronE iron,6sy materi
which suggested In the most -,
|sistent manner reliability and nd
: vi. WIN, YOU =. 4 ..p..s....sss,
S., :s:'.'a',. -.'.-;t..'s
she left Man TO q fekAngt that she
had been knocking imbloringl1
upon door that was not made To-
open. Then, a. she stood waiting
for Mrs. Mellish to return, II camej
Ito Nan that 1t was not 80 much. that
1.-THE door was not made to open, asI
that it had been deliberately
slammed in her face.
She stood thsre and thought,
about this. Why do people siam
doors? Either because they are.
Eangry, CE else because they have,
sometime to, hide. There wasn't
any reason Why Mrs. Mellish should
he angry with her. Had, Mrs. Mel
Elish by any chance got something
| to hide?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-03

Demaree, Lazzeri2, Combs; double
tplay, Herman to urges te Grimm;
left on bases, New York Is, Chi
cago z; bases on balls, off Bush I
\ s(Lazzeril, off Warneke /
/ 0CombsJ, OFF May Chapman,
/. Combs and RuffingD, off Pen
Fnock / (Demareel, off Grimes 1
/ (Gehrig'; struck out, by Warlleke
Il CIV. Moore), by May 8 truth 3.
! w. MooFel. by Timing 2 (Dickey
and Crosetti), by w. Moore |
(Jurges. by Pennock 8 Herman,
Hemsley and Cuyler); hits and
runs, off Bush 3 hits, RUN IN l
1-3 innings, off Warneke 5 hits,
two runs ia. 2 Pa, innings tnope
out in fourth), Off Alien 5 hits, 4
runs in 2-3 innings. off Grimes 4
hits, four runs in inning, off w.
Moore 2 hits, l run in s La in
nings. off May 3 hits, 6 runs in 3
t1-S innings. OFF Pennock 2 hits, /
run in 3 innings. off Timing no
hits, no runs in 2-3 innings; hit
kby pitcher. by Bush RUTH, by
May tGehrig); winning pitcher,
Moore losing pitcher May; time
of game 2:27.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-03

sRy and bye corneli8 began to
look shAdowy. teo. She'd never
been robust. but she got 50 poetic
looking that she nearly wasn't
there at all. And then one day she
got q cable from Cape Town, South
Africa, 1t said:
Letter proposing marriage just
found pocket winter suit can you
forgive love you to distraction ca
BILE reply or shall go crazy Reg"
Nan had been looking down al
her plate. She had made very ut
ful breakfast. She heard Terdi
nand.s voice, but she did not really
/ hear what he was saying. because
her own thoughts were speaking sc
loudly all the time. She felt sud
denly as Il she could not sit there
and listen to them any longer. HeI
face changed. her mouth quivered
she pushed back her chair and go'
ND.
i must 80 and see Mrs. Meilishs
she said.
she proceeded to the honsekeep
er's room, and was received viii
hrs. Mellish's usual atistere respecl
"a respect not In the least person
al but indicative OF the fact tina
Mss. Mellish knew her Manners
To-day Nan approved the mens
without 90 much an reading Il. Shs
stood. and Mrs. Mellish stood. Shit
said, "Yes, that will do very well,
and continued to stand. looking pas
Mrs. Mellish IN manner which
was secretly resented.
WAS there anything further
ma'am?" she said In such q polite
I u controlled voice that anyone les,
absorbed than Nan could scarcel,
have missed the offence behind II
Nan did not start, but abe cam,
Qua of her abstraction and tnrnet
her eyes upon Mrs Mel1ish's face.
Yes. she said. IT wanted Il
ask ycn whether yon or the maids
heard anything on the night Mr.
Weave went away. We think h,
has written. and thar the lesser Ia,
been mtsiaid."
@Yea maamt' AErs. Msllish.i
tone Wa not really Z yery encour
axinx one.
II anyone noticed auythinE.
said Nan. IL wossld be i heir. Some
one NAY hare heard him moving
about. n would be help II Ne