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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
'Wouldn't You Complain?

Picture to yourself. if you can, the plight of one J. Thomas McNerney of New York city on Tuesday night as tabulators finished their tallying of the votes cast in the munic- ipal election. Mir McNerney. who is red haired. young. and ambitious. ran for alder man in the 9th Assembly District of Queens. He ran on the Liberty Party ticket. He ad- mits although not in braggadocio manner, that he voted for himself. He also personally accounted for six other McNerney votes - his immediate family. Yet when .Mr McNerney went to the proper officials to learn his total vote in Tuesdays balloting he was informed that he had nary a one
 Some people might have accepted this and said nothing. But Mir MeNerney is not red haired for nothing. He hired himself .straghtway to the Honest Ballot Association with his tale of woe and his grievance And that board has promised to investigate Mir MeNerney's case. We certainly think it should in view of the fact that seven votes were lost in the Shuffle. How could any man expect to live down the above facts in . lifetime. especially if that man eontem- plates remaining in the political fedP And Mr MeNerney is quite concerned with what the 1000 persons who signed his nomna- ton petition .are going to do and say when they learn that their candidate -eeeived no votes.
 'I made hot campaign" said Mr Me Nerney," and l was counting on at least 10000 votes. Gee. my family and lhe people on my block expected to see me in the White House. and what do l get2 Not single vote, not even my own, and know ! pulled that lever down for myself, couldn't make . mistake. That was the first lever pulled and it clicked and stayed down, Later when ] went around 10 the station house to find out my total, l get the sheet out for my own election district and there they were, three zeros in row all signed and attested by the election inspeetorsl
 What kind of deal is this?' 1 say to the sergeant, Is somebody trying to rob mel How about my own voteP How about the six members of my famly' They wouldn't ditch me, would thsyl' He tells me to take It up with the Election Board, Now. ask you. have ] got kick eemingl"
 ThemaA we certainly should say you had . kick coming Any man who votes for himself and finds that be doesn't even get that vote certainly is entitled te a row of ssterisks question and exclamation marks In sny newspaper. In this case Thomas was certain. lhodsb. of not only bis own vote, but those of six other members of the family, Eho we know wouldn't ditch him. Delib. ffaielY robbed of seven votes we hope @ live to read that Thomas MeNsney, the rsd.hsvsd candidate for alderman in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
IN OTHER CITIES
(Hartford Times)

The sensational mayoral election In Connecticut outside of Hartford was the smashing victory of the socialist ticket in Bridgeport not only sweeping Jaser McLevy into office by 6,000 ballots margin but carrying also almost the entire mu- nicipal slate. This is the first time that the socialist banner has waved over such triumph in the land of steady habits. The news, how ever, has little or no significance as of a radical success. It is an in- stance in which a very capable man and politician. sincerely devot- ed to the public welfare, drew ex- ceptionally good citizenship into the running upon his side and won a tremendous expression of public confidence. The candidates Oppos- ing MT McLevy, James l.. Dunn. democrat, and John G. Schwartz. Jr, were of relatively colorless per- sonality and, at a time when either had the advantage of a powerful. well-led organization. met the fate natural to the condition. Bridge port wants a new deal in it's muni- cIpal management free from the partisan aspects which have been characteristic In the Park city al- most since time out of mind. Old fashioned machine politics Is get ting to be unpopular pretty nearly everywhere in these difficult times which are exacting in their demand for efficiency and economic admin istration.
 New Haven reelected John w. Murphy, democrat, whose adminls- tratiOn had earned broad approval. The republican party in that city has been in weak and disorgani- ed shape for nearly a decade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

Michigan. which was the first state to vote for the repeal of prohibition is also to the front right now with modern sys- tenn of liquor control, It's plan is closely modelled on the so-ealled Quebec system. Of course. this must be given legislative approval but that seems to be indicated by the fact that it. is a subcommittee of the Legislative Council which drafted the plan. Its outstanding feature is that whiskey. gin and other beverages of high aleo- holic content shall be despensed at package stores in their original containers for home consumption only, These stores will be state controlled Just now the sub committee is trying to work out several
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

Congressional leaders are already gather ing in Washington. Somehow or other they can't quite forget that in former years their sessions began in December but from now on January is the meeting month. We hope they won't forget to go home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. A busy time is ahead of the national legislators when they do convene. First and foremost are the questions of finances and liquor. When Congress gets back to work it will find the 18th amendment serapped. It will also find all sorts of samples of new money. Our currency will probably have to be remone- tized. That's job for experts. Let's hope the inexpert won't try to do it. As for pro- hibiton. End it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
So They Say

 I always twist my mouth to the right and turn my head slight ly in the same direction when holler.-Lee Chrismap, Kentucky shouting champion.
 . ~ Parents should make the home a practice department, an experi- ment station of the school.-Mrs Arthur c. Watkins, founder, Ma tional Congress of Parents and Teachers.
 I have no pet schemes for saw ing the nation.-U. $. Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico.
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 The groundwork has been laid for a real upturn which is like ly to come with surprising sud- denness and sharpness.-Joseph F. Day, New York realtor.
 
 I do not take my religion light ly. After all, it is an ancient in- heritance.-Prince George Mateha- belli.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

The terminal pays mural trib- ute, however, to the assistant csar of public works, Colonel H. NJ. Waite, who designed the building. A mosaic of the col- Ofiel clad in g Palm Beach suit, stares at you from the wall as you buy a ticket.s
 LEXINGTON, KY.-This re- gion which boasts Man-O'- War, year-round blue grass, America's hest Bourbon and political speeches made on the square where Abe Lincoln first saw a slave girl sold, should be able to withstand any depression.
 HORSE INDUSTRY IMPROVING
 And it has. One significant thing about Lexington is that the horse industry is picking up. This is not merely a rich mans hob by. It is a business. = It brings around $1,000,O00 to this com munity yearly. Single stud fees for Lexington's best stallion' bring $5,O00. Maternity stables are built for mares shipped il from all over the country. The town produces about 85 per cent of all the thoroughbred saddle and running horses of the U. S. A.
 This part of Kentucky, nOr- nally with big republican vote, is strong for the New Deal. The MIRA Is viewed with both sym pathy and criticism. Small stOre- keepers who have been hiring clerks at $5 to $7 a week, have got rid of them because of the higher salaries forced by the MIRA. Madame Perkins is blamed for not having settled a strike of workers on the con structiOn of q Federal Narcotic farm.
 The farmers are less happy but are working cut plan for the , curtailment of Burley cigarette tobacco. Their chief fear is that after they restrict their own acreage, production of Burley will start in other states. It has already started in Missouri.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Ine nepneW OI ATlZOHd charming congresswoman, Isa- bella Greenway, is doing bust of President Roosevelt Not long ago he was a truck gardener at Haverhill, Mass, sud- denly developed artistic talent =. Reports from Prague are that Francis White is laughing np his sleeve at the state de- partment's predioament in Cuba White tried desperately to be ambassador to Cuba, was ap- pointed minister to Czechoslo- vakia instead The state de- partment has decided one thing. If and when it is called before the senate banking con- mittee to explain it's part in sup- porting Maehado with American money, it will NOT send career man the last time a career man appeared before a senate committee, career diplomacy got an awful wallop Michael Wright, once private secretary to Sir Esme Howard, can't keep away from the U. s. A. ;. After coming over with Ramsay Macdonald last spring, he is now back on a "husman's holiday" { Copyright, 1888, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, IIac.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1888
The Three R's Expand

Time was when growing youngster was regarded as fit to cope with the world and its diverse problems if he or she was equip ped with general knowledge of the three Rs. Those days are gone forever. Some people are happy to see them go; others bemoan the fact that modern education methods are not what they were when Dad or Ma attended the district school While educators will differ on the many ways of training the youthful mind, all will agree that the demands of this age call for train ing along certain general or specific lines
 For the past week Waterburians have been regaled with tremendous amount of in- formation relative to our local schools and the advantages they hold for those who make use of them. It is almost impossible to digest all this news at one meal, but we can deduce from what has been said and printed that Waterbury. like most up-to-date com munities affords those deSrous of securing an education the best of opportunities. We have the equipment; we have the instructors to impart the knowledge and to mould the plastic minds of the juvenile scholar.
 Failure to take advantage of such situa- ton, which is not an unusual one, let us hasten to add, cannot be laid always at the door of the growing boy or girl. His or her wishes in the matter of attending school are no different today than they were 50 years ago. It remains for the parent and the guardian to take to heart the. lessons learned from life's buffetings. We do not at this point intend to claim that success cannot be achieved by a man without schooling. Life proves the contrary. And let no person ever believe that success falls into the lap of the well-educated person. Life again proves the contrary too often.
 We simply wish to stress the fact that the advantages our modern educational systems offer us should be recognized as stepping stones to happier and fuller lives. This is precarious age in which we are living. The schoolboy and girl of today needs more preparation for the future than did those of some years ago. Look at the problems fac- ing us right now. Unless we are trained to meet them and train our growing boys and girls to meet them what outlook have we for the future3 Professor Ivan Booker said something along these lines in address ing the Waterbury teachers this week. But he isn't the first to recognize the perils of fast approaching days. American Education Week in l933 should enlist every sane thinking American in the campaign for more boys and girls in our schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

We don't quite like the tenor of the re- marks from Great Britain these days about our democracy being broken down and a virtual dictatorship established in its place. We know hundreds of thousands of Ameri- cans will resent that. We believe that Pres ident Roosevelt has taken extraordinary powers, but an emergency exists and it cer- tainly was necessary for some individual to assume those powers That it was the Pres ident of the United States is ample proof that we are still living by our principles of good government True we have sacrificed many of them in recent years. but we still have sufficient to uphold the Constitution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
UNIFIED BANK SYSTEM
(Hartford Times)

Many good reasons can be cited why Connecticut mutual savings banks should desire-under pres ent state law, must--remain out of the federal reserve system. They do not need the help contemplated Tn the deposit guarany plan and 1t would expose them to a possible as- sessment to meet losses resulting from the collapse of weak banks elsewhere.
 There is just one consideration which weighs against isolation in this respect. It Is theargument that the nations bank system should be unified so that the entire structure may be as strong as the strongest units. Banks, not even those of a whole state, do not live unto them selves. Last February the closing of banks in the west led to bank holidays In one state after another. Then, it hit New York and by the same stroke all Connecticut banks were closed. It was an experience which some Hartford bankers thought would never overtake them. Their banks were in excel- lent condition. Those in Michigan were not. They became tho victims of the Michigan situation.
 President Roosevelt recently out lined the federal purpose to be the or closing of weak banks and the unification of all the rest. It Is proposed to do this by their coming under the deposit guarantee plan. Taking a nation wide view of the bank problem, Connecticut, being in 8 strong posi- tion, will be asked to give more than 1t receives, unless one visu- alizas the benefits in the long view that what Is best for the whole ie also the best for any part.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
4 Book c Day
 by BRUCE CAPTION
A Stirring Tale Of Primitive People


 'The Woods Colt" finds Thames Williamson delving once more into the lives of primitive people. mak- ing their actions and thoughts clear and understanda dable-and, in cidentally, spinning swift and interesting story aDouL them.
 This time he goes to the Ozark mountains and gives us a tale about the backwoodsmen, those little-knoWn mountain whites," whose lives are conditioned by the wild hill country, who preserve 18th century forms of speech and habits of mind, and who, live by hard, narrow, and archaic code.
 Our woods colt is a lusty young roisterer who might have been a contemporary of Davy Crockett theold frontiersman who, as Ozark legend has it, came into Arkansas astride catamount with bear under each arm.
 He is a straightforward son Of the wilderness, part moonshiner, part farmer, part hunter; and his answering following of his primi- destruction.
 
 interest in his girl; so he hunts up the interloper, finds him in the village postoffice and beats him up. This leads to his arrest on charge of damaging federal property. He escapes from the federal officer who tries to take him to jail, shoots him and fees to the woods. Then comes chase that might have been duplicated a century earlier, save that the pursuers are officers and not red Indians. The woods colt doubles back through the forest, eludes his foes, gets cornered again-and, at last, goes down fighting, as his code requires him to do.
 MT Williamson has done an ex- ceptionally fine job in presenting this story. Published by Harcourt. Brace &, Co it sells for S2,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
Here, There And Evesyz0here
Q. K,?
Christian Science Monito,

Christian Science Monitor)
 Great Britain has recently been wrestling with one of those mighty problems that nations, in the pride and stride of their strength, are occasionally called upon to tackle. Several readers of the Observer have been discussing the origin of the expression, 70. K" This piece of linguistic research has been pre- cipitated by a statement that the Supplement- to the famous Oxford Dictionary traces the use of O. K. back to 1S40 in a Boston 1Mass.) newspaper.
 The Observers correspondents have not read the Supplement. This is not reflection upon their in- tellectual thoroughness; it is merely a more or less inevitable ,cerollary of the fact that the Supplement has not yet been issued. But wherever o. K. originated, the fact seems we'll established that. years before 1S4O, it was already one of the linchpins that hold the edifice of social intercourse together.
 Charles G. leland. author of the Breitmann Ballads, is said to refer to use of the phrase by Gen An drew Jackson in 1885; another au- thority ascribes it to Jackson seven years earlier; while R. H. Thorn toms American Glossary" gives 1790 as the primary date. A more circumstantially erudite scholar says that O. K. was learned by Jackson from General Pushmataha, who brought 1t back from among the Choctaw Indians.
 A fifth correspondent. by a mingled process of argument and intuition. feels that the ultimate source of the term is Scotland. Scots, he contends, often say "Och aye" (phonetically "ok ID instead of "yes." He has, moreover, been told that Scots have been known to emigrate to America. If this Is so. what could be more probable than that Americans have borrow ed the phrase from them? In this case it Is surprising that President Woodrow Wilson himself of Scotish-Irish descent. as was Presi- dent Jackson-shouid have adopted the Choctaw theory of the origin of the term and should have writ ten it "Okeh."
 If the "och aye" theory be ac- cepted. it seems to give all previous interpretations a reverse; though whether to the extent of adminls- tering the K. O. may perhaps be doubted. At any rate. whatever the decision of the photographers may be, 1t probably will be o, K. with the rest of us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

puzzling features such as the number of stores and how they will be determined- population or county lines. There has been a heavy demand for sale of liquor by glass in the large cities, particularly Detroit. but unless the solons relent Michigan will retain its reputation for rigid liquor laws. It has always had them. It probably will continue to have them, although admitting that com plete prohibition of sale and consumption of spirits can't be done by law. No doubt many states will follow in Michgan's foot steps by establishing package stores, but this won't be nationwide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
Mosc0zv Letter
By EUGENE LYONS (Unted Press Stan Correspondent)


 M 0 S COW (UP) - Soviet made violins outclassed seasoned blue bloods like Stradivarius, Guarneri and Amati in free-for-all 6on- test among old and new instru- ments conducted at the Moscow Conservatory recently.
 Several hundred picked musi- clans, among them leading com uosers and conductors, acted as judges, as one after another of the competing violins were played by outstanding virtuosi. They judged the timber of the instru- ment not quality of the players.
 Elaborate precautions were talk en to prevent all possibility of pre- judice, favoritism, nepotism, or any tendency to "throw the fight" The violins were numbered with noth- ing to indicate their pedigree. The players were blindfolded and the playing was done behind screen.
 The world d-famed Stradivarius came in sixth. Ahead of it were five instruments born and bred under the red flag of the Sovients. The judges were astonished and averrer that the contest has upset a good many traditional notions about aged violins.
 The Soviet authorities had plenty to draw from in arranging the match. In 1920 the government ''nationalized" all valuable musical instruments. Dozens of them had been smuggled abroad, or sold to foreigners between 1917 and 1920, but enough remained to give the Soviet regime what is doubtless the most valuable collection of rare in- struments in the world.
 The judges unanimously an- nounced that the Soviet violin has a great future ahead of it, being able to stand up not only against any violin now being made but against the best ever produced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
IN HONOR OF MAJOR WHITE
lNew Haven Registerl

(NeW Haven ReSlSter)
 While Major White failed to win the New Haven mayoralty, he won the respect of this community. Keeping his campaign on a high plane, he confined himself to com munity issues and showed he had no taste for some of the tactics which can make a municipal elec- ton a disagreeable affair to the public and which have been seen in some other communities these past few weeks. He was a vigorous and capable contender. In view of the circumstances against which he had to run, the vote which he boiled was creditable. And in view of those circumstances, the vote was only a partial indication of the high regard which the com munity holds for>him. He can rest assured that he has the sincere esteem of the public of this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

Reports are issuing from New York now that Tammany Hall wants to oust Al Smith from its membership. If it ever does this, it will be sorry day for Tammany. He was the one of a few persons who knew enough to keep out of the New York fight this year. Consequently he emerges from the fray as unscathed as ever. If more public figures had kept out of this fight the result might have been different. As for busting Smith let Tammany do it and fall by the wayside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

5th Assembly District of Queens New York city. has pinned his betrayers to the mat with a dexterous toe-hold. We can't permit our up-and- coming young politicians to be de- prived of their legal ballots in this fashion. Lead with your left Thomas, and come back with lusty right to the chin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
ADMIT WOMEN FREE TO
 GAME

Corvallis. Wash. (UP)--A break for women! At all football games oregon State college plays here this year. women will he admitted free. The move was taken as q panacea for depression bent pock- etbooks of football fans who can't afford to take their best girls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
To-day.s Selected Poem
NOVEMBER

fBy Katherine Van Der Veer) A wind came out Of the North last night; Barberry leaves burn red and bright. The ground is yellow with gold today; A lone crow calls to mad bluejay' Phlox are faded, the larkspur lost, chrysanthemum smells of earth and frost. The sky is a bell. there's win in the air. A red haw's caught in your tangled hair Summer Is gone. The years iD grief; fWf love h.lrns rcd ns thu msnis's ieaf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

Chinese mail carriers on the 2O- mile service between Tatsienlu. Li- tang and Batang, near the Tibet border, work at an altitude of B. 900 feet. higher than most air mails travel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

Diana, n tigress recently present. cd to the London Zoo by her mas- ter in Chatra. India. was brought up as a household pet, enjoying auto rides. and sharing a room with her owners thre sons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

If MIRA doesn't succeed, how about turn ing the country over to the Technocrats?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

You'd never suspect from looking at char ity lists that the basic evils of our economic system are too much wheat, corn, potatoes, meat poultry. eggs, milk, and fruit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:09 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
Personal Health SerUice
(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., 1933-11-10
The Washington Merry Co., Round BY DREW PEARSON AND ROBERT S. ALLEN
Authors of Washington Merry-G Go Round" and "More Merry Go Hound"

When the country was pros- perity mad, staid old Cincinnati plugged along about the same as usual. And when the crash came, Cincinnati, not being up so high, did not have 50 far to fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
MIDWEST ACHIEVEMENT

To celebrate it's solidity, Cin- cinnati has recently opened a new union railroad terminal, one of the finest in the world, and built without benefit of Public Works. In a few years this will be a unique distinction.