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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
NEA Service Writer

NEA 6CfVlC0 Wf1JeH Washington.--A curious situa- ton exists in the democratic party as the Roosevelt administration as- sumes it's power.
 Where are Al Smith, James M Cox and John W. Davis-the party's presidential candidates of recent years and its titular leaders of the postwar period until 1932? Where are Newton D. Baker, owen D. Young, B. M. Baruch. Melvin Trayl0r and Governor Ritchie of Maryland?
 They aren't in the cabinet and they aren't in congress, where dem mocrats reign supreme. Except as for the latter category you can also include Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, the conservative states man from Roosevelt tried 50 hard to make his secretary of. the treasury.
 That group of conservative eld- CT statesmen of the party Is left on the outside looking on---or in, as you prefer.
 The "ins' arc gentlemen and lady who were supporting Frank lin D. Roosevelt for the democra- tic nomination last spring and most of them were among the leaders of his forces who carried tho convention for him. A further look at the men Roosevelt is plac. Ing in key positions of cabinet rank--some of them closer to hin than his own undershirt-showf that this Is Q Roosevelt admins. 1 tratlon as is Roosevelt admins. tration.
 And there's Q large question whether the Sfnith- Baker Davis. Young Baruch Traylor Ritchit group will be having much in. fiuence in 1t. us you might natural. ly expect. It isn't clear yet wheth. or Roosevelt at any time tried tt get Young to come in as secretar, of state or treasury, but 1t is de. finitely clear that Roosevelt hal had very little consultation witf any member of the group during selecting men for the big jobs.
 His final choices may have beer conditioned by the fact that somt of the best of them didn't wan to serve, but Glass was the onls man he urged violently and 1t Il well known that there were oth CTS whom he had been dead q gainst over since the Chicago con yention.
 The cabinet may be considered mildly conservative because th' treasury and state posts are fillct by two conservative men, although 1t has c strong liberal contingent But 1t would be considered fal moro conservative had one or twt of the aforementioned group beer included. They were all consider
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

ahead with his fsvoFiie legislative pets. Now that he has put across the lame-duck amend ment he is going after governmental opera ton of Muscle Shoals. He has introduced in the Senate at this special session bill embodying all the features Of President Roosevelt's reclamation scheme for the Ten nessee river. However. Senator Norris says that the bill was drawn up on his authority and is not of the presidents making or shap- ing. It may contain his ideas but it isn't his product Everybody knows that Senator Norris has had almost. as much trouble, # actually not more. in putting Muscle Shoals through Congress. as his lameduek amend- ment. Goodness knows how many times Muscle Shoals has faced Congress. This time success is imminent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

Massachusetts may not take action on the repeal of the 18th Amendment until after the congressional elections of lo34. accord. ing 10 measure now under serious consider ation in tbat state The bill in question has the approval of the legislative committee on constitutional law and may be the one that the state will adopt if the General Court is willing. Under it's provisions there will be 45 delegates to the convention to be held at the State House in Boston. There will be three delegates chosen from each one of the states IS congressional districts These three delegates will be chosen from six nom mated by the governor. lieutenant. governor. executive council. state secretary. treasurer. auditor. and attorney general. Three of the men or women nominated shall be acknowl- edged vets. three drya Travelling expenses of , cents mile will be allowed the dele gates. In some respects this is good plan. in others il does not appeal to us Even though it may be an expense to the state. we think that in the long run it will be a saving to call special election to name con- venton delegates. Whether they are elected from congressional districts or some other political subdivision is of no importance. so long as the people arc given actual repre- sentation. But 10 postpone action two years. as waiting until l934 to elect delegates would mean. seems unnecessary.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
TRUMBULIiS COURTS
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meeting assembled, approved the idea of town court, to supersede the various Justice-o -the-peace courts which operate in that town ut present. Trumbull Is large town with three distinct centers, 1. G., Trumbull proper, Nichols, and Long Hill. It Is well peppcred with courts and constableB.
 Attorney David Cronin, address ing the meeting, called attention to the fact that some $7,500 in fines and fees had been assessed in 500 cases before the justice courts last year, or an average of $15 q case. As the vast majority of theses cases involved motorists ar- rested for violation of the speed laws. or for some minor technical ity such as blinking taiilight or q headlight jared out, 1t Is appnr- ent that the motorists paid more than enough for the support of Trumbul1s justices and constables As Mir Cronin said, so wide- spread is the fame of Trumbull that motorists who know it's pe- culiar charms, will travel many miles--not to sec 1t, but to avoid going through 1t. That is surely m inhospiteble reputation for any town to have, particularly whom 1t is considered that T'rumbull is q scenic town with charming homes. rolling hills, pleasant valleys and the ordinary run of good people.
 Trumbuli's justice courts are probably neither better nor worse than the similar courts in a ma jority of the states 1G0 towns. It is e shame that the district court bill was not passed by the Legis- lature, superseding all of .theso les ser tribunals. But since q district court now seems to be out of the question, one regular local court in Trumbull, handling all cases. would certainly fnete out justice of c more handed variety than is now apparent fin. the automobile cases, in which Q nominal fine is inflated to depressing proportions by the addition of heavy costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

New Haven can't adopt the Waterbury plan of dealing with unemploymert accord ing to advices from the Elm City. Relief funds in that city are revealed as $600.000 short of what is estimated will be needed to carry on present and future plans in l933. The Waterbury plan was suggested as a means of making up the deficit. Of course. it doesn't if New Haven already has estab- lished system of relief work. But it is still funetioning well in this city. despite all criti' cism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
To-day's Selected Poem,
MADCAp MARCH

MADCAP MARCH By Jessie Lpkietter in The Christian Bcienc
 Monitor) March, the madeap,
 Now romps through the land. Draped in dusky fabrics With now gifts in her hand Birds and rabbits love her And follow in c band, For March Is q hoydcn And races on the sand March, tho merry madcap, 1s on q holiday, Whistiing through tho bramblcs, Making willows sway, Pinning buds and tatkins On thin bouRhs, bare and gray; Noisy little maiden,
 Laughing all tho day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
PROVES HIS THEORY

Salem. Mass.--Arthur c. Rod- erick, taxicab driver. proved . the- ory which he has had for some time. He maintains that bandits lack courage. Two mon tried to hold Roderick up while riding in his cab. but he foiicd them. Bring ing his cab to . sudden stop he Whiried around and pointed his gioved hand at the two men. "Now I'll show you little gunwork myself" he said. The two armed men wore frightened and lost ilt- to time getting out of the cab.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment, will bc answered by Dr Brady Address him, care of tho Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

Good evening.
 o-o--o
 so TT GOES -. HAfc at best,
 fs . tedious rnoe.
 With most of tle left
 On second base.
 o~-O--o Japanese soldiers on reach- ing China fell upon their knees in prayer. Then they fell on the Chinese.
 o--O--o France expects Roosevelt to can- eel her war debts. But the initial ID" hardly stands for Dupe.
 o-o--o It's strange but true. Our post office department is always in debt. Perhaps this is due to the fact, that campaign manager is always made post master general.
 o--O--o Now they are constructing jig saw puzzles with 5000 pieces. Aftor 0 time you'll hire the Yale bowl. in order to spread one out and solve the thing.
 d---O--o Now they intend to make candy containing whlskey and gin. suppose they'll call 1t liquorice.
 o--O--o If q person Is only as high as his ambition, Q lot of us must be dwarfs.
 o-O~-o Wisdom comes with passing years but knowledge is acquired by means of good education.
 o--O--o A noted German says if ths United States thinks beer will re. store prosperity, the country is sadly mistaken. And 1t would take less of a head than that on beer. to enyision such q thing.
 o-O--o Rain is said to be the soft
  est water known. And still 1t can prove hard on some peo- pie.
 o---O--O Hoover did away with tho Mayflcwer but congress is TO- turning the schooners.
 o--O--o French soldiers have been get Ing a cent e day--in American money But that French cent will ouy what q lot of American dol. idrs can't touch, even to-day. -.-.... . o-O--o Advice is fres--help your self. O-O--o
 A mans earning power isn't always predicated on his pro- ducing power. Very often it's n matter of agreeing with the boss and directing unwarrant- cd criticism on other members of the business.
 A-n-A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

It might be slightly irregular. but really would it be such bad idea to put our na- tional finances into the hands of some cor poration like General Motors which after paying its latest dividend has left in its treasury $172.000.000 cash and $225.' 100000 working capita11
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

Can it be possible that nation which wants such kick in its drinks is such mollyeoddle about its smokes as the cgaret ads suggest?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:23 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

with "Never-Siips" in their shoes. Now it's tire chains.
 o--O--o We're still waiting to sec one of those unbreakable milk bottles ad- vcrtised the past several months.
 o--O-o
 MORE LINES Beyond tho rim.
 Mankind would faln explore. But we must merely Dc content With faith for, something more. !
 o-O-o Bank holidays hardly provide Q holiday spirit for the rest of us.
 o--O--o Ex-President Hoover went win- dow shopping yesterday. Wonder If he looked in the sub-treasury window2
 An ounce of prevention iB worth ton of mustard plas- ters.
 The stores might capitalize on the idea by holding . "Scrip Day."
 o--O--o
 They speak of mankind. But often we arc moved to won der where the ''kind" angle comes in.
 Six months ago q national econ omist made the statement that the until scrip appeared. So here's something to think about.
 ol-O--o Perhaps some of the clergy men next Sunday morning will read comments from the mod. ern book of scrippers.
 o--O--o Suggestion for c jig.saw puzzle. Cut up . piece of scrip and sec lf you can put t together so 1t VIII look like . dollar bill.
 o---O--o
 It's oil right to look ahead. But it pays to look behind once sin q while. Suppose there's no horn on the approaching car.
 o-O--o First 1t was technocracy, now it's scrip.
 o--oz-o The man who hunts with e camera is the real lover of wild animal life. And one whose very acts speak for conserva- ton. o-C--o The chap who turns the other cheek may give the idea he's toe proud to fight, but it doesn't sci well with the oniookers. o--O--O Strong coffee and back. firine automobiles have tho same 'effeci on keeping you awake. o-O--o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
ON AND ON
Life drains the best
 Wc have, and then Some newborn fills The want again.

Who can remember the good old days when February billboards had pictures of fallen horses and the better kind trotting right along, with "Never-Siips" in their shoes. Now it's tire chains.
 O--O@-O
 We're still waiting to sec one of those unbreakablc milk bottles ad- vertised the past several months.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

Senator George W. Norris is going right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

A mans earning power isn't always predicated on his pro- ducing power. Very often it's n matter of agreeing with the { boss and directing unwarrant- cd criticism on other members of the business.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
WHEN BATHS WERE FEW

If certain dates we have run across lately are authentic, the joke about the Saturday night bath is not so old as we had imagined. It is recorded that the first bath tub put in com mission in the United States was christened on Christmas Day, 1842.
 Looking up the day of the week in a perpetual calendar, we find that this was Sunday, but it is possible that the first bath was really taken on Christmas eve, thus establish ing the Saturday night tradit- ion.
 Upon it's introduction the bath tub was looked upon with much suspicion, as it is by small boys until this day. In Boston an ordinance was passed prohibiting baths ex- cept upon the advice of a phy- sician. About 1844 the Phila- delphia city council came with in two votes of passing an ord finance prohibiting baths alto gether between November 1 and March 15.
 Bath tubs were heavily taxed in those days, even as the modern automobile. Shortly after they were introduced into Virginia a state tax of $36 was imposed on each tub installed.
 Still, Americans of those
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How Zebra Is Colored

The basic color of a zebra is white, and his stripes are black. This Is proved by the fact that when zebra is crossed with a donkey the off, springs are almost invariably of light tan color with eavy black stripes on the legs and faint black stripes on the neck and body. It is sometimes difficult to tell which is the basic color, since 1T some species of zebra the belly and hooks are white, in other species the hooks at least are black, and in all species the nose is black. Likewise the stripes in various species are of varying width. the black being wider in some and the white wider in others. The fact remains. neverthe- less, that th> basic color may be con- sidered white.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
ALASKA PIONEER TALE
 IS GOOD READING

"Grit, Grief and Gold" from the pen of F. B. Whiting, M. D., is one of the most interesting
 books on pioneer days in Alas ka that has come to hand in a long period. The book is com posed of a series of stories or "reminiscences dealing with the
 construction of the White Pass
 and Copper River railroads and portrays in vivid manner the trials and achievements of their constructor, the late M. J.
 Heney. It is not fiction, but a plain recital of facts, the out lines of which are known to
 most of the old-timers of the North who "Dared the Chil- koot's stormy heights" and to lots who came after them. Dr.
 Whiting, as chief surgeon on both railroads during the con-
 struction period, was in close contact with the events of
 which he tells.
 Grit, Grief and Gold" is
 printed and handsomely bound by the Peacock Publishing Company of Seattle.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How Caterpillars Climb

How does caterpillar climb a thread spun by itself? H. P. Gillette writes in the Los Angeles Times: Tt reaches up and grasps the thread in its beak. then bends it's body and passes the part of the thread thus grasped down to two of it's legs. The legs roll the thread into ball and hold it. This process is repeated until the caterpiller reaches the point from which the thread is suspended
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How Fragrance" Differs
 in Odor of Butterflies

Those beautiful. gorgeously colored butterflies you see flying over field and stream have fragrant odors like those of flowers. real insect world "B. o." so to speak An examina- tion of some of the common American species reveals wide variety of pleas ant odors exuded by the scent scales of the males. says report by Austin II. Clark issued by the Smithsonian institution. The common orange-and black regal fritillary was found to have strong, sweet and spicy fra grance resembling that of the sandal. wood. To detect these pleasing but terfly odors, smell the upper surface of the fore wings of the males. But stay away from the females of the species. Many of them have unpleas- ant odors. Particularly Mrs. Orange andBlaek Regal Fritillary. Her fragrance is said to be powerful, nauseating smell.-Pathfinder Maga. zine,
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
THE BARGAIN COUNTER

If you wish to sell some useful sec ond hand commodity or wish to buy something, we will list your wants in this classified coIum at the low rate of 10 cents per line. Watch this col umn for bargains.
 :. This week we are offering the fol- lowing real bargains:
 Large Fyre-Fyter fire extinguisher Small cook stove
 Iron heating stove.
 Hand force pump
 Iron laundry stove
 Full bed and spring. 3-4 bed and spring. 2 3-4 bed mattresses. 1 wood door
 Large electric lamps-10O-150 watt. Large glass oil lamp. single cotton blankets.
 Fairbanks Morse 1-2 h. p. motor and J. K. force pump, heavy duty, slightly used--bargain. 10 gal. gas. pressure tank.
 l Iron Cot and Spring, only S4.00 2 dozen steel mink traps, only 2.50 2 large canvas pack sacks, only .5h Salmon trolling spoons, each .5U 1 Cabinet Tool Chest, 5 drawer, 1.50 Diston Hand Saw, cutoff only $1 Also several plain chairs, shovels, saws, axes, tools, cooking and table utensils, straight razors, scissors, and numerous other good and useful art icles at give-away prices. No matter what you want, see us, we may have
 it or can get it for you.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Subscriptions to The Herald are PAY ABLE iis ADVANCE. This is the com mon practice of newspapers through out the world. The rates charged are the lowest asked for a newspaper anywhere in the North and are not yond the means of anyone. The profit at present prices is too small to per nit us to carry the burden of delin- quent subscriptions. For this reason we ask that you keep your subscript- ion PAID UP, or we will be compelled to discontinue delivery of the paper when your paid subscription expires.
 The Hyder Weekly Herald
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
HOW:
coRRosloN IS PRopuCEp BY

CORROSION IS PRODUCED BY AVERAGING METALS. .-Corros sion, or rusting, is an interaction of metals with oxygen of the air similar to combustion. The reac- tion is, however, rather complicat- ed, for even iron rusts very slowly in dry air and the speed of cor rosion is greatly increased by i'm purities. City air containing car bon dioxide and sulphur dioxide from burning of coal causes more damage than country air; slightly acid waters corrode pipes more rapidly than alkaline waters. Dam age due to corrosion amounts to many millions of dollars per year.
 Methods of corrosion prevention include: Prevention of air con tamination; removal of acids and dissolved oxygen from water used in boiler tubes, etc., and covering metals with protective coatings by chemical treatment, by electroplat ing (e. g. chromium plating) and by the use of paints and lacquers; and the discovery of new, cheap rust resisting alloys Cike stain. less steeD and an increase in the usefulness of naturally rust re- sisting metals, like aluminium, by allOying them with others.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How "Mistletoe" Originated

T"lis word is q corruption of Anglo Saxon mistletan, which is believed to be derived from Morse 'mistel,' bird dung, and ''tein," twig or plant. Birds often eat the berries of the mistletoe. and according to an old notion the plant was propagated entirely by the dung of birds. A large European thrush is frequently called the missel bird because it feeds on mistletoe berries.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How Gluten Flour Is Made

Gluten flour is clean. sound product made from wheat flour by removal of large part of the starch, and con- tains not more than 10 per cent mois- ture. and, calculated on the water free basis, not less than Fl per cent nitrogen, not more than o6 per cent nitrogen free extract, and not more than A per cent starch.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11

times were more given to bath ing than the old Russians. We have read somewhere that Pet CT the Great bathed only once a year. But there were exten- uating circumstances. Russia is a very cold country.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How to Measure Tree

Take stick of definite length and measure the shadow of the tree. Find the length of the shadow of the stick by holding it at right angles to the ground. Multiply the length of the trees shadow by the length of the stick and divide by the length of the sticks shadow.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How Steel Is Magnetized

The bureau of standards says that steel can be magnetized either by stroking it with permanent magnet or preferably, by subjecting it to the influence of coil of wire carrying current within which 1t is placed.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
How Hornets Make Nests

Hornets collect dry wood from dead trees, chew it with their mandibles and make 1t into pulp by mixing it with saliva, and then mold it into form while it is still moist. Such paper possesses considerable tenacity after 1t Is dry.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11
ALASKA NOTES Culled From the Newspapers
 Of the Territory.

George Modini of Nome and Miss Evalyn Berg teacher of the Deering school, were re- gently married at Candle, ac- cording to Nome reports.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11

Why shiver while waiting for the fire to start? Use old papers from the Herald Office.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11

The effect Of temperature upon mag netism depends largely upon the con- diti0n of the steel. but shoult not ex- ceed about $50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11

An Anchorage report of February 3 announces that a plane piloted by Robert Reece, with Ole Hay of Nome and his wife and two children as pass engers was two days overdue in a flight from McGrath to Kaltag. They had emergency food and snowshoes on board but the temperature was 10 below zero in that section.
 Fifty-three below zero wealth CT was reported at Fairbanks on January 28. This was the coldest weather experienced in Fairbanks since 1916. Tanana and Ft. Yukon reported GA de- grees below the same day. The mercury also reached 35 below at Anchorage, said to be the record low mark for that con- munity. Nulato recently re- ported 49 below, Holy Cross IS below, Kaltag AZ, McGrath -36, Flat -26 and Ruby -36.
Hyder weekly herald., 1933-02-11

Nellie Beery, postmistress at Haines, was indicted by the federal grand jury at Ketchi- kan last week on charges of failing to account for federal funds demanded by inspectors of her office. Bail was fixed at $3,0OO.