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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

January is the deadline for prison manufactured goods in every state in the country. After that date the ban on in- terstate shipment of the same will go in- to effect. Already Connecticut penal au- thorities have given some heed to the problems that will be presented after that date. At Wethersfield Warden Reed in conjunction with the board of directors is proposing campaign of education for idle prisoners Down at New Haven the county commissioners are discussing the feasibility of manufacturing state high way department road signs. It does seem as if there might be work of some descrip- tion accomplished by the county jail in- mates at New Haven that would keep them busy during their periods of deten- tion Probably if all of us put our heads together and offered Suggestions the heads of the county jails would be able to select some one that would just suit their pur- pose. The plan to manufacture road signs is good one. There are all sorts of de- mands for these signs today. In addition signs are needed for the state parks and forests, not to mention detours, construc- tion work, etc. This. is field in which there seems to be vast possibilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20
So They Say

D
 haven't time to die. -Dr Charlotte Davenport of Phila- delphia on her 109th birthday. 3s
 like to knock over policemen.
 Queen Mary of England.
 e5 4.e
 The faith that other nations had in our military equipment in 1914 saved us from becoming involved in the World War. Edmond Schulthess or Switzerland. 'f
 The nation still has time to choose between 8 guided recovery and, an unguided revolt. Glenn Frank or the University of wisconsin. [ Men are often called upon to admire spectacles involving not only force but brute violence. This is contrary to Christian education as well as the sentiments of human dignity and purity.
 Pope Plus XI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20
London Letter
By w. G. QUISENBERRY United Press Staff Correspondent

CUnited Press Staff COrrcspondcnt) London (UP)-Europe's most famous cocktails, canned and ready for quick consumption, will be available for busy housewives and bachelor hosts with repeal. The renowned American bar tenders of London and Paris, ex- patriates during the prohibition re- gime, are busy adapting new and "old favorites' recipes to suit variety of tastes. These intena- tionally known connections, bottled in glass cocktail shakers, also de- signed for American can-opener wives and tyros inexperienced in the finer. arts of mixing and biend- ing.
 A new repeal cocktail called Hands Across the Sea-" which proved a hot favorite at the Inter- national Bartenders' Competition just held here, plainly showed that celebrated internationally. It con- sists of:
 One part Maryland rye.
 One part Texas grapefruit juice.
 Dash of Angostura bitters.
 Small jigger Creme De Menthe.
 One part California champagne sec.
 A lump of Vermont maple sugar.
 A variety of new preparations for destroying a tell-tale breath also was revealed in this years chants, which sponsored the cock tail competition.
 folk are getting too soft and ef- terminate.
 "The crying need of this coun- try" complains Dame Madge Ken- dal, Britain's grand old lady of the stage, lis really manly young men. With some of the young people to- day. it is hard to tell what sex they are."
 Dame Madge and her friends think they know the cause of the trouble. Women school teachers, they think, make mollycoddles of English youth, so they have be- gun campaign to oust women teachers from boys elementary schools.
 Before the war there were two and a half times as many women teachers as men. Now there are nearly five times as many. "The public must be awakened to the fact that the growing fem inization of the nation is owing to a group of clever and energetic women whoy since they have got the vote, are working systematical- ly for power and busting men from education" said one of the cam paign's leaders. :. .'Women can impart facts as well as men, but it is a question of in l fiuence. A masculine influence is necessary to liberate the latent male tendencies in a young boy The influence of nothing but wom. en during these crucial years has a definitely softening effect on his character"
 The London Stock Exchange nabitually suspicious of anything unorthodox in finance. has a new riddle at President Roosevelt's ex,
 "Why is President Roosevelt like
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

We are glad to see that Connecticut officials are joining in the state confer ence to end gasoline bootlegging Tax Col lector William H. Hackett and Motor Ve hicle Inspector Michael A. Connor will at tend the session to be held in New York. Nov, 27. Nine states are to send delegates to it. Some good certainly ought to come from this mingling of diverse expressions of opinion For our own part we still be- ieve that the best and practically the only way to eliminate gasoline bootlegging is a system of uniform taxes for different sections of the country, plus uniform price for the same district. Trouble occurs when the tax is low in one state and high in an adjoining one. That's why Connecti- cut has not suffered from gas bootlegging, but neighboring states have. Our gas tax of two cents is the lowest in the nation. Too many states attempt to capitalize at the expense of the motorist as cities do at the real estate owners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

0. Give the total number of shoe, stores in the United States, and their aggregate annual business?
 . A; The 1880 census enumerated 24,259 stores,7 with an aggregate turnover of $S06,S2S,9S9. They. were classified as follows: 21, ,i91, family shoe stores; 1,666 women'sy and 1,402 mems.
 Q. Where are the winter quart. CTS of the SellseFloto circus? .
 A. Peru, Indiana.
 o. When was Theodore Roose-. welt governor of New York? '
 A. Jan. l, 1899 to Jan. 1, 1901.
 Q. When did the United States, declare war on Germany? A. April 6. 1917. :
 Q. Canyon give the comparative. figures for deaths duo to automo- . bile accidents in the United States in the last fifteen years and the ; casualties of Americans in all wars? {? z
 A, Americans killed in action Or |. who died of wounds in the Revolu-4 ' tionary war, the War of 1872, the !. Mexican war, the Civil war, the ' War with Spain and the World i war numbered under 100000. { During the last fifteen years about ! 325,000 persons have been killed :. or died of injuries due to autono- s bile accidents. ' !. 0. Do the official rules of Euchre permit a player, to demand 8 new. deal because his hand contains no !. aces, court cards, or trumps? :.
 A. No.
 S.,---
 If you want q copy of our bulle- tin How to Utilize Left Overs,l4 white to the Waterbury DemOcrat'ss Washington Bureau, enclosing dyO,. cents in postage stamps. r '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

Christopher Columbus?" they ask.
 When Columbus started" goes the answer, The did not know where he was going. When he got there he did not know where he was. When he came back he did
 This. staid stockholders feeS re- fleets the American situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20
DAILYWASEINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND'
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

washnstOn What Was Back of AchesOn's Forced Resignation From Treasury Roosevelt Was IitGted by Ledks to Wal Street Conflict; Determined to SOng to Left His OUn Secre- tary Of Treasury Henry Morganthaw Junior Got tue Job Recnase "He'U Obeu OrdeTs"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20
BRASS CITY FACTS

It is impossible to determine when brass was first made or used. The origin of the English name brass is unknown. One of the earl- jest examples of brass which has been discovered is a Roman coin of 20 B, c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

The end of prohibition, says column ist, means "a return of ceremonial din- ing" Probably of ceremonial drinking, too, with ''gesundheit," "prosit," "a votre sante, and all the sacred formulae.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

Baldwin Street was named after Gary and David Baldwin who at one time lived near what is now Scovills bridge. Baldwin avenue and Baldwin hill are from the same source.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information

Of the total value of Connecti- cuts output of brass goods Water bury contributes one-third. Two thirds of the brass goods of the country comes from Connecticut,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

Waterbury has an area of 29 square miles with maximum alti- tude of 468 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

Electric lights were first intro duced in Waterbury in 1884. First street lighting by electricity was in June, 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20
UNDER-AGED PAIR TO WED

Fall River, Mass (UP)--A girl of iS and q youth of IT have re- ceived the permissions of the pro- bate court to marry here. They are Josephine Vasconcellos and Henry Carvalho. Both received the con- sent of their parents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

Before 1900 clocks were made of wood in Waterbury. In 1793 Eli Terry made clocks in Northbury, then part of Waterbury. "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

We'll, we've had another election and the United States is still democracy or a republic, according to how you look at it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

All vshilces must be lighted not later than 500 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-20

The London Stock Exchange. nabitually suspicious of anything unorthodox in finance. has a new riddle at President Roosevelts ex- pense.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
Editorial Page
and
Features
THIS ROOSEVELT ALL VET

If the speech he made at Philadelphia
yesterday is reported correctly, and if il
is the best he can do, Republican leaders
would do well to put the soft pedal on
young Teddy. At least they should not
let him be put forth as a representative
spokesman for the party.
His address merely offered a group of
platitudes: I'VE must not spend more
than we earn, 1--WE must return to a sim
pier way of living, 1.-The country must
adjust itself to changed conditions.
There is not single new idea in any
of the phrases. Conditions in the past
four years have made it difficult to get
anything to spend at all, to say nothing
of spending more than one can earn.
Circumstances have forced millions to a
simpler way of living and, finally, the
country for four years has been adjust
ing itself to accepting the changed con-
ditions existing since October, 1929.
young Teddy's' address included an
attack on the PWA as costly" and
stitute direct cash aid for the unem-
ployed, which, he asserted, would cost the
government only half as much as the
PWA program.
His father would never have advocated
an out and out dole system which would
make those receiving it dependents of the
government. Such a policy is contrary
to the principles of Americanism. 1t
deadens initiative and fosters lazness.
Better the PWA, even if it does cost
twice as much, although Young Teddy"
offered no proof that it does, than an out
and out dole which would rob men of
their self-respect and create millions of
paupers.
Prior experiences when young Ted
dy" put his foot into it, should warn
Republican leaders. The whole nation
laughed when, as candidate for COVER
nor of New York, he congratulated stu
dents in college town on their recent
splendid victory" over their ancient riv-
ais, when as matter of fact they had
been given a sound trouncing. What AL
Smith (the rival candidate) did to that
one, spoiled any hope Young Teddy
ever had for victory.
Again Young Teddy" referred to his
cousin as ''maverick"-not really gen.
uine Roosevelt. The maverick" is in the
White House now and is doing more to
gedd lustre to the name than Young Ted
1dy" is.
Perhaps the Franklin D. Roosevelt pro-
gram is not a cure for all the ills of the
nation, but until somebody comes along
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

never do - was the answer. "You
know it is very impolite to blow
your own horn. -
. "Well,' said Uncle Wiggily, "of
course, 1 wouldn't want to be i'm
polite, and, hearing you speak for
yourself, I thought perhaps you
could also blow yourself.
"Oh, no, that would never do, -
said the poor horn. land if some
one doesn't blow me for the New
Year I shall be most unhappy
"HoW does it happen that you
are out here all alone?' asked the
rabbit gentleman.
cit happened like this said the
horn. ''I was one of many in a toy
store. A man came in to buy lot
of horns to take to New Year
party he is going to have. I was
put in bag with the other horns
to be blown. But the man made
his auto go SO fast that I was
bounced out of the bag and left
lying here in the woods.
"The man didn't know I had
bounced out. I tried to call after
him but his auto made SO much
noise he didn't hear me. Now what
am I to do? Oh, dear, such trou-
ble!'
"Ha! Say no more!" spoke the
rabbit kindly. ''I will blow you
myself. I was thinking of getting
a New York horn and now I have
it. I'll take you home with me
and blow you Sunday night
"Fine and dandy!' laughed the
horn. "Give me toot now, to try
me, if you please
Uncle Wiggily blew loud blast
on the horn. And it was a good
thing he did. For just then the
Woozie Wolf was sneaking up on
him. But when the Wolf heard the
horn, he thought hunters were af-
ter him and he ran away. Mr..
Longears safely reached his bunga-
low.
And if the letterman will give
the Easter egg a ride around the
block in his bag, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's New Year.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

gram of the city of Podesta in the
Province Of Bologna in the nation
of II Duce.
PodeSta has set aside 100000 Ira
Of its public works funds to award
bachelors who become husbands,
and married couples who become
parents. PWA administrator Ickes
thinks the idea interesting. but
doesn't believe it would work SO
well in the United States.
Prominent Texan signs blue
eagle: Morris Sheppard, leading
citizen of TeXarkana, Tex, has be-
come the first United States sem
ator to sign President Roosevelts
unemployment agreement.
Senator Sheppard affixed his sig
nature to the contract, plastered
his office with blue eagles and re-
duced the hours of his clerks.
The senator is the man who
fathered the prohibition laws in the
senate and Mr.. Roosevelt, Of course
is the man who killed them.
Treasurer writes checks, and
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
HnDN

When Uncle Wiggily hoped out
of his hollow stump bungalow the
day after he and Grandfather
Goosey Gander had such fun slid
ing down the waterfall, the rabbit
gentleman didn't know St'swhere
to go to have an adventure.
81 might go to the woods or I
might go to the fields,' he said to
himself. "There may be an adven-
ture in either place. Let me see,
which shall I choose?'
He decided to leave it to chance
as he used to do when he was a
boy rabbit and didn't know whether
to eat his piece of cake first or his
piece of pie.
Here is a stone which is white
on one side and black on the 9TH
err said the rabbit gentleman,
picking it out from beneath a pile
of snow. "I'll toss this stone up
in the air. If it falls with the black
side up I'll go to the fields where
there is more snow than there is
in the woods
Mr.. Longears tossed up the black
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

and white stone. 1t fell with the
black part uppermost and at once
the bunny gentleman said:
~ must go to the woods for my
adventure. -
So he hoped there and he was
looking around this side and the
other side and this way and that
when, all of a sudden, he heard a
voice saying:
ooh, dear! Oh, dear! What is to
become of me?'
cha! Here is trouble If I know
the meaning of the word" said Mr..
Longears. 81 must help if can. -
Mr. Longears was always ready
to help those in trouble. SO now
he asked:
"Who are you and what is the
matter?"
"I am a horn,'' was the answer,
"and I have no one to blow me. -
For a moment Uncle Wiggily
didn't know what TO think. He said
"Do you mean you are a COW S
| horn or a goats horn?'
"Neither one," said the voice
81 am a tin horn"
"Where are you?" asked the
rabbit.
"Under this bush in front OF
YOU" was the reply.
Mr.. Longears looked and, lying
beneath the bush, he saw large
tin horn, striped red, white anc
blue like his rheumatism crutcf
that Nurse Jane had gnaWed fol
him out of a cornstalk.
care you a Hallowe 'en horn o.
a Christmas horn?" asked the rab
bit gentleman.
"Neither one, Uncle Wiggily.
am a New Years horn and / shoult
be blown on Sunday night to vel
come the New Year of 1884 ant
speed the old year of 1888 on it
way into the past. But have n
one to blow me. Alas, how sad!
"Why don't you blow yourself?
asked Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, my goodness! That woul'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

superior court against L. j. Allen
and Mary CarutherS. Knight asks
damages totaling $l0,375.
The complaint states that the ac-
cident happened on November 8,
1893 at $3.50 o'clock in the morn
ing, Az miles east of Holtville and
was due to the carelessness and
negligence of the defendants caus-
ing a collision between the two au-
tomobiles. Knight asks $4,000 per-
sonal damages, 5000 for medical
care and SITS for damages to his
car.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. up
The holiday calm preceding the
legislative storm when congress
convenes on January produces
these headlines:
Farley fails in flight from job
hunters: Wiser folk among the
office seekers and others Of the
clan Of disappointed in the capital
have discovered one place where
Postmaster General Farley is un-
able TO avoid them. The lobby of
his hotel has become their hunt
ing ground.
Farley's appearance in the lobby
is a signal for a score of persons
TO leap from the oyerstuffed chairs.
The original Roosevelt-for-P -Presi-
dent listens a moment to each,
chews his gum in solemn con-
sideration and, with word, passes
on.
Ickes ponders Italian public works
program; to the office of Harold
L. Ickes, man of many titles, come
reports on the public works pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

writes and writes and writes: Last
year the office of the treasurer of
the United States broke all records
by writing a total of 100000
checks.
This year the government is
writing almost that many checks
a month.
The 900 employees in the fed
eral paymaster's department have
been increased from 900 to 1,375,
and 425 more are soon to be added.
They do the bookkeeping in con-
nection with the distribution of
pay to 100000 CWA workers, to
about 100000 other government
employees and to hundreds of
thousands of others whom the
government owes money.
The bureau Of printing and en-
craving prints the checks, most
of which are sent to 1000 dis
bursting officers throughout the
nation, where they are signed and
paid out. The Washington office,
occupying a whole building, func-
tions as one of the busiest clearing
houses in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street,
Ell Centro California. w. C. Costello, business
manager Telephone 26, business office; 700, edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

with one that can be proved better, the
people are going to stick with the man in
the White House and knocking him now
is a sure way to pile up votes for him
in 1886
But then, perhaps we have always TAX
Ell Young Teddy" too seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

The Barber Asphalt company is
all ready to begin paving opera
tions on it's new contract with the
city but is being held up by the
non-arrival of water pipes, which
will be laid on the streets to be
improved.
The new parsonage at Heber is
about completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 20, 1918

Formation of an alfalfa growers
association here to affiliate with a
state organization for the purpose
of bolstering up the milo maize
market was decided on at meet
ing of growers EelG at the court
house late Saturday.
The j. A. Harris gin, which be-
gan operations September 10, and
has been running day and night
since, mas to date turned out 1900
bales, with about 150C more in view
for the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
Ask Damages For
Injuries ReceiUed

Permanent injuries suffered by
Grover c. Knight as the result of
an automobile accident are the
basis of a suit brought by him in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
RIVER READINGS

The upper Sacramento Valley is
up in arms over the muskrats which
escaped from fur farm and are
overrunning the place.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

The Misses Julia and Mabel Gro
gan and Miss Anna McNeece re-
turned today from Yuma bringing
with them Miss Lucy Lee Robin
son wEo will be a guest here over
New Years.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
TEN YEARS AGO
naoa,,,har 90 1909

Calls for literature on Ell Centre
and Imperial Valley continue tc
flow in daily to the chamber ,ioi
commerce, one having been re-
ceiVed today from France.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

Farmers living in the Orland re-
clamation district, Glenn county,
have requested that the manager OF
the project be removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

1t is a we'll made toy which has stood
up thus far under juvenile treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29
THE WOMEN FLY

The holiday season, Mr.. Roosevelt'S
announcement about silver coinage and
several other things conspired to deprive
| a couple of ladies from the attention
| which is generally accorded airplane en-
durance flights.
Lack of interest on the part of the
| public, however, does not seem to have
deferred Helen Richey and Frances Mar
sails from reaching their objective -
new worlds record for sustained flight
by women.
They broke the old mark of eight days
yesterday and at this writing, are contin-
uing on their way to increase their mark
as much as possible
There is little or no chance for them
to reach the record made by men-some-
thing over three weeks-but they have
done a fine piece of work under condi-
tions which would have taxed the skill
and endurance of many male flyers.
The country has not shown the inter-
est it formerly did in endurance flights.
Like everything else they have grown
DID,
The two women hope to remain aloft
at least for 10 days, thereby setting a
record other women will hesitate about
tackling. That is the only mistake Miss
Richey and Mrs. Marsalis are making.
Some other women will tackle the rec
ord as sure as fate, and they probably
will break it too. Such are the ways of
progress.
There seems to be something sinister
about calling in all the gold pieces right
after Christmas.
Tallant Tubbs, erstwhile candidate for
senator from California, is now on the
stage. 1t is doubtful if he runs into as
much comedy there as he would have
met had he been successful politically.
Germany has offered a prize of 500
marks for the best Olympic yell to be
used during the 1886 games. Will anyone
dare submit something besides Hail Hit
ler"?
1t is we'll made toy which has stood
up thus far under juvenile treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

Germany has offered prize of 500
marks for the best Olympic yell to be
used during the 1886 games. Will anyone
dare submit something besides Hail Hit
ler"?
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

There seems to be something sinister
about calling in all the gold pieces right
after Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

Tallant Tubbs, erstwhile candidate for
senator from California is now on the
stage. 1t is doubtful if he runs into as
much comedy there as he would have
met had he been successful politically.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-29

Treasurer writes checks, and