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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
The Happier West

Tt seems," writes John N. Wheeler for the North American Newspaper Alliance, "that the Mississippi splits in two the sen- timents of the country. As soon as one crosses it, railroad fares are cheaper. The railroads have introduced round-trip tickets to the coast, which if used in a limited time are ridiculously cheap. The dollar definitely buys more, food is better and cheaper, girls seem prettier, people generally are happier" And this in spite of the complaint of Governor Bryan of Nebraska that ''the farmers are running | boarding house for the country, and the eastern fellows won't let us raise their board"
 The writer mentions an interesting phase of this western happiness. It shows in the prevalence of athletics as a subject
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
HISTORY

Early in the 1700's some of the following events had transpired: Timothy Standby was the constable; John Scovill, Deacon Judd and Ben- jamin Barnes were townsmen; Edmund Scott and John Warner viewed the fences; stephen Upson and Richard Porter were the hay wards (officers appointed to look after fences and hedges): which is verbatim from our reference his tory.- Other events of importance were the establishing of pounds, the first one where the Waterbury bank building stood, the second on Willow at West Main street The en- closures (pounds) were established in these localities because the South Meadow and West Meadow gates respectively, opened into common fields.
 The first meeting house was completed in 1702. The delay was caused from certain conditions that could not be helped. It stood so we read, "in the center of the present Green, with its main en- trance on the south side" Seatings in the church during these early
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1,ss." $; Translate "Fa''s'at A'"'
 A. Made in the year 1730."
 Q. How niany species of plants exist?
 A. About 250,OOO species have been cataloged.
 Q. Who holds the record for a round Underworld flight?
 A. Wiley Post He flew 15.596 miles in 115 hours, 36 minutes and 30 seconds.
 c. How many lighthouses are in the United States Lighthouse service and how many have resident keepers?
 A.. There were 6,326 fixed lights on June 30, 1893, and ,449 floating lights. Of the fixed lights, 582 have resident keepers.
 o. What are the native haunts and habits of4the Asiatic elephant?
 A. These elephants keep them- selves in the depths of forests, particularly in mountainous regions where they browse on branches or eat herbage and roots, and from which they issue chiefly in the cool of the night to pasture in more open grounds. They feed largely on the shoots of palm trees and eat cocoanuts, after rolling them under foot to rub off the husks.
 Q. Why are halibut never mar keted with the heads on?
 A. Because the head is so bulky it would be wasteful to ship it.
 o. What does the name Oscar mean?
 A. Warrior (Irish).
 Q. How many lives were lost in the American Army and Navy during the World War?
 A. The total for both branches of the service to July 1, 1919, was 125,500. The deaths in the Army, including the marines attached to it, were 115,660.
 Q. Who supervised the produc- tion of the motion picture "For-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
A Book a Day bv BRUCE CATION
In The War Years
 How America Lived

The World war fills the stage and overflows into the alsies m lover Here," the fifth volume or Mark Sullivan's "Our Times.
 And because the war dominates the book-which covers the years 1914 to 191S-this book is some what unlike the predecessors. In the earlier volumes MT Sul- livan was not primarily historlan' in the ordinary sense or the Word. He sought to evoke a bygone mood' to give us the emotional experience of returning again to the past; ana he did it chiefly by picking up, with incredible industry and skill, the unimportant fragments that Htter- ed the surface of the life we used to live.
 He reminded us of the songs we sang and the games we played, or the books we read and the slogans we chanted, of the cartoons we looked at and the newspaper celeb- ritise who got in the spotlight; and he proved extraordinarily successful in bringing back the feeling of past generation.
 In "Over Here" he is writing his tory too recent and too vivid to permit this. His book is picture of America during the war years, and it takes on the tenseness and the seriousness of those times.
 It is study of Americas atti- tude toward the war, a description of the way the nation slowly changed from disinterested specta- tor to chief participant.
 The pleasant and intelligent sen- tmentality that pervaded the ear- Her books is thus, of necessity, lacking. Yet that is not said in criticism. The five volumes of "Our Times" make an invaluable record of the nations development, and lover Here" is up to the high standard of it's predecessors. It is simply pitched in little different key.
 Published by Scribner's, lover Here" sells for S375
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

Washington, Dec. 12-Behind Roosevelt's transfer of the agri- cultural codes from George Peek's A to General John sons MIRA was a fundamental but not generally known issue.
 There was of course the row between Peek and Secretary WaIIace's sO-caIled Brain Trust. This was important, and got lot of publicity, but not nearly so important as Wallacc's gen. eral views on cOding.
 His ideas and, Johnson's are extremely different. In Wallace's opinion, Johnson has rushed his codes through with such speed that he sacrificed the interests of the consuming public. Johnson has compromised, yielded here, given in there to the automobile manufacturers, coal operators, aluminium manufacturers, others. Wallace has stood pat against the packers, other processors. AAA AGAINST NRA
 On one front the AAA and MIRA conflicted. This was the field comb bining the use of food and farm products - grocers, restaurant keepers, etc.
 Johnson had certain ideas on this, wanted the codes pushed through. Wallace wanted no low cring of the high standards he had set. So he told Roosevelt that before he would compromise he would turn the whole thing over to Johnson, let Johnson take full responsibility.
 This was done, but Wallace did not surrender the basic marketing agreements involving meat, wheat, corn, milk, the other stable commodities of American farm life. Under the law, Roosevelt couldn't remove these from Wallace if he want ed to-and he doesn't want to. PEEKED
 It was a remark about this situation which brought out into the open the row between George Peek and Wallace. The secretary of agriculture was explaining to newspapermen that he didn't put much faith in codes.
 "We haven't made up our minds" he said, whether those codes will do anything for the farmer or not
 Peck took Wallace's statement as a public rebuff. He flushed an angry rcd. turned on his heel and walked out. Some of the newspapermen followed him, asked what he thought of Wal lace's statement.
 "Come in here" he said, way ing toward his office, "ard I'll tell you"
 At this point the pent-up emo tions which have been. chafng George Peek for months, burst out. After years spent as farm lobbyist, he had finally come into the New Deal, expecting to realize his ambitions. He had seen his old friend and partner in the Moline Plow company, General Johnson, rise to one Of the most powerful positions in the land. General Johnson had thrown off the veto power Of Secretary of Commerce Roper. But Peek remained under the dominance of the Secretary or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

The repeal of the 18th amendment was accomplished in far less time than 1t usually takes us to pass Constitutional amendment. Of course it actually re- quired passage of an amendment to bring about prohibitions downfall. But ln the short space of eight months 37 states signified their willingness to get rid of the 18th amendment. And they did 1t by means of conventions, not by the cus- tomary method of having the Legisla- ture approve or disapprove the amend ment In addition to the 37 states sig
 nifying aye there were the two Caro- linas which voted to retain the amend ment outlawing liquor. The nine states which have not yet taken any action are Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota and Oklahoma. Some of these, however, have provided for cleo tions in 1884 Nevertheless the repeal parade has been the speediest on record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
Selected Poem
ANY OLD TOYS?

 (By D. A. in the New York Times) Dropping, neglected doll, whose
 mystic power Could charm and comfort many a
 childish hour; Discarded Teddy-outwardly dis
 tressing- Twisted and torn (but blessed.
 with much caressing; The picture book where obviously
 fingers The touch of consecrating little
 fingers; That favorite wagon, once so
 brightly painted, Now chipped and manned and
 bumped-and thereby sainted. A nail or two, a brush, a little Behold, each potent gift is potent
 still No matter if sophisticated eyes Can penetrate the trappings of dis guise: The heart of starving childhood will not guess; Or, knowing, will not thank you any less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
Oratory Revives

The ancient art of oratory, it has been assumed for some years, is dead. It is supposed to have been killed by science, business and general sophistication. It has come to be considered, by many of usa absurd and bad form for speaker to get excited or eloquent. Speech-making has come to copy more and more the manner and diction of the business man in di- rectors' meeting.
 But along comes Father Coughlin, and the country swings back 50 years, or maybe 75, to time when oratory was still a flourishing and compelling art. He gives an ancient art new medium. This spectacular priest, whose broadcast ad- dresses on banking and other public problems of the hour have compelled na- tional attention, may be regarded as the last of the old-fashioned orators - or possibly as the first of the new radio orators.
 Whatever anyone may think of the radio priests" subject matter, or speak ing style, there is no question that the man is an orator. He has an unusual command of language, an impressive de- livery, and tricks of literary and forensic style that might come from study of the old masters. Father Coughlin probably has read Cicero with appreciation. Also Burke and Fox and Parnell and Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. If he has particular American model, it might be Patrick Henry. He represents resur- gence of Irish eloquence. He makes pub- lie speaking an art again. He may breed new race of orators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
Copyright. 1888, by United Feature Syndicate, 1nc.)
Geneva Letter
BY MARY KNIGHT

(Uniter Press Staff COreSpOndcnt)
 Paris (UP) = It is up to the weaker sex to save the world from the next war, according to writer Kathleen Norris who says that war is insanity and Is not the great moloch we dread because 1t can be avoided when nations learn to act toward each other as cour- teous and right-thinking individ- uals.
 eve used to be told that such plaques as we had a hundred years ago, were inevitable" she saws, just as we were told that torture. punishment and other feat ures of punishment were an 1n- separable part of modern civil
 Colossal Shadow
 eff the women in the world could keep the world from war for the next 50 years. there would be no wars. War is a colossal shadow which we have related in our imagination through inheriting the belief of our ancestors In this plague.
 war is insanity. Nothing proves that more than the contents or number of books which have been written on the WOrid war. Wltn a sick heart have read these books and realized that in not one of them is there given definite explanation of the recent war. The assassination at Sarajevo had no | more to do with tho war than the | fact that I am standing here talk | ing to you. The more I think of that summer of 1914'"---and here Mrs Norris quoted Lloyd George, "'the more see that no one de- sired war at that time. It was something into which we glided or staggered or stumbled and have no doubt that with little consid- eration it could have been avoid ed.'" NOrrisses to Travel The Norrisses expect to remain l here for some weeks. after which
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of conversation. While the East talks everlastingly and gloOmily about depres- sion and gold policies, the West talks cheerfully about football. There are no signs of panic there. So there's something to athletics. Also, perhaps, something to longitude, open spaces and climate. Come to think of it, from the time when our ancestors, long ago, started migrating in the West.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

There is certainly new school of poli- ticians coming to the fore. What must the old-timers have imagined when they woke up last week and read that Mrs Bolivar E. Kemp was willing to overlook her victory at the polls in Louisiana's congressional election? Mrs Kemp was perfectly willing to forget that she had been elected and would run again on an equal footing with all the candidates in a primary to settle the issue beyond all doubt. Perhaps Mrs Kemp felt such an offer would simply result in her vindica- ton, but nobody ever made such an offer before and we wonder if they ever will again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
So They Say

I am more interested in princi- pies than I am in personalities. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi- dent of Columbia university.
 
 My general impression from what have heard and seen is that the politician in most cities needs the gangster and vice versa. Professor David w. Maurer, of Ohio State university.
 Drunk or sober. like veteran, but I like him best sober.
 -Viscountess Astor. :
 Not blood but faith is the foun- dation of religion. Cardinal Faulhaber of Germany.
 
 Too many boys and girls are going to college whom nature in- tended to be working witb pick and shovel.
 -Dr Charles w. Burr of the Uni versitv of Pennsylvania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

One of the first moves of the Interior Department with regard to the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island is to plan na
 tional park around the monument. Many people may have forgotten that last Aug ust maintenance of the statue was trans ferred to the Interior Department from the War Department. The base of the statue for years has been marred by the presence of army buildings used for varl- ous purposes. These will soon be re- moved and a far-reaching Identification plan put into effect. There are only IF acres of land on the island and two ot these comprise that held by the govern- ment They will be converted into na- tional park as is befitting the Statue of Liberty. We are surprised that this movement was not conceived some years ago and that there was not more demand for the creation of park instead of the continuance of the army post. We have few finer monuments than this one presented to us by France and it is certainly worth while to place it in suitable surroundings. The shabby structures now flanking it don't fit into the picture at all. We're all for beautifully landscaped park with the statue as the piece-de-resistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

they will do quite bit of travel ing. gathering material for their forthcoming books. Norris next novel will be called "The Beach" and is pure romance, he says. It will appear in January in serial form.
 Mrs Norris new volume is to be named "Beauty's Daughter" and also will be published early in the year. Further than that the writ ing ronfancers have made no plans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

is indeed a pitiful one. It is threatened with extermination by being consolidated rests with the president himself. How ever, it has been found recently in surveys that certain species of potato bugs breed on coastal islands, then invade the main- land to eat up the plants. Therefore, it has been ruled that to the other duties of the Coast Guard will be added that of de- stroying potato bugs in their breeding spots. What an ignominous fate!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

gotten Men?'' Were actual war scenes included?
 A. The scenes were compiled and supervised by Samuel Cum mins, assisted by Edward Gellner' and Louis. Goldberg, from official war films. It was released by Jewel Productions, New York city. Q. How many trained and un- trained nurses are there in the United States? ' .
 A. The 1880 census enumerat- ed 294.1S9 trained and 153,443 un- trained nurses.
 Q. Where are the Pocono mountains?
 F A. In the eastern part of Penn sylvania between Stroudsburg and Scranton.
 o. How many children did General Robert E. Lee have?
 A. Seven: George Washington Custis, Mary. William H. Fitzhugh, Agnes, Annie, Robert Edward and Mildred.
 Q. Name the chinese minister to the United States.
 A. MT Sao-Ke Alfred Szc.
 Q. What was the Dorr Rebel lion?
 A. It was the outcome of an essentially democratic movement in one of the last strongholds of con servatism, on the question of man hood suffrage. On May 3, 1S42, the suffrage legislature" assembled at Newport, F. T., with Thomas W. Dorr as governor. King, the legi- innate governor, proclaimed mari tial law. The suffrage party ap- pealed to arms. Their troops were dispersed and Dorr fled.
 If you want a copy of our bull letin on Pendants, Fudges x BOn- bOns, write to the Waterbury Dcn- Ocrat's, Washington Bureau, en- closing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
Questions And Answers
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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The Waterbury Automobile club was formed February 20, 1909.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

Waaces Refusal to LoOer Standdrds Back to His Ro'0 aoth Peek Secretary Not Sure Codes Wiu Do Anything for the FGrer Not; Armys Interest in Coast Gucrd Planes AU NeOs to Secretary Dern; Real NGzi Inves gation Coming Alter Flop Of the Dickstein Inquiry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information
BRASS CITY FACTS

Margaret Croft grammar school was named for Margaret Croft, one of the city's best beloved and most popular teachers. She died in 1911.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

National Cheese Week is with us, but all the big cheeses have been so busy ar guing about money that everybody forgot to organize fitting celebration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

The Scovill home stood on the site the Elton hotel now occupies before the latter's construction in 1905
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

The present Apothecaries Hall building was opened in 1894.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 4.54 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

days are not known exactly but it is known that MT. Southmayd's seat was at the west end of the pulpit" The original church was usable for only six years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

Greece begins to regard Insull as hot potato it would like to let go of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

Stephen Wilby, for whom Wilby high school was named, was prin- cipal of the Crosby high school from 1896 to 1917, the year of his death.
 The first Boy Scout troop was or ganized here in 1911.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
In New York
Ky PAuL HARRISON

New York-EVery train ana
 many a bus brings another shapeiy
 young hopeful bent on crashing the front ranks of the Broadway chor- uses and the ensembles of the night clubs. They've read, these young sters, that the theater season is at it's best in years, that hotels and night clubs are hiring hooters py the hundreds, that movie compan- ies are reopening studios in New York for the filming of all sorts or extravaganzas, and that stock com pany jobs and out-of-town club en- agreements are plentiful.
 The fact is that the death-of of-the- chorus bugaboo has been greatly exaggerated. Although the theater
 is prospering there are only three
 musical shows among it's hits, with the revived 'Ziegfeld Follies soon due in town. As for the rest of the country, Music in the Air" just closed in Chicago, and there's one
 musical show company on the Pa cific coast. The studios hereabout arc mostly drawing on the casts of
 Broadway productions.
 There has been some demand for chorines for the larger motion pie ture theaters, especially now that the code calls for a 40-hour work l week. And there has been consid- erable demand for night club en- tertainers. ' But no nOviccs need apply. The market remains glutted with beauty and talent.
 No Jobs on "Tap''
 Not only good looks and natural
 ability are required, but also stage training. An official of Chorus Equity association, which helps guide the professional destinies of some 10000 girls, reports that
 many chlorine who "got by" a few years ago as a tap dancer has
 lost her place to some more ambi- tious one who knows acrobatic and ballet dancing too.
 Chorus Equity has a free em- ployment bureau to aid it's mem- bers, and also holds classes in all kinds of stage dancing. The charge is a nominal 50 cents an hour for those who can pay. Promising as- ! pirants who can't pay-and there are many of them--are given free
 instruction through Equity scholar
 ships.
 For ordinary stage work alone they must become adept at more
 than 20 difficult steps with names
 such as the "gogo," the "bandy
 twist" the loop. the cracker
 jack, the 'Maxey Ford" Any young lady who doesn't know what
 those terms pean may as well go
 back home and help mama with the housework. Any young lady who wants to be sure of a job had
 better learn great deal more
 something about acrobatics, and
 adagio, and ballroom dancing, and
 hsould be able to pironette on one | toe in a ballet scene. If she then
 can take few voice lessons, and
 can acquire an influential friend or two, she is pretty sure of being able to earn the MIRA minimum of $25 week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
Repeal Appeals

Chorus Equity is delighted with repeal, but not for the reason you'd guess. Equity members have danced in night clubs ever since there were night clubs. so there are not many new jobs to be filled. The association is pleased because. now that the drinking places have at tained legal status, it can protect it's girls.
 During prohibition moral and health conditions, and hours of work and rates of pay, were aston ishingly bad in some of the gay spots investigated. And sometimes the entertainers didn't get paid at all. Lawyers were helpless against the outlaw concerns; they never were able to identify the actual owners of the clubs, nor even the men who put fictitious names to the chorus girls contracts.
 With that problem presumably solved, Chorus Equity now wants to reform burlesque. Not that it's concerned with the thriving nudist movement among the burlesque houses, nor with the performance of the "strippers" and grinders. But it does want to improve work ing conditions For example, many people often wonder about the relatively low percentage of pulchritude in the average bur- lesque chorus. The answer is that these girls don't hold their jobs with beauty or dancing ability alone. but by sheer stamina. Not one chorus girl in a hundred, it's estimated, can stand the gruelling routine of rehearsals from early morning to performances late at night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

"Washngon Mcrry-GOFsound" and "lore Roq
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-12

o. Who supervised the produc- ton of the motion picture "For-