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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
The Washington Merry Co., Round BY DREW PEARSON AND ROBERT s. ALLEN Authors "Washlngon Merry Round"
 Merry.
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MT Castle had worked in. the State Department 15 years. He worked his way up from the bot tom to the key position of un- der secretary. For long periods he had served as acting secre- tary of state.
 But on March 4 he got out. He became a private citizen.
 So the state department clerk handed Mir Castle the desired document and charged him cents.
 SOUR GRAPES PHILOSOPHY
 To Bishop James Cannon, the repeal of the 18th amendment was no death knell. The day after Utah voted, he was out ral- lying his cohorts for new na- tional prohibition amendment.
 Addressing a, Methodist con- gregation near Washington, he shouted: "Brethern, we betrayed our cause! We laid down on our task. Now we must go ahead and do our work all over again!"
 Cannon listed five causes as re- sponsible for repeal: CD False wet newspaper propaganda; (2) . Lack of efficient federal enforce ment; (3) Lack of cooperation from cities and states; (4) Lazi- ness of the Christian church; (5) ,,na Virtually solid Catholic opposi-
 RY-GO-ROUND
 Ham Fish, notorious Russian batter, came down to the state department to tell his old friend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
Where Is Our Spirit?

A man who listens attentively to the heat of some of the arguments for and against recovery program hardly can help wondering now and then, if anything has happened to the traditional American spirit of courage and determination. According to some argu- ments, the MIRA and its allied measures are ! the law and the prophets. and we shall go down to chaos and confusion if we depart from them for an instant
 According to others the NRA is tragic mistake and all our cherished institutions are doomed unless we speedily renounce it and get back to something else. There is growing tendency, in other words to see the whole recovery program in straight blacks and whites: a tendency to look on the me- chanics of the effort, instead of on the spirit back of it. as the all-important thing
 Americans were not that way in the past For generations this country was famous throughout the world for thing referred to as ''the American spirit" Probably no two people meant precisely the same thing when they referred to this Spirit but in the main they meant that indomitable air of determi- nation and optimism which made the nation ready to try anything once the spirit which. if one program failed, had no hesita- ton in trying second. third. or fourth until it hit on the winning combination.
 That was the spirit that conquered con- tinent and erected society which. for all its faults, remains one of the fine achieve ments of the race. And it's little hard to see why it can't be invoked again today. Suppose the MIRA should prove flop. Suppose the farm program fails: suppose the currency stabilization scheme won't work. or the public works scheme, or the other experimentst now being made. What of it?
 We have the determination to succeed. We have shown that our vast and hetero- aeneous people can achieve unity in time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
-h- NezC York
Bv JULIA BLANsHARD

New York.-Harpo Marx, the sic lent member of the four Marx Brothers, has gone to Soviet Rus sia by invitation to play at the famous Moscow Art theater, an honor many an American actor en- vies him. He's the first American comedian to be so honored.
 "Alexander Woollcott wan-
 gled the invitation" HarpO
 eenerously asserted at a tea
 for him at the Sherry-Nether-
 land. 'sHe said they're really
 asking me on two counts.
 First, because they think so
 highly of Karl Marx, the
 founder of socialism. Second,
 because Fin Q red-as far as /
 my wig goes
 q don't talk Russian. But I'm safe on that score, too, because l never talk except with my face and wig. I'm just going to stick to being one of those strong, silent men!"
 Knows His Dams
 Colonel Hugh Cooper, grand old engineer who finished Dneiprostrot dam in Russia last year and has been resting briefly here at home, expects soon to leave for Egypt to start battling the ele- ments again. No ordinary job of engineering can satisfy him. He loves fight. He is going to raise the Aswan dam 80 feet and con- vert it into power dam.
 For perseverance, endurance and hard work" said the lusty colonel, "give me the Egyptians. Every square yard of Egyptian farm land is water covered and now pumped by blood power" is the graphic way he describes the hardships of farming there. "The average farm is one acre and a quarter and no farmers on earth, even the Japanese, work harder or more valiantly for their bare ex- istence."
 Prince in Predicament
 Gil Boag, ex-husband of Gilda Gray, is back in New York, with a movie bought in Europe. Looks as if he might become a Hollywood producer Harold Ross, edi- tor of the New Yorker, reports that Prince Mike Romanoff, q prize casher-of- -bad-checks, "can't even cash good check now" The Theater Guild has just about decided to produce a Rus sian play that Maurice Hindus and Walter Duranty wrote -. Libby Holman, fearing kidnap- ping, always has strong-armed escort of detectives now. 6rnux n,,n.%aD,,e
 Anybody who wants to buy a stuffed baby elephant, a hot-air balloon, a glass eye for a horse, 3 boomerang, the advice of hand writing expert, a pint of blood, or almost anything else, need only look in the Red Book, the classified telephone directory.
 And if what you want isn't list ed, call the Buyers Service for free advice. Miss Peggy Mathews, head of the service, has staff of four who do nothing but answer questions = where to market a snow plough; how to cremate a cat; where to hire an escort for an evening; how to try to find a deserting husband; where to buy, within "A hours, 10000 pairs of children's mittens, size 4; where to buy 3GD whistling tea kettles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
MERRY-Go.RoUND
So They Say

Musicians are suffering from an excess of machinery, just as hu- man labor is suffering in all all branches of industry.
 -Edouard Herriot, former French premier. Again we shall have good cook ing in the United States.
 Charles Scotto, New York
 Chef.
 we can abolish our poverty only by freeing ourselves from the worlds poverty.
 James W. Gerard, former U.
 S. ambassador to Germany.
 
 Whoever done it, you got to hide, you low-down polecat scoundrel. -Huey Long, when an egg
 was thrown at him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

Assistant Secretary Moore that he was delivering a radio address against Russian recognition |. |. Said MT Moore: well, Ham, I always listen to Amos and Andy and I'll listen to you too" :. Pat Hurley, republican but staunch MIRA rooters, finally has achieved the distinction of ad- mittance to inner democratic cir cles. Daisy Hartman invited him to one of her democratic debating dinners. ,. The hide away where Secretary of War Dern likes to sleep in the after noon is the old office of Tru- bee Davison, former assistant sec- retary of war for aviation. Tru- bee took great pride in build- ing up the Air Corps, but his job was abolished.
 When Assistant Director Hur- ley, of the Bureau of Investiga- tion, held his recent confab with 32 prohibition supervisors in Washington on enforcement policies after repeal, he tried re- peatedly to get his chief, J. Ed gar Hoover, to address the agents But the "Superdick" refused, declared he could not spare the time Uruguayan Minister Varela, who once took a crack at the Argentine secretary of state, is leaving the United States and probably will not come back Varela was to have been president of the Monte- video Conference. But one day he contended that the Chaco Consolidation Commission should be continued merely because the Argentine secretary of state wanted it discontinued :. That cost him the presidency. Copyright, 1883, by United Fea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
Here, There And Eve7yz0here
WHAT THEY DECIDED
(New York Sun)

(New York Sun) .. ....
 The voters of Bridgeport, Con- necticut: To reward Jasper Me- Levy, journeymen roofer, nine times the socialist candidate for mayor and four times the socialist capdidate for governor, with term of office as mayor. along with twelve aldermen of the same polit- ical faith.
 The voters of the ninth Penn sylvania congress district: To send Oliver w. Frey, democrat, to the house of representatives to serve out the unexpired term of the late Henry w. Watson, republican. who died midway of his tenth consecu- tive term. No candidate was of- fered by the republicans of Bucks and Lehigh.
 The voters of Detroit: To ask the federal government to lend the city $S7. 100000 that a suh- way can be built; to elect as mayor Frank Couzens, son of the senior United States senator from Mich
 The voters of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia: To have Sunday baseball.
 The voters of Portsmouth, Cin- cinnati, Akron, Youngstown, in Ohio. and Salt Lake City, in Utah: Not to operate municipal power plants.
 The voters of Camden, New ter. say: To operate 8 municipal power plant.
 The voters of Hartford, Connect icut: To change 8 school system dating from 1885.
 The voters of Philadelphia: To defeat the Ware machine.
 The voters of Boston: To select Frederick w. Mansfield, indorsed by the Good Government associa- ton, from a bewildering array Of candidates for mayor.
 The voters of Lancaster and Scranton, Pennsylvania: To turn republican strongholds over to the democrats.f
 The voters of Springfield, Massa- chusetts. and Hartford, Connect icut; To turn democratic conquests back to the republicans.
 The voters of several counties Tn New Jersey: To permit horse racing.
 The voters of Pennsylvania: To pension the blind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
A FRAGRANT BERRY
lHartford Courantl

(HartfOrd COurant)
 Now that the autumn is here one sees bitter-sweet and sprays of bayberry offered for sale at street corners, the vendors now and then appearing as cold and uncom- fortable as did Toby Week in his day, but no matter what the day may be, country-bred adults pause for the moment to glance at the gray of the bayberry and the orange and red of the bitter-sweet. If one who fingers Is past 10, the bayberry with it's thin coating of wax will hold his gaze longer than does the more shoWy bitter-sweet.
 The thoughts of the gazer will turn back to his childhood when his hair was black rather than the color of the bayberry, for then he was sent out to gather these that the househould might have at least a few bayberry candles, for Christ mas and New Years eve. The work of gathering bayberries was not arduous. They could be pulled off the branches of the shrub with lit tie effort, but the boy well knew that no matter how many he gath cred the quantity would be less than was needed; no boy ever col lected as large a quantity as the housemother required for her rite.
 When the limit was reached the mass of bayberries was cleaned of leaves and twigs to some extent at least, and was then placed in large copper or brass kettles and brought to the boiling point for a time. Then, and with no end of trouble, either the kettle was removed from the fire or the fire was withdrawn from under the kettle until its tenn perature had dropped to that of the room; at this point a thin layer of wax covered the surface of the water. This was the bayberry wax. or tallow" as the ancients termed it. Again the contents of the kettle were heated and again cooled that more wax might be removed, and at the end boiled berries were dis carded.
 collected wax must be melted, cleaned of foreign substance and when liquid poured into candle molds in which wicks had been hung with great care that they might be approximately in the cen ter of each candle. All this may seem simple enough but it should be remembered no matter how many times the bayberry was was melted a thin coating of 1t adhered to whatever had contained
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
THE NEW U. s. ATTORNEY
(New Haven Register)

As Senator Frank S. Bergin's appointment as United States district attorney for Connecticut has been commonly expected, so is expected of him an able admin istration of that office. As an att torney, a legislator and a member of the state liquor control com mission, his character and quail ities in public service have become well esta blished. From the side of justice, his activities in behalf of improving the courts have made his principles clear. Many friends will be pleased at his elevation to a higher office, sure in the belief that he has earned recognition and that he will fill the new posi- ton ably.
 Eventually this should create vacancy on the state control board. It is to be hoped that his successor there will be a man of equal ability and of equally in- tense personal interest in promot- ing the best purposes of the Con- necticut control system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
To-day,s Selected Poem
WHAT WAS THE WORD?
(Bv Anita Laurie Cushing in The Christian

(By Anita Laurie Gushing in The Christian
 Science Monitor) What was the word that sang through my
 thoughts today As stood quite silent by the rivers edge Watching the sun strike gold sharpened
 ledge Of rock, and hearing ripples echo away? What was the word that in it's little space Of syllables with such precision caught The moments beauty? Exquisitely taut And clear, it formed itself in that still place. I can almost speak it, almost hear anew Its brief, sweet music summing up an hour-- But cannot quite hold it nor set 1t down. Like
 flower It seems to belong. to be fairest, where it grew. It may be no word at ail but the blended
 annnd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

it. A part of this desirable wax was lost in each successive melting and no end of cleaning of pots, pans and kettles followed this rite of candlemaking.
 As one now sees the tiny candles exposed for sale he may marvel at the price, but he should not be- cause he knows little of the work involved in their production. One recalls the tale by Dunsany of the magic glass that was offered for sale to a young man. How much is it worth?' he asked. ''It is worth whatever you ,have," was thes re- ply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

A survey of national retail stores has re- vealed that the imminence of repeal has not changed the demand of the buying public for different size whiskey glass. The com monest type now sold is one and one-half ounces. This is smaller than those of the pre-prohibition days. Incidentally >14- ounce highball glass is now demanded as are also old-fashioned cocktail glasses and 3-ounce stem cocktail glasses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
TAKE PEDESTRIANS OFF THE
 ROAD
fEiartford Courantl

Neither motorist nor pedestrian needs to be reminded of the hard ship and positive peril of walking on well-traveled highway in Con- necticut. particularly at night. While it is probably true that the campaign to induce foot travellers to walk, British fashion, on the right hand side of the road, so that they will be facing the line of traf- fic nearest them, has acted to re- duce the hazard. it Is by no means eliminated. Moreover, the pedes- trian whose misfortune brings him on the shoulders of highway on a wet night knows too well that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

Then, too. 1893 is the year in which a whole nation changed its tune from Broth CT Can You Spare Dime?" to Who's Afraid of the Big. Bad Wolff"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

As long as we can laugh about how bad things are and critisize without going to jail for it. the countrys O. K.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:02 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

Police of Stornoway, Scotland, are making wholesale arrests of cyclists riding in rural districts without lights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
Personal Health Service
(By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or. treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

Copyright, 1888, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Inc.l
Evening star., 1933-08-20
AIRPLANE TO CARRY
HOPKINS TO 1OSTATES
Relief Administrator Will Make
Tour to Get Data on Job
less Distress.

B. the Associated Press.
A speedy airplane tour Of 10 States
will be made this week by Harry L.
Hopkins Federal emergency relief ad-
ministrator, to Obtain first-hand infor-
nation on unemployment distress and
what the States are doing to remedy it.
Leaving here at IN. tomorrow in
an Army tWO-seater. Hopkins expects to
have lunch at Charleston, w. Va, with
ate officials
He Will go to Frankfort. KY. the
same day for dinner with Gov Ruby
Lafoon. Tuesday he will address the
Kentucky legislature now in special
session to find ways to raise the States
share in the relief cost
He also will visit Nashville and Lit
tie Rock on Tuesday and the next day
will fly to Oklahoma City and Austin.
The administrator expects to be in
New Orleans in time for dinner Thurs
day. He will spend Friday there and
go to Jackson, Miss, for lunch Satur-
day and then on to Tallahassee, Fla.
for a Saturday night conference with
Gov David Sholtz.
He will spend Sunday and part of
Monday in Atlanta.
Evening star., 1933-08-20

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, August 19-
Asa Keyes who was precipitated from
the district attorneyship Of Los Angeles
County into San Quentin Prison in 1923
to serve f1ve-year term for criminal
conspiracy, was given new start on
life today with full pardon from Gov.
James Rolph, jr.
Keyes who is Sc years old. told the
Governor he wanted to make new
start in the private practice of law.
After reading many letters and petit
tions urging executive clemency, the
Governor granted the application Tor
restoration Of citizenship rights and
topped it with his wishes for success.
Keyes, convicted in Los Angeles Feb
ruary S. 1928. on charges of accepting
bribes to obtain acquittals and dismis-
sails in the sensational Julian Petroleum
Corporation over-issue case.
The former prosecutor has been on
parole since October Il, 1881.
Gov Rolph said: Il always believed
that in determining the law more good
can ccme by Supplying the minimr m de-
gree of punishment rather than max
imum."
Jacob Berman, who was lndlcted with
Keyes and turned States evidence, teS-
tilted the amount paid Keyes was be-
tween $50 600 and 500 900. Other wit
nesses said keyes received gifts of golf
clubs. a motor car a radio set. a valu-
able wrist watch and a chaise Tongue.
Keyes admitted receiving some Of the
gifts from Ben GetZoff. tailor and al
legged "go-between," but said he be-
lieved Getzof a wealthy admirer from
whom he could accept them without
prejudice to his official position.
District attorney for Los Angeles
County four years and acting head Of
deputy in the Office for % years more,
Keyes had little more than four weeks
remaining in Office when the indict-
ment against him was returned He
was defeated by the present district at
torney, Buron Fits, who prosecuted
him.
Evening star., 1933-08-20
FORMER GOVERNOR
TO FIGHT ESTATE.
Jackson Claims Daughter
Entitled to Slain Re-
CIuse's Fortune.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, August ia for
mer Governor of Indiana will tight the
court battle of Mrs. Nellie Jane Grlst
of Greenfield to establish herself as
the daughter and heir of Miss Jane
Surget Merrill. NatcheZ. Miss, murder
victim.
Ed Jackson. who was Indiana'S chief
executive from 1924 TO 1928. today told
at least a part Of the story by which
he hopes to break two alleged wills left
b. Miss Merrill, a wealthy recluse.
Miss Merrill was found murdered
about a year ago and the crime was
traced to a colored man. who later was
killed while resisting arrest. Suit was
filed Friday in Natchez ConteSting the
wills of the woman in which her estate
was bequeathed to Duncan G. Minor
q lifelong friend.
Mrs. Grist. vino has lived all her life
In Greenfield. a county seat just east
of Indianapolis. claims to be the daugh-
ter of Miss Merrill.
Explains Claims.
Reaching for thick packet of news
paper clippings. photographs. court
IT cords and letters. Jackson explained
that:
In 1902 Miss Merrill came to In
dianapolis, where a child was born.
Wnen the baby. whom we claim Is now
Mrs. GriSt, was 3 days old. another
friend of Miss Merrill took it to the
Hall home. where she lived until 1923.
Miss Merrill returned to her home in
Natchez several weeks after the birth.
but saw her daughter several times in
succeeding years-the last time being
in 1923, when the girl was married"
The former Governor related that
the now Mrs. Grist had lived with the
Halls as a foster daughter and attended
SCdool IN Greenfield. She was grad
usted from high school in about 1919
with the highest honors of any pupil
in Hancock County.
Jackson said she first learned that
hel mother was Miss Merrill when she
was quite small, that she made trips to
Mississippi and that Miss Merrill came
to Indiana.
Under Charges
During his term as Governor Jackson
was charged with having attempted to
br!be Gov. Warren T McCray. Jack
son was secretary of State during Nc
Crays administration and later was
elected as Governor. Jackson was ac-
quilted on the ground that the statute
of limitations precluded trial on the in
dlctment.
Evening star., 1933-08-20
BROWN WILL SPEAK
Police Chief to Broadcast in Flag
Association Crusade.

Maj Ernest w Brown. superintendent
of police, will be the principal speaker
in the second of series of Nation-w wide
radio broadcasts arranged by the Ma
tional Council Of rs of the United States
Flag Association as part OF its crusade
against crime The program will be
broadcast from $50 to 9 pm. tomor-
row.
The campaign has the Endorsement
of President Roosevelt, who. in letter
to Col James A. Moss. president gen.
eral CT the association. labeled it "a fine
patriotic undertaking" The Chief Ex-
ecutive is honorary president general
of the organization.
Evening star., 1933-08-20
THREE HELD IN RAID

Three persons were arrested and six
quarts of liquor and a quantity of gam
bling equipment we're seized yesterday
afternoon when the police vice squad
raided a room in the 800 block of H
street.
Those arrested gave their names as
Zelda Madeay. 25, Samuel Madeay. 81,
and Reve Madeay. %. of the first block
on E street southeast. They were
charged with permitting gaming and
possession of liquor and were released
under $500 bond each.
Evening star., 1933-08-20

foot races and other contests has beer
arranged husband-calling contest,
in which 10 married women will par
ticipate. will be one Of the features.
Dancing also is scheduled.
The committee in charge consists of
George F. Jones. H. r. Farver. c. NJ.
Sharpe R l. Bready, P. Nu-Well, G.
P Taylor. E. B. Schlotes. L. F. Trude-
wind. Frank Keely NJ. Melington, A..
V. Hawkins Miss L. F. Curtin. Dr.. C..
A. Weaver. r. S. Brooks and Mrs. NJ.
g. Blakeney
Evening star., 1933-08-20

A p D 7 OXlmately
$4,000 persons are
expected to attend
the affair. arrange
mentS for which
are being made by
William F. Ham.
president of the
Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co.
and head of the
a S S o citation: DR..
William Mcclellan.
president of the
Potomac Electric
Power Co. and A.
G. Neal. vice pres
ident and general
manager of both
companies.
Evening star., 1933-08-20
BETHESDA MAN HELD

Gus Traffic Charges.
George William Schaffer. Al. of
Bethesda Md. ran into a heap of
trouble yesterday when found by Po-
liceman L. B. Peters of No. police
station
Already wanted on a warrant on
several old traffic charges. Schaffer
was arrested and charged with speed
ing. passing a red light. reckless driv-
ing and drunk. The first two charges
were under a warrant and the reck.
less driving charge was fer an offense
committed some time ago, it was said.
Schaffer was not in an automobile
when arrested.
Evening star., 1933-08-20
RELIEF ASSOCIATION
PLANNING OUTING
D. C. Rail Group Will Hold An
nual Trip to Glen Echo
Thursday.

The Washington Railway Relief As
sociation will hold its twentieth annual
outing Thursday at Glen Echo.