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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
Foreign Action Next

With the foremost emergency measures adopted and others supplementlng them we'll under way in Washington the admin istrstion turns 10 foreign policy. A series Of informal conferences with European ststesmen IS about 10 begin. chief of them being tbe visit of Premier Mcdonald of Great Britain Some Americans always view meb approaches with misgiyings There IS ess fear of the foreigner. however. than there ised 10 be- We are getting over the notion
 bsi sli foreign stslesmen are Macbavells
 Ad all Americans babes in the woods.
 European diplomats have appeared lately more helpless than ourselves 10 solve the prdblem that plague the world. And in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

A word to the wise should be sufficient. but too often it isn't. Some weeks ago the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station issued orders to all who raise corn in this state that aubble left from the previous yesLs crop must be destroyed by mid-Aprl. Today is the last day for getting rid of corn stalks. A force of men from the station will tour the state the rest of the month checking up on those who have neglected this bit of cleanup work, If there are any offenders in Waterbury they had better prepare to pay the penalty of ignoring the order. Last year the courts supported the drive against the corn borer by handing out several fines for failure to comply with the order to burn cornstalks. If the stubble isn't burned then it must be plowed under. The southern part of the state is to be visited first, so Waterbury wifi be included in the early itinerary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

forthcoming poker games of diplomacy. Uncle Sam will probably hold better hands than any of the other players.
 The administration at Wilmington pro- poses 10 trade not 10 put anything over on the other countries to their disadvantage. but to use our ereditor-po and other tsrong cards to persuade other countries to agree to measures of economy. peace and trade that will benefit all of us The worlds business is prostrated. There can be no real revival in any important country with out general revival. The forthcoming con- ferences. looking to the world economic con ference later. may. do as much good as any thing merely domestic. It is the strategic time for such action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
Here, There And Everywhere
WHAT THE OLD CONGRESS DID
(Mcriden Journal)

When tho 72nd congress met in l031, few people expected it to nc- complish q large result. The lineup of the parties appeared 40 close. and there was so much faciionai controversys. that it looked as if n record Of futile wrangIing was about to be made.
 s1n spite of all this partls0n and factional controversy, the 27nd con grcss did about as much business as congress usually does. Some of the things done have aroused sharp opposition, some bills that should have passed failed to do NO. But the congress that established tho recon struction finance corporation, passed the lame duck amcndfp nt, voted for repeal of prohibition and Philippine independence. enacted the bankruptcy reform bill. and gave the president broad power in reorgnnizing tho government, can not bc called n do-nothing body.
 Whenever congress fails to get needed action. tho fault is largely with the people at home, in their failure to utter such powerful pro- tests that their voice is heard and obeyed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
A New Crop Of PuzZlers

The spring murder mysteries seem to be, pretty largely, run-of- mine stuff, not unusually good and not, thank fortune, unusually bad. Here are three new ones you might enjoy reading.
 First there's Corruption" by Richard Curlc (Bobbs- Merrill: $2). A former secret service man visits an old school chum and finds n &C., rics of murders Just about 10 be- gin. The school chum has got him self involved with nclghbors wife, and she seems to be bhd 'un. Our Secret service man manages to foil the worst part of the plot, and the book depends for lts effect on suspense rather than on mystery. It gets rather scnry. too, what with secret graves In the garden, midnight vigiIs in empty houses, and Buch-likc.
 Then there's "Hag'a Nook" by John Dickson Carr UIarpcrs: $2). This has to do with n long -abhn- doncd prison in England, from whose windows the men Of ccr-- tain county family have q habit or falling and breaking their nccks. It's an eerie place. this prison, with secret hiding places. dark hall ways, ghostly nBsGssins and so on; and there's n delightful old profess sor who solves the riddle between gargantuan swigs of beer, This book is of tho don't-read- -lntc-at- night variety.
 Lastly we have "fhc Brownsville Murdcrs," by E. $. Kicrstcad and D. Frederick Campbell (Macmil- Ian: $2). A motorist finds il mnr- dcred man on q lonely New Bruns- wick road. Tho corpse vanishcs. an- other ono appears and vhnishcS likewise and then Il third one is found in wood It's All pretty neatly done, and tho mystery k finally untanglcd by sergeant of The Royni Canadian Mounted Pc. lice
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
Our Daily Washington Letter Vets and Drys Believe Beer May Make or Break
 Prohibition
 BY RODNEY BUTCHER
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

rious this handicap on beer will prove to be can only be guessed.
 It must be admitted that many members of congress who voted for this beer as "nonlntoxicating' did so with tongues in cheek. The arguments on the point of it's in- toxicatlng potentinlities will not be settled by everyone nt once. It does seem to be established that the beer IA at least as strong as the commonly sold before pro hibition.
 Changing Our Habits.
 It is accepted that beer into1- cation is less vicious than hard liquor intoxication. But If enough people seem to be getting stewed on beer they will give the drys q further argument against restora- tIons of 'aIl types of alcoholic bcv- cragca.
 A further problem involves the extent to which the beer cxpcri- ment can change a nations drink ing habits. There arc those who claim prohibition has bred mll- lions of hard liquor drinkers who cannot be wehned away. They think beer will be fad at first, but never will gain permanent popularity.
 Already the great army Of home brewers ia boasting that 1t will continue to make It's own beer. profcrring both the taste and the greater alcoholic content. Their case may parallel that of tho home makers of bathtub gin. few or whom may now be persuaded to exchange their simple product for the pre- war gin.
 One other class remains to be considered --- the spcakcasy pro- prictors. They also walt With batcd breath to learn whether any large portion of their customers Is going to desert them for the pleasures of beer in lawful sur roundings,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

Governor Wilbur L. Gross was 7l years old Monday and was given a surprise party by his Capitol associates. Connecticut is proud of its democratic governor who has played party politics far above the level usually accorded. It has been many year since this state has had chief executive who refused to heed the demands of party leaders In Governor Cross the citizens have 4 defender whereas. in other years. too often the peoples wishes were ignored and those of thc politicians considered of prime im- portanee. The old order changeth. The state should be glad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

side. Poincare, former Dresi-
 dent Of France.
 ss No critic, be he ever 50 gifted. can in one performance take In and weigh critically the various component parts of q new work. --Richard Strauss. composer.
 
 No matter what the Iegislation. ! myself do not drink anything with alcoholic content, but that Is pure iy an individual thing.
 --Mrn Franklin D. Rooseveit.
 
 The one redeeming feature of these new regulations on relief to dlsa bied World war veterans is that the suffering will be such that there will be m early national re- vulsion when tho effects are un- derst00d.
 William Conley, National Com uiandcr Disabled American
 Veterhns' association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

The shrilng of peepers is pleas ant sound these nights. There is noth- ing that can quite convince person of the arrival of spring like these marsh dwellers Perhaps the song of the robin in the carly morning before sunrise or bis cheerful ehirp as night hears nearly approaches the peeper as warm weather harbnger. Every season has it's attractions. but none equal those of spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
Good evening.
 O-O-O THE PROOFREADER (Contributed)
"A SMILES THE THING.

Who is it sits amid the gloom or a noisy nook in the printshop room, Through glasses glaring at the printed word. While his readers voice can seldom be heard'
 The patient proofreader. Who is it treads llfe's path alone, As might one for his sins atone. And shrinking from his comrades scon, Bewails the day that he was born?
 The meek proofreader. Who is it gains no fame or wealth. But sacrifices friends and health, That others may the honors reap Of patient toll and study deep'
 The lowly proofreader. Who is it with bis praetieed sense Makes sure each word--the mood, the tense But fails 10 note an upturned And the boss says fired -- no more no less!
 The poor pfoofreader. Who is it holds in scant respect No name or title of the most elect, And knows if high or low they rate, But few could their own script translate!
 The wise proolreader. Who is il when earth's task i' done And his soul goes up 10 the arei, white throne. Where fellow shades in chorus yell: No parking here-down deep in helll"i
 The d--d pfoofreadef.
 --C. W. Watson.
 St Petersburg, Fla.
 O--O--O If American women would stop patrOnizing beauty parlors the money they spend there would pay the public debt of Greece and IiquIdatc the budget of Puerto Rico. Maybe. but ns we have 10 go on living in America, we'll sny it's just as well as it ib.
 O-O--o
 News item mys Il new farm plan is being worked out. Well, it will be Il new plan If it re- quires work.
 O--O---O
 Quite few more boys, back on April ', got caught in the draft.
 O-~O--o More than 1000 Inhabitants in q Montencgrnn village near CetinJe have the same name ~~VlnhOVitch. Understand they have pctitioned the government for relief.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
So They Say

Wisdom often comes after week. ends.
 Attorney General Cummings.
  The government will spare no effort t0 make sure that relief is adequate throughout the country. ---t,ecretary Of War Dern.
 
 We have always shown self control. We can remain perfectly calm despite tho situation on every
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, NJ. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagn0sis CT treatment. will bc answered by Dr Brady Address hln,. care of tie Democrat. srnd'nH stamp md addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

California's tough. A view of Long Beach shows not only the beach. but the buildings. almost as sound as ever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

Pawtucket, R. I-UP)--Percy Slack combines the jobs of janitor and cook at Fairlawn school. With money donated by the teachers or raised by card partieg. Slack serves noon meals of soup, bread and but ter to some 20 pupils
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Liberated Tooth

Can uIccratcd teeth bc treated successfully? fJ L)
 Anawer--~Abaeess at the root of Il tooth is commonly called "ulccrated tooth" This should have immediate draniage. If the den- List believes the tooth can be saved, he may successfully relieve the acute danger by drain ing Inc abscess through an opening drilled in inc tooth Otherwise tho safest treatment iH immediate extraction of the tooth Every hour of delay means greater suffering and greater danger.
 Infantiie Paralysis
 My husband had infantIie paralysis when he was a baby. N left one leg permanently crippled. f wc have a baby will the baby be affected by fhis? (Mrs T.. P.)
 AnaWcr-No.
 Telephone Hygiene
 How long after a person sprays the mouth. piece 0f a telephone do the germs remain there h. n state capable 0f infecftnE other users 0s the pI,0i,e? [ want tIsc information as ] am tbinking of manufacturing telephone disin. feefant. fB. Q. @
 Answcr--- 1 do not believe disease is spread by the common use of teephonea. provided The person using inc instrument does not nc- iually touch tho nOuthpiece with his lips For dlainfecti0n of any such object [ think pihin soap and water washing is sufficient in any
 tCopyright. John v. piIle Co.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

Who says there's no such thing as prog ress2 A clock maker has made the surprising discovery that time can be told on the clocks face like the miles on a speedometer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:58 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-12
CHEERIO, C. B. $.
Bernard Shaw came to town,
 Hiding On his hobby, Threw brick bats right and left Without tiic ajd of n lobby,

ItIuiuk Wu HIS uDUDy, Threw brick bats right and left Without the aId of lobby.
 O--O-~tO q. E. $. to all and Bundry, greet ipgB! !-~The pleasure tH all YOURS.
 o-~O--0
 Right in his first paragraph speaking 10 Il large audience last night ht the Metropolitan in New York, c. E. <. got the proper reaction of his listeners judging by the 'laughtering" and "applnuding" brackets in the morning newspapers.
 0~~O~-~rO
 He snid he felt Il temptation 10 sing connidcring his audi torium, but since the famous. author hns made it rule never to sing in praise of this or that heh proceeded with his humorous address. It must have been humorous, AS we counted some thirty or forty (morc or lcEs) Laughter" brackets in tho morning cdI- tons. So all Joking aside there must Dc plenty of humor, hecklin4. and hcartiness in tho old boy yet.
 o--O---o Mr Shaws subject last night was "Thc Future of Political Science in Amcrica,' but judging by the laughs he caused 1t Yas not too ponderous a topic. Most of the audience were in doubt whether Shaw was laughing at them or of |. with or nt Shaw.
 O--O--o
 IN THE SEAMAN MANNER Tine time I,as come, the shnvian sasid, to talk about you bOObs, Ships and shoes and Hollywood and q country full of rubcs.
 O--O-o Maybe fifty million Frcnchmen cant be wrong--but they can man. age to look like 1t to one hundred million Americans.
 0--~O--o
 In picking "cetlar-door" as a beautiful word, Dorothy Par kcr points out she makes her choice merely for sound-dis- nssociating the word from It's meaning. This becomes in-- creasingiy difficult for those who remember when cellar doors sloped off the house and were full of splinters.
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 Mahatma Gabdhi seems to be getting into the bad habit of starving between lasts.
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 ANT TT THE TRUTH No brass nor paint can hide . mo-
 tors knock. 4 burnished body, mounted on
 crock,
 gs like tIn wcli.kBown "front". (
 hollow shaw. In gold and glitter [ take htti'
 JOSH.
 0--O--0 rN Good night.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
HEALTH SERVICE
TO PROBE DISEASE
Veteran Epidemic Fighter
Sent to Chicago in
Dysentery Outbreak.

The Public Health Service is getting
ready to swing into sction against the
highly fatal nalady, tentatively dag
nosed as amoebic dysentery, which has
broken out In Chicago and may have
been spread widely over the country.
DR.. r. R. Spencer, veteran epidemic
fighter, left for Chicago last night and
further action depends on his vertical
tion OF the local diagnosis Amoebic
dysentery is essentially a disease of
warm climates and few cases ordinarily
are reported from the northern part of
the United States, especially at this
time of year.
II Is q malady due to a well-known
organism, which gets into the system
through contaminated food or drink. 1t
is not passed directly from person to
person, but only through the medium of
food handled.
$4,000 Persons Exposed.
It has been ascertained that approx
mately 1900 persons were exposed in
one Of the suspected focal points.
They were mostly Century of Progress
visitors and have since returned TO
their homes all over the country. Some
Of them may have carried the germs
of the disease without being them
selves affected.
It also is feared that the malady has
appeared in highly malignant form.
Eight directors of a Northwest busi-
ness organization. meeting in Chicago
for hearings on an N. r. A. code, came
down with the disease on the way to
their homes and all Of them died.
i
the Public Health Service plans an
immediate survey of the country,
through local health officers, to de-
termine the distribution and the focal
points which have been established.
When these are known, plans can be
made for controlling the spread.
Recall Ohio Outbreak.
Since the location and time of the
year cast some doubt on the amoebic
dysentery diagnosis, Public Health
Service experts are recalling what ap
pears to have been an entirely new
form Of disease which they found In
the Ohio Valley a few Summers ago.
1t was malignant dysentary for which
the only cause that could be assigned
was some slight and mysterious change
In the chemical composition Of the
water of the Ohio River, due to dam
ming operations Intensive search
failed to reveal any communicating Or
ganism
There is also the possibility that the
condition found in Chicago may have
been due to some sort of poison liquor.
While alcohol would not produce true
dysentery, it might simulate the effects
Aoebic dysentery is most frequently
associated with military life in the
tropics and special studies have been
made by Army Medical Corps doctors to
determine its cause and treatment. It
is supposed to have been one of the
great scourgeS Of both armies in the
Civil War. although later studies indi-
cate that the disease, which acted so
viralently in the great prison camps,
was due to malnutrition rather than to
O specific organism.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
UNIVERSAL CULTURE
DEFICIENCY is SEEN
American Specialists Numerous,
but True Broadness Is Lack
ing, Or. Garnett Says.

America has produced many first
class specialists but few universally cul-
tured men, DR.. Christopher B. Garnett,
assistant professor Of philosophy In the
George Washington University, as
serted In an address broadcast Thurs
day.
He defined the universally cultured
man" as one who is in the front rank
OF the specialists in his own field and
at the same time rounds out his de-
velopment by activities in other direc-
lions; who sees continually the inter-
play between the meanings In his own
specialized activity and those of other
types Of cultural worth" Despite the
fact that the United States ranks high
IN research in the natural sciences,
and that great amount of encourage
ment is offered to the creation Of music,
painting and sculpture, this type of
man is more readily found today in
European countries than here, he said
The university, he declared, should play
o leading role in the development Of
such men.
He added, however, that the uni
versity is not alone in the RESPONSE
bdlity for guiding American culture, but
Is merely the partner Of the conlrnu
nifty IN the enterprise.
University ideas influence the Life
Of the Nation only if they are embodied
IN the conduct, habits and outlook Of
the community" the speaker said, as
Eerting that "the community can aid
america IN her cultural development
By. interesting young Americans in
social and cultural affairs prior to their
s1trance in the university, by encourag-
ing their enthusiasms for these matters
during university years and. more i'm
portant still, by encouraging continu
alton Of these interests after university
days are past"
Evening star., 1933-11-11
HARRINGTON PRESENTED
INSTITUTE GOLD MEDAL
Award Made Every Eight Years
Is Given for Outstanding
Work in Fiction.
nv the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November l1-For out
standing achievement in fiction, Booth
Harrington yesterday was presented
with the gold medal given only once
every eight years by the National In
stitlite of Arts and Letters.
Lawrence Tibbett received the Amer
ican Academy Of Arts and Letters award
for the best stage diction and James
Wellington for the best radio dictton.
The awards were made at a joint
meeting Of the academy the institute,
dedicated TO the memory Of Edmund
Clarence Stedman. Stedman, poet,
critic. editor, fnancier and hu1nani-
tartan. was born 100 years ago IN Hart
ford, Conn.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, president
Of the academy, announced the election
Of the following new members: Cecilia
Beaux. artist; william j. Henderson,
author and music critic; Eugene O'NeiI,
playwright, and Henry Dwight Sedg-
wick, author.
Evening star., 1933-11-11
2,OOO-ACRE COMMUNITY
FARM PROJECT LAUNCHED

Ey ths Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, November 1l.--Work
has been started near Warsew, NO,
on 100 acres of what ultimately VIII
be q 2,o0o-acre community farm, on
which the city Union Mission win place
men past so who have no jobs and are
dependent upon charity here.
EsThe farm will be well enough sup
piled with talent to be almost self
supporting" Bullxley explained The
men win build their own homes and
make taeir own clothes"
The city Union Mission Il supported
by individual contributions from Kan
eas City churches.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
Street Seen

Lucille Elliott. Jane Brazel-
ton and Caroline Chantry. out
standing among Micheps Sat-
urday night guests. Larry
Weir and Nancy Sandoz
r a m onS ing JoSelyn
Beard Moran, F-streeting .Ex-
Secretary of War Pat Hurley
Striding through Mcpherson
Square after a hard day with
problems of the Republicans
+ Tom Littlepage, who con-
tends that Washingtonians be-
Sieve he is a good farmer be-
cause of his Prince Georges
county place. while Prince
Georgians think he is a good
lawyer,
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
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capital
Russian REFUGEES

In the law section and the
documents division of the Lib
rary Of Congress two Russians
work. From the dark days of
Red Revolution they have trav-
elled the earth to meet here for
formation of a rare friendship.
Vladimir Zsovski was an Of
ficer in the white" Russian
army, and at the outbreak of
the revolution he led his troop
into the ominous range of ma
chine guns, not knowing
whether the gunners were
friendly or would open fire, as
then they wore no different
uniform or insignia. They
marched on. expecting every
moment the fire that did not
come. He later escaped to
-Czechoslovakia, where he
served as judge before moving
on to Turkey and later to the
United States.
George Novossiltzeff, also a
former officer of the white"
army, arrived in New York-a
member of the army of unem-
ployed. He sought a lucrative
return from the operation of a
taXicab but abandoned the
plan after his fear of the city
and scepticism at his ability to
operate the vehicle had forced
him to drive for days with the
occupied" flag up so that no
passenger would come his way.