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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

He may be 80 and he may be called sntiquated. but General Jacob s. Coxey still has young ideas. He now wants to be elected to the U. S. Senate and will seek . election next fall. he declares. It was just g years ago that Coxey came into national fame by leading ragged army of followers on Washington. Since then life has treated him rather kindly. He has prospered and has even held political office at Msssillon. Ohio where he is a resident. He still has his own ideas on money. In fact one of them calls for community bank to secure money from the federal government to be loaned to states and smaller political sub- divisions Most of his plans eliminate all interest and service charges which he terms the bane of today. We wonder if he will attempt the senatorial run on an independent ticket. He'll find it hard reoonciling his doctrines with those of either the republi- can or democratic parties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

Secretary of Interior Harold l.. Ickes in his capacity as Federal Works Administra- tor has been calling upon state boards and federal officials to speed up all projects where actual expenditure of Uncle Sans money is concerned. That's the only way that this plan will succeed. And the gov ernment is setting good precedent by actual work on the Tennessee Valley job. Of course many of the suggested projects can't actually get under way until next spring but this to our way of thinking is defeating the plan to provide immediate employment and to circulate large sur1s of money in various businesses. However. much of that can be avoided by careful choice of the various public works to be approved and for which funds will be provided. Only those that can be started right away and that can put men to work should be. As Mir Iekes says himself, I've are fighting delays. As soon as the qualifications of project are estab
 lished. we announce the allotment as made contingent upon satisfactory contract to protect the taxpayers .. We want every project to be transformed into work with out graft or waste, /. :" Them's noble sentiments. Let's hope the future will show they weren't merely words. They shouldn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
: Doped Horses

There is a narcotic scandal in horse racing. Federal investigators say not less than 250 horses have been doped at race tracks in Chicago and elsewhere largely in the South, this year. Federal indictments have been returned against ten turfmen. These defendants, together with race horse owners, managers, trainers and track em- ployes, are charged with violation of the Harrison anti-narcot;e act.
 Millions of racing fans. however, will probably keep right on betting their money. in the naive assumption that all horse racing is on the level and that they can trust the racing dope" or profit through their own judgment, guesses or dreams. If they ever read any history, they might know that horses have been doped since the time of Tiberius Caesar - and doubtless cons be- fore his day. But when did racing fan bother with history? @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

cheaper for, the steamship comr
 panies toscontinue. to have the spas-
 sengers brought in and out accord- ing to the old fashion. This is q
 blow to the dock cksauthofitte and
 they may bring down their prices.
 The dock, one of the outstand- ing public works acconipiished In
 France, during the depression tn-
 cluding the deepening ofsthe chan
 riel, the building of breakwaters planned since 1894 and started but
 interrupted by; war with England tn
 1739. It was financed largely by
 the S8 authorization and debarka-
 ton. tax which, visitors to Francs have long been. paying for the priv
 ilege of using. the imperfect harhQr
 facilities. Whether or not they still continue. to pay the tax, news
 dispatches from Cherbourg fail to
 say but 1t would seem, only rea- sonable that having contfibuted so
 largely to the relief work and to
 the future status Of Cherbourg in
 competition with Le Harve and
 other ports, the, American visitor
 might now step from the i Paris
 boat train into the glass-yaulted
 station, pass the combined soda
 fountain and sidewalk cafe and
 board his x ship < over the great electrically fnanipu1atets { gank- blanks. As it .is, he spends some time waiting for a. lighter and then longer sitting on his Slusgage in the open and none e-too-smU0th harbor until the giant liner appears and picks him up. usually hungry and cold, more often bored aud sometimes actually sea -siclx. He and his fellows have paid for fine dock but they go by lighter; caught between the. deep sea of. steamship company economy and the devil of 1 port rivalries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
The Waterbury Democrat Wash-
 ingtOn Correspondent.

Washington. - The administra- tion's careful Cuban policy has had
 exactly the desired effect in Latin America.
 Not in many years, diplomats from this hemisphere's other re-
 publics admit, has public sentiment
 below the Rio Grande been so fa- vorable for such program of eco- homie cooperation as Roosevelt Is planning.
 Latin Americans have long memories. They recalled that
 Roosevelt, when an assistant secre-
 tary of the navy, had much to do
 with the occupation of Haiti. Armed intervention would have
 had bad effect. Any hard-boiled threat to Cuba from Washington
 would have been poorly received
 Roosevelt knew that.
 Now, the diplomats tell you their people are impressed by the | respect shown here for Cuba'a sovereignty. Relations have been
 psychologically improved.
 Gen Fuller to Retire
 Major General Ben H. Fuller is not expected t6 be commandant of the Marine Corps much longer and
 there's a lively under-the-surface fight as to his successor. The navy's admirals favor Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, now assist ant to Fuller, who graduated from
 Annapolis like themselves. The
 principal other candidate to Brig.
 Gen. James Carson Breckinridge,
 head of the marine school at Quan-
 tico, for whom there is stronger
 support in the service. Breckin-
 ridge was graduated from Heidel-
 berg, in Germany.
 Russell is republican, Breckin-
 ridge a democrat. Senator King of
 Utah apd other democrats who
 scored Russell's performance as
 American high commission in
 Haiti are opposing him now. Rus
 sell is credited with causing Haiti
 to bar King from the country when
 he sought to investigate conditions
 there few years ago.
 Pigs for Russia
 Ex-Senator Smith w. Brookhart
 of Iowa, whose job in the agricul- tural adjustment administration is to nSure out what Idrm prOuuctS we can sell to Russia-and how
 has been paying special attention
 to pork. Russla could easily absorb our pork surplus of about 100.000.000 pounds, he says. Russia's IS a cold climate which calls for more fat and oils than ours. She has 15,-
 00O,000 hogs and 165.000,000 peo- pie. We have 36,000,000 hogs and only 125.00O,000 people. Brookhart urges long term cred it's for Russia. declaring she has bought $500. 900. 900 in goods from us and always paid her bills.
 ROOsevelt's Urbanity.
 President Roosevelt is nearly al- ways urbane. Awhile ago vest ern democratic senator, arguing over some appointments, told him to Ego to heM"
 F. D.tlaughed knowing the sena- tors temperament. A week or so
 later he called him to the White House again and the senator was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
"A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Fell Because He Couldn't Say "NO"

"The Soft Spot" by A. S. M. Hutchinson. studies the slow and steady degeneration of man who can never quite muster the moral courage to put the devil in his place-a well-intentioned chap who just lacks that toughness of fibre without which no life can really succeed.
 It begins as very excellent book. Unfortunately, the story goes completely to seed in its final quar- ter, and MT Hutchinson leads his i hero though lot of murky moral izing to quite impossible regener- ation. But a good part of the book is well worth your while. | The man in question, stephen Vain. is a young English architect. He is a clean. decent, honest sort of man, but he has a soft spot which prevents him from turning la deaf ear. to those fnsidious promptings which the devil is for ever whispering in mans mind . 1 He gets into the habit of giving way to the temptation to take the easiest course, and at last it is inn possible for him to do anything else.
 At first he merely let's himself l scamp his work, Then, bit by bit, he begins to scheme 10 get the for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
THE "RABBIT"
(springfieid Republicany

The Boston Braves, surprising the universe by climbing up to third place in the National leagues pennant race. and then some, took two in succession, Sunday, from the Pirates, with ,"Rahbit", Maran- vile at second -fiawlessly acceptina 15 fielding chances, without an error. Maranville will be AZ years old in November next and what that means in the infield's key po- sition may be appreciated, perhaps, if we imagine Gertrude Ederle swimming the English channel at 50. sM3 TX
 This is not the whole story of the .'rabbit's"' present season. which is his 22d as a big leaguer, Up to yesterday he had played in 102 games with a stunning feldtfg average of .970. Only 17 errors in 563 chances! A wonderful fielder always, even in his kid days here in Springfield: yet a man now nearly AZ years old has done 1t. It will be interesting to note his final per- centage in fielding for this season complete. An average of about .960 has not been uncommon for him these many years; but just now he is outspeeding his old game.
 The Braves manager, to be sure, has Maraiiville at second instead of short, his original and long continued position! Perhaps he is not so spry on his legs as former ly;.perhapss that throwing arm has a less powerful snap. The throw to first is shorter for "a second base man than for a shortstop and. really, AZ years do. take some toll in9 spite of the jauntiest appear ahces. But Maranviile has easily won a place with the greatest in fielders In the history of the na- tional game. Old Hans Wagner was no better at the same age, if as good, t, { q. 41
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
Here, There And EDeryOhere
COLLECTOR DoLAN INSTALLED
fHartford Timesl

Dr Edward G. DOlan, or Man chester, on Monday succeeded Colo mel Roebrt o. Eaten as United F States internal revenue collector for Connecticut. s*
 An important leader of the new guard, so-called, has, in this event, himself entered upon 8 new status. Hitherto he has represented in the public eye a group or wing or the democratic party. Now. whatever his personal or partisan allgiances may be, he represents the people and government of the United States. In dealing with him and judging his work the public will be con cerned with the efficiency and the intergity of the democratic admin istration in service of all the people.
 If things should go wrong, or poorly in the office. the glame Will not be put primarily upon pr Do. Ian. or upon the new guard. It will be put upon the Roosevelt admin istration and upon the democratic party
 Colonel Eaton was collector for 12 years. He is an able, conscten- tious gentleman, but the organtza- ton which he had in his charge Is large, and the public regards It's record primarily as republican achievement, just as when. before Colonel Eaton, James J. Walsh or Meriden, held the helm, and to the WiNon administration went the credit for an excellant manage- ment of the internal revenue bu- reau in this state.
 Our confidence is that ,Dr Dolan will make a similar demonstration during his term. None should doubt his conscientious purpose sof to do, in conviction well expressed in his own words of promises upon Mcn- days occasion. We like particularly his declarations: :,
 II am deeply grateful to Colonel Eaton for courtesies extended to into office. and when my day comes for relinquishing the office to an other, hope I may go out With the same respect and love that has come to him." s.s,s.. sssss j. '. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
ON THE CHIN.
fNew York Herald Tribune)

(New York Herald -Tribune)
 If one lone architect could so beat up the "Kingfish" that His Piscatorial Majesty fancied him. self assailed before and behind by at least four gangsters armed to the teeth, why should not the sen ate of the United states pluck up enough. courage to do. a little some thing in a good cause There are ninety -six senators. There are several tons of evidence. If any. body in or out Of Louisiana has any doubt what should be done as q matter of morality. legality, the self respect of the senate and the general welfare of the United states, he should, of course. be heard. Having decided the case on the evidence, as, did the orchitcct at Sands Point, the senate should act with, equal effectiveness and dispatch. So doing 1t can; rest as- stired of the undying gratitude Of a, public that may not always know, how to vote but at least knows when 1t is bored. Much too, loud and not nearly funny enough" Such may be the epitaph upon the once great Huey Long as he takes 1t on the chin. {. .S,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

To youth may go the honors in many fields of sport, but it has remained for a s year old Wiltshire man to win the honor of being Britain's champion town erier. He won the championship from l2 rivals. Wed like to know their ages Unfortunately they were omitted. Incidentally one of the judges was blind. We'd think this might be handicap, not in judging the criers voices but in getting far enough away so as not to have your ear drums broken by few lusty "Oyez! Oyez!''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
So They Say

q T--, --. I want to, be an evangelist; I've helped so many men make fools of themselves that now l. want to help save a few Of them., Tex" Guinan; night club hostess. Threats, intimidation, compul- sion, boycotts, blacklists and suppression of opinion were never contemplated by the MIRA and therefore have no rightfu1 place in the picture.-Al Smith.
 s
 I. feel that our chances of going through with this marriage are better than. those of people of the same age, Divorce statistics bear me out.
 -Dr Arthur s. Baker. 51, of Los Angeles, who married g 14-year
 old girl.
 I don't want a job, and I wouldn't work If I-had -one..--- - . .. Clarence Darrow.7@
 . s
 Punishment as. means of dis cipline has been popular because it requires no imagination ons the part of the parent.
 |-Dr Douglas A. Thom, Boston
 educator. g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

tune of his rich brother. Without
 ever definitely meaning to, ne puts the skids under this brother, causes his death and becomes his heir-not because he is a cailous crook, but simply because he has a fiabby moral character which be- comes progressively weakers {
 But Mir Hutchinson isn't con tent to tell of his slow downfall. Having dropped him in the. pit. he has to boost him out of 1t again, and in he process he ruins his novel. Incidentally, he lets the long arm of coincidence reach out so far that 1t must set some sort of record. 7 < $. ,, :. s| :, sz 2 !. '.: 2: 2: z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

glad to come. Relatively amicable relations were restored.
 % ANh .irat Cooperative Victory
 Mrs Mary Rimsey, chairman of the MIRA consumers advisory board and crusader for co-opera- tive movements, won a victory dear to her heart on the oil code. The code as first approved barred pay ment of patronage dividends to oil marketing and distributing co-op- eratives unless their members were exclusively farmers. All such CO., operatives have non-farmer mem- berS.
 'The consumers object to any re- straint on their right to organize economically in their own interest, ? Mrs Rumsey told President Roose- welt.
 She obtained an amendment per- hitting payment of patronage divi- dends by any cooperative. | (Copyright 1893 NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
To-day's Selected Poem
THE ANTHOLOGIsT

THE ANTHOIOGIST Anderson M. Scruggs in The New York Times) He loiters down the avenues of time; Down many a quiet street and 1istless lane He culls the old, forgotten flowers of rhyme, And brings them forth for men to see again The words loyerssang one summers day, The hearts lone litany at eventide His care retrieves-the varied sad and gay Children of. thought he gathers to his side Honor be theirs, these unacclaimed of earth. Searchers for beauty whose untiring hands Redeemers Of the lost, who humbly give Their dives to dreamiess toll that songs may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
THE UNUSED DOCK AT
 CHERBOURG
lHartfcrd Courant.,

" z
 The twelve and g half million dollar Cherbourg dock, which was formerly inaugurated on July 30 by the president of >France has not vet been. used by a single trans- Att iantic steamship. Hitherto nine hundred liners have called at this port annually, which means con- sirerably more than two a day m the busy summer season, but tnis year the number has been fewer and all of them have. anchored in the roads and lightered passen- gers and baggage by tender. There is said to be no i'll will or tnten- tional slight of what the Cherbourg Chamber of Commerce calls the finest docking facilities in Europe. The dock has not been used be- cause the lee is so high that It Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

Newspaper advertising tells you frankly and straightforwardly about the thing adver- tised The radio method is to catch your attention with something else, then sud- denly shoot wad of publicity before you can turn the dial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
Deserves a Sale

We think that 9-year- old Frederick Lyle Popple of Mobridge, South Dakota. deserves to make sale Frederick is the little boy who decided that when the federal govern ment announced it was going to reduce the hog supply and would buy up all available porkers. That was enough for Frederick. He had a nice SOW out in his back yard and he decided right then and there was the time to put her on the market. So young Master People sat himself down before typewriter and slowly picked out the mis- sive that no doubt now is being passed around government circles in Washington. Here is what Frederick Lyle People wrote:
 Dear President Roosevelt
 I heard that you are going to buy
 5000 pigs from the farmers because
 they have not enough feed 1 have
 pig that is about one year old. am
 willing to sell. How much will you
 give me for her? She is nice big
 fat SOW. She has not had any pigs yet.
 This is one from nice bunch of pigs.
 MY uncle, pam uIHeI, OWLS tne
 mother and she is dandy. She has
 ten to twelve pigs three times year. My Uncle Sam gave me this sow when
 she was about five weeks old. She is
 out in the country and may have no
 food or water for her. She is at my
 Uncle Joe Turner. hope you will
 buy her at good price. 1 sure want
 to sell her.
 am nine years old and need the
 money to buy mare pony and want to
 go into the horse business. This is
 my own typewriter that l am using
 now.
 Answer soon. It may or may not be unfortunate that the letter arrived when the President was absent from the White House. As result this letter was turned over to farm adjustment administration and in that department of ficials declared that if Frederiek's SOW came within the regulations demanded of those that Uncle Sam was buying up very shortly Frederick Lyle People might expect to receive bid for tLat nice big fat sow. And if he doesn't get an offer from Uncle Sam we'll wager that there'Il be few to enable this entrepreneur to go into the horse busi- ness. or any other business that his nine year old imagination might eonjure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
TRAIN FALL AMPUTATES
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t1 Pulaski, ky (URf. Calvin Van over, lS,. reached his andfatfer's home town Of Pllaskf after riding across; the country from Oregon. Swinging off the train at his des-
 tinations he. lost his grip and both
 feet, were anputated by the wheels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
Personal Health SerUice (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., 1933-08-31

High tide at Milford Friday September l, 9:40 p. m.. daylight time; low tide, 4:04 a. m., daylgiht time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 7:57, daylight time, tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

,, ". Stanley Brook es saxsd 27. the youn1sst in <3x>s< Er|<eto.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31

be. judging Mir Iekes by his performance to date in the Interior Department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-31
Our Daily Washington Letter Administrations Cuban Policies React FavorabIy in
 Latn-America
 BY RODNEY BUTCHER
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

glad to come. Relatively amicabre relations were restored.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

But they couldn't make it
rain. Chief Whirling Eagle
(right) and Na-Ba-Doo wore
all their feathers and finery
when they journeyed to
Omaha. Nebr., the other day to
break the drought. But the
thunder bird" wouldn't hear
their chants.
Associated Press Photo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19
WI6St|iir)Q

At New York-Ft Hamilton Ray Steele, California, threw Cliff Olsen, Norway; Gino Gabrbaldi. It. ally, threw Martin Kikoff. Russia; Casey Berger, Texas (drew) Joe Devito, Italy; Frank Speers, Okla homa, threw Joe Naricki, Italy; Babe Caddock, Connecticut, threw Jim Atlas. Washington, D. c.
 At Paterson, N. J.-Carlos Hen riquez, Cuba, thew Cowboy Meis- ner, Oklahoma; Wladek Zbyszko, Poland, threw John Duba. Brook lyn; John Grandovich, New York, threw Charley Maniyian. Armenia; Arthur De Kuh. Italy, threw Pat Riley, Wisconsin; George Lasan, France, (drew) Martin Merker, New York.
 At Boston-Ed Don George. New York, threw Henri Deglane. drew with Joe Savoldi, Chicago: Casey Kazanjian, California. threw Benny Ginsberg. New York; Len Macaluso, New York, threw Plat Cley, Texas; Charlie Strack. Bos- ton, threw Boris Demetroff, Bos- ton; Count Zarynoff. Boston, threw Joe kujot, Canada; Earl McCready, Oklahoma, threw Man Mountain Dean, Georgia; Joe Malcewicz, Utica, N. r., threw Bob Russell, Newport, R. l.; Black Secret, threw Charlie Hansen, Minnesota.