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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22
HISTORY

On May 10, 1878, the report of
the committee appointed for settle
ment of plantation in Mattatuck
was received by the court in Hart
ford and favorably acted upon by
the body. The court then appoint
ed committee to regulate and or
der the settlement of the Malta
tuck plantation. On this commit
tee were Major John Talcott, Lieu
tenant Robert Webster. Lieutenant
Nicho Olmstead, Ensign Samuel
Steele. and Ensign John Wads-
worth.
The chosen town site was what
we know to-day as Town Plot. 1t
was. selected by the committee to
view the lands and approved by the
committee to order the plantation.
Eight-acre house lots were allotted
to the subscribers and these lots
were on either side of road 264
feet wide extending north and
south much the same as the Town
Plot of to-day. Little of Water
bury's history as a plantation for
the first few years is known.
In the summer of 1875 began
the first war between the English
men and Indians which started in
Rhode Island and quickly spread
to other colonies until it reached
Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

Washington, Nov. 21-Behind
the Welles-Roosevelt conferences
on Cuba were some very serious
developments which few people
outside the state department
realize.
Briefly the situation in the is
land republic boils down to this:
Either the United States recog-
niZes the Grau government or
else coon has to intervene.
THE POWER BEHIND
What is forcing the issue is
American business. Businessmen
view the Grau government as a
major step toward a communist
republic. Grau has increased
wages, adopted a crude NRA
program, is putting the govern
ment into business and taking the
profits out.
Business enjoyed a golden era
under Machado. Now IL sees this
era fading. Hence the drive for
, Intervention.
The Continental Bank and
Trust company of New York was
approached by various interests
recently for a 100000 loan with
which to buy bombing planes.
Revolutionists, aided by Ameri-
cans, are forming a base in the
ment of Havana. The last revolu-
ton was a lively one, but the
next may be even more so. If
American property I is seriously
damaged, intervention may be
almost inevitable.
Thus the Cuban crossroads:
Intervention or recognition. II
the Grau government is recOg.
nized, American business inter.
ests will scarcely try to buck the
state department.
LATE DEMONSTRATOR
A communist demonstration
took place in front of the German
embassy the other day. 1t was
not imposing, was quickly dis
PEELED by the police.
Fifteen minutes after it was all
over negro rang the door of the
embassy. The very prim butler
answered.
"Whcrc am dis yere COM
munist demonstration? the
caller asked.
"How is that?"
"Dey told me to come
around for this yere demon
stratiOn.'
"Oh, that's all over.'
"But 1 wants ma money. Dey
told me I'd egt paid for march,
ing. Where do yo'all think they
went?"
You might try the police
station" suggested the butler,
bowling.
LATEST CLAMORERS
That much debated question of
chain stores, middlemen, and
retailers, is now plaguing the
MIRA.
Their wholesalers code, await
ing final action, calls for the most
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
Putting a Traitor
in the Spotlight

In 1.-THE Finished Scoundrel,"
Royal Ornan Shreve applies the
microscope to one of the oldest
characters America has produced
Gen James Wilkinson, who
fought in two wars, commanded
the United States army for many
almost incredible combination of
buffer. crook, and incompetent.
Wilkinson came to the surface
during the Revolution, served with
Gates at Saratoga and promptly
became one of the leading figures
in the notorious Conway cabal-
self-seeking officers tried to dis
place Washington.
After the Revolution, Wilkinson
went into Kentucky. There, while
still in American service, he enter
and for years was on the Spanish
payroll in return for his efforts to
detach the Mississippi valley region
from the United States.
He had a part in that shadowy
and grandiose scheme of Aaron
Burr's for a Mexican empire, saw
lIlS his OWll lIioO NY wi hAAiS3 ototO .
evidence at Burr's trial.
In the War of 1912, he led an
invasion of Canada-which, prop
erly handled, as Mr. Shreve points
out, hardly could have failed to
capture Quebec and Montreal.
He failed miserably, throwing
away one of the finest chances for
distinction ever offered to an Amer
lean general. After the war he
drifted to Mexico, where he died in
obscurity.
There seems little reason to dis
pute Mr. Shreve's verdict that Will
kinson was one of Americas most
complete rogues. The story of his
life sheds a number of interesting
sidelights on early American his
tory.
Published by Bobbs- Merrill, the
book sells for So.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

@. When was Manhattan island
purchased from the Indians?
A. Peter Minuit landed on Man
haitian Island, May 4, 1926, and
some time between July and Sep
TENDER Of that year he called the
native Indian chiefs into counsel
and purchased from them the
whole island for merchandise
valued at 60 guilders, about $4,000.
@. Where is Little American"
A. 1t is the site of Admiral
Byrd's main base for his South
Polar explorations and Is located
near the Bay of Whales, on Ross
Sea, about 500 miles from the
Pole.
@. Is the Caspian Sea above or
below sea level?
A. 1t is 1928 feet below sea level.
@. Is there any way to eradicate
wild honeysuckle?
A. The only way is to dig 1t out
or cultivate the land with a crop
such as corn. Cultivate the crop
thoroughly in both directions and
the honeysuck1e will be smothered
out.
@. Who represented Italy at the
signing of the Treaty of Versailles
A. Vittorio Orlando, President Of
the Council of Ministers; Baron
Sonnino, Minister of Foreign At
fairs; and Marquis IMPERIAL, sem
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22
SO They Say

Imitation cannot come too soon
for me-Senator Pat Harrison of
Mississippi.
Just one more encore and I'll
knock 'em cold.-Ruth Slenczyn-
ski. S-year-old pianist. making
N. 2. debut.
It's going to. be just too bad
when you come into this court for
moonsheining after repeal.-Fed-
eral Judge C. B. Faris.
49,
There are no general principles
Of behavior, from the Ten Com
mandments down. that are not
viewed with suspicion and distrust.
DIR Charles c. Morrison, editor.
We need a progressive Inherit
ance tax to bring the u. s. out of
its economic and social dilemma
Senator George w. Norris. Nebra-
ska.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

Maryland is 300 years old today. APP
propriate ceremonies are being held
throughout the state and also on the other
side of the Atlantic whence came those
first settlers to Maryland's shores The
Maryland tercentenary almost comedies
with Connecticut's Full tribute, of course,
was being paid to the Calverts who settled
the territory and ruled it under royal
grant. Maryland was founded as a refuge
for those desiring religious tolerance. 1t
has remained true to it's early principles
and has always been foremost in the list
of states where individual liberty ranked
high.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

Two state papers have recently paid
attention to the mounting deaths of pedes-
trians along1our highways. The Hartford
Courant and the Bridgeport Telegram
both made pleas for the roadside paths
which have been the Democrats demand
for many years now. There has been some
attempt to get the Legislature to authorize
their construction or at least order the
Highway Department to build suitable
paths for people utilizing the highways
for walking purposes. Even a survey
failed to bring action. 1t remains for
public action to force it. Certainly the
deaths in Connecticut alone are an indica-
from their homes and their places of bus
some sort of protection when they take
the highways as means of going to and
fro mtheir homes and their places of bus
mess In September in this state 35 peo-
pie were killed by autos. All of them
weren't walking along highways. Perhaps
none of them were But only this past
week in Fairfield county man was killed
walking along the roadside after abandon
ing his own car. AS the Courant says,
pedestrian footpaths would unquestion-
ably lower the high prevailing mortality
from automobiles by removing the foot
traveller in large measures from danger"
Please, state officials, do something about
this.
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Suppose We Tried 1t

Whatever else may be said about Musso-
linis scheme for the government of Italy,
It is at least one of the most interesting
departures from orthodox political prac-
tice ever attempted. To understand fully
what it means, it is instructive to make
IN imaginative transfer of the whole bus
mess to the United States. Pretend that
Franklin Roosevelt is Mussolini, and that
tha Fascist scheme renlaces the present
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22
Know Your Waterbury,
It's History, Facts and General Information

Markets in fixed places did not
come into existence in Waterbury
until 1860. S -.
In 1873 the court at Hart
ford bestowed upon Deacon Ste
phen Heart a tract of land. OF
$50 acres for farm which was in
the township of Waterbury and SO
far as known Deacon Heart was
the first English land proprietor IN
Waterbury. -
Brooklyn (district) was named
from it's situation-across the
river-( with Brooklyn, New York,
in mind) -
The first rolling Of nickel silver
in this country was made in Wa
terbury about 1886 and was the re-
suit of Robert Wallace having
bought the formula from an Eng
lishman in New York for $25. II
In 1862 the Scovill Manufacture
ing company was the first to con-
vey water any great distance as it
is conveyed to-day. At that time
water was carried from spring on
Long Hill to the factory on Mill
street through pipes. E
In 1880 there were $3.50 names
in the city directory. r.
In 1879 Waterbury had $50
births, 143 marriages, and 2ol
deaths recorded.
In 1879 Waterbury had but six
regular policemen. rs.
In 1879 there were but 9 public
schools, Notre Dame academy and
st Margarets school in Waterbury,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

November may be the snowiest month
of the 1933-34 season. Right now we have
had nine inches and from the looks of
things there are more to come. We can't
recall of recent years having so much snow
in November. True it hasn't lasted very
long, but the storms have been frequent
and Of sufficient ferocity to remind all of
us that Indian Summer has gone until
next year.
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IN TO-DAY'S NAIL
al communications with
your opinions t. the Waterbury Democrat
Harvard Professors Criticism Doesn't Sit Well NRA
Supporters Chest
editor, Waterbury Democrat

Editor, Waterbury Democrat
Professor McNair's criticism of
the NRA as affecting the retail
stores code at first puts a person
in a rensentful mood. or further,
makes one mad enough to start q
fight. The Harvard savant said the
retail code put business in straight
jacket and that business as a whole
would be better off to-day without
the code.My dear professor, IL it
weren't for the MA codes we
would have no business to-day. 1t
is always easy. dear professor, to
stand by and scott at ernest effort.
President Roosevelt and General
johnson both have publicly stated
that all of the recovery movements
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are mere experiments and are sub
ject to criticism. But, Professor,
the right kind of criticism. Helpful
criticism. Not the kind you uttered
at Hartford last evening. If you
have been quoted correctly we won-
der why you wait until now to
make the statements you did. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in our opinion,
brought together the best brains
of the country when he went into
Office and the ideas that are
emenating from Washington are
not the plans of one man, but of
several. II. professor, you could
have solved the business recovery
problems, why did you not offer
your services. Others did. And be-
sides. professor. In that the riGht
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

kind of college spirit you show? I
mean, President Roosevelt Is a
Harvard man. Out West, professor,
it used to rifle the Purdue student
body and college officials when the
expression "Pooh-pooh Purdue"
was used. We shall change 1t a bit
and say "Ha-Ha Harvard"
Sincerely yours. MIRA.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22
BRASS CITY FACTS

A charter, was, granted to the
first bank in Waterbury in 1S4S. 1t
was known as the Waterbury Bank.
Previous to that time any Water
bury people having banking to do
went to New Haven, Hartford, or
other towns. Litchfield and Meri-
den both had banks many years
before Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

Professor George Warren, government
gold authority, is said to be the poultry
expert who made hens lay faster by in
stalling electric lights in their pens Maybe
he could produce strain of geese that
would lay gold standard eggs.
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Questions And Answers
Dy ss@
The Democrats Washington Information Bureau
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Youca gets any
writing Frederick Kerby Question Editor The
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DAILYWASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND

washington eryGOROund and ~MOrc Merry-GO-O

Business Forces Issue of Recognition intervention in
Cuba; Graw Government Viewed Here as Tending To-
Soard Communist State; WeIls-RooseUelt Conference
Considers chance of NeO Revolution; Wholesalers Code
Calling for Drastic Price, irisg Plaques MIRA.
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Honest, you'd never recognize Bolshe
vik Russia in the bland and courteous Lit
vinoff.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22
Moscow Letter
BY EUGENE LYONS 4
Jnited Press Staff Correspondent
M nccnn /TIDN n-o -

| UNITED Press StaH Correspondent,
| Moscow (UP) - One woman
among % men, through the LONG
Arctic night on the frozen wastes
of FranZ-Joseph Land-such was
the position of Mrs. Galina Pa
panina, just returned with her hus-
band from a years sojourn at the
Soviet scientific station on that po-
lar territory.
In venturing to join her hus-
band, Ivan Papanina, who heads
the station, she was defying an
old superstition that women bring
bad luck to Arctic explorers.
One of the proudest trophies of
her Arctic Information is a letter
indicted to her by all the men in
the colony, except her husband. 1t
was written on International Wom-
ems Day, in March. AS the only
woman within hundreds of miles,
completely cut off by impossible
ice from the outside world, or other
Arctic colonies, Mrs Papanina was
obliged to celebrate solo.
However, she received the fol-
| lowing communication from her
fellow-colonists on the occasion:
Dear Galina Sergekevna:
"On behalf of the bearded
shaver and mustachoed members
of our colony permit us to greet
in your person our favorite cook
and dear friend.
"You have defied the supersti-
tious notion that woman in the
Arctic brings quarrels, dissatisfac-
ton and trouble. You were nothing
| but a comfort to us. Against the
old ideas of the heroic adventurous
| Arctic we place the challenge OF
the Soviet scientific Arctic.
Here's to woman in the Arctic
woman workers and woman
| friend"
Monthly programs of American
music, including choral work and
concerts by visiting American art
lists, are being organized for the
near future by the Nemirovich-
Danchenko Studio here.
This is an indication of the
growing interest in American
| music manifest in the new Russia
in recent years. The annual con-
cert tours, of Sergei Radamsky
| American tenor, are in consider
able measure responsible.
Negro spirituals and other folk
| music from across the sea seem to
have special appeal to the Rus
slams, perhaps because there is a
good deal of similarity between
Negro songs and the Russian gypsy
songs.
Among contemporary foreign
plays on the Soviet stage this year
those emanating from America are
more numerous than all the rest
put together. Eugene O'NeiH con-
tinues the favorite American play
wright. A play by John DosPassos
is in rehearsal. Louis Weitzen-
korns "Five-Star Finap' has been
accepted for production.
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All vehicles must be lighted not later
than A $50 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

In 1879 Waterbury had $50
births, 143 marriages, and 2Ql
deaths recorded. sAs
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

In 1880 there were $3.50 names
in the city directory. r.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

In 1879 Waterbury had but six
regular policemen.
In 1879 there were but public
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-22

Brooklyn (district) was named
from it's situation-across the
river with Brooklyn, New York,
in mind) -
Evening star., 1933-05-16
Corps and assigned to Corps School,

Corps and assigned to Corps School.
Philadelphia.
Second Lieut.. Edward F. Kumpe, En-
gineers, to New Orleans.
Second Lieut.. Robert B. Lothrop, En-
gineers, to Fort DUPONT, Del.
Maj. Samuel l.. Thorpe, Medical
Corps, to await retirement.
Capts. Harrison B. Beavers and 10
seph ]. Gutkowski, Infantry. to Ha-
wall.
Capt. Ulmont w. Holly. Infantry, to
Fort Adams r. I.
Capt Joseph e. Smith, Quartermaster
Corps, to await retirement.
Maj. Shannon L. Van Valzah, Medi-
cal Corps. will report to a retiring board
for examination.
Maj. Carlos Brewer, Field Artillery, to
Purdue University.
Capt. William L. Kay. jr.. Field Ar
tillery, to Purdue University.
Maj. Paul A. Hodapp, Quartermaster
Corps. will be retired on September 30.
Chaplain George r. LOngbrake, order
ed to await retirement.
To Honolulu: Second Lieuts Freder-
lex Giddings, Marshall Stubbs, James
E. Totten and Charles D. Wiegand, In
fantry.
Maj. James w. Bagley, Engineers, to
duty in Office of Chief of Engineers,
Washington.
Second Lieut. Graves c. Teller is re-
lieved from Air Corps and assigned to
Evening star., 1933-05-16
Army Orders

Maj. Perry E. Van Nostrand. Air
Corps, to Chanute Field, III.
Maj. Joseph M. Brennan. Medical
Corps. to await retirement on or about
May %.
The following retiring board to eZ-
anime Army nurses will meet at Walter
Reed Hospital: Maj. Sidney L. Chappell,
Maj. John G. Knauer and Capt. VIII
liam A. Hadley, vice Maj. Charles B.
Kendall. Maj. Percy ]. Carroll and
Maj. Joseph c. Craig, hereby relieved.
Maj. Prescott S. Tucker, Medical
Corps. to report to retiring board for
examination.
Capt. Thomas J. Jackson, Infantry,
from duty in Judge Advocate Generals
Office, to Fort Hayes, Ohio.
Capt. Butler l.. knight, Infantry, from
duty in Judge Advocate Generals office,
to Fort George G. Meade, Md.
Capt. Stephen B. Massey, Quarter
master Corps, from duty in Office of
Assistant Secretary of War, to Fort
Lewis, Wash.
Capt. Carroll L. Ellis, Quartermaster
Corps, to Fort Warren, Wyo.
First Lieut.. George c. Stewart, In
fantry, to Charleston, S. C.
Second Lieut.. John M. Moore, Field
Artillery. is detailed to Quartermaster
Evening star., 1933-05-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, May 16.-Posi-
irons were the subject Of discussion
yesterday tn the two-week sympoium Of
world leader in phyics who are seeking
the secrets Of the cosmic ray and en-
deavoring to unfold the mystery OF the
composition of all matter.
POSITIONS are the most newly discov-
cred of the high-energy minute parti-
cules of the strange family OF mfiniteiy
small things of which light. life ana an
matter are formed. The dtscoverer OF
POSITIONS, DR.. c. D. Anderson, young
physicist Of the Norman Bridge baDo-
ratory of Physics here, is the contributor
to the program for today on the SYM
postum.
These POSITIONS are free positive cleo
irons, and their discovery this year IN
the laboratory. presided over by Dr;
Robert A. Millikan, who hrst measured
the electron, resulted from an analysis
of one of the strange behavlors III
cosmic radiation.
DR.. Andersen said the discovery re.
suited from the effects OF COLLISION OF
high-energy photons, the powerful pul.
leLS VI uSllL WlllS1l RSbooSsSo eAAS ~A-c--S
energy ever measured by science. up to
eight billion volts. These photons When
they collide with the nuclei OF an atom
eject the positron.
Taking $500 photographs in Wilson
cloud chamber, Dr. Anderson succeeded
in getting pictures Of the collision OF
a photon with an atomic nuclei, show
ing the positron elected from the lead
barrier in the chamber in which the
collisions. took place.
Positions of energies up to 1000
100000 volts have been measured by
DR.. Anderson, and he has measured
energies of other particles Of similar
secondary radiation up to two to three
billion volts.
DR.. Millikan expects that further re-
search work by Dr.. Anderson with pos
itrons will mark another important
step in the progress toward getting the
key to the secrets of the cosmic rays
The present symposium was arranged
in connection with the visit here for
the next two weeks Of DR.. Niels Bohr
Of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is re-
garded by physicists as one Of the most
advanced leaders in the study Of atoms,
Evening star., 1933-05-16
JOB SITUATION BRIGHTER
Employment Increased One Per
Cent in Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, May Is @.-Bright
spots tn Pennsylvania's employment
situation, described as rather unusual"
are reported by the Philadelphia Fed
eral Reserve Bank.
Factory employment increased l per
cent and wage payments S per cent
from the middle Of March to the middle
Of April, the report stated.
"The most pronounced gains in op-
Grating time have been evident in
manufacturing groups comprising metal
and textile products, stone, clay and
glass, and leather and rubber products" "
the report said. "Thirty-two out of At
individual industries showed consider
able enlargement Of pant operations. "
Evening star., 1933-05-16
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with In

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with In
fantry.
Maj. Solomon p. Clark, Field Artil-
lery. Philippines, to Fort Lewis, Wash.
Capt. Melvin L. McCreary, Field Ar
tihery, to Philippines.
First Lieut.. Lucius Dub. Clay, En-
gineers, to duty in Office of chief OF
Engineers, Washington.
Second Lieut. William E. Potter, En-
gineers to Pittsburgh district.
Second Lieut.. Kenneth D. Mich Dis.
Engineers, to Vicksburg, Miss.
Second Lieut.. Paul E. Ruestow, En-
gineers, to Fort Dupont Del.
Second Lieut. Clement Van B. Sawin
Engineers, to Fort Lawton. Wash.
To Fort Humphreys, Va, Second
Lieuts. Charles D. Curren, James 4
Herbert and Philip B. KRONER, jr., En-
gineers.
Second Lieut.. Ward T. Abbott, En-
gineers, to Fort Mcintosh, Tex.
Second Lieut.. Robert L. Lancefield
Engineers, to Fort Lawton, Wash.
Evening star., 1933-05-16
DIES IN JAPAN ,

NEW YORK, May 16 Op).-Russel O.
Jones, production manager of General
Motors. Japan, Ltd. died May at
Kobe, Japan. General Motors Export
Co announced today. He was 48 years
old.
Death was caused by an embolism
which developed following an emer-
gency operation for appendicitis. He
was native of Van Vert. Ohio. where
burial will take place His widow and
two small children survive.
Jones joined General Motors Export
Co. more than nine years ago, after
a career as one of the first Of the
United States airrnail pilots.
Evening star., 1933-05-16
MAY UNFOLD SECRETS
OF COSMIC RAY FOR SCIENTISTS
Two-Week Session at Pasadena Calf, Studies Latest
Discovery by American.

which study embraces all fundamental
secrets Of life.
Not only the stars, the universe and
what exists in interstellar space, but
everything that exists, animate and
inanimate. physicists say. is composed
of atoms. The difference between the
different basic elements is merely the
relative number and position Of atomic
structure. this structure being made
up of electrons, photons, neutrons, pos
itrons and perhaps other particles not
yet discovered.