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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

he would "run Sykes out of Washington"
 Now the EGG chairman is wor- riedly wondering whether Bilho can make good his threat, or whether Sykes. good friend. Sem ator Pat Harrison, can save him his job.
 MERRY.GO-ROUND
 The November balloting that gave the democratic party such humping victory was far from a majority vote of the nations electorate. On the basis of 1880 census figures, there are now ap- proximately 69,500,000 persons entitled to vote in the United States. Last election day only about 2S,50O,000 or 41 per cent, went to the polls. This number was some 11,O00,00O ballots less than were cast in the lyS2 presidential election. The zealous steamship methods or one of the big telegraph com- panies are entirely lost on Harry Hopkins. The other night, after retiring, Hopkins was suddenly awakened by a telephone call. It was a telegraph clerk asking 1T he wanted to send an answer to a wire he had received that day from wyoming. The FERA is tackling a job which has baffied local authorities for a century. As an employment creating project the agency has undertaken to put out 8 fre which has been burning under ground in coal mines, near New Straitsville, Ohio, for 50 years.
 Copyright. 1884. by United
 Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Judging by what the socialists are say ing they should be active supporters of the democratic program of legislative reforms in the next General Assembly. When Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport ad- dressed gathering of this party in New Haven recently he stressed the need or advancing program that would be pro gressive and produce results He said the socialists were demanding such leglsla-. tion as old age pensions, redistribution of taxes. unemployment insurance, control and restriction of public utilities. That's just about what the democrats are calling for and, if we recollect correctly, 1t was what States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn was advocating in his campaign speeches a month and more ago. It ought to be ac- complished with all in agreement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
A Book a Day
This Verse Can Be
 Compared With Any
By BRUCE CATION

Anyone who wishes to read poefry that is in the finest tradi- fion of English verse-poetry that will be read, and. that will create bright images and open new wis., tas to the Imagination, long after this generation is gone--would do we'll to invest in a copy of "Wine from These Grapes" a new collection of poems by Edna St Vincent Millay. ,
 In this slim little book, Miss Mil- lay once again demonstrates her right to a place among the great poets. Her lyrics have way of making other contemporary song sters sound over-wrought and am- ateurish: her sonnets--and there is A noble sequence in this DOCK, under the heading "Epitaph for | the Race of Mau"-can stand com parison with any. :.
 There is fare here for all tastes; delicate little plays of fancy, dark brooding over the eternal riddles of life. a fine scorn for mans weaknesses and a glowing appre- citation of his strengths.
 Published by Harpers, the book is priced at $2.
 Two other books of poetry, just out. are also worth your while. I,
 One is Poems and Sonnets," by the date Ernest Walsh (Harcour l. Brace: $2). Here we have col lection of poems in the modern manner, both as to style and view point. If your taste is conserva' tive, you may not care for them; otherwise, however, you will Ind some very good stun in them.
 The other is "The Best Poems of 1934," selected by Thomas Mouil (Harcourt- Brace: $2). Most oi the well-known names In modern poetry are represented, the choics has been intelligent, and the an thology is e good one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Moscow Letter

Tokio. (UP)-That Japan has no intention of being talked into a war with the Soviet Union. nor has she any intention of ignoring what is going on in Sbera, was the general opnion expressed ID re- cent round table talk by a group or retired lieutenant generals. The gist of this talk is being re- ported in the Japanese magazine Sunrise"
 While Japanese officialdom can see no sign of war on the horlzon at presen and contends tnat the "war talk" is all outside the Jap anese Empire" Japanese writers and tacticians openly discuss the possibilities of the case should the Soviets for one reason or another. cease talking and decide to try their arms and wings.
 Talk Camoufiage
 In the round table session, as reported, Lieut-Gen Masao Ma suoda, student of Oriental and So- yiet affairs, indicate that things might be all right so long as the Soviets kept talking, but that IL was possible for the talk to cover preparation.
 Gen Masuda. however. pointed out that there is probably Go- mestic problem behind the Lalk' also and that the bombastic state ments in Moscow should not pc over-rcted.
 "A monority of the Communist party of some 100000 persons IS | in control of population or l6V'-- i OO0, ,OO0," Gen Masuda said, ana there Is strong rival power inside the Cemmunist ranks.
 .'For instance the Soviets con- ducted a propaganda program or speeches with a two-fold aim.
 "One was to get the Russian people to. thinking about external things while the officials nxeo things to suit themselves. I Second Aim
 "The other aim was to persuade the United States that Japan wal about ready to make war on the Soviets and would begin with an attack on the Soviet maritime
 aAmericans believed the reports and therein was a Soviet victory
 They received tho attention of fn:
 American newspapers. They hribec
 some newspapers and attempted ts
 bribe French newspapers. Tnes
 would like to convince Great brit'
 ain also." L. ..
 While advocating a calm attitud' in judging the Soviet talk, Ger
 Masuda favored keeping an eye t'
 the possibilities.
 Il "The report they are now cir eulating is that Japan Is on tn' point of seislng the Maritime provinces" the Genera. said. "N' III japRneae believe this but the So vists have broadcast thig and ever inserted it in some of the primar' achool text bookgi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

O. How can the neck of bottle
 be broken off evenly?
 A. Saturate some twine in tur-
 pentine or kerosene, and wrap 1t around the bottle at the point where the break is desired. Ignite
 the twine and let it burn until con stunned. Then dash cold water on
 the bottle and 1t will break evenly
 where the twine was tied.
 @. What relation is my cousins $
 daughter to me. and to my chill
 drerf?
 A. She is your first cousin once
 removed and second cousin to your
 children.
 Q. What are the ingredients in grape nuts?
 A. It is a bread mixture, made
 from wheat and malt flour, sugar, salt, and malt extract. The bread is
 sliced and toasted and then broken
 into small pieces. o. Who played the role of Dick Charlton" in the motion picture,
 Three On A Honeymoon? State
 his age and marital state.
 A. Charles Starrett, born in Athol, Mass, March 2S, 1904. He
 has been married since 1927, and
 has twin sons.
 o. What is the altitude of En-
 gelinann Peak, Colo? A. It is 1s,5O0 feet. .N,xx Sv, the United States Army as officers, in the World War? How many were in the American Expeditionary Forces?
 A. There were 404,S4S, of whom 1853 were commissioned officers; 402,971 enlisted men, IS army nurses and field clerks. Of these, approximately $40 officers and 194,O00 enlisted men served in the
 American ExDeditionary Forces. q. Which British regiment in the World War was called "Prin- cess Pats"?
 A. A Canadian infantry regi- ment, named for Princess Patricia of Connaught, younger daughter or bne Duke~ or COAnauBHt. SHe married the Honorable Alexander Robert Maule Ramsey in 1919. Q. Do American Indians vote? A. They are citizens of the United States by special Act ot Congress and have the right of suffrage.
 Ie O. Who icoined the expression Brains Trust?
 A. A reporter of the New York Times who accompanied Governor Roosevelt on his campaign tour for the office of President in 1882. He applied the term to several college l professors and economists who were unofficialiy aiding the Presi- dent by furnishing factual data for his campaign speeches. Since then the term has been expanded to include all persons who have
 been taken into the administration for other then purely political req. sons, and the original term Brains Trust' is often shortened to "Braif Trust"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
ChuckleCorner
A THANKSGIVING TUAfNY
 ACHE

"A YHANASGAvANN
 ACHE
 By Douglas Goodrich
 Many housewives get excited over Thanksgiving dinner, anu even turkeys lose their neads.
 One disrespectful young. gobbler remarked when his Pap lost ms: .erhat's another chop of the old block"
 Turkeys are sometimes sage birds--after they're stuffed.
 On Thanksgiving even non-danc- CTS join in the turkey-trot.
 And to crap shooters dice are "wish bones.'
 Thanksgiving dinners are sup posed to wind up with nuts, but some of the nuts at the table are wound up before they start.
 The cook has to stun the turkey; guests manage to stun themselves.
 And Willie Nilly calls the smith, CTS kid "Turkeylette", he's such q little sobbler.
 Any how, he can make Q lot of noise with a drum stick. Instead of turkey some people have c goose for dinner, others just lot of geese. If there is a rich uncle at table he gets plenty of every kind of sauce, Including appiesauce.
 circe is said to have turned mon | into swine. Given enough turkey a lot of folks can make hogs 0i themselves.
 Soup and nuts ana turkey, The dinner nil else uHufps; And it's perfectly plain if you don't get q pain Ag least yosl fcf n4e "burue,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

The New London Day brings to light an interesting fact. Prior to 1900 or about that time the successful gubernatorial can didate had to secure a majority of the votes cast and not mere plurality. Fail ure to do this threw the election into the Legislature It was strongly republican then and naturally picked the g.op. can didate. The Day intimates that on several occasions the democratic candidate lost the election because he could not secure clear majority. We've only had four demo- cratic governors in the last half century : Thomas M Waller (1882); Luzon 5. Morris (1892); Simeon B. Baldwin (191O); and Wilbur L. Cross (193O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Selected Poem
NOVEMBER MORNING

(Clara L. Baxter in The Christian Sciene Monitor) sThe sun came up deep rose, Casting rich purples On flock of clouds. The trees in leahess beauty Darkly etch their trunks Against the still green lawns. How thick the unveiled elm boughs now,- How rapierlike the thrust Of a white birch The upper branches have enmeshed themselves In intricate design, Their tops hattened Against the pale horizon line Like delicate, pressed sea weeds. IJnon n near maple. now and then perch A biueJay, a chickadee. a starling. overhead, q serrIed rank of gulls wing Inland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
A Thought for Today

But we will not boast of things without our measure. but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you'll Cor inthans, 1O:1S.
 We wound our modesty and make foul the clearness of our deservings, when of our selves we publish them.-Shakespeare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Daily Washington Merry y-Go-Round
-BY DREW PEARsoN and ROBERT s. ALLEN-

G- Round"sn Mor MeryG Capital Wh Offers Jobs Orders Lev Horny Ho President Ickes m Fd Housing Communications Commissioner Sukes Worries Him~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Robert E. Lee is still paroled prisoner of the Civil War according to the govern ment records. That ought to be removed. Lee is one of our outstanding military figures. Therefore, we can praise the efforts of the V. F. W. It proposes that the next session of Congress grant tuil amnesty to Lee We second that motion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Scientists say the human braln WorKs hardest in it's first year. That's while paoy is trying to figure out why all the groWn- ups around him are doing such crazy things.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

It's what we call pitiless publicity to publish the news that the King of Italy shot down a huge elephant in Italian Somaliland on November 15 in spite of the fact that "he is only five foot three inches tall and 65 years old.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Another sign of the times - Fatner Coughlin's National Union for Soclal Justice, which is probably worth watcnlng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

Yes, life is real, life is earnest, and all that. At the same time, the chief interest of half the civilized world seems to De concentrated on Princess Marlnas weo- ding trousseau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30
Horoscope
By oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that hu- man destiny is guided by the plan cts. the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrOlOger. In adut- tiop to information of general in- terests, it outlines information 0t special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-30

DECEMBER i To-day is not suitable to sign contracts. Be careful to avoid tricks of meanness and stinginess. The late afternoon is more fortu- nate for business and the evening is socially good. Birthdate You should be capable when in- animate matter such as papers, books, etc. Be careful of your health and avoid depression from April 26 through May 20 and July IA through August IS, 1885. Danger September 27 through
 Socially favorable June IA through 17, 1885. Answer correspondence or do clerical work December II and i2. 1884.
 Readers desiring additional inc formation regarding their horo- scopes are invited tO communicate with Ocinylne in care of this news. pnpcr. Enclose 3scent stamped
 neIf-nfdreascd envelope.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-12
Tribut,e's Grain, Livestock and
Market Report for Thurs, April IL
WALLSTREETPRCE
CHANGES WITHOUT
MUCH SIGNIFICANCE
Speculative Circles Encouraged
by Strength Of Bonds at
New Peaks

New York, April LIVESTOCK
market specialties accounted for
what little activity there was in
Thursdays session and price changes
generally seemed to be without any
important meaning.
While the strike situation at Detroit
still was highly indefinite, and WASH
ington news was what might be called
"spotty." speculative circles were en-
couraged by the strength Of bonds.
many Of which reached new peaks for
the past two years or more.
Silver and rubber futures moved up
moderately. but cotton was barely
steady and grains were inclined to
drift lower. International dollar
rates held to a narrow groove.
Shares Of Curtis Publishing pre-
ferred were up 5 and the common
gained 2. Industrial Rayon stepped
up more than 8. American beet SUI
gar preferred got up s and the COM
mon |. Armour preferred, .Celenese
and Baker Bros advanced to raound
2. Goodyear and u. s. Rubber rallied
about q point each and Firestone
firmed. Loew's, Paramount and War
ner Bros. recorded small advances.
American Telephone came back q
point and Consolidated Gas and Pub
lie Service Of New Jersey did better.
Most Of the rails and metals were
slightly under water and the motors
were hesitant.
Weakness Of grains was an unset
Ting element. The close was irregu-
lar. Transfers appropriated $780,
900 shares,
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Livestock
SO. ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK


South st. Paul, Mimi, April H.
R)-U. s. Dept. Agr.)-Cattle, 200;
opening slow on slaughter steers and
yearlings: about steady; few desir-
able lots $4,000: other killing classes
moderately active, fully steady: me-
dunn to. good cows 325-4.0O; big
weight heller 4.25-75; low cutter and
cutter COW 1.75-2.75; medium to good
light heifers 4.50-5.66; common and
medium bulls 2.4O-90; medium grade
stockers around 400 down; late We'd
neslay best 1914 lib. yearlings 6.25
shiwed that days full advance: calves
100: C.evenl better grades with.
weight fully steady; spots higher,
weights under 100 lbs. weak with close
sorts good to choice 40 lbs. up
4.50-5.50; odd head 600; under 100
lbs. down to 400.
Hogs 1000; fairly active, steady to
5 higher; good and choice 170-250 lbs.
mostly 3.65-75; top 3.75: bulk better
250-350 lbs. 325-65; bulk packing sows
2.s6-3.O0; desirable 13o-17O lbs. as
3.75; slaughter pigs mostly 2.25-75:
stock pigs largely around 200 and
below: average cost Wednesday 3.47;
weight 2l8 lbs.
Sheep 500: practically nothing done
early on light supply slaughter lambs:
early indications around steady on all
classes; sellers asking 900 and above
on best wooded lambs.
!" Dairy cattle-unchanged, medium
to good springers 35.00-50.O0; less at
tractive down to $500.
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CHICAGO

:. Chicago, April 12.-(R,-(U. s. Dep.
AgrD-Hogs, 1900 including 5000 di-
rect: slow, mostly lower than We'd
nesday: 17o-260 lbs, 4.00-10: top 40;
270-340 lbs. 3.75-40o: light lights
3.50-4.O0; good pigs 2.75-325: packing
sows 3,l0-35; light weight, 10000 lbs,
3.85-4.l0; medium weights, 200-250
lbs, 3.05-4.10: heavy weight, 25o-350
lbE, 3.76-4.O5: packing sows, medium
and good; 275-550 lbs, 3OO-5O; pigs,
good and choice, l00-130 lbs, 2.50-
$50.
Cattle, 5000; calves. 1000: fed
steers and yearlings strong to Is
higher; weighty steers up most; in
between grades showing maximum
advance: very few well finished light
cattle In crop; bulk light steers and
yearlings 5.25-650. but most weighty
steers bringing 625.7.26; choice 500
pound averages 7.65: other killing
classes stronger: yearling heifers 6.s5:
slaughter cattle and vealers: steers,
gold and choice $4,000 lbs, 6.35-7.7S:
900-ll00 .lhs.. 635-7.75; 1l00-l30O lbs,
650-T1S: l3o0-15c0 lbs, 6.25-T.76:
common and medium, 650-l30o lbs.,
4.26-6.50; heifers. good and choice,
560-750 lbs. 500-6.36: common and
medium. 350-5.00: COWS, good, 3.75-
$50; common and medium, 2.S5-3.7S:
low cutter and cutter. 1.o0-286: bulls
(yearliags excluded ~ coed. {beet)
3.lo-75: common and medium. AIS
as; vealers, eood and cholce- $40
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L|Qu|DATNC Sales
OF MAY HOLDINGS
FORCE CRAINSDOWN
Oats Falls to Within ~ Cents
Of Seasons Low Price
Record

Chicago. April 12.-(P-Liquidating
sales Of May holdings Of grain futures
broadened out late Thursday, with
corn, oats and barley leading conse-
quent decline Of prices.
Oats fell to within IL cents of the
seasons low price record, and barley
was off about 2 cents. General de-
sire was evident on the part OF hold
ers of nearby futures in oil grains to
liquidate. so as not to be forced to
take delivery of cash grain in May.
Wheat closed weak, lA-lh under
Wednesdays finish, May 85k-A, July
85h-9s: corn A-1M down. May 47A-
q, July sos: oats 1h-1M off, and
provisions unchanged to a decline Of
2 cents.
Scarcity Of buyers rather than
pressure Of offerings acted as drag
on wheat values. Downturns were in
the face Of continued dry weather
complaints both from spring and win
ter wheat belts. At one stage, rally
carried September delivery of wheat
to just above Wednesdays finish, but
the rise was transient.
Much of the time, the wheat mar
ket was at a dead standstill. Corn
and oats sympathized with wheat
weakness.
Provisions were firm. influenced by
pending tariff legislation.
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WHEAT FUTURES FINISH
DULL AT MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis, April 12.-tR-Wheat
futures dragged to dull and VIZ aker
finish foi the day when coalS. grains
began to break out on the low side.
There was sharp break in bar
ley futures that started the last re-
cession. This break accelerated a
decline in corn and oats. Liquida-
ton increased as the session drew
near the finish.
May wheat closed 1hc lower, July
INC lower, and September lc eff.
May oats closed lhc lower and
July lssc off. May and July rye
both closed 1hc lower while May and
July barley each closed 1ssc lower.
May flaw dropped ,ac while July fell
! cent.
Cash wheat undertone was firm 10
strong and there was a good demand
for offerings Of most any type. VIM
ter wheat receipts were light and
wanted. Durum was scarce with Of
ferings mostly Of inferior quality.
Corn demand was very good with
order buyers in search of offers. Oats
demand was a little better because of
blowing season and the need of feed.
Rye demand was good and it was
hard to buy anything near the bot
tom of the range.
Barley prices were very firm to
strong within ranges quoted and there
was good demand for anything di-
vertable into mailing mixtures. Flax
offerings were fair with demand
steady.
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CHICAGO POTATOES

Chicago. April l2.-(R)-(U. 8. Dep.
Agro-Potatoes. 1903; on track, 365;
total U. S. shipments, I'll; old stock,
table stock steady, seed stock dull;
suppl liberal, demand and trading
rather slow: sacked per cwt., U. s..
No. Idaho Russets, cars 1.65. 2
cars fine quality l.72h; Washington
Russets. combination grade, l car
l.471., 3 cars $50; U. S. No. 2, car
LAO; Red River section, Minnesota
North Dakota Early Ohios, most
stock being offered around $50, / car
l.55, car 1874: Nebraska Triumphs,
l car l.55; Wisconsin round whites, !
car l.55: North Dakota mixed red
and white partly graded, l car lis:
new stock steady, supplies moderate.
demand and trading moderate; Texas
sacked per cwt.. Bliss Triumphs
mostly 3.l0-20; Florida bu. crates. few
sales l.70-72h per crate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-12
e. ON TIN U E. y
0o0 DaOD ono
Jury Continues Its
Probe Into Affairs
OF Langer's Paper
Many Faces Seen

Many races Seen
Among those seen in the corridors
Of the federal building. presumably
here under government subpoena, are ]:
A. D. McKinnon. former head of
the state highway department and
now head Of the C.C.C. In North Da-
kota: John Williams, executive Sec
rotary Of the federal emergency re-
lief administration for the state; Ray
Smith, regulatory department; w. F.
McGraw. chief craftsman with the
state highway department.; H. G. Tay-
lor, head OF the federal bureau Of
public roads in North Dakota; L. H,
Sanderson, resident engineer with the
federal highway department; Paul
Yeater and Herman Leonhard, drafts
men with the highway department.
G. F. Meyers Of the beer commits
sion; Bert LaDue, rodman with the
highway department: James Hempel,
bookkeeper with the highway depart
ment: Harley G. McCready, drafts
man; Minnie D. Craig. member of the
federal emergency relief committee;
r. A. Craig, Esmond: r. H. Walker,
workmen's compensation bureau: Joe
Clifford, craftsman; G. O. French.
Bismarck.
Oscar Buttedahl, editor, ana Oscar
Chaput, business manager Of the
Leader" LANCER administration pub
lication: Margaret Fredericks, stenog-
rapher In the office Of Governor Lang
err; Harold Mcdonald, Leader solicitor:
Lars J. Siljan, editor, Mclean Coun-
ty Independent: j. E. Davis. presi-
dent Of the Dakota National Bank and
Trust company, Bismarck: James
Stark, Mandan, highway department
craftsman; r. M. Stangler, manager
Of the Bank of North Dakota; John
Dillon, rodman for the C.C.C.
Newspaper Folk, Too
Arthur e. Thompson, state super
intendent Of public instruction: E. j.
Conrad, publisher Of the Bismarck
Capital; Sam Clark. publisher, and
Mrs. Dorothy Register Of the State
Record; K. w. Simons, editor, Bis
marck Tribune; Walter J. Brophy,
highway department engineer in
charge Of the federal relief work road
projects: George Janda. federal land
bank, st. Paul. formerly Of the Bank
Of North Dakota: Carl Lewis, Bank Of
North Dakota.
r. A. Kinzer, formerly secretary of
the state relief COMMITTEES and now
with the game and fish commission;
A. A. Myer, assistant cashier, Dakota
National Bank and Trust company;
George Hellickson, Dickinson Press:
Arthur Timboe, Devils Lake Journal;
Adam Lefor, state bank examiner:
Paul G. Remington. jr., Bismarck
stock and grain broker; E. A. Toste-
win. publisher, Mandan Pioneer.