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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31
So They Say

had an adventurous trip; the
weather was frightful throughout
whore Gun ] get n cup OF tea?
Miss Jean Batten. arriving after
n 16,000-miio flight from London
to Australia.
] can tell you what happened. We
just shot the devil out Of them.
Frank Hamer, leader Of the am
bushcrs who killed Clyde Barrow
and Bonnie Parker.
All I know liz that l. lost hunk
OF money.
Constance Talmadgc, referring TO
her losses In the Hartman Bank
crash.
Timid paclfism and lazy pacinSm
are not enough. We have got to
be in n hurry about peace.
Miss Dorothy Dctzer, secretary
of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31
A Book a Day
ny BRUCE CATION
Finds Intellectuals
An Incapable Lot

When your reviewer was n great
deal younger and whole lot nicer
than he In now, he had a book Of
nursery rhymes In which there
was n poem about an oyster; an
oyster who was highly educated.
but who nevertheless had no brains
nj ALL
This oyster has certain points
or resemblance TO some OF our
prcscnt-day intellectuals. They
are educated, but essentially
rather dumb. And II you want
to get "a good laboratory view Of
Thorn. you might probably read
Tess Slcsinger's new novel. "The
Unposscsscd."
Miss Slesinger tells about tho
intellcctuals OF New York: the
owlishly profund and completely
futile folk who talk and talk and
talk and somehow manage TO
work themselves into the position
OF being completely disinhcrlted.
Her little clique of serious
thinkers Ii all hot and bothered
about tho revolution, and they
decide 10 start IL radical maya.
zinc 10 help things along. They
enlist the MD o ia group of ar
dent young Communicate untVcr.
sity students, and they get 80.
cioty woman to finance Il; and be-
cause they arc all no fundamen-
tally dizzy, In spite Of their fine
words, the magazine mover does
got off the ground.
For these people, rs Miss Slcs-
niger secs them. are not really
alive mt al. Their cnthusiaHms
are like their love affairs and
their gin--synthetic.
They have no roots and no hon
est backgrounds. They're smart
and sophisticated, but at bottom
they're like the oystcr--educ0ted.
but bralnless.
It's "a clever and bitter book,
this, Published by Simon and
Schuster. II sells for $3.50.
Copyright 1914, NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

q. Docs the United States own
tho embassy building IN Soviet
Russia?
A. Embassy quarters are now
icHsed from tho Soviet Union. but
the United States has plans soon
10 erect its own embassy building
there.
q. How old In Rosa PonseIle?
a. Thirty-six.
q. Do hair and nails grow after
death?
A. No. THAT IN a popular fai.
lacy not based on scientific data.
q. How much does the pressure
OF ocean water increase per foot
OF depth?
A. The pressure increases O.433a
pounds per square inch for ench
one foot IN depth.
q. When and where did the
Dcmpsey.FirpO fight take pIace?i
A. At the Polo Grounds, New
York city. September IA. 1928.
q. How many lawyers are there
In the United States?
A. The 1880 census enumerated
160.605 lawyers. judges and JUS
tices.
q. From what Office In Scotland
can birth records be obtained and
what Ia the cost?
A. Copy OF certificate of birth
may be obtained from the Regis
trar General, General Register
House, Edinburgh, Scotland. An
extract OF an entry may be OBJ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

Bishop Edmund +. Gibbons of Albany,
N. " spoke not merely to the Knights OF
Columbus of his state but TO every citizen
Of this nation when he declared this week
that the indecent film must CO. He urged
Catholics and particularly the Knights OF
Columbus to boycott the indecent film. II
is his contention that the father and
mother must take the responsibility for
the attendance of the youth of the nation
at demoralzng picture shows. And he's
quite right.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

A private school in an Ohio city is in
augurating an educational tour of certain
historic spots in the state. Twenty-Five
pupils, accompanied by as many adults
teachers and parents will make two
day motor tour Of the places selected.
They will go TO some Of the Indian
Mounds, other places OF geological inter-
est and TO some early settlements. An
authority on Indian trails al the state will
oe along 10 share bis knowledge with the
youngsters Much Of It, no doubt, will be
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31
Our Chuckle
Corner
OLD DOC HICKS SAYS
by Steve Roundtrcc

by Steve R0undtrce
That judging from the number
OF things said to be resting thereon,
the knees OF the gods are very
popular "JointH."
That he considers "neclsing" an
essential part OF courtshlp. Other
wise, how In hemlock Is the hus-
band to get the stransle-hold
later!
That erysipelas Ii not necessar.
lily disease OF the ears, nor pto-
maine poisoning an infection Of tho
toes.
That IL Cupid is blind, he's a
good shot just the same.
That IL Boobies ear aches, don't
worry. It's al In his head.
That the thumb Of circum.
stance Outlines leaves the imprint
OF q felony.
That these freaks who swallow
nails and screws and bolts, all be-
gin a. lacks collectors.
And that after everything else
has failed 70 remove . tape worm.
one might try a snake charmer.
4 wooden leg offers ~ least one
advantage over the natural one
sou can tack your socks 10 u.
And doctor Should know hia
scents. keep hin centas and. alto
aofher, be . man Of sense.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

tanned on payment OF two shilllngs
Tnd one penny.
q. What IL the value OF United
States half dime dated 1858?
a. They are catalogued at s 10
10 cents.
o. IL William .. Hart, the for.
mer flm star. living?
A. Yes
O. How old arc Jackie Cooper
and Sue Collins, OF the movies?
A. jackie Cooper III 10 years old
and Sue Collins six years old.
y. Who were the Anzacs?
a. The name In composed Ut the
initial letters OF the words, Aus
tralIa New Zealand Army corps
and was used to designate the
Australian military forces In the
World war. II was coined by tho
troops themselves while they were
In the Lcvant.
Q: What does the name Uirich
mean?
A. Mid ruler.
". How many employees has the
RingIing Brothers and BarnuD
and Bailey circus?
A. About 1900.
@. What is the average size and
weight of adult male tigcrsY
A. They average about D ~ feet
long, and a 10 foot tiger weighs
about 500 pounds.
@. Name the mayor Of Philadel-
phia.
A. J. Hampton Moore.
@. What II spice?
A. An aromatic vegetable sub.
stance used for seasoning food.
Q. How old IL the king Of tho
Belglums?
A. He was born November ..
1901.
~ yOn want copy OF our bui-
lefin Training the Child, write %
the Waterbury Democrats wash.
IngtOn bureau. enclosing i've cents
IN postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31
HISTORY

Henry II. Peck, prominent In the
mercantile life Of Waterbury, wus
born In Berlin In 1888. In 1857 he
entered the dry goods concern Of
u. IL N. q. Miller. about three
years later coming TO this city and
starting In business for himself In
Waterbury with Charles Miller.
first IN BaIdwin's block under the
name Miller 70, Peck, later remov.
ing 10 the HOtchklbs block and Still
later to the South Main location.
this being one Of the few stores Of
Waterbury thGt dates from no early
d period and carries tho original
Arm name, Miller a. Pcck's still 50.
Ing strong at the South Main ioch.
ton; y. y. Juds0n was born In 1914
and started business for himself In
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31
Lower Fire Losses

At the thirty-eighth annual convention
of the National Fire Protection Associa-
ton three points were stressed as essen
tial in fire prevention work in cities. They
were the control of arson, the retention Of
full equipment and man-power in the face
of demands for retrenchment, and better
building construction.
That progress has already been made in
these lines is shown in the drop in national
fire losses during the past two years.
Fires in 1882 cost the country $50,OO0,00O
less than in 1881. The drop in 1888 was
$50, 100000 Convictions in arson cases
have increased, tending to put check on
arson plots 1t is said that many false
alarms are intended to draw fire-fighting
apparatus away from neighborhood
while an insured building is set ablaze
Punishment for turning in false alarms is
obviously important, If the guilty parties
can be caught. Prevention is better
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

Sixteen men are going TO toll l40 days
cleaning the Washington Monument in the
nations capital. There's SIS feet of stone
work TO scrub and it certainly will mean
quite few skinned knuckles before the
job is done. Wish somebody would clean
up our Carrie Welton fountain It's high
time this aged monument received a scrub.
bling of some description.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

Some days back there was talk about
spending less money on Identification of
our state highways. The idea came from
the Rural Roads Improvement Association
or some similar group and was one of
many proposed No doubt it was pro-
voked by the fact that a previous speaker
had startled the gathering by declaring
that the dirt road appropriation OF $3,-
100000 annually was in danger. No
phase of highway work in Connecticut
has been of greater advantage in putting
the state on high plane than that OF
roadside Identification. II is now en-
trusted to distinct bureau of the high
way department. And well il might be. 1t
was enough at one time for the average
road to be but wide path cut across the
countryside. Today our attitude towards
roadways has changed. We want some.
thing that will blend with the contour of
the land, with the natural surroundings.
Therefore, we adopt various precautions
in laying out rights of way. We do not
rip out ruthlessly trees, shrubs, and other
growing things. We utilize the gifts of
Mother Nature - the rocks, the trees and
hills, the valleys - to proper advantage.
We hope that Connecticut will never
abandon the experiment that has become
so necessary an accompaniment to her
bodybuilding program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

Nathaniel Hawthorne's old home in
Concord is now open to the public for the
first time. The house, which was actually
built in 1869 but occupied by Hawthorne
in 1912, has just been acquired by Mrs
Charles Davis Jameson and Mrs George S
Reyes of Concord and their first thought
was to make the place available for public
inspection. The house is said to have re-
manned unchanged since being built, save
for addition of dormer and bay window.
In one of the parors the original wall
paper can still be seen. Even some of
the original furniture has been retained.
The home is but one of the many of his
torical value worthy of visit in colonial
New England
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

II. G. Wells says there'l be another big
war in 1910. Maybe by that time Profess
sor Picard will have his light engine per-
fected and we can fly TO the moon, where
it's less IOOny.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31
DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY O-ROUND
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Fleets Return to Pacific Shows Mailed Fist Japanese
President Believes OreMtas Respect Only Signs of Force
Fleet Brought to Atlantic Only to "Sel Building Pro-
gram; +. D. r. Most "NGvCI- Minded Of Nations Chief
Executives.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

There is still much speculation in this
city about the ACCESSIBILITY of placing
trolley tracks along that section of Thorn
aston avenue in Waterville which is to be
repaved. At one time It was believed that
with the new highway through the willie
tracks would end perhaps at the foot OF
Homer street. OF course, Waterviles
factories demand certain service at reg.
ular hours during the working day. The
trolley is believed TO be better for this
purpose. However, the bus has proved in
the last year that il could actually sup
plant the trolley for such purpose. II Is
not our purpose TO preach policy to the
trolley campany but as the tendency is
toward motorization and abandonment OF
rails the Watervile run certainly looked
an ideal opportunity to test out the theory.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

Making money IL like fishing says
philosopher. Most fishermen. though.
don't get rich probably because they're
more interested In fishing than In riches.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-31

Al vehicles must be lighted not later
than s:46. daylight time. tonight
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02

moment become frantic from the fly
bites and race away and kill him, was
talking to his horses in a desperate ef-
fort to control Manipulating, COM
manding, %entreating them to stand
still. And at intervals he prayed for
rescue.
Patch was saved by the cowboys,
who united him from the perilous pos
ition on the coach wheel. The posse
men examined the coach and attempt
ed to follow the trail Of the bandits,
but no trace of them was ever found.
That was the toughest experience q
Deadwood coach driver ever had and
still come out of it alive, and that was
the most terrible bombardment q
Deadwood coach ever experienced.
Coaches were shot up now and then
at Lance Greek and at Lightning Greek,
two favorite lurking places for robbers,
but the treasure-coach robbery at Can
yon Springs was the only wholesale
murder of that kind ever done by ban
dts in these parts.
$50, I think the Deadwood stage
coach has earned the right to repose
under the canopy of Miles City. It
helped to make history in the West"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02
SUM FOR
FALLS AIRPORT
GRANT BOOSTED FROM $1,000 TO
$4,000 BY CIVIL WORKS AD-
MLNISTRATION

Allotment under the civil works
program for improvements to tho
Great Falls municipal airport has
been increased from 1884 to $23,-
900. Ed Klies, chairman, and G. r.
Busha, Jr, secretary, Of the city air.
port commission, were so advised Q
few days ago by Fred b. Sheriff, Of
Helena, state airport supervisor Of
the Montana aer0nautics commission.
OF the $4,000 appropriation $18,5 $50
has been allotted for labor and $4,42O
for materials, the officials were advised.
The entire expense is to be borne by
the federal government, however, Great
Falls city officials agreed to furnish the
gravel used and some of the teams.
Great Falls officials were much elated
upon receiving the good news which
followed a visit. to Helena recently BY
Mayor Martin G. Grinde and Messrs.
Klies and Busha at which they made
an appeal for a supplementary ap-
preparation to make improvements they
were assured that more money would
be made available.
Since then a force under City En-
gineer. C. E. Anderson has made pre-
liminary surveys at the airport, placed
stakes and got the grounds in readiness
for the work, and there are already a
few CWA men on the job.
It is anticipated that not less than
100 workmen will eventually be put on.
The work includes the construction Of
a landing circle and graveled runways
across the field.
The original appropriation provided
for two graveled runwayS. With the adj
ditional sum allotted, it was said, the
city will be enabled to build four run
ways of plant-mix road oil surface.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02

dead and also Hatch, the driver, had
disappeared.
1.-THE cowboys followed a trail Of blood
which came from the stage coach. After
a ride Of several miles, they found the
vehicle deserted amid the trees up in
the mountains. They arrived in time
to avert another tragedy.
"The robbers had smashed open the
treasure box, removed the bullion and
made their escape. With fiendish
cruelty, they had tied Patch, whom they
had compelled to pilot the coach into
the hills, to one of the coach wheels,
leaving the team to run away.
1T was in the middle of summer and
the team was covered with deer flies,
the bite of which is said to be enough to
madden a statue. Patch, terrified by
the thought that his team might at any
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02
By LON COOK,
Publicity Director, Milwaukee Railroad.

Z uOAAClty O1IcCSOE, MILWAUKEE, ndAlIOdu
They're putting the old-time stage
coaches IN pedestals now and spread
ing canopies over them. They're writ
ing soliloquies and epitaphs for these
time-worn, sand-pocked, bullet-scarrec
hacks, pointing to the days when
The West was q hell-roaring adj
venture of the frontier.
Rough-and-ready bad men shot
from the hip.
The slowest on the draw died
with his boots on.
Robbers infested the lurking
places along roadways and relieved
passengers and stage treasure boxes
Of gold and jewels.
Indians put on the warpath
sought scalps and plumber from the
whites.
Life at its best was always raw
and the unexpected usually was
worse than the folks ever figured
On.
There was a time in the early days
of the West when stage coaches were de
luxe c~onveyances for travel across the
wide spaces and over hot sands to the
green slopes of the ocean country.
That was the only way to go places,
unless one rode "hossback" or chose
the slow-moving covered wagon.
But travel by stage was uncertain and
wearying. Road agents and Indians
made life miserable for passengers and
drivers, and scarcely a single n of
these old crates" escaped without at
least n exciting robbery.
Either a lone bandit OF a gang of
outlaws would surprise the coach as it
turned a curve on a lonely road. The
robbers usually made fast work Of their
illegal trade. Sometimes the passen-
gers, the armed guards and drivers
would surrender; sometimes the guards
would fight it out with the robbers and
as a result many a bloody battle has
been fought along these desert
thoroughfares Of the West.
Halt! Put up your hands and come
tumbling down." was the customary
command of the bandits.
"Al right, but don't shoot" some
times was the reply of passengers and
drivers; but at times the answer was a
shower of lead and the battle was on
to the end when either the robbers
or guards we're dead.
Life along these highways of the West
is quite different now. Modern in
ventions have wrought a definite
change in all that used to be in the
days when the stage coach was in its
prime. About all the stage coach can
do in the way Of action at present is to
race its few days of glory in the an
nual rodeos of the West.
But the stage coach held on grimly
in many sections of the West long af-
ter railroads had become routine in
cross-country travel. Isolated hill dis
tricts still were served by the numbering
four-wheeled coach.
Then came the automobile and the
notorious, later developed into the
swanky, commodious motor coach.
In a few out f-the-wa places, how
ever, the stage coach continued to roll
its creaking wheels as the driver
cracked his long whip popping in the
air just above the rumps of his mus
tangs.
Then came the airplane.
What could a self respecting stage
coach do in competition with an air
plane? Nothing at all could the old
stage coach do against an airplane-
a surprisingly fast c%ontraption that
spans the continent in about ten hours
The stage coach, battered and valiant
I veteran, yielded to the inevitable and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02
Beer Licenses Issued At Helena

Bcct LACcnS0 ISueQ u IHcdcA1
More than 800 retail beer licenses IN
der the new state law have been issued
thus far by the state board of equali-
nation, it was announced a few days
ago. Hotel and restaurant licenses hav-
ing both been abolished by the new
law passed by the extra session Of the
legislature, the licenses are confined
to four classes, wholesale, brewery. re-
tail and club. More than 800 retail IL
lenses had been mailed up to a few
days ago. This fee was cut from $500
to 5000. There are six breweries in the
state and the brewery license is $3.50 a
year. Wholesale licenses are $500 and
club Licensees, $50.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02
Custom Officer Goes East for Parle

Custom Officer Goes East for Farley
William H. BARLEY. collector of Gus
toms in the Montana-Idaho district.
left recently for Washington, D. c.,
where he was called with other collect
ors of the United States, for a confer
ence with the secretary of the treasury.
At the conclusion of this conference the
collectors will 60 to the customs bureau
for an informal discussion OF customs
work.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02

A program of game and fish conser-
walton has been drafted by the Ken
lucky state game and fish commission
with the aid of the American Game
association.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02

Nevada produced approximately $780,
600 tons of hay last year.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-02

Photos" m~ LON o@ Pmy Director Milwaukee a Cuts | daMT fines
pPmS ye cass IN a drilling ~e ate rdo ehbhon the only opportunity for actor III" odd raa~"
passengers come nmMngw out" Ia9-TmW Woods Of Butte frontier dr wo els of tragic battles
bnuen bmds and stage coach guards
Evening star., 1934-08-29

parently awkwardly- produced fore
hand are his only weaknesses.
Sidneys' match against Jack Craw-
ford in the Australia-America tie
proved him to be great general
throughout the whole match he knew
exactly what he wanted to do and he
did it so easily that his game seemed
nonchalant.
Sidney is most dangerous when in
difficult situation. He just seems to
get all keyed up and produces bril-
liant tennis. On the other hand,
when he gets into a difficult situation
against player whom he should de-
feat, he's likely to become nervous and
pull his shots That may account Tor
some of his rather surprising defeats.
Although there are many players
who are capable of emerging victorious
from this national championship,
something seems to tell me that the
greatest opposition, on paper, appears
to come from Wilmer Allison, Frank
Shields, or Sidney Wood. But there
also are many dark horses who are
likely to upset the book and find head
lines for themselves during the week.
(Copyright. 1884. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1934-08-29
In CHESS CIRCLES
BY FRANK. b. WALKER =

tonka, Mimi, in 1900, and was first
called the Northwestern Chess Asso-
citation, afterward shortened to West
ern. Tournaments have been held
annually since 1880.
The officers for the American Chess
Federation were officers in the West
ern Chess Association.
The tourney of the Western ASso-
citation ended with banquet at which
prizes amounting to $500 were given
90 of the 80 entrants. The chief
prizes were carried of by New York
City players.
THE book of the world champion
ship match of 1884 between DR..
Alexander Alekhine and E. D.
Bogoljubow is out. 1t was edited by
Fred Reinfeld and Reuben Fine,
young New Workers, both of whom
are in the forefront of American
players. Fine already is mentioned
in connection with the world cham
pionship.
Concerning this match the British
Chess Magazine for July says this
series is of high theoretical value,
as for instance in the queens gambit
accepted" Having played the queens
pawn openings in matches for over
80 years, the match, in my opinion,
made decided changes in the conduct
of the opening. Those changes are
fully and clearly set forth by analysis
and diagrams. The book appears to
be well prepared, and can be obtained
from Fred Peinfeld 2265 NeWbolC
avenue, New York City, for SIPS.