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The Washington times., 1934-12-15


everywhere. Every scar and
stain, every cluster of filth,
mercilessly barred. Humans
stripped, too. All their weak
ness revealed. Mean eyes,
weak chins, furtive hands.
shambling feet-what miserable
messes they were! What could
you do for creatures like that?
What could they do for them
selves?
1 sat high up in an office
looking down at it all-Wonder-
Observation-Disclosures
1 wanted to do something. But
I couldn't. And I was hurt be-
cause couldn't. Then l hated
them because 1 hurt.
UGLINESS
What was life all about, any
way? What were people all
about? What was the sense OF
all this suffering-this hopeless
ugliness? Even if one had the
power, what could one do with
material like that? Those SELF
ish, stupid, cowardly, silly little
animals -scuttling along dirty
streets-hiding like rats, in
drab houses.
How contemplate it all was!
Not even large enough to be
tragic. Little, shabby lives. =.
sordid desires. lacking beauty,
dignity or purpose. My own
as bad as the rest. Why
go on-struggling, sorrowlng,
hoping-in a world like that?
1 sat down at my deSk-tried
to work. Typed a page-tore
it up-typed another. No use.
There was no sense in it. No
sense in me. No sense in any.
thing. He'll! I stood up
walked to the window again
stopped!
The wind had fallen. The
ugly glare that had made every.
thing seem Soiled and cheap
had disappeared. Now, slowly,
from some far source, a soft,
blue twilight was sitting down.
Faint turquoise first-barely a
mist - but the hard edges
blurred, the crude outlines
crumbled.
Now it was deepening-dark.
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mo Invalid Is Incurable''
The True Goal of Science

Patricia Mcguire has recently back to the world of the
living.
After years and nine months of sleep from which nothing
could awaken her. she responds commands written and
placed before her eyes.
The reawakenng of the girl after nearly every method
to science had failed is solemn warning to those scientists
who advocate euthanasiahe painless termination of lives
of hopelessly ncurable invalids
Patrica's proves that there is always hope
that science should think twice before it departs
from role saving human e that takes crushing
responsibility when it dares to end
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Books for Modern Youth
A Sound Idea

American school children will be better able learn good
English by studying speeches made by President Roosevelt
books written by worthwhile living authors than by porng
prose and poetry produced centuries ago.
Teachers of English, attending national convention, take
this extremely intelligent stand
They point that whereas pupils interested in modern
books they forced to study volumes written in style in
which Americans neither speak write.
We heartily subscribe to the effort to substitute living Amer
literature for outmoded English literature texts for
beginners, at least.
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and we have been concerned
about him, because the news
papers have not revealed
whether he succeeded in getting
off or not.
So, between the King of
Siam and Queen Mary's new
hat and Otto, we haven't even
had time to worry about what
is happening to ex-King AL
fonSo and his family, or the
King of Sweden'S tennis game.
or whether King Carol is still
keeping company with Magda
LupeScu.
copyright. 1894. by King Features
Syndicate, Ine4
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

It is getting more and more
difficult to keep track of the
various royalties and former
royalties of Europe, and mat
ters have not been made any
simpler by the bombshell re-
Gently hurled into the situation
by Queen Mary.
Queen Mary has been the one
serene and stable institution in
a world that is in a state of
turmoil, and she has always
given us a needed and comfort
ing reinsurance. If she can be
shaken by the existing unrest
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

to the extent of adding a POM
pom to that hat which lovers Of
the established order had every
reason to believe would remain
conservatively unpomponned re-
gardlesS of world upheavals,
then we have an uneasy feel
ing that things are breaking up,
like river ice in February.
People expect to be startled
occasionally by some queens
and rather Like it. A pompon
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

House loses
at least a
portion of
t h e support
he gave the
New Deal.
R a yburn'S
decision t o
quit the race
was by his
ow n choice
and decision
to which he
c a m e after
long scrutiny
of the we'll
known writ
ipo IN the
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
By Frank Sullivan

That accomplished, he could go
out and come back in the right
way. with an escort of troops, a
fanfare of trumpets and cathe-
dral bells Ginning.
Otto may be correct in think
ing there is a future in pre-
tending, but it may be, King
Prajadhipok of Siam who really
has the right slant on the
thing. The last we heard of
Prajadhipok he wanted to get
off his throne and stay off,
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

Building like
empty boxes,
smeared and
set on end.
Black claws
of branches.
cl u t c h / n g
rags of sky.
Like S t r a y
dogs, people
drifting ann
lesSly.
A dr. e a r y
daV A drearY
W orl d. N o
beauty. N o
friendline S S.
~ - ~
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

Farmer-Labor-
ite H e n ri k
Shipstead. He
advocated the
e | e C t o n of
Pro G r eSsive
Robert M. La
Toilette, jr.
H e W e n t
in t o o t h e r
States to elect
a Democratic
governor and
a Democratic
candidate for
the House.
All of Nye's
ca n d i d ateS
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Utility Regulation
Speed 1t Up

CORPORATION Counsel E. Barrett Preyman has prepared
bill designed speed up court procedure appeals from de-
cons the Public Utilities Commission He wants to know
what the people of Washington think about it.
The purposes of the bill to to be highly desirable
and are, in fact DOWNRIGHT NECESSARY to correct a
condition which often works to the disadvantage Of the GUS
toners of utilities in the District.
Utility regulation in the District unfortunately comp
Gated because effect have here TWO UTILITY COM
MISSIONS
One the District and called by law the Public
Utilities Commission The other sits in the courthouse and
is called the District Supreme Court.
These commissions frequently fail to eye to eye on
a matter of utility regulation.
The result that the people of the District go before
Public Utilities Commission and prove case against
certain utility obtaining order of the Commission to COM
pei the utility to do specified thing. And then after the
case has the utility take the case into
court and has to be tried all again with any amount
of evidence being heard at the trial appeal
The BILL as understand it, does not purpose to deprive
the utility corporations of their right to appeal to the courts
of law It preserves the right Of the corporations
to appeal when the orders of the commission would amount
to confiscation of their property.
But the bill would limit power of the take
evidence the facts in the Commission
had heard testimony the and had reached decision
based on that evidence.
Utility cases when they are taken to the courts DRAG
ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS and in the meantime the pub
lie deprived of the benefit of speedy execution OF the
Commissions orders.
some OF tns oelay IS uhquesuodO4y que W ne
Of evidence the facts and to the additional fact that the
companies allowed introduce before the court evidence
which may been introduced before the Commission
Mr. Prettymans bill also would introduce another innova
ton the proceedings of the Public Utilities Commission
This innovation would provide for reconsideration of
order Of the Commission application OF the company
affected by the order.
This procedure might have the effect of eliminating
Of the court delays in ITSELF through giving the company
opportunity to clear up doubt which might have to
the feeling the commission and the theory which
the Commission acting in issuing its orders
Regardless of how may look at the details of the Pretty
bill all will agree that is desirable to speed up and
simplify the job of regulating the utilities
The principles of the Prettyman bill not They
already in effect many States and have been agatd
here for time.
We hope Congress will give the bill consideration with
view to beneng the great of Washngonians who deal
with the utilities.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Wise Words

Go, poor devil; get thee gone!
why should I hurt thee. 1nN
world surely is wide enough 70
hold both thee and me.-Sterne.
Women wear the breeches'-
Burton.
Literature is luxury; fiction
is a necessity.-Chesterton.
Excess of sorrow laughs, ex'
cess of Joy weeps.-Blake.
No one can be happy without
virtue.-Cicero.
Justice must tame, whom
mercy cannot Win.-SaVille.
Let each one turn his mind TO
his own troubles.-OVid.
What you do not want Is dear
at a farthing.-Cato.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
The Greatest Show
On Earth
By John SnUre, T.

Out Of the SpeakerShip race
goes Representative Sam Ray
burn of Texas, and the White
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

WYE RECOGNlZED Russia.
w Now it is just as we'll to recognize
what we recognized.
It is the same old Russia as under the
Czars.
X y
nate massacre of opponents of the despotism,
whether those slaughtered be guilty or inno-
cent of crime.
X y
There is the same old conflict for position
and power in which the masses are trampled
under the feet of the battling factions.
EXTRACTS from an editorial uUhich appeared in Hear.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

won. he claims:
81 may not be able to do much
with the Republican party but 1
certainly put over the others.
Copyright. 1884. The Washington IlmeSp
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
The Blue Veil

All day I've been edgy. 1t
was that sort of a day. Rest
less and gaunt. Gray glare OF
light=a gnaWing. gritty wind.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

, DdS to be giUen the final Dord.
But the word never came.
The White House, Garner. and
Farley were as silent as the
tomb. Realizing the portent of
the silence. Rayburn quit.
And it is only natural that
Mr.. Rayburn cannot be expected
to give the New Deal as firm
backing as he did last year.
Economy WdS the Wdtchword
of the Democratic party Uhen
President RooSeUelt wdS nomi-
mated.
Expenditures Were to be cut.
Some question the extent to
which this program has been
carried out. There is one place,
however, where the usual type
of economy has been applied.
When the Executive Offices
were reconstructed at the White
House, Steve Early, White House
secretary, decided that the tele-
phone in the press room for use
of all scribes was too expensive.
1t cost $3.50 per month or
$1,8OO a year.
So Steve ordered it taken out
and those men who have no pri-
vate wires are in a bad spot
when "hot" news breaks.
And they don't approve OF
that type of economy. especially
when they stroll around the
lobby and gaze upon the neD
and artistic cuSpidorS Which
once bore tags indicating that
they cost the taxpayers $40 per
Spittoon.
Exceedingly active these days
in the Senate munitions inveSti-
CATION, Senator Gerald p. Nye
of North Dakota finds it no
more strenuous than were the
days of prediction campaigns.
A Republican himself, Nye en-
tered the political field last fall
to campaign for variety of can
didates. He took the stump for
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

Utility regulation in the District is unfortunately compli
Gated because effect have here TWO UTILITY COM
MISSIONS
One sits in the District and is called by law the Public
Utilities Commission The other sits in the courthouse and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05

they are short in that suit, you
can do them no harm by leading
it, as they also will be in posi-
tion to ruff.
Why not start your attempt to
win your tricks in the side suits
which the opponents, by their bid
ding, have indicated are their
weakness? Open the queen of
clubs. 1t Immediately knocks out
the declarer's ace.
Now, IL he decides to establish
the diamonds, you are in with the
ace, can cash two club tricks, and
the declarer still must lose a
trump.
II you open the ace Of dia-
monds, followed by the deuce. the
declarer will win the second dia-
mond with the king, and lead two
rounds of trump, which estab-
fishes Vests jack. The ace of
hearts then is cashed and a heart
ruffed.
Declarer now leads the queen OF
diamonds and discards club. West
can run with his jack whenever
he wishes, and all the declarer will
lose on the hand Is the ace Of dia-
monds and trump.
(Copyright 1894, MICA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05
Trinity Bridge
Tomorrow Night
Models Selected Fer Fash
ion Show At The
Hotel Elton

Mary Carlotta and Yvonne Sher-
well, daughters of Mr. and Mrs q
Butler Sherwell of Hillside ave.
nue., Frank Kenney, son Of Mr. and
Mrs Frank j. Kenney of Farming
ton avenue, and Ann Godfrey
daughter of DIR and Mrs Edward
J. Godfrey of Willow street. all
children of members of the Trinity
College Alumnae, will act as mod.
els at the fashion show and bridge
which Is being sponsored by the
Trinity Alumnae tomorrow evening
at at Hotel Elton. Other models
will include: Misses Mary Gull,
foile, Dorothy Kunde, Lillian KSi-I
sey, Armande F'rechette, Gertrude
Carewe and Jean Warner. The
fashion show will precede the card
playing and will start promptly al
8 O'Clock. No guests will be seated
during the fashion show.
Mrs Frank Kenney, president Of
the local chapter, is chairman OF
the arrangements committee and
is being assisted by Mrs Ralph
Vaughn, Mrs d. T. Farington, Jr,.
Mrs NJ. Francis Mcdonald. Mrs
william X. Lawlor, and Mrs Jo-
seph Herman. Other committees
include: publicity, Mrs G. Butler
Sherwell, chairman, assisted by.
Mrs Earle Carey, Mrs Richard
Hinchey and Mrs Edward B. Me-
Elligott; prizes, Mrs Thomas No
Ian, chairman, Miss Helen Bell
veau and Miss Marion Van Due-
sen; floor, Mrs Edward Godfrey.
M. Louise Martin, Lillian Manga
marc, Marguerite Dwyer. Mary
Colina, Patricia Grady. Helen
O'Brien, Katherine Jackson and.
ticket committee, Mrs Charles Nc
earthly, chairman. assisted by Miss
Cecilia Jackson, Mrs John G.. Gill
martin and Collette DAILY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05
YMCA Notes

Reports on arrangements for the
lecture and exhibition. "Adven-
lures in Science" will be heard
tonight at the meeting of the en-
tertanment committee of the In
dustrial Foremen's club at the Gen.
trail Y tonight at 1880. Arthur Du-
bois Is chairman of the committee
The lecture will be held at Buck
ingham hall the 18th, 18th and
18th.
DR. Alfred C. Dreher will repeat
his talk given at a pr>yious session
on "Why We Eat Food and How
Our Bodies Consume It," at the
forum to be held at the Brooklyn
Y branch Monday night at 8
o'clock. illustrating the address
with drawings and charts. Ali
members of the and the general
public are invited to attend. Ar
thur Purinton will preside.
st. Lucy's basketball team will
sponsor dance at the North End
Y this evening. A program of en-
tertainment will also be presented.
About three hundred are expected
to be in attendance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05

dance, have announced that plans
have been completed for the event.
Their assistants include: Misses
Margaret Sullivan, Marie Clifford,
Julia Calvin, Vivian Malta, Rita
Flaherty, Margaret Tehan. Ann
Plangas, Ann Cronan, Betty Nc
Grath, Mae McElligott, Betty Rice,
Mildred Delaney, Mary Iacoyino,
Georgianna, s v n s, Dorothy
Neville, Margaret Guilfoile, Alice
Powers. Margaret Sutton. Helena
Fiore, Rose Mccarthy, Ann 'Dzinski,
Mary Finn and Theresa Healey.
Members Of the ball committee
include Julia Calvin, chairman;
assisted, by Margaret Fitzmaurice,
Margaret Fitzgerald, Mary Ippo-
Tito, Mildred Deseteaux and Mrs
Louis Fucito. Other committees in
clude: Refreshments, Margaret
Carroll, Mrs Louis Fucito, Mary
Ryan and Ann Cronin; orchestra,
Marie Clifford, chairman; Margaret
Connolly, Margaret Grennan and
Anna DUANE; program and print
ing, Margaret Carroll, chairman:
Mary Mates, Evelyn Sirica, Margesy
Deconick and Eleanor Juliano and
publicity, Eleanor Hayden, chair
man, and Mae McElligott and
Mary Ryan assisting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05
CONTRACT BRIDGE
by VIM. +. MCKINNEY
Secretary CT the American Bridge League
Opener Decides Game y Poor Lead By Opponent Would
Give Declarer An Extra Trick, But Proper Play
Would Set Him One.
Solution to Previous
Contract Problem

The best test of real player
is, how good are his opening leads
when on the defensive? In con-
tract, people too often consider
only their own hands. Analyze the
bidding and then don't. just blindly
make a lead, hoping that it will
work out to your advantage.
A lead on which q great many
players make mistake occurs
when they hold ace and Of q
suit--they lead the ace and follow
with the low card, hoping to get a
ruff.
In to-day's hand, IL the ace of
diamonds is led, followed by the
deuce, the declarer can make five
odd, while, with the natural OPEN
ing. the game contract will be de-
feated
The bidding indicates that North
and South have plenty of trump,
but that both are lacking in high
cards. However, the distribution
might be good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05
Santa Maria Circle
.Initiates Members

Five new candidates were initial
ed at the meeting of Santa Maria
circle, Daughters of Isabella at Hi
bernian hall last night, in the cam
spaign to increase membership In
the organization by at least 100 be-
fore June. A report read indicated
that the recent card party was n
success. Mrs Margaret Creamy was
chairman of the committee In
charge and was assisted by Mrs
Margaret McCarroll, Mrs L. Can.
dee, Mrs John Maloney.. Mrs D
Hurley, Miss May Brophy and Miss
Bea Shea.
Arrangements for the 22d ami
versary celebration on May Ia
were made. The place has not been
selected as yet. Mrs Mary Greaney
Is chairman of the committee In
charge of arrangements.
The committee in charge of the
cake sale at Miller & Peck's store
tomorrow consists of the chairman
Mrs Julia Delaney, Mrs M. Greaney
and Mrs John Maloney.
A play, "Henry's Wedding" will
be given on the 26th and 9th in
Buckingham hall. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05
Philafhea Class Play
Presented Yesterday


sTgew Melodies" was the title of
4 short play presented yesterday
afternoon by members OF the PHI
lathea class at the meeting of the
Women's Missionary and Social
Union Of the First Baptist church.
The play. was an adaptation from
: q book which the society has been
studying, and was coached by Miss
Thelma d. Race, director OF re-
Iigious education.
Those who took part were Mrs
William A. Robbins, Mrs John H.
Foster, Mrs Arthur L.. Purinton,
Mrs William Van Tassel, Miss
Mabel Litt1ehales, Mrs John A.
Gray, Mrs william Hall, Mrs
Mollie Hammond, Mrs Loren
Burner, and Mrs Maud A. Marg-
graft.
Mrs, Wilbur Allen presided. The
hostesses were Mrs William Stahl
and Mrs Fred Willetts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05

Rev Matthew j. Judge officiated
at the wedding of Miss Katherine
Theresa Keefe, daughter of Mrs
Bessie Keefe of arr.ngton avenue
and Delphis Anthony Dufresne,
son of Mr. and Mrs Alphonse Du-
fresneof Field street, which took
place this morning at s o'clock at
the Sacred Heart church. The
nuptial mass which followed was
alsco celebrated by Father Judge
and a special program of nuptial
music was rendered. under the di-
rection of Miss Georgianna Wolfe,
organist, with Francis Sheehan as
soloist.. Miss Mae Elizabeth keefe
was the maid of honor ond only
attendant of the bride, and Will
liam Dufresne was the best man.
The bride was attired in gown
of white satin trimmed with orange
blossoms and wore a veil of IRISH
cluney lace. She carried Il bridal
bouquet of white roses, lilies of the
valley and swarsonia. Her attend
ant wore q turquoise blue satin
frock and horsehair lace hat of
corresponding shade. Her arm
bouquet consisted of yellow tea
roses. The brides mother wore =
poudre blue dress with matching
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05
Local Students Arranging
For Dances This EDening


Local college students will en-
joy a large portion of the Easter
social program this evening al
though they will journey out of
town to their destinations.
The Connecticut club of Ford
ham University will sponsor their
annual Easter dance at the Spring
Glen Country club in New Haven.
The officers of the club are: Vim
cent p. McElligott, "a, president;
Frederick L. Smith. '34, 'vice-presi-
dent; William d. Ferrari, "a. treas
urer, and Stephen Stanley, "a, and
Vaughn Gooding, '35, secretaries.
Russell b. Hurley is chairman of
the dance and is being assisted by
Frank J. Russo, Edward Coody,
David G. Ives, Joseph ]. Phelan,
William d. Riordan and Joseph A.
Muldoon. The honorary patrons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05

accessories and the dress of the
bridegroom's mother was blue
trimmed with gray.
The gift of the bride to her at
tendant was pendant and the
best man was presented with a
watch. by the bridegroom. The
bridegroom gift to the bride was
bracelet.
A reception was held at the
home of the bride following the
ceremony. About fifty guests were
in attendance. including the follow
ing out of town guests: George
Currie of New York, Mr. and Mrs
Quinn and family of Bridgeport,
Mr. and Mrs Lamontagne of Thorn
aston, James Lynch and family of
Waltham, Mass, Mr. and Mrs John
Wilcox of New Britain. and John
Dufresne of Lake Worth, Florida.
Upon returning from wedding
trip to Washington, d. c., the
couple will take up their residence
at 2O6 Willow street. The bride
travelled in green ensemble with
accessories to correspond.
Mrs Dufresne is a graduate of
Sacred Heart high school and Mr.
Dufresne is graduate of Willy
high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-05
Scout News

Miss Sarah Kleinschmidt of the
Waterbury Life Adjustment Cen
ter, opened her series of lectures
at the meeting last night of the
Girl Scout training course, on the
subject of Considering the Indi-
vidual Girl in a Group"
Each girl in a troop Is different
from the others, Miss Klein
schmidt said, and each should he
studied and advised according to
individual needs. The Girl Scout
organization has been working
along these lines for some time.
Three more talks by Miss Klein
schmidt will complete the series. A
meeting of the senior troop will be
held at the scout house of the
First church to make plans for
several events to be held shortly