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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
So They Say
Every working man is a capitalist.
 Senator William E. Borah of Idaho

Every working man is capitalist.
 Senator William B. Borah of Idaho.
 
 When you get to be my age, birthdays shouldn't be time to celebrate. The more you forget your birthdays you grow older, the younger you stay
 Mrs Franklin D: Roosevelt.
  merely doing my bit in the cause of Roosevelt and recovery. Edward F. Prtchard, Jr, Princeton senior pended for beer drinking. The only honest way to criticize admnistra- ton policies is not by blanket complaint, but by specific proposals.
 Donald Richberg. We Americans inclined to judge Balkan kings by comic opera standards King Alexander of Yugo-Slavia was not that kind. William R. Castle, Jr former under-secretary of state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

Washington, Oct 20.-The famous Blue Eagle which a little more than year ago swooped down upon the nation with all the ballyhoo of wartime frenzy now may go the way of it's ere ator :. The question of its future fate is now before inner administration councils. Some favor complete abandonment, some favor restriction to coded will not come until the perman- .ent plan of the MIRA is agreed upon. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture M. l.. Wilson Is dis playing with much gusto 6 prized mement0 of his farm belt inspection trip. It consists of a rubber $5 bill. Wilson says he is going to present it to Secretary Morgenthau Big Jim Far ley is one of the most approach able men in Washington, but there is one class of visitors he flees. He has a standing order with his doorman not to admit philatelists. Reason is the stamp collectors are having a big row among themselves over the first day distribution of new stamps, and Jim does not want to become embroiled in the wrahgle.
 YOUNG BOB
 Illinois bewhiskered Senator J. Ham" Lewis is chairman of the democratic senatorial carn- paign committee, but apparently kl,a VAnf{HnnnAs nf fhn al. ministration's inner political Lewis predicted the defeat of Wisconsin's young, independent Senator Bob LaFollette. It so happens that Bob's democratic opponent, a Tory anti-New Deal- CT, is getting no help from either Farley or the president. Privately they are believed to be sympa- thetic to Young Bob Real credit for the presidents order slashing work-hours in the cot ton garment industry by ten per cent without a decrease in wages belongs to canny Sidney Hillman, member of the new MIRA board, and president of the Amalagamated Garment Work CTS. It was Hillman, who Tn August, persuaded Johnson to recommend such step to the president, and then supplied the data to back 1t up when the em- ployers threatened refusal =. .. A number of government ex- ecutives have secretaries who can reproduce their bosses signatures so that few can tell the differ ence. Senator Bill Borah's witty secretary, Miss Cora Rubin, is an adept at this. But Roosevelt personally signs all letters bear- ing his signature.
 AVIATION POLITICS
 Politics has been creeping into the National Aeronautical Asso- citation. Its recent president, ex- Senator Hiram Bingham of Con- necticut, was accused of swing ing the association toward the republicans. He was staunch supporter of the airmail com. panies which drew lucious con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
ChuckleCorner
CALCUIATIN' KAY

ny 4As AAAtSAbkA Just read about . hen that laid 90 eggs in 30 days. Report her to the N. R. A.
 "stocks Close Hmping." Maybe it's springhalt.
 Among the wives whom de-
 test
 Is one who calls her hubby
 Pest"
 Congressman Doolittle's speech on the Heinz Pickle Hour was just about that sour.
 sBad Curve Claims Another Life." Well, one things sure. We can't blame that on Mae West. 'Mongst those who gamble
 with their lives Are gig0los of rich mems
 wives.
 Many tire companies have gone out of business because they got tired of trying to retire.
 "Girls Bathing Nude Bombarded with Tomatoes." Were their faces red? 4eI The gentleman for whom I Has gone up to his Homs on
 High.
 Reports show blondes losing popularity. That happens to a commodity when the supply ex- ceeds the demand.
 "John Hole .Blames Bankruptcy on Too Much Golf" So it was golf that put Hole in the hole. A sick girl I'd nurse back to
 health Is one who's worth her weight
 in wealth.
 Fashion promoters say a woman should look her best at all times. Bet her rival doesn't think so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
Press Comment
THE UNITED STATES CITIZEN

(Hartford Courant)
 The National Civic Federation has gathered statistics regarding what it classes as the average United States citizen. It asserts that MT Average United States Cit izen is thirty-seven years old and has $251 in a bank. He has $1e2 in a building and loan association. He is married and the father of children of whom one in fifty will become a college graduate. That astounds us since we do not now recall a man who is or was the father of fifty children. For that matter we wonder that the average American father of fifty could af- ford to send even one of the entire squad to an institution of higher
 For aii that, the federation is not through with Average Citizen yet, for it tells him that he has six chances out of ten of living to be 65. He does not wish to be told that the chances are against his living to be sixty-five, nor, do we feel that he will be pleased to hear that there are four chances in ten that he will have to live with chil- dren, friends or employers. The federation does not say that when forced. to this condition he will en- Joy life; the federation should gather statistics on that point.
 What was. the cost of compiling the data necessary to arrive at these conclusions and of what value are they? Ono might seek for q man of sixty.five who is liv- ing with children, friends or em- pioyers and get his reactions for those might be of interest. And it might do no harm te ask how it happens that he is sIde-traclsed at that age, tho assumption being that during the prior sixty -four years he dld not acquire funds Co support him until nc reached Jour. ney's End. One might, for that matter get his views upon old Age Pensions fer his opinion might be more important than those of c man of forty. f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
Selected Poem
WINE FOR OCTOBER

(By Eleanor Alletta Chaffee in the New York sun) Scythe and sickle hang against the wall: Wet yellow leaves cling thicky to the stone. The rain IS harvesting the last of fall
 Reaping with silver blades. The husky tone Of little lost wind is whimperng everywhere; The barn is sweet with hay.
 Across the floor Blow the golden shadows of grain in the moving
 air, ' When hand moves back the heavy sliding
 door. Brown crooks on lodges hold dark scents that lend spicy flavor to the coming night out in the yard the ancient elm trees bend In the heavy gale. and lean upon the sound Of wind that shakes them even underground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

We like this plan of President Roose- velt's that calls for jobless veterans to start life anew in homes on rehabilitated land. 10000 new homes are being built by the government for the needy vets. They'll be ready by Christmas and will be fine present to those who will volunteer to accept them. The veteran can buy the house for $15 a month, completely paid off in 15 years. No family with fewer than two children will be considered. The houses are five to seven room affairs. The homesteads are located at various places where the government is retaining the land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

It's a nice present the nations book sellers are giving the White House. Two hundred contemporary books, selected by distinguished committee, are being ship ped there to supplement the already ex- tensive library. Who wouldn't like to be President just for the sake of getting something like this. Still nobody will be more appreciative of it, to our way of thinking. than Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

a. Which cities are called "The iswin Citiss'' and why? <
 A. Minneapolis and St Paul in MiflnSsota are 50 called, because of their close proximity.
 O. what does the name Ru- diger mean? .
 A. It is a German Teutonic name and means famed spear
 a. Is the ward Line ain Amer icaii stearaship line?
 A. Yes.
 O. How long did ".Stfange Tn teriude" play on Broadway m New York City? .a.o and cioaed June IS. 1928. e. where is Alcatraz Island on which the new federal prison IS lo- catsd? How large is 1t?
 A. 1t is in san Francisco Bay, 1 miles north of San Francisco. It is I,e5O feet long and rises to 2 height of 1So feet. ss " x
 e. can mosquitoes seer
 A. Yes. g
 O. Give thet date of the F'r6nch Revolution and the name Of the KinR Of France ct the outbreak of the revolution. 4. The revolution lasted from 17se to 173g. Louis XVI was King of France at the outbreak of the revolution. Sifs %
 Q. How thick is the average elephant hide? A. It varies from one-half to one inch in thickness. a. Is 1t true that the popula- tion of Peru, Ecuador, and Bo- iivih each is competed of more than one-half Indian or mixed ln- dian?
 e.. Is there such 2 word as A. The new Standard Diction- ary defines brunch" as 2 slang term meanitg a repast taken be- tween breakfast and lunch. O. Who is the present. head of the Federal Emergency Relief Ad- ministration?
 A. Harry [. Hopkins. .--->.z-- a. Who were the victors in the Battle of Teutoburger Wald in g A. D.? sA .9 A. varus and three Roman 1e- gions were defeated by the Ger. mans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
WORKED WRONG MINE

Elko, Nev, (uP)--Jee Karpsn decided to so mining: si.:,.,a he ,cn,s found .
 producing some ore. When he completed his work he saw an- other man preparing. Co haui away the ore. Karpen fioufishea .. gun tq prevent the man from takIng tho ore. Tho newcomer was R. c. uuEs dale. the mines ownsl: karpsn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

a. who played the role ;a.,re 2. @ Arfowsfnith in teh motion piS.t. "Arrowsmith"?
 A. Ronald coiman. '
 a was the body of, John Jacoo Aafor ever recovered a1ter . sinking of the Titanic ?
 d. Give the author of the sons ..Tii String Along With You.
 A. Harry warren and Al Hu' bin.
 @. Give the population of Har- bin in Manchuria.
 A. Ss2,690.
 If yon want copy Of our Dulie. tin The HUMAN BODY, wrase - the Waterbury Dennocrats Wasm. inston Bureau, enclosing nve cents In postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

The third volume of Lloyd Georges war memoirs just published in London con- tains rather vindictive attack on Wood row Wilson. We say vindictive because it's bit unfair of the former Premier to make charges that he knows will go unan- swered.. However, it had been done be- fore, so why not again? The specific complaints are that Wilson neglected American preparedness during the last months of our neutrality; he failed to throw himself heart and soul into the task of winning the war; he ,misrepre- sented when he disclaimed knowledge of Europes secret treaties before arriving at Paris peace conference. In view of what has occurred in the United States and Europe since the World War we're willing to admit that Wilson had the best slant on the affair. We financed the war. It certainly was up to those nations that profited thereby to do something.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
lERT g. ATIIiEN
BY DREW PEAF

 Considered Councils o Administration fary dnd DweVot0n President to h St LoW- renee Wdterady
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
H Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, this daily horoscope is outlined by q noted astrOlogcr. In addition to information of general interests, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

Another irreconcilable difference be- tween America and England. We buy English by theirs in the fall and nobody can do anything about it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
A Tradition Goes

Every American tourist, and everybody who hopes to become one, will entertain feeling of disappointment and sorrow over the latest ruling by the Riza Shah, absolute monarch of Persia, that women discard the traditional white veils that have covered their faces for centuries. To be sure, the Occident should consider this order as concession on the part of the East to enlightenment and progress. Abandonment of the feminine veil is only one of several such steps made under di- rection of Persia's modern ruler.
 But what kick will the average Ameri- can visitor to Teheran get out of Persian women who look like women, and out of g nation that is getting more and more to look like any other civilized country? The glamour and mysticism of the East is dy- ing out, and with it goes much of it's attraction for the Occidental traveller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

Sudden precipitation of most unfor- seen and unexpected developments" reads daily horoscope. Stet!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

a. Who were the victors in the Battle of Teutoburger Wald in 9 A. D.? .
 A. varus and three Roman 1e- gions were defeated by the Ger mans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
COMMON ERRORS

Never say, 's1'hs friend whom made it pleasant for me"i say "ffisnd who."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

Q. who is the present. head of the Federal Emergency Relief Ad- ministration?
 A. Harry L. Hopkins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20
OCTOBER 22


 To-day is of great significance. There are forces at work for both good and evil. Be conser- vative and you will ride with the older, or old acquaintances. New enterprises and radical changes should be avoided. The late afternoon and early evening Is the best time of the day. It Is as good as the AM. is radical.
 You should be very spiritual. Be careful of changes and acci- dent from Oct IS through Dec 22, 1884 and from Jan 19 through March 20, 1885. You should have 2 period of consers vative upbuilding from January 25 through February ii, 1885.
 Danger July 24-2e, 1885.
 Socially favorable October 37. 20, 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

Readers desifing additional iis. formation FeaaFding their hofO- scopes are invited Co communicate with ociayine in care Of tAls Escwss paper. Enclose c q osnt stniupefI, Addressed Gnge1epn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-20

e. Is there such 2 word as
 A. The new Standard Diction- ary defines "brunch" as 2 slang term meanifig a repast taken be- tween breakfast and lunch.
, 1934-12-16
CHANNEL FUNDS
RECOMMENDED

WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. -tP1-
Brigadier General g. 3. P1llsbury,
acting chief Of engineers. recon-
mended to the house rivers and har-
bors committee Saturday appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for the first year,
$4,000 for each Of the next three
years. and $4,000 annually there
after for maintenance Of channels
in the vicinity OF Arkansas Pass. Port
Arkansas. Rockport, and Corpus
Christi, Texas.
The recommendation would pro-
vide maintenance OF the existing
channel from Arkansas Pass TO Cor
pur Christi. maintenance OF the ap-
proach channel and turning basin
at Corpus Christi and the industrial
canal and turning basin at Avery
Point at present dimensions Of q
depth of 80 feet.
II recommends that work not be
performed on the strip lying so
feet channelward Of the established
pier head lines o within so feet OF
tn cface Of any wharf or structure.
Recommendation Is also on provi-
Slons that local interests furnish
suitable disposal area sand aSsur-
ances that they will maintain pro-
tective dikeS along the north side
Of the waterway.
, 1934-12-16
Cat 0 Tails Most
Effective in CURLING OF
: :
English Prison Breaks

DARTMOOR. Dec. l5-Pl-War-
denS here AT Engl3nd'S most dread
Ell prison, where its toughest
criminals are slowed away for long
periods and whence none escape,
swear BY the cat as the most
effective means OF dlScouraging
crime.
Two long-term inmates recently
committed suicide rather than sub
init 10 a treatment" with the ter
rifying cat-o'-nine tails. IL Is a
punishment more feared than any
other a British Judge may mete out.
They might take a prison term
AS YOU say IN Notwithstanding
on their head. but they never for
get the cat" said one OF Dart
moorS veteran keepers. And not
many OF them try 10 escape when
they know the old cat Is waiting
for them on their return"
Attempted breaks from Dartmoor,
situated on a desolate wasteland IN
Deyonshire. are so rare that a re-
cent abortiye effort by two long
terms was front-page news through
out England. There Is said 10 be
not a record Of a single successful
escape I'm the prisons long history.
Robbery with violence Is n OF
the numerous crimes i0r which a
British judge may prescribe fog
ging III addition 10 A jail sentence.
Within the prison. II may BE- adj
miniStered for melting mutiny, as
, 1934-12-16
MURDER OF 2
MISSIONARIES
DESCRIBED

SHANGHAI. Dec. rs. aP)-The
cold-blooded, public execution OF
two American missionaries by the
Chinese bandits who looted Using
teh was described IN reports receiv-
ed Saturday by the China Inland
Mission station.
Details Of the fate which befeH
MIR. and Mrs. John c. STAN, young
victims Of the outlaws brutality,
were communicated to the mission
headquarters by the Rev. George
Birch.
Mr.. Birch, a Canadian missionary,
was n Of a group which brought
the STAINS orphaned daughter,
three-monthS-old Helen Priscilla, TO
Wuhu after the pillsge of Tsingteh.
Deserted Child Found
The missionary said the Ameri-
cans were slain by the bandits, APP
parently with the object oil embar-
raising the Chinese government II
ltS relations with the United States.
Their bodies. abandoned on a bat
tleiield Is miles from Tsingteh. we're
discovered by Chinese, who risked
their lives In the search for the
family.
A Chinese Christian pastor. Mr..
Birch related, found Helen, crying
and hungry. in a deserted house
where she apparently had been
abandoned by her captors. Chinese
harbored the infant in a rice basket
until 1t was possible to begin the
long trek TO Wuhu.
Chinese mothers nursed the baby
along the route, tho missionary
said. and volunteer nurses cared
Tor her. The infant arrived al W.
hu IN apparent good health. I'm
aware OF the tragedy in which She
had figured, she beamed brightly
from their improvised crib IL which
she made the trip.
, 1934-12-16
Carl Hubbell Shoots
Hunting Companion

SHAWNEE, Okla. Dec. l5.-(P-
Paul Shobe. Meeker oil driller, lay
IN a Shawnee hospital Saturday
with gunShot wounds accidentally
inflicted Friday by his winter
neighbor. Carl Hubbel. New York
Giants pitcher.
The accident occurred while the
two were quail hunting, a shotgun
charge tore Shobe'S right shoulder,
and a pellet punctured n lung.
My hunting days are over"
Hubbel said gloomily. insisting the
accident was due 10 a private
INK which has been following
him all year.
, 1934-12-16
ma CONTINUES
PARDONS SPREE

AUSTIN. Dec. Is. A1--CLong Gee
may rest assured without ~oubt
that the state has pardoned MIN
from a conviction last September
IN Comal county OF receiving and
~concealing stolen property for which
he was sentenced 70 two years IN
the Texas ~penitentiary.
Governor Miriam "A. Fcrguscn
Saturday filed with tho secretary 81
state a full pardon and restora-
ton Of citizenship for Chong Lee
IL was signed December IA. The gov
crnor stated that since Gees re-
lease OF a conditional pardon "hS
has signified hts earnest desire e
become an honorable citizen OF the
United States"
Another proclamation issued DC.
cember IL. gave Gee a conditions
pardon. because the proof does no
show this poor ignorant Chinamar
either stole the goods or knew tha'
they we're stole. hence he could no
be guilty"
Other clemencics granted BY the
governor included two reduction
and communications OF sentences
and three conditional pardonS.
Sentences OF 10 years aSsesSec
Brock Owen In March 1881. on con
viction OF theft and burglary II
Eastland and Stonevall counties
, 1934-12-16

But my dear, quintuplcts arc
quite IN armful. Now
well. then. interrupted gold
lock. Just make ID twins"
The white whiSkercd gentleman
took "a lew minutes 10 chat
liz have noticed this wear that an
increasing number III both BOYS and
girls are asking for baby sisters.
There - not such a biz call for
baby brothers. Probably because
most dolls arc girls"
Santa said he has TO watch his
PS ana O. with the children OF
today.
They arc much more sophisti-
Gated than the youngsters OF five.
Ten years ago. / have been listening
10 then pleas for many, many
years nov. and II used 70 be they
just asked for dolls. wagon and
automobiles.
But now they specify what kind
OF doll and what they don't know
about tile different makes Of auto
mobiles.
Children still believe IN santa
Claus. but they want thor Santa
Claus mOdern-mlnded."
, 1934-12-16
Bar Examination Is
Passed BY Bremen

q. w. Bremen. deputy I'm . h1
office OF County Clerk III. ID. Seagos
has received notification from Aus
tin that he passed the state bar
examination with a general average
OF 81.
Bremen, who has been clerk for
the county court at law, county
court ana probate court over q
period OF years. Is the second
Brownsville pupil OF Kenneth Fax
on. formerly n law Instructor In
Chicago. to pass the state bar exam
nation recently. %. w. Brewster,
inspector In charge Of immigration
here. i the other Brownsville resi-
dent who received his license re-
Gently.
Both Brewster and Bremen stud
led law with the idea that ~ would
aid them In their present positions
and neither rlans to enter H
J practice OF law.
, 1934-12-16

Saulting q prison guard or a dozen
other varieties Of offense.
The cat" consists OF a wooden
stick TO the end OF which are at
tached nine 28-inch strips Of cord.
interSpersed every six inches with
knots OF silk cord. II has been made
exactly like that. they say here,
for hundreds OF years. There never
has been any need for modern
Improvements.
Official doses range from II TO
50 strokes. laid or bv a husky guard.
The man Is stripped 10 the waist.
handCufied and his feet fixed 10 a
steel c%ontraption that makes him
lean slightly forward. Prison Of
iicialS and hospital attendants are
present. with the doctor standing
in front Of the prisoner 10 deter
mine his condition as the punish
ment progresses.
, 1934-12-16
Want Everything
y y y y
From Quintuplets Up To
y = 4 y =
Autos, Santa Claus Learns

CHICAGO, Dec. l5.-PJ- Santa
Claus has a jolly joke Oh himself
these days.
The kids this year" nc chuckled
as he settled into a chair IN "a
State street department store. arc
trying 70 make a Stork out OF me
Just listen"
He turned TO a little girl In N
crowd OF youngsters at his knee.
TEL me. what do you want Santa
Claus 10 bring you this year?"
"Quin-tu-quintupletS. Stammered
the golden-haired 4-year-old.
See. Ha. ha.' and S@nta'S fallen
chest juggled like a bowlful OF jelly.
, 1934-12-16

were commutcd TO SIX years. W1tAH
overtime. Owen had served four
years and seven months. Tho IN
year sentence OF Bob Hawkins. con-
victed In Hunt county Ia November
1892 OF robbery with tire arms. waa
committed to three years. lie had
served over one year.
Conditional pardons: John Bas-
den. Dallas county. SEPTEMBER 1884,
robbery. five years; Dick Roberta
Dallas county. robbery, five years.
and Cliff Moore. Kaufman county,
December 1894. violation OF the L.
quor law. ono year. .
, 1934-12-16

By interviewer IN silks,
isles. space figures and
clocks, priced
35e, soc and up
, 1934-12-16
Texas Judge Dies

AKRON. O. Dec. 10. Pl-Judct
julius A. Bucklcr, 80. formerly Of I'll
Paso, Texas. died Saturday at the
nome of ~. A. SeibeTling. He anc
Mrs. Bnckier had lived here for
the past four Years with their
daughter. MIS-. J. Frederick Selber-
ling. daughter-in-law Of Soldering.
Judge Buckler had been an in
valid Tor the past few years.