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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
The Lines Are Forming

Democrats are hoping that the meeting of the state central committee next week may bring with 1t news of an encouraging nature This can come in only one form truce between the various warning factions of the state or at least no. signs of animosity among those adhering to the banners of various sectional leaders. state central committee meeting is always a good place to sound out sentiment, although it is not by any means a sure barometer of what is to come at later con- ventions and elections.
 There can be no question of the fact that the democrats are in commanding posi- tion. They should not overlook the op- portunities at hand to increase both their prestige with the voters and their strength in executive and legislative offices. In way the central committee is the clearing house for all disputes. To it come the many complaints of inactivity on the part of duly-elected officials. These will be no doubt thoroughly discussed next week.
 One thing should be kept in mind and that is the democrats must rely on heavy independent vote for continued success. Further than that the continued disrup- tion of republican forces must continue until at least we have wielded together party that IS capaDle or 1OrgeCClng US own weaknesses and working for con- mon interest Right now we're in the saddle, but next November we may be out. That would be terrible indictment of the democrats of Connecticut.
 To lose control at this state of the game would mean simply that personal ends had again come to the fore and were being ad- vanced at the expense of the party. The party must move as one if it is to continue to elect state and national officials in Connecticut. It's an easy matter to achieve success by cooperative means. Lack of the same brings dismal failure. Democrats have constituted the minority party in Connecticut for so long we should think they would do everything in their power to keep away that condition of affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

dor Jesse K. Straus, and the imitator was none other than Lieut. Kilbourne (Pat) Johnston, son of the Blue Eagle chief. Naturally Young Pat didn't take his father very seriously at first. But he soon found out how serious it was. Thegen- 'eral-his face now crimson began taking oil his coat.
 Finally, Donald Richberg, MIRA chief counsel who was at John- son's elbow, succeeded in quiet ing him, coaXed him to say goodnight and go home.
 Later on, vote was taken as to what was the best entertain ment of the evening. Pat John ston's imitatoin of his father won by a tremendous margin. NEW DEAL POLL
 Below is a continuation of the cross-section on the New Deal by selecting average Ameri- can citizens in ten typical cities of the United States. To-day's poll was conducted by the New York Mirror whose reporter in terviewed the two first men he met on the street-an electrical engineer and renting agent. answers:
 Has the New Deal improved your economic condition?
 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Yes, to the extent that the New Deal has improved general busi- ness conditions.
 RENTING AGENT: Yes, slightly.
 Should Roosevelt swing more to the Right or Left?
 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: To the Right.
 RENTING AGENT: To the Left. He is having so much opposition now, he may as well go the limit instead of only half r way. I think Big Business, un- der the MIRA should be handled with an iron fist rather than with gloves as it is now.
 What is the weakest spot in the New Deal?
 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: The tendency toward "experi- ments".
 RENTING AGENT: Lax en- forcement of the MIRA codes.
 What is the most urgentlyl needed next step the president should take?
 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Having no particular hobbies such as i-Metalism, the Tariff, Restoration of the Gold Stand ard, l do not feel qualified to advise the president.
 RENTING AGENT: Comrul- sorry 35-hour week in all indus tries.
 Do you favor continuation of the MIRA?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

TOT and disgust. Foreign countries tigh- ten their moral and economic blockade.
 Hitler might be leased off handsomely to save his face. He might even be kicked upstairs to the Presidents office now held by the senile Van Hindenburg. But he is more likely to come to violent end. In any event, he will probably not control German policies much longer.
 This is the man who was to redeem Germany, and whose Nazism was to last for thousand years, the agitator who promised all things to all men, and who, therefore, could not have made good even if he had been Napoleon, Cromwell or a Mussolini. He may continue killing to hold his power, but with every unjust kill ing power slips from him.
 When he passes, it will be without re- gret The real tragedy of Hitlerism IS what it has done to the German people, the deeper economic and spiritual misery into which it has plunged them. What hope will they have left now, after this new disillusionment? Whom will they trust?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
ChuckleCorner
LOCAL PERSONALITIES
 By Clara Blanchard

The Lakeville farmer who says than farm hands.
 The guy in our village who boasts he's enjoying the hard times. His wife has ceased mentioning the rich suitors she might have had-they- ve sold their racers, too.
 The East Main street fan who says a burlesque show is the place to see a perfect demonstration of free wheeling.
 The West End night watchman who calls himself Cascaret. He works while you sleep.
 The goodlooking county street medico who's built up strong practice reducing the hgh blood pressure he's raised.
 The young matron who lives in the house with your columnist. and never boast who her car can climb hills better, has more speed, uses less gas and oil, and looks better than any other car on the high way.
 The washerwoman in our street who used to boast she wouldn't marry the best man in the world. And kept her word.
 The model Pleasant street couple who have never had words about money. They're both deaf mutes.
 The Middlebury man who's mak- ing a collection of hoop snakes. He's studying their habits to find out how to make both ends meet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
A Book a Day
Bird Life Seen In True Perspective
By BRUCE CAPTION

Dy D4tSSA1 SAA o~N
 Among the new children's books that ought tc bring as much enter tainment and instruction to adults is a selection of pictures under the title of "The Bird Kingdom"
 The pictures are reproductions of groups, that are particularly vivid and scientifically accurate, on exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History at Chicago. They come in pairs, on opposite pages, one in black and white with iden- tifying numerals referred to by the descriptions below, and the other Il somewhat blurry mass of color when observed by the ordinary eye.
 However, 10 see the pictures in their true light, and in three di- mensions, 8 spectacle-like ap- paratus. called an orthoscope. is provided with the book. Here 8 red and blue lens" permit. the reader to view the colored pictures in true perspective. The birds, the crags, the trees and other parts of the pictures stand out clearly. all most as though they were seen in natural form.
 This is the second of a series of books of this kind, all based on the exhibits at the Field Museum. The first was "The Animal Kingdom" ," Others to follow will deal with the fish Kingdom. the plant kingdom and so on.
 The book is published by the Orthovis company. Chicago. at $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Paris Letter
BY MARY KNIGHT

United Press StaM COrfeSpOndent)
 Paris, (UP)-Europeans. back in
 their native countries after a five day picnic in "the land of milk and
 honey'-as they describe the Unit
 ed States, are planning ways and
 means of returning to take advan- tage of the depreciated dollar be- fore currency goes in for any ath- letic high jumps.
 The majority of the French tour ist went to America on a 29-day
 bargain tour" aboard the Ilsen- stein, which has just returned with
 a sad cargo of passengers---sad only that the picnic in the States is over and ready to use their last 100 francs to purchase a lottery ticket
 in the hope of winning another trip.
 Well Dressed Women Mime Berthc Beniate, owner of a
 creamery here says, If win the big prize, back I go to New York
 to stay! I have two sons, who have lived in America for ten years, and
 they will be overjoyed if join them. This visit was much too
 short; five days for me is not half
 enough time to see all the wonder full things in that big city. And the bargains in dresses one finds there!
 Hundreds of models that fit exact- ly-no wonder American women
 are well dressed and look so young!"
 Gustavus Chavant, perfumery salesman from Nantes. left France with four suitcases and came back with nine-all filled with hats, shoes and new suits-"enough to last me lifetime! he exclaimed
 to his friends. Both he and his
 friend. M. Georges Cotteux, office
 manager for an insurance company
 in Nantes, brought back radios. Cheap Radios
 "Only $15 dollars for five-tube
 radio," they exclaimed in unison.
 "America is such "a bargain you
 have to see 1t to believe it!" Emile Merwart. the French col
 onial governor who helped organ- ize the taxicab army which defend
 ed Paris in the first Marne battle,
 made special trip to Washington
 to see the Library of Congress. "It
 is the most dazzling. magnificent building I ever have visited" he
 said, "and am going back to America with my wife and spend three months travelling from coast to coast"
 Roger de Rogelly, former leader
 of the jazz orchestra of the Moulin
 de la Galeete, in Montmartre, and
 who calls himself the French Ben Bernie' admitted he had learned a
 lot on his depressed dollar tour about how to get new walls out of
 a saxophone by listening to Paul Whiteman and the Cotton Club or- chestra in Harlem.
 l Among the other jubilant voy- agers was Spanish garage owner,
 a restaurant keeper, deep-sea diver. and calahrated circus clown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

Washington, July 6.-Probably has given so much personal at- tention to it's island possessions as Franklin Roosevelt.
 His landing in Puerto Rico comes as the aftermath of many long conferences he has had in the White House with Puerto Rican leaders in order to bring a new deal to that crowded and poverty-stricken country.
 With the exception of the plans for the Virgin Islands Roosevelt has mapped out for Puerto Rico one of the most far-reaching programs of his administration. It is unique, and it would make dyed-in-the- wool Tories see red if applied to the United States.
 For it contemplates the pur- chase of land from the big sugar estates to be distributed to land. less farmers. The plan is to be financed by the processing tax on sugar.
 Behind the plan is the fact that Puerto Rico is so crowded that, as the president drives along its beautiful roads to-day, at no time will he be out of sight of a thatched-roof hut, no matter how far he is from San Juan.
 FATHER AND SON
 MIRA employees recently staged a giant banquet at the Mayflower hotel with General Johnson as guest of honor.
 For entertainment, they called on various leading MIRA of- ficials, each of whom-tipped off in advance-had stunt pre- pared. At the banquet table with a genial smile. listened the bulldog General Johnson.
 Dinner almost over, the mas ter of ceremonies presented young under official of the NRA, who offered the piece de resist ance. It was an imitation Of General Johnson making speech, and it left nothing to the imagination. As it progressed, the generals face grew redder and redder.
 Suddenly, his temper snapping, he jumped up, yelled at the imitator:
 "If you've got any suggestions to make, make 'em or sit down" BLUE EAGLE SCION
 Tho skit was written by Bob Straus, son of Macy's Ambassa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
So They Say

l just growed old and didn't know it.
 -"Uncle" Henry Bird, former slave, on his 104th birthday.
 
 Our children and grandchildren can vote for whatever form of government they want. We who are living have Hitler and we are satisfied. Minister Herman Goeripg of Germany.
 I guess I'll be back in the ring now as a referee, with two little fellows ready to square off. Gene Tunney, to whom second
 son has just bene born.
 Business and money making are part of life, but they are not life.
 Raymond J. Knoeppel of New York, former director of otary International.
 Now am going to bed and sleep away all the misery I have suf- fered in court, and dream of the day when I shall be dancing again. -Tilly Losch, famous Viennese dancer, just divorced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: No, I think it has served its purpose.
 RENTING AGENT: Yes, if 1t can be enforced.
 What do you think of the Brain Trust?
 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER:
 do not approve of the Brain Trust 1 think the term is a misnomer.
 RENTING AGENT: have not thought about them very much. Their personalities are not often before the public. approve, however, of this innovation of the president.
 Do you still have confidence in the presidents capacity to bring the country out of the depression?
 ELECTRICAL. ENGINEER: Insofar as it is within the capa- bility of any single person to accomplish that end, and then only if he continues to get the fullest cooperation of all.
 RENTING AGENT: With the growing opposition it begins to look doubtful if he can swing it..
 If Roosevelt was up for re- election this year, would you vote to continue him in office?
 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: 4,h a body else step in there right now.
 RENTING AGENT: Yes. To let Roosevelt finish what he has started. Better that than let somebody tear down what has already been done.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Democrat Editorial on Street Traf.
 fife Wins Supporting Voice

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Your editorial regarding traffic conditions on Grand street was very we'll taken. Grand street is the main secondary artery of traf- fic in the city. Grand street from Meadow to Bank is substantially wide and free from congestion ex- cept around Cottage place. Cot tage place should be extended into Meadow street and made n one-way street. Also a right of way should be cut through from Cottage place to Field street. Low CT Grand street from Bank to South Main should be made into a one-way street with the traffic routed east to allow the fire de- partment to get through in case of fire. J. l..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Hitler Shows Up Hitler

Adolf Hitler, whose brutal slaughter of political foes, critics and suspects has seemed to put him on top of Germany, is really on his way out. His failure grows clear even to the Germans themselves. His hypnotic orations cease to charm. The tide of rising rebellion will not be stem- med by executions. German stubbornness is aroused. Every killing raises new crop of enemies. The world recoils in hor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Horo sc o p e
BY OCTAvINE

The morning is serious and sens ible. Your thoughts will be concrete and your judgment should be good in connection with real estate and property. The evening is extremely illusionary. Make no love ties. Venus is liable to deceive you to- night. Even those who hold tightest to their purse strings are apt to loosen them tonight and tomor- row.
 TOday's Birth Date
 Your mind will be poetic, musi- cal and dreamy September 26 through December. You may take many short trips, pleasures, ro- nance, speculation and children favor you from DeceAiber 10 through December 21. Danger August 5. Social and romantically rond Apguat {.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

O. What is elasticity?
 A, That property of matter by virtue of which a body tends 10 return to a former or normal shape, size or attitude, after hav- ing been defiected, compressed, ex- banded, twisted, or drawn: IL IS the rebounding quality of bodies; residence; springness. \
 o. Where is Robert G. Ingersoll buried?
 A. Arlington National Cemetery Virginia.
 o. What does baroque mean? - A Grotesque, whimsical.
 o. How many Roman Catholics are there in Washington, p. G. and in the United States?
 A. Washington, D. C., 67,34S' and United States. 18,6O5,0OS. enumerated in the 1926 Census ol Religious bodies.
 0. Give the meaning of the name Cynthia.
 A. Of the moon.
 o. Has any attempt been made to irrigate the Sahara Desert?
 A. Irrigation has been attempted in various parts of the desert, and it has been found that in many
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Selected Poem
NOTHING UNSAID

NOTHlNG UNSAlD Let nothing be left unsaid, let
 nothing lie Half spoken upon the thick and
 halting tongue, There will be much to evade be-
 fore we die. Be candid now; when we are no
 longer young There will be time to sit with
 folded hands, Accepting at last, the lies, the
 truths half-spoken; Now no matter how little it un.
 derstands, Let the heart speak, and if it & will, be broken. --Gilbert Maxwell, in the New York Sun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Franked Telegrams

One little matter constituents might take up with their congressman when they come home to ask for support in the fall election is the use, or abuse, of the frank ing privilege. The House Committee on Accounts centered attention on this sub- ject not long ago when it came to consider bills from telegraph companies for $113,OO0 for messages sent by members of Congress- There was an appropriation of $50O00 for this purpose, but the legls- lators ran a bill $63, ,000 in excess of their allowance.
 The telegrams so lavishly sent, it was found, were not confined to public busl- ness, but dealt at length with personal and social matters, plans for the election cam paign, and so on. Eighty congressman, 1t is said, were responsible for most of the excess amount. That, plus their share in the $5O,OO0 worth sent, makes their aver age annual telegraph bill, for taxpayers to pay, close to S900. Nine hundred dollars, in these days and in more prosperous days, would take pretty good care of 8 family for year. There ought to be limit to public tolerance and congressional thoughtlessness in this regard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
The Daily Washington Merry-G Go- Round

of Merry Deal Iand Sugar Processing General Johnson Public Dinner; New Yorkers MryoRouds Po@ Q O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

New Haven is considering digging wells instead of buying water from a water company. Municipal water consumption has resulted in such large annual outlay that the city fathers are seriously consid- ering going back to wells. One we'll may be dug as an experiment to see if the $1OO,- 900 annual bill can't be lowered. Our per- sonal opinion would be that it might be ex- pensive in the long run. It'll mean a heavy installation charge, because therell be new piping to consider. However, it should not eat up the $100000 charge. Better still would be city water system, even a small one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

places, especially south of the Atlas, and in Algeria, the geologi- cal structure is such that artesian | water can be obtained. This water has been remarkably fresh, and by means of it agriculture has been made possible in several districts, but the arid Hammada country has been abandoned as hopeless. How far such irrigation works can be extended is uncertain, be- cause the detailed geological struc- ture of the area is not yet suffi- ciently known.
 0. Where did the term For gotten Man" originate?
 A. It was coined half century ago by William Graham Sumner in a little book called What So- cial Glasses Owe to Each Other" It was taken up by others, prin- cipally by Thomas Nelson Page, who made it popular term in the south. President Roosevelt used it in a radio campaign address in 1882.
 o. Give the population of Edin- burgh, Scotland.
 A. The 1881 census enumerated 43S,s9S.
 0 Does the human-eye have as many lenses as insects? A. A human eye has only one ! lens; and insects have many.
 Q. Is there any rule in Auction or Contract Bridge which permits a player who has neither ace nor face cards to demand a new deal?
 A. No.
 Q. Who directed the motion pic- ture "I'll Tell the World?"
 A. Edward Sedgwick, for Uni-s versal Pictures Corporation.
 0. Where is the national head quarters of the Socialist Party? A. 549 N. Randolph St, Chicago, III.
 o. What is the distance across the English Channel from Folk stone to Boulogne. and what and , where is it's greatest width? A. From Folkstone to Boulogne is 2S miles, and the greatest width . is 102 miles, at Lands End. , IT you want a copy our bulletin MOTOR LAWS. write to the Wa. tcrbury Democrats Washington Bureau. enclosing five cents in |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

And while we're on the subject of New Haven we might mention it's the second city to consider radios for police cars. Bridgeport has already adopted this sys- tenn of communication, so popular in big cities throughout the nation New Ha- ven's police commissioners are now ready to buy and install one and thus fur ther modernize the police department. The criminal won't stand chance pretty soon with all these new-fangled devices to catch em.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

Business is more cheerful since Con- gress went home Maybe a legislative slump can prevent business slump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

All vehicles must be lighted not late than 8.57, daylight time, tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

The Glorious Fourth has come and gone and we noticed there were lot of patri- ots trying to blow up the country to cele- brate the fact it hasn't blown up yet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

High tide at Milford Saturday, July 2, 9:13 a. m,, daylight time; low tide, 3.21 D. m.. daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
In Today s Mail

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06

Although she and her husband gave it to the world radium in the end claimed the life of Mme Curie, the worlds greatest woman scientist. Her death followed that of her distinguished husband by many years. Only last Friday did she yield to the demands of nature and enter sanl- tarium for treatment. But it was too late. Radium had done it's work on her system. She could not throw off its effects Radi um rays had been accommodating in her body for many years. The red corpuscle producing organs were injured. Perni- cious anemia followed and despite all ef forts to aid her she died. It might be said she was a martyr to the science which she had conquered. She lived to see the triumphs of her husband and her own revealed to the world and put to practical use by mankind This country was priv ileged to receive two visits from her. No country to-day is not conscious of the work that she indulged in for 36 years after she and her husband discovered the value of radium. During the World War radium saved the lives of 50,000 sol diers The memorial to the Curies can never express mans gratitude.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-06
Booming Business

Booming Business
 The dealers in death do not sell directly or knowingly to revolu- tionaries because our state depart ment wouldn't permit it. But they do sell to middlemen. During the Panama revolution Theodore Roosevelt was accused of permit ting the Bannermans to send arms othe rebels. What heally happen
 ed was that all the stuff was sold
 to jobber in Germany, who in turn shipped it to Central America.
 Old Francis Zimmerman, a Scots
 man who came to America in 1854, got into business by attending gov- ernment auctions and buying prac- tically everything that was offered. At that time small arms and can non were sold for the metal they contained, but Zimmerman found there were plently of small coun- tries eager to buy the equipment cheaply even if it was somewhat obsolete. The firm purchased 90 percent of all the military goods captured in the Spanish American war.