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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
Forewarned Is Forearmed

There seems to be little worry in this part of the state about the danger of the Dutch elm disease. Still authorities at Washington are rather concerned about this disease, for which there seems to be no preventive save complete destruction of the tree it infects. The only thing that actually can be done, you know, when an elm tree is discovered suffering from this disease is its complete removal. That has been done in New Jersey, New York, and Long Island where the blight now centers.
 Recently traces of it were found in southwestern Connecticut. It proves that the disease is transmittible It also shows us that all authorities should be prepared to curb the disease should it make an en- trance into any of the numerous commun- ities of Connecticut, where the stately elm tree forms an imposing show piece. Wa terbury or New Haven, where the elms in and around their central greens are nationally known and famous, would suf- fer to a great extent should the disease intrude.
 It is certainly fortunate that none of our trees has been affected to date. But that doesn't prove that they won't be. Therefore any precautions that can be taken to prevent them becoming victims of the disease are doubly welcome. =. The New Britain Herald the other day said, "No action is being taken in Connecticut against the monster threat of the total elimination of the elm trees within the state. .'' That's just about it. There fore, we have nobody but ourselves to blame if the worst happens and we lose many of our beautiful elm trees Fore warned, you know the sages say, is fore, armed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

O. What was Buffalo Bills real name. and did he have any chil- dren?
 A. William Frederick Cody. He had one daughter.
 a. How old are the four Marx hrothers? Are they married? A. Chico was born in 1891; Harpo in 1893; Groucho in 1S95 and Zeppo in 1901. All are mar ried except Harpo. O. How much salary did Babe Ruth receive in 1892 and 1883, and what is it now?
 A. In 1882, $75,O0O; in 1883,
 s52, 900; and 1884, $35,000. o. When was the motion pic- ture Ramona produced and who played the title role? A. It was produced In 1SzS with Dolores Del Rio. O. Name the members of con- gress from Colorado. A. Lawrence Lewis of Denver; Fred Cummings of Fort Collins; John A. Martin of Pueblo, and Ed ward T. Taylor Glenwood Springs.
 co. How many homes has Doris Duke? A. A summer home in Newport R. l.; an estate Duke Farm" al Somerville, N. J., and a home in New York city. O. Hoy many presidents has Germany had? Name them. A. Friedrich Ebert was the first and General Paul Won Hindenbure
 was the second.
 O. Are Jews prohibited from becoming citizens of Germany?
 A. Since the inception of tho present Nazi government, no per sons of Jewish descent may be | come German citizens. Q. Is the word cheese plura
 or singular? A. It is singular; the plural i' cheeses.
 o. What is the area of Grand Teton National park and Yellow
 stone National park? A. Grand Teton 150 square
 miles; Yellowstone-3,43S squart o. To whom was Gary Coope,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
So They Say

The situation in Europe is like number of small boys calling one another names across the street. The result, of course, is that nobody fights Field Marshal Viscount Allenby, famous con- queror of Palestine.
 Under the present setup, big business enjoys the greatest advantage little business in the history of trade and the trend toward the high cost of living threatens to confscate the consum- CTS family budget.-U. S. Senator Arthur H. Van denburg, of Michigan.
 People won't stand for another winter of direct doe.-Aubrey Williams, assistant federal emergency relief administrator
 
 I will have to admit this international finance thing is all Einstein to me.-Stanley Baldwin, Lord Privy Seal of England.
 I can't imagine wishing I were Hitler. be- cause I'd be ashamed to face myself.-Prof Thomas H. Reed, of the University of Michigan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
"THE PASSWORD IS
 QUALITY"
l, (New York Sun)

Discussing the opportunities for Canadian trade in the British Isles the other day w. A. Wilson, the Dominion commissioner of animal products in London, whose busi- ness 1t is to enlarge the market paid due attention to the advan- tages conferred by discriminatory atriffs. to the openings provided by changing practices on the farms of Great Britain and the like. MT Wilson emphasized the importance of these factors; and then he said:
 ''If Canada Is going to get its share of the British trade in poultry. in bacon, in live cattle. or in any other of it's agricultural products, the value and necessity of doing things better than com
 petitors must be regarded as all important. We made a good rep-
 utation with our first shinuaant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

has made some important con- tributions to the National Mu- scum Three carloads of steel scaffolding have been brought to Washington by the Cleveland contractor who has the job of cleaning the Washington monument Secretary Nor genthau's latest, and sharply em- phatic, reiteration of his ban on Treasury officials holding poli- tical jobs has moved William Ju- lian, treasurer of the United Revenue Guy T. Relvering to &C., tion. Both have privately mo- tified Morgenthau that they are severing their political connect tions, Helvering as Kansas State chairman, Julian as Ohio Ma tional committeeman.
 OUT
 Broad-shouldered A. R. Clan cy, MIRA Compliance chief, is on the way out. His action in re- storing the Hartman Hosiery Mills Blue Eagle in a secret agreement with the company brought down a storm of indig- nant labor protest. The for- mer General Motors VP is tell ing friends privately that he is leaving the Blue Eagle roost by October l, but denies he Is leav- ing under pressure =. The Railroad Brotherhoods are reap in big benefits from the recently enacted Railroad Labor Act placing drastic restrictions on company unions Under pro- lection of the law, the Brother hoods have launched a nation wide organizing drive, already have scored big victories with the Erie, Illinois Central and Atlan- tic Coast Line Cotton tex tile interests, disgruntled over the sturdy liberalism of South Caro- lina's fortnight Rep J. J. Me- Swain, are opposing his re- election. Labor leaders aroused over the threat, have issued a militant call to workers in Me- Swain's district.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

Peek's Import Export bank has made very quiet but extreme ly important decision against credits to Germany until she set ties her debts to American bond holders. Decision came after considerable debate, Peek favor ing credits and southern cotton men, who make large sales to Germany, supporting him. But Cordell Hull was adamantly opposed. He won When the Import Export Bank for Rus sia made decision against credits to the Soviet, it had tre- mendous reverberations in the press. The German decision, even more important, has made hardly a ripple. Sumner Welles, whom many Cubans regard as Q hard-hearted despot, once found a baby brown thrasher in his garden. He put it in a cage and got up every morning at to feed it. The bird is now three years old Robert Woods Bliss, ex-ambassador to Argentina, gives his guests pa per towels when they use his spacious swimming pool.
 MONETARY ELMER
 Currency inflationist Senator Elmer Thomas is telling friends that at the next session of con- gress the administration will sup port a project for the national ization of the Federal Reserve system into a Central Federal Monetary Authority. There are no ifs, ands or butts about the dapper Oklahoma's statement. He declares fiatly that Secretary Morgenthau favors such move, that three members of the Fed eral Reserve Board are privately for it. Asked recently if she found being a woman was hap- dicap, Secretary Perkins replied, "only in climbing trees' .. .. Some 50,000 cases of high-grade, foreign made liquor, taken from rum-runners and stored in Brooklyn, N. Y, warehouses. will soon be auctioned by the Depart ment of Justice to retailers and large private consumers.
 SWANK
 Jimmy Moffett, head of the new housing administration, oust- ed the Indian Bureau from it's pleasant berth in the new Post office building because he thought anyone promoting hous- ing should be in a swanky es- tablishment One of the problems of the new Securities Exchange commission is getting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
A Book a Day
He Ran Away-But It Didn't Help Him
BY BRUCE CAPTION

Did you ever get fed up with your job and your family and everything else and start dream about how you Il like to come into a big sum CT money so that you could kiss everything goodbye and go off and do just the things that you like to do?
 Everybody has a day-dream like that once in while, and a lot of nevelists have written books around it. The latest is A. Hamil- ton Gibbs, who uses this ancient bit of fluff as the take-off point for Rivers Glide On."
 However, MT Gibbs does it pretty intelligently - intelligently enough to point out that even when you have pot of money you can't get out of things just by running away from them.
 His hero is an underpaid Lon doner, getting on in late middle age, who has a silly. nagging wife and four children. three of whom are pretty hard to get on with. All of a sudden, this chap wins 30.0OO pounds in a sweepstakes. Quite un- derstandably, he decides to light out.
 So he does, leaving half of the money to support his wife, and taking his one unobjectionable child. a girl of 12, on lazy tour Tof Europe. And for time he thinks that he has solved every thing.
 But it doesn't work. Left to their own devices, his kinfolk back in England get into one jam after another, winding up by squander- ing the money he has left them: so finally he has to come back again, get in the harness once more and straightcn things out for them.
 Human responsibilities. he finds. are not to be dodged-not even with 30,000 pounds
 f It makes pleasantly sentiment tai and rather appealing book. Little, Brown and co is publishing it at $2.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
Chuckle Corner,
CHICKENS By O. l.. Doelling

Chickens, believe it or not, are actually fine feathered fowls-not birds of prey. Yet it's true their principal business in life is dig ging and picking up.
 A hen starts from scratch, and when the peep has changed to a cluck her aim is an egg as day to keep the ax away. (Eggs mark the spot of hen at work.)
 It's the hen who lays as she goes. She sets an egg-sample and frequently hatches son that never sets, and the poor fellow often has to face a shower of bullets
 The favorite filling stations down on the farm, henroute to a worm climate. Of course we know it was a Byrd who discovered the tad-po1e.
 Birds of fine feather always have in their midst some who are chick en snoops, and it is they who keep "corn" going down. A bullet looks with scorn on old hens going to seed. Just the same they too are regular patrons of Pullet Inn.
 When young broilers are axed for dinner they cry in mournful numbers. I'm frying, frying, just for you."
 That's all. It's a short tail but more truth than poultry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

Despite the fact that republicans aren't saying very much in the open about the selection of their state convention key
 noter there are rumblings in the distance. They question the advisability of selecting the incumbent congressman at large, Professor Charles M. Bakewell, over the republican senator from Connecticut, Frederick c. Walcott. The senator him. self is quoted as saying he preferred that somebody else deliver the keynote. That may be correct explanation, but there are plenty of other stories going the rounds, none of which, of course, question the veracity of the Norfolk legislator. Incidentally the ranks of independent and republican voters are sorely pressed these days. If Representative Francis T. Ma loney gets the democratic nomination, there are plenty of the above voters going to support him. And as one of this type of voter said recently to Senator Wolcott, q hate to cast vote against you, but if Maloney runs, I'll just have to do it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
Selected Poem

AUGUST DAY (Marion Doyle in The Christian Science Monitor) The August dahlias lean against the sky; The tiger lilies lift their tawny urns To golden banded bees that hurry by, And all sapphire beauty burns. The shadows herd beneath the willow trees. Tall clover shines like globes of crimson glass; And every little skipping vagrant breeze Tattles of vanished apples as they pass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
DAILY ALMANAC

High tide at Milford Sunday, 10O p. m., daylight time: Monday. 1:26 p. m., daylight time: low tide, Sunday, 7:19 p. m., daylight time: Monday, 7:50 p. ms day. light time.
 All vehicles must be lighted not later than S:27 daylight time. tonight
 Sun rises 5:57 a. m., daylight time; sun sets 7:57 D. m., daylight time
 Moon sets S:27 D. .n daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

Things are coming to pretty pass in Boston when the necks of the taxi drivers are being subjected to a thorough scru- tiny by their passengers. So many com- plaints have been sent in to police head quarters by women about the color of the taximen's necks that drive has been started to clean 'em up We presume it won't be unusual for judge one of these days to order prisoner to wash his neck in public as a fine. Of course, public service employees are under close observa- tion, but never have we recalled any such complaint as this one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON and R

 U EpoIpt Bank Holds Credits Until Debts Pid Monetary Authority
  Resore Harrnsan to tSoon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
.Horos s C o p e
By oCTAvINE

To-day is devoid of influence until this afternoon, when there is a slightly beneficial inspirational force at work. Think hard about the things you would like to have and this force will help you. This evening is more to the point, en- thusiastic and warm; rash and en- ergetic.
 To-day's Birthdate
 Be careful with money or finan- cial projects from Dec 23 to Jan 4. 1885. Be careful to avoid accident Sept 25 and 26. Aug 31 is a favor- able day for social affairs or for seeking help from others. Write letters or do literary work on Aug IS. Aviation. balloons or meterolgy shuld be of great interest to you and you should be talented at such things.
 Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their hOrO- ,, scopes are invitcC to communicate with Octavlne i'm care of this news paper. Enclose a stamped, self. ] addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

recently married?
 A. Sandra Shaw.
 o. Is the U. S. s. Wyoming in commission?
 A. It was withdrawn from ac- tive service under the London naval treaty. and is now used as a training ship. @. Is Cab Galloway a negro?
 A. Yes. Q. How old is the Prince of Wales? A. He was 40 years old on June 23, 1894. O. Can a person named as beneficiary in will be the execu- tor also? A. Yes. If you want a cupS of our bull. letin Palmistry, write to the Wa. terbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents in hostage stan1DS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
A Thought for Today

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness and peace( and joy in the Holy Ghost.-Romans 14:17.
 Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two never far apart.-Colton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

of turkeys, because the quality
 was there and they were graded
 and packed according to govern
 ment standards. The British
 trade responds to work well
 done. There is the market for
 Canadian poultry and. other
 products and the password is
 Quality"
 Old Deal or New Deal, imperial or nonimperiai, goods that are offered in the world market meet finally in competition on the basis of quality. Price is important service is important. but quality is supreme. The producer who ig- nores 1t is lost: his very success is his undoing, for once he has de- ceived customer he is marked man. MT Wilson talked for the benefit, of his own people when he spoke on this subject but his words are of worldwide application.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11
FAMOUS FLYERS" LUNCHEON

Cleveland - (UP) = A famous flyers" luncheon. as part of Greater Cleveland Day" spon- sored by the Cleveland Advertis- ing Club will inaugurate the 1894 National Air Races here August S1. Herman R. Neff. president of the Chamber of Commerce, Is gem eral chairman ofthe committee on arrn9AmAnta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

Adolf Hitler tells the German army it can always rely on him. But can he always rely on it?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

When Admiral Byrd, hibernating alone in his Antarctic shack, gets back to his base, he may be little wobbly, but he won't be telling how he's been to the Pole, the way Dr Cook did after similar hide-aWay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

Here's something new and unusual for the dinner table when you're entertaining company. It pleased the presidential palate when MT Roosevelt was at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, re- gently. It was luncheon dessert. A watermelon was sliced in half and then stuffed with ice cream and fresh fruit. It was passed around the table, each guest helping himself. Sounds tasty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-11

The armament makers lately are smil- ing again.
Evening star., 1934-03-28

On my return to town 1 called the
apartment from the airport and her
maid answered
she must have been surprised at
your sudden return. Just what did
she say?" questioned Fordney.
You're inquisitive, but she
said. oh. Mr.. Higgins. they took poor
Miss Girth to St. Anne's Hospital
bout an hour ago. Please she
needs you! She was so hysterical 1
couldn't get anything else out of her.
so I hurried here. l must see Flea
nor at once"
Room 242. You may go in
alone Fordney said
And YOU didn't even tell him she
was DEAD! In heavens name WHY,
Fordney?" asked Kelley. The case
is queer enough without your getting
that way yourSelf!'
you're right. inspector muSed the
professor. You'd better hold Higgins
on suspicion. That was flying trip
he made and I'm not trying
to be facetious BUT, if he didn't
shoot her himself I'm confident he
knows who did"
WHY DID THE PROFESSOR AD-
WISE KELLEY TO HOLD HIGGINS?
CFor Solution See Page B-6)
Perhaps YOU have story or problem
you would like TO submit to Prof. Fordney.
II 50. send it to him care of this paper.
He Will be delIghted to receive it
Evening star., 1934-03-28
COMPULSORY TAXI.
INSURANCE URGED
Southeast Citizens Indorse
MCCarran BiII-Fav0r
U. S. Underwriting.

Endorsement of Senator McCarran's s
compulsory taxicab insurance bill with
the recommendation that the Federal
Government carry the insurance and
eventually include all vehicles in the
provision was approved by the South
east Citizens Association at its meet
ing last night in Chambers Hall, SIT
Eleventh street southeast.
Pointing out that they are heartily
in favor of compulsory insurance.
members urged that the measure cover
all vehicles, whether publicly or pri-
vately owned, and proposed that the
Federal Government handle the in
surance in order to do away with any
'raCketeering' by private concerns.
Snow Removal Urged.
Objection to abandonment of use
of the incinerator at Twelfth and M
streets southeast was voiced by the
group. Built at a cost of $450000
two years ago, the incinerator has
seen little service since its conStruc-
ton and is now idle.
resolution was adopted favoring
removal of snow as proposed by Rep
resentative JenCkeS of Indiana. This
would neceSsitate clearing of snow
from in front of non-residential prop
erty within eight hours.
Police Inspector L. I. H. Edwards
spoke briefly on the work of the de-
partment in inaugurating boys clubs
in as many of the precincts as pos
Sible. The fifth precinct at Fifth and
E streets southeast reports an enroll
ment of 6S4 boys Edwards said he
wanted to close any breach between
police and the boys of the city and
regarded the clubs as a step toward
that goal An entertainment by boys
club at the precinct tomorrow night
Is to be attended by the association
in body.
Will Redraft Bylaws.
President Maio appointed o. j.
DaVy, R B. Degman and w. F.. Lane
as a committee TO redraft the bylaws
of the associations constitution.
Eight new members welcomed to
the group were Lewis F. Finch. Leon
J. Mavilia. Thomas A. Mudd. Ada NJ.
NfinnIX. Mrs Ella L. Chandler. Vera
NJ. Barnes, Joseph A. Balducci and
Fay Palkin.
Evening star., 1934-03-28
SYMPHONY FUND
PROGRESS NOTED
Mrs. RooseveIt's Appeal Aids
Campaign-S25,000 Still
Is Needed.

Encouraging response to Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt's plea to
Washington residents to make the
National Symphony Orchestra your
own" was reported here today by the
Campaign Committee striving to raise
the 100000 sustaining fund needed to
guarantee another season for the Or
chestra.
Since Mrs. Roosevelt voiced her ap-
peal on Monday. number of addi-
tional gifts have been received. Ap-
proximately $25, 900 more must be OBJ
tanned before Easter. however to keep
intact the musical organization for
another season.
A meeting will be held tonight at
Evening star., 1934-03-28
HEARINGS ON MOVIE
COMPLAINTS TO OPEN
Compliance Director to Hear
Charges of Studios Code
Violations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 2S.-Ben B.
Lindsey, N R. A. code compliance di-
rector for the motion picture indus
try, announced yesterday hearings on
lot complaints charging violations of
the code by film studios would open
within the next few days.
This announcement followed receipt
of a telegram from George Creel. San
Francisco. State recovery director
which instructed Lindsey to begin the
hearings.
Lindsey said the delay of a few
days was necessary to receive ruling
from the Office of Sol A. Rosenblatt
WASHINGTON. N. R A. administrator
for the film industry settling the queS-
tion of his jurisdiction to hear dis
putes
Two committees for handling code
complaints are included in the motion
Evening star., 1934-03-28

$50 o'clock in the building of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
to discuss progress of committees
working to raise the sustaining fund
The public has been invited to at
tend the session, and several prom
inent civic leaders are expected to
deliver brief talks stressing the neces-
sity for success of the campaign.
Walter Bruce Howe will preside.
Three booths now are open in the
city to receive either small or large
contributions to the orchestra fund.
They are located at the Frank r.
Jelleff Co., the julius Garfinckel Co.
and E. F. Droop Sons Co.
Evening star., 1934-03-28

picture set-up, Lindsey explained. The
complaints are being classified to de-
termine before which committee sep
arate hearings will be held.
One committee is known as the Stu
dio Labor Board and the other as the
Standing Committee. composed of pro-
ducers. actors. directors and writer's.
Evening star., 1934-03-28
Wild Pheasant Visits Market.

SEATTLE E1.-A wild Chinese
pheasant. beautifully marked. swooped
down out Of the sky and began gob-
bling cabbages. onions and lettuce in
the stalls of the public market. in the
heart Of the city. 1t was captured.
and will be turned over to a ZOO.
Evening star., 1934-03-28
Will Redraft BYLAWS.
Burglar Picks Right Time.

CASHMERE, Wash. tPl. - Well
timed was the burglary of the CASH
mere Tire Shop. A bank watchman
and a baker heard the burglar alarm,
but as 1t was $50 am. they thought
it an alarm clock.
Evening star., 1934-03-28

That's right. :.
but. it's none of
YOUR business.
Just before I
took a plane to
Chicago yester-
day." he contin-
ued. "she threat
ened suicide. In
fact. 1 grabbed a
bottle Of poison
from her as she
was a out to
drin k it. She
was calmer when
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