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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Madrid Letter
By JANsH. YINDRICH
United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Madrid (UP)-What price Vir- tue?
 The Spanish Academy of His tory puts 1t as low as 1000 pesetas. But Esteban de la Riva' y Lara, founder of the Academy, values it as high as 5000 pesetas.
 Virtue is supposed to be it's own reward. but these two prizes are being offered for it in a novel competition run in connection with the Festival of the Race" which coincides with what is known in the United States as columbus Day"
 Noble Deeds
 The Academy of History wants to hear of noble deeds, deeds of virtue. deeds of sacrifice, and has launched an appeal to all and sundry to write to the secretary reporting such facts as the risking of one's life for the sake of hu- manity. or an heroic struggle with diversity.
 The Galahad with most vlrtuous deeds to his credit gets the 1000 pesetas. The only condition Is that the deeds must have been performed during the year 1884.
 Love of NelghbOr
 Don Esteban's prize of 5000 pe- setas also goes to a person, who distinguishes himself. or herself. by acts of virtue. or demonstra- tions of love for his neighbor.
 Don Esteban. however. gives preference to fathers. widows, or sons who distinguish themselves by educating or maintaining sons or fathers as the case may be-" Don Esteban lays down that "this prize cannot be divided"
 The Academy of History also offers q prize of 1000 pesetas Co tho author Of the best historical or geographical monograph deai- Lng with ! Gpanish subject.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

With a hot election on, the state has decided to throw open it's broadcasting facilities, free ot charge, to the four pal tics Ialifying for the ballot" the democratic, republican, progress sive. and socialist.
 Self-selectcd speakers of each party are given equal time tu voice their views. There is no censorship. beyond the l avs of libel and islander.
 PITENTIAL OGPU
 Because of the success ot the bureau of Investigation in cap turing Bruno Hauptmann and kidnapers, it is almost inevitable that the justice department will ask for an increased crime detection appropriation trom congress- next session.
 Securing it, however, may not be so easy us it would seem.
 There is no tendency in con. gressional quarters to deny that Super-Sleuth J. Edgar Hoover h6 don1 really great job But linked with this is very poignant memory of how the justice department in the past has been turned over to political espionage.
 Certain senators still recall the red-baitins days of A. Mitchell Palmer. and the attempt of Harry Dougherty to frame Sen. ator Wheeler when the Mon- fn ch kNA l< in Investigating the alien prop erty custodian's office.
 And with increasing powers concentrated in the hands Of the federal government. an Amcr:. can OGPU will be the last thing congress wants.
 MERRY.GO.ROUND .. North Carolina's mountaineer Representative Rob ert l.. (Muley) Doughton, chairman of the potent house ways and means committee. likes his game, but not via rod or gun. Doughton raises rainbow and speckled trout in a pond on his farm. and domesticated English mallard ducks in his farm yard. The state department is doing considerable pointing with pride at it's new tariff agree- ment with Cuba. It claims that during the first six working days of the pact. 24 American-owned ships unloaded 18,797 tons of American goods in Havana. that this is one of the largest ton nages on record and due "al- nc ftt-Al Alx,fs k- T treaty. Portland. Maine, and Dallas. Texas. have insti- tuted a plan to encourage home owners to improve their property, and federal housing administration officials propose asking other communities to agree to it. The two cities have announced that they will not in- crease taxes on property en. hanced under FILA loans. . Senator Tom Connolly, recently renominated in Texas for sec ond term, calls himself tin soldier. for while he served in the army in the Spanish-Ameri- can and World Wars, he never heard a gun fired or was any where near a battle. Sen- ator Thomas Schall, violent crit ic of the New Deal, who was blinded some years ago by the explosion of cigar lighter. is an inveterate smoker, puffs away as many as a dozen cigars in the course of a day.
 Copyright, 1884, by United !,
 Feature Syndicate, Tnc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Washington. Sept. 27 The vote by which the executive council of the United Textile Workers approved the presidents strike truce settlement was un- animous. But the closed-door debate that preceded it was any thing but that.
 Some of the younger union leaders particularly from the south-were caustically critical of the presidents proposition.
 A few went so far as to ex- press blunt skepticism of the presidents ability to make good his terms. Bitterly they cited the empty records of the au t o and steel labor settlements to prove their point.
 Under hot challenge of the majority, however, the group conceded that under the circum- stances the union could not af- ford tc stand out against the president. But they insisted that in lowing to his pressure two explicit reservations oe made:
 1. That in agreeing to the
 truce the workers were not
 binding themselves against
 taking to the picket lines
 again, if, in their opinion, the
 terms of the agreement are
 not completely fulfilled.
 2. That the walk-out be con-
 tinued in full force until the
 still silent mill owners de-
 clared themselves regarding
 the presidents proposal.
 These demands were voted down. Old-line leaders took the position that the wisest course was to give immediate and un- qualified assent. thus putting 'the situation squarely up to the president and the employers.
 But, although conservative leaders triumphed for the presi- dent, they nursed a secret com- piaint against him.
 On the day following publica- tion of the Winant board report, Roosevelt had gone over their - heads and appealed directly to the striking workers to return to their looms.
 This was resented. And al- though conservative labor car- ried the day, it's leaders are a little less inclined to do so next time.
 GOOD SAMARITAN
 In a CCC camp up in northern New York is young foreman who has ample reason to re- member Mrs Roosevelt. In fact he still exchanges occasional letters with her.
 He first got to know the first lady last summer when she was on a motor trip. and attempted to panhandle the price of a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
So They Say

Everyone seems to be out of step but MT Cor and his strike leaders MT German wants his cake, but he wants to eat it. Peter Van Horn, chairman Cilk Code Authority. Give some bread and meat and we'll get out into the country to get some beans. -E. l.. Sandefur, treasurer textile .trjke relief committee at Gastonia.
 We oppose Russia's entry because Russian communism seeks to take root everywhere and because it's ambition is world revolu- jon. Giuseppe Motta, League of Nations representa- tive from the Netherlands.
 to attract friendships, not romance. Jean Harlow.
 
 The state should keep the individual; not the individual the state. -Col Theodore Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
A Book a Day
You'll Be Glad You
 Are Not An Author
BY BRUCE CAPTION

Charles Brackets malicious lit- tie novel, Entirely Surrounded" (Knopf: $2.50) is glorified peep show. Open it. and you can dis cover how the better advertised intelligentsia 1ive-and if the net result is to make you thank heav- en that you're just one of the boys, that may be what MT Bracket intended. e
 The book tells of the doings of a gang of writing folk at Vermont summer camp. The chief character seems to be modelled on Alexander Woollcott, and the gangs favorite diversions seem to be exchanging insults and playing croquet. If that sort of fun doesn't appeal to you, you'll find the book pretty thin.
 To change the subject rather vio- lently-parents of small children ought to get a good deal out of Your Childl is Normal" by Dr Grace Adams (Covici-Friede: $2). Here is sensible book on chiI- dren explaining that they are nor mally rather cantankerous little monkeys, and that most of them will probably make out all right even if they do give mother gray hairs. There is comforting stuff here for harassed fathers and mothers.
 Current literary gossip .. James Rorty ("Our, Masters Voice") and Louis Adamic ("rhc Natives Return") are going on separate tours of the United States to inuquire deeply into the state If the nation James Gould Coz gems will have new novel out m the spring, and if it's as good as "The Last Adam" his earlier book, it'll be worth watching for [. You are warned to expect some frank disclosures in H. c. Wells Autobiography, soon to he printed. |. Albert Haiper Is off for Lon don on q Guggenheim Fellowship. l.. .. Novelist Hams Heinz Ewers was a wartime German agent in the U. S., and wound up in an in- tcrnment camp. Y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Q. What is the average cost of battleships, destroyers and sub- marines?
 A, Battleships approximate ly $27,OOO, ,OOO; destroyers-approx- imateiy $1,750,O0O; submarines approximately $6,0O0,000.
 own a magnet ttr t through glass and iron?
 A. It will attract through glass, but not through iron.
 Q. What are the so-called Hints" m cigarette lighters made of?
 A. A cerium-ifon alloy contain ing 50 per cent or more of cerium.
 Q. How many churches of the Penticostal Holiness denomination are there in the United States. and what is the total mem bership?
 A.. There are 252 churches with a total membership of S,096.
 @. Who played the roles of the "Coach" and the -Four Horsemen" in. the picter "The Spirit of Notrc Dame"?
 A. J. Farrell Macdonald played the Coach" and the -Four Horse in the picture The Spirit of Notre Elmer Layden. Jim crowley and Harry Stuhldreher.
 c. When were ball bearings and pneumatic rubber tires first used on bicycles? s
 A. Ball bearings in 1877 and pneumatic rubber tires in 1889.
 Q. Give the address of the Brit. ish Library of Information.
 A. 27O Madison Ave, New York city.
 Q. How large a crew does the Italian liner "Rex" carry?
 A. About 800.
 c. What was the title of the motion picture in which Kay Fran cis sang Home on the Ronge?"
 A. II Loved Woman
 o. Is it possible to remove and replace the contents of a sealed bottle without breaking the seal?
 A. Holes can be made in the bottom Of the bottle with red hot wire or rod and they may be sealed with molten glass.
 Q. Is the United States railroad laiior board still in existence?
 A. It Was succeeded first by the U. $. board of mediation. and later Dy the national mediation board.
 Q Wh" was "El Divino" Nor. ale. {?
 A. Luis de Morales, Spanish painter. who lived from 1509- 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Ocean travellers who have been satis- fled with palatial steamers that measure nine hundred feet in length and boast ot six decks will begin to realize these marine structures were mere plgmles when they read about the newest and biggest ship ever launched. There was great celebrating yesterday in Clydebank, Scotland, when the giant structure, hither- to known as 534, was officially launched and christened Queen Mary by that lady herself. The new Cunard-White Star liner measures 1,O18 feet in length and judging from the descriptions approaches nautical perfection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
WRITER SUGGESTS WAY OFT FOR BETTER PROTECTION
Waterbury. Conn.
 

Waterbury, Conn.
 Sept 26, 1884. Editor of the Democrat:
 The break happened while the police were changing shifts.''
 In your analyZation of the above caption would you arrive 1t the conclusion that the city has no police protection during the chang ing of reliefs? The reason 1 am bringing this statement to your at- tention is because. that for d great many years it has appeared in the local newspapers, and due to the publicity it has received it would give the crimina,ly inclined pco- pie. an opportunity to take advan- take of the lack of protection. Now. possibly my simple remedy would be accepted by the powers that be, and that is for the officer to remain on his beat. until he is relieved by the oncoming officer. Not very difficult? What say you?
 Yours sincerely.
 J. V. WALKER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Autumn Vacations

New England and Canada are preparing for an influx of tourists taking autumn vacations The beauty of the foliage on the New England hills is great attrac- tion, and the prospects are that it will be more brilliant this year than usual and come to full glory little earlier.
 Canada is also a great fall touring, re- zion. This is especially true of Quebec. Our most northern states, along with nearly all of Canada, have the advantage of being above the hay fever line. What with hunting for those who like to shoot, and beauty for those who like to look, and clear air and varied scenery for every body, it looks as if the north country might become almost as popular in the autumn as in the summer. And many there be who prefer to work during the heat and have good time when it is cool.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Q. What Is Jean Harlow's .ad- dress?
 A. Care of the Metro-G oldwyn. Mayer Studios. Culver City, Califs
 Q. Who publishes the "Eco- homie Review of the Soviet Union"?
 A. Amtorg Trading Corporation. 261 Fifth Ave-, New York city.
 Q. Who wrote Shasta of the Wolves?
 A. Olaf Baker. (1919).
 O. What is the time difference between New York and Hawaii?
 A. Five hours and thirty nin- utes. When 1t is 12 o'clock noon B. s. T. in New York, 1t is 6:3O a. m. in Hawaii.
 If you want a copy of our bull. letin INITIATION STUNTS, write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing Ave cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Daily Almanac

High tide at Milford Friday. Sept ?s. 3;3t a. m.. daylight time; low tide, 9:57 n. m, daylight time.
 All vehicles must bc lighted not later than 7;t2. daylight time: tonight
 sun rises 6i45 q. mo daylight tlme sets si42 D. m, daylight time.
 Moon rises e;0i D. m.. daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Selected Poem
DEPARTURE OF THE CARRoUsEL

Janet Faireigh- Stone in The Christian Science
 Monitor) The merry -go-round Like giant puzzle, Is taken apart, and packedg in the van; Hero a waving tail- There a shining muzzle- But once a circle of chargers ran In dappled pairs, at furious pace, Neck und neck, an endless race, In a turbulent. musical caravani
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
ChuckleCorner
VIA TROLLEY
By Douglas Goodrich

The street car is without doubt A proletarian runabout,
 It gets you here, and there as
 we'll
 It mostly gets you mad as hell.
 They are such timid things. Get it goes like a scared gazelle.
 It is no wonder the Widow Truitt blushed when she gave the conductor a lead nickle. She knew 1t wasn't fair.
 But some people get on that way. Just go plugging along.
 The trolley guy whose mug I'd heat Calls out each stop as "Glu~f+ph-
 "tlum street.! Still it is not considered good form the ''slug" the conductor.
 The motor has things under con- trol, but the conductors life is full of change.
 Trolley cars are often chartered for outings, but the woman trying to get twelve children aboard for half fare finds it's no picnic. You may be level headed somebody but trolley ride is apt to get you in jamb. The conductor yells Move for ward. please" and everybody moves on a foot. Generally your foot. r..t
 Atop the world and all serene, roll along in my limousine; Then a waking jolt and find l arc Just another gink on a trolley car. who have today's influence strong in their charts. There are slight changes indicated for you from June through October 10, 1885. Be careful of your health from March 10 through April 6. ie3E. You should have a period from October 20 through November [. 1884, of financial advancement. Danger December 10. 90. 2f. 1884.
 Socially favorable october 8 and Q, 1884. Headers deslFIng additional in. formation regarding thfr h0fO. scopes are Invited tO communicate with Octavine Go caFe of this newspaper. Enclose e . cent stamped. scifsaddrcssed envcIope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Daily Washington Merry Round

of Wash MrryG an "ucr Merry; Rot Terta President; Bitter Voted Strategic Assent Rooseve Roadside Pamhaner Mas York CCC Cmp Congress 70 OGPU
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
H Horoscope
BY
 OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by 'tIsc planets, this daily horoscope Is outlined by a noted astroloecr. ln addition to information of general interests, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on tlie designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Questions And Answers
 A by S % Sssas The Democrats Washington Information Bureau
YoUr QUESTIONS, ANywERED

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In Today s Mail

What do you tllink--Scnd asl letters and communications with your opinions to the Editor Ot the Waterbury lDcpntn.rat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Things are always worse before they are better. Witness the condition of East Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

It's not too late, neither is it too soon, to call up, or on the Civic Theatre ot Waterbury and make your reservations for a season ticket to all the plays for the 1934-35 season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Lawrence Tibbett faked and impro- vised a Russian song over the radio the other night that was swellski, but it didn't fool anybodyski.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
sIsPTEAfBER 2s

Tt the day utetaoinshrdlucmfw An { optimistic outlook should start the day off well. but do not allow illusion or diffusion to carry you off on a wild goose chase. Be careful when handling papers or in travel. There is good vibration. but 1t might be hidden because of small unimportant events which
 Birtlsdate
 You should have the power of comparison well developed. There are many hairdresaers or barbers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

So far weathermen have offered no ex- plantations for the unusual heat coming the last week in September. There is pretense of fall in the latest and perk- lest of ladies' fall hats, and in the seasons merchandise adorning the store windows You could count the mems straw hats, but here we are with the thermometer around ninety. If this weather continues, there will be a second growth and Winsted will have some good nature story to relate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Q. How many churches of the Penticostal Holiness denomination are there in the United States. and what is the total membership?
 A.. There are 252 churches with a total membership of S,096.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

own magnet tt a c t through glass and iron?
 A. It will attract through glass. but not through iron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Q. What are the so-called .fiints'' m cigarette lighters made of?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Readers deslrIng additional in. formation regarding 'ther hofU. scopes are invited Co communicate with Octavine Go care of this newspapcF. Enclose c . cent stamped. scIfsaddrcssed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

A. A cerium- -ifon alloy contain ing. 50 per cent or more of cerium.
The daily worker., 1934-05-19

of company deputies and the ma
chine guns of the national guard.
The Southern ruling class Is
frightened into sickly panic by this
revolutionary upsurge of Negro and
white masses. A desperate attempt
is therefore being made to raise the
race issue in order to obscure the
clear lines of the class struggle.
Southern newspa pers are screaming
provocations against the black race,
blaming the militancy of the work
ers on ignorant" Negroes misled by
agitators. These attempts to stir
the flames Of race prejudice are a
direct appeal to the lynch spirit and
a shocking denial of the rights Of
workers to meet and organize.
Describes Own Arrest
My own arrest is a clear instance
of the telroristic procedure in Bir-
mingham. When I left the Bir-
mingham court house with Alex
ander E. Racolin, we we're arrested
On the direct orders of White Guard
plug-uglies, who Tin our hearins1
ordered the police to pick us up,
This arrest was completely illegal
Racolin was arrested because he
was acting as lawyer for Commu-
nists; l was arrested solely because
was seen in conversation with
Racolin. After being finger printed
and mugged. the single word Com
The daily worker., 1934-05-19
By JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

BY JOHN HOWAhD LA NSON
T WISH to make an urgent
4 appeal to every worker and
every honest intellectual, to
all working class groups and
all mass organizations, to as
sist in mobilzing nation wide pro-
test against the oppression and ter
ror which threaten the white and
Negro workers of Alabama.
Birmingham, the center of the
industrial empire of Alabamas rul-
ing class, has the distinction of be-
ing the first openly fascist city in
the United States. / mean this lit
orally: safeguards which are sup
posed to protect individual liberty
have been abolished the police
make no pretense of legality in
making arrests. Illiterate thugs have
been organized in the White Legion
ca new name for the XXX; these
gangsters work openly with the po-
lice and make lynch threats IN the
courts Of justice.
Negro and White Stand Solid
The reason for this lies in the
growing solidarity of the starving
masses of the South.
Heroic Negro and white workers
are standing shoulder to shoulder
on the picket lines against the rifles
The daily worker., 1934-05-19
Newark Fascists Get
Permit to March in
Uniforms, With Arms

NEWARK, N. j., May 18.-Police
permission was given to the Amer
lean Union of Fascists, Incorporated
under the laws of New Jersey, to
parade here with uniforms, armed
with clubs and rifles. The parade,
approved without hesitation by Chief
McRell, was led by U. S. Army
officer. The same chief of police
McRell has been cracking down on
Communist meetings.
When in view of these facts, John
Franklin and Rose Chris, vice
chairman of the American League
Against War and Fascism visited
the Socialist Party headquarters at
1885 Broad Street Wednesday night
to extend an invitation for an anti
fascist parade on May 6, they were
told they would not be admitted.
The daily worker., 1934-05-19
Lawson, Noted Playwright, Calls for Nationwide
Protest Against Open Fascist Terror in Alabama

ant to note that police Captain
Mullins, who brutally ordered us
to get out of town knew nothing
whatsoever about our political opi1-
ions. He asked no questions ano
permitted no answers. Further
more, Captain Mullins has no more
right to arrest man or woman
for being Communist than he has
to arrest them for being elks. There
is no law under which such an ar
rest can be made, In word, the
police of Birmingham are cor1l-
pletely lawless if White Legion
gunman points his finger at you,
you go through the police mill and
are kicked out Of town. And when
the cops get through with you, their
buddies of the Legion are ready to
take you for a longer and hotter
ride.
C. P. Is Target For Attacks
NV own case is illustrative and
incidental. The main purpose OF
this terror is to keep the workers
at their present starvation level and
to wipe out the solidarity of Ne
gross and whites in the class strug-
gle. The Communist Party is the
target for this murderous campaign,
because the Party is gaining the
leadership of the awakening work.
ing class. In Judge Abernathys .