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Evening star., 1934-11-26
FIRST TOWN HALL
LECTURE ON SUNDAY
DR.. Glenn Frank to Speak at U. S
Chamber of Commerce at
SPIN.

DR.. Glenn Frank. president of the
University of Wisconsin, will deliver
the first of a series of discussions on
national and international problems
before the Town Hall at the United
States Chamber of Commerce next
Sunday at pm.
For the benefit Of those follow
ing the discussions, DR.. George F.
Bowerman, librarian of the Public
Library, is compiling list of books
relevant to the questions involved for
distribution at the meetings.
DR.. Franks lecture will be the first
of 20 to be given on successive
SUNDAYS,
Evening star., 1934-11-26
FINANCES IMPROVED

A budget balanced without resort
to new taxes was reported yesterday
for the Philippine Island government
by the Bureau Of Insular Affairs.
The report, made to Secretary Dern
by Brig. Gen. Greed F. Cox, noted
improvement in economic conditions
in both the Philippines and Puerto
Rico.
Philippine government inc ome
amounted to S35.0l2,966, decrease
of more than s2OO0,0OO over the fiscal
year 1882. while expenditures totaled
s34767.514. decrease OF over
S5,00000
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Embezzler to Be Returned.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. November 26
R.-New Jersey officers arrived here
yesterday to assume custody of John
Erhart, SO, borough tax collector and
treasurer and custodian of school
funds of Jamesburg. N. j.. charging
embezzlement Of $3.50. Erhart waived
eXtradition.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Photographer to Speak.

j. B. Roberts, newspaper photog-
rapher, will speak on Press Photog-
raphy" at a meeting of the Washing
ton Photographic Society. GIT Twenty
third street, at pm. tomorrow. Capt.
H. T. Harris is president of the So
riefy
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Actor Has Minor Operation.

HOLLYWOOD, November rs @.-
Henry Wilcoxon. English film actor,
went to hospital last night TO have
his tonsils removed. A lull between
pictures gave him the opportunity for
the operation.
Evening star., 1934-11-26
Betrothal to Infanta Denied.

NAPLES, Italy, November 26 P),-
Prince Stefano Colonna, father Of
Prince Guido Colonna, yesterday de-
MED reports his son was engaged to
the Spanish Infanta Maria Cristina
He pointed out that Guido has been in
New York for the last few years as
Italian vice consul.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
Moscow Letter
BY JOSEPH H. BIARD United Press Staff Correspondent

Moscow. (UP)-The newly es- tablished American embassy is more worried these days about sleeping and eating than diplomacy and protocol.
 Some of the few homely but pressing problems, which Ambas- sador William c. Bullitt is trying to solve, are these:
 One. How to put staff of 40 persons, many with wives and chill dren, into 20 apartments.
 Two. How to entertain guests without dishes, knives and forks.
 Three. How to send his staff scurrying about Moscow on vari- ous missions when the embassy has but one automobile, when taxis are almost rare enough to deserve a place in museum and when street-cars literally are overfowing with humanity.
 Royal Reception
 When Bullitt arrived here in December he was received like a visiting sovereign. His coming marked the end of more than 15 years of non-intercourse between America and Russia and the So- viet statesmen were truly glad to see him.
 They set at his disposal one of the finest houses in Moscow, rout- ing out a number of high-ranking Communists to do so. They feted him lavishly. They rented to the American government one of the finest apartment buildings in Mos COW, which is to be finished in May. This will be used for em- bassy offices and living quarters for Bullitt's staff.
 But despite all the courtesy and good will in the world, the Soviet officials could not get around the fact that Moscow is perhaps the most crowded city on earth and that 1t is difficult to obtain here simple necessities which can be picked up in moment elsewhere.
 Early Morning Puzzle
 When the ambassador began figuring the other day how he would put his staff into the new apartment building he was stun ned. He sat up, until a. m. scan ming .blue-prints and juggling fig ures. The net result of his con- temptations was that 26 persons. six with wives. could not be put into the new building and that there was no other place apparent lily available for them to live. As a result, Bullitt seriously is considering the idea of leaving the visa section of the American con sulate-generai and the research section of the embassy in Riga, Latvia, where they now are locat- ed. Until recognition. the legation in Riga was the state departments s only contact--and that indirect and nofficial--with the Soviet Union. He pyefers to move these ofiices
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
A Good Hazard To Remove

It's any number of years ago that the Democrat first preached the subject of re- moving the bridge on the Meriden road near the old Green Line trolley barns. For years, even before the road was as highly travelled as it is today, it constituted a menace to traffic. And when the state highway department made fine smooth thoroughfare along this route somebody forgot to end this hazard.
 The road goes right into a bottleneck at this particular point. At one time it was worse than it is right now with bridge abutments standing between the old trolley tracks and the motor highway. They were removed and the road filled in between the tracks and road. This made for better motoring conditions, but did not entirely alleviate the danger of collis- ions or accidents.
 Of course, the fact that a great many children pass up and down this particular stretch of roadway going to and coming from school adds to the dangers. It has been necessary to station a patrolman thars whenever children use the road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
School Failures

Everybody knows the story of the mother watching the soldiers march by and observing that they were all out of step but her son John. It is rather con- monly accepted now that much education has been out of step with the times and, like John, unaware of it. Dr Ben D. Wood of Columbia University, addressing the annual convention of the American Association of Registrars, puts it a little differently.
 Educational leaders in this country" he said, proclaim and boast that publicly supported schools were established and are maintained for all the children of all the people. Official school records show that from 10 to 40 per cent of the pupils in elementary and secondary schools fail year after year in some or majority ot their studies. The customary explanation is that the children are to blame and that such gross failing rates are reasonable price to pay for what orators call higher and ever higher standards. This is per haps the sorriest excuse ever concocted by honest and sincere public servants"
 The truth has been, and it is now being recognized and admitted by many author ities, that the schools were failing, not the \ pupils. Public school education was out 7 of step with the times. It was failing to give many children the education they re- uuired to make them useful, happy, self reliant citizens. It was absurdly prescrib- ing the same studies for all children alike, regardless of individual abilities, needs and interests. There is hope for the youngsters - and for the nation in the fact that this mistake has now been discovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
THURSDAY. APRIL 26, 1884
It Seems To Be Foregone

Judging by the way the Hartford ever but that Governor Wilbur L. Cross will be the democratic candidate to suc- ceed himself this fall. The Times may not stray very far from the truth in mak- ing such a claim as this. We have on occasion stated that in all likelihood dem- dcrats will stick to the candidate who has twice led them to victory in this former normally republican stronghold There IS no reason for changing now any more than you'd change horses in the middle of the stream.
 Here is the way the Times disposes of the situation after discussing several irrespective g.o.p. potentials: Naturally 1t is to be expected that after two vain efforts to defeat Governor Cross the re- publican party should indulge in some speculation with reference to third can didate to oppose him. Certainly it will need to put it's best foot forward. The prestige and popularity of Governor Cross does not make it any easier for the op- posing party to find candidate who is willing to run against him."
 All well and good, but supposing that Governor Cross took seriously the sug- gestions that he turn his attention to the U. s. Senate and not merely the governor. ship. Right now it doesn't seem as if ht: would concern himself with going down to Washington in the event that he could defeat Senator Frederic c. Walcott, but it's few months away to nomination and election time. Many things can happen and often do in that period which elapses between rumors and actual nomination.
 And then there is the not too remote possibility of convention fight for the democrats. No, not over the first place on the ticket. That'll undoubtedly be the governors if he is in the mood, but we're not so sure that he can dictate the rest of the ticket, as he did in 1882. Just the mere fact that he ruled out Controller Daniel J. Leary two years ago was suffi- cient to cause some trouble, not enough to do any harm at the polls. In the event of repetition of ironclad ruling the kick back might be more destructive this time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

We are quite interested in the campaign for better weather service that has just started in Hartford. It will be carried to the senators and representatives of Con- necticut We presume the purpose is eventually to reestablish the weather of- flee in Hartford that once existed there. It was stripped to the bone of recent years. In fact the original purpose was to eliminate it entirely, but sentiment and some political prestige managed to save the station and about two employees. We're surprised that the campaign doesn't also include better weather, not to mention weather bureau service. Mark Twain once said there was lot of complaints about the weather but nobody ever seemed to do anything about them. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

Q. Name the wives of Henry VIII of England.
 A. Catherine of Aragon, Ann Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Gloves, Catherine Howard, and
 Q. What is the travel expense allowance of President Roosevelt?
 A. He has an allowance of $25,- 900 a year to be used for travel and official entertainment. The money is paid out on his voucher, and any unexpended balance at the close of the fiscal year reverts to the general funds in the treasury.
 c. What famous man is SUD- posed to have said: Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life"?
 A. The remark is attributed to Charles Frohman, the theatrical producer while the Lusitania was sinking.
 Q. Describe the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
 A. It is round and the walls at the base are 15 feet thick, and at the top about half as thick; con- structed throughout of marble. The basement is surrounded by range of semi-circular arches supported by 15 columns, and the tower rises six arcades with 30 columns eacr. The eighth story. containing the bells, is much smaller in diameter than the rest of the tower, and has only 12 columns. The height is 179 feet and was 151s feet out of the perpendicular when measured in 1929, and 16h feet in 1910. The foundations are not more than 10 feet deep, and their circumference is the same as that of the tower.
 0. Who won the 1888 Five Hundred Mile Memorial Day auto race at Indianapolis?
 A. Louis Meyer, driving "Ty- dol Special"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
A Book a Day hy BRUCE CATION
He Kills The Same Officer Four Times

Man With Four Lives," by William Joyce Corven, is another ambitious horror story; and it shows that this type o fstory is lot harder to write than most people thin kit is.
 That creepy, sp1ne-tingling feel ing or terror and dread has to be evoked with great deftness. If the deftness is lacking, the desired ef- feet just dosen't appear.
 All of which is by way of say ing that Man With Four Lives doesn't quite hit the mark.
 It has to do with a young Eng lishman who goes to war and, irl his first engagement, kills a Ger man officer with his saber. The circumstances are such that he not only gets the Germans face | firmly impressed on his mind; he even learns his name and rank and sees distinctive ring which | the man wears.
 So it is quite shock when, a bit later, he kills onother German officer-who looks urecisely like the first one, has the same name and title, and wears the same ring | And when it happens third time the Englishman, quite under standably, goes insane.
 The war ends, the Englishman regains his balance, and goes with his wife to Switzerland for va | vation. And there he meets a fourth German who seems to be the very man he has already killed three times. This time the shock brings complete disaster.
 | All of this, it seems to me, would have made a fine short story. AS it is, it's dragged out too far, and the explanation of everything is a distict leadown.
 The feeling of horror that the author aims at is missing. In stead, the book is just a bit boring The publisher is Farrar & Rine- hart, and the price is $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
So They Say

Do you know that laughing at the wrong time cuts a scene or a whole sequence in the movies) quicker than anything else Mrs Mildred Lewis Russell. chairman D. A. R. better films committee.
 
 A board of directors sitting in a little room hundreds of miles from a community can change the for tunes of that community by the stroke of a pen.-Bishop c. H. Le- Blond of St Joseph, Mo.
 We republicans have been fair. We've let them (the democrats) have a year. Now we must fight Rep Chester c. Bolton of Ohio.
 .
 Behavior is no test of intoxica- ton. nor is alcohol on the breath any evidence of intoxication.-Dr Anton J. Carlson of Chicago Uni The people are hungry for good music and tick to death with the stun. they hear, the jazz and Mime schumann-H -Heink
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

During the term of Mayor Rock we'll which was in 1866-67 many street improvements were made, an important one the grading of the hill streets starting from the cen ter; and the declivity at Grand and South Main was filled in, so that the appearance was now Ataking on more the look of street instead of a country road. Slightly earlier than Rockwell's term a plank side- walk was authorized on Bank
 street from Grand to the (then) railroad station. At this time (1866-67) the unpretentious wood en bridges were replaced by stone ones. That same year Leaven- worth street from West Main to Grand was Tagged and iron fences were erected in front of the resi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information
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dences that lined west side oftNvesi Main. The iron fence around tho c. B. Merriman house next to the First church built a little later, ir 1869. The iron fence was a nine. teenth century product, and view. ing various illustrations of Water. bury in those days this type of fence was much in evidence.
 As early as 1853 the bylaws were stipulating as to the care of streets such as keeping them free from snow and ice. The law was not always satisfactorily enforced on street regulations. It was not until thirty years after Waterbury became a city that the paving of streets was considered; the first stretch of pavement laid was from Grand street through Bank to it's junction with South Main street."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

Washington, April 26.-The soon to be aired by the senate investigators promises more authentic excitement than those uncovered during the air mail probings.
 The committees agents have dug up a huge mass of front page gasps. Here are a few of the charges due for public air. ing
 THAT a certain official of a shipping line heavily subsidized by the government drew over ? $300,O0O a year in salary and expenses, the latter consisting of such items as $75 a day for meals, $100 for walters tips, $75 for taxi fare.
 THAT another subsidized company had an executive who conceived the brilliant get-rich-. quick scheme of charging his own company $60O,O0O in com missions for buying government vessels at bargain counter rates. But this is not all. The official will be accused of extracting this money from the company's till at a time when it was in de- fault to the government on it's payment for the ships.
 THAT a third concern, which started in the shipping business with the modest sum of $500, in eight years, thanks to gov- ernment subsidies and lavish loans by the Shipping Board, made a profit of more than ST. 000,000.
 THAT an attorney was paid a $1O0,O00 fee by one line to obtain single contract from the government.
 But even this was relatively small change to the swag, the committee agents say, that was grabbed off by the head of a holding company owning several subsidized ship lines. In one year, they report, he netted $500,O00 in salary and bonuses.
 ERUPTION
 Good old Secretary of War Dern, day by day shows himself an increasingly learned and erudite man. The following first paragraph of his latest speech-is offered as the most recent substantiation of his erudition:
 ''U. $. A. stands for United States of America and also for United States Army. Both hold the love of the American people. Of course, there could be no United States Army without United States of America, but perhaps also there would be no United States of America to-day if there had been no United States Army"
 MOMENTOUS BILL
 It is not always the really significant events transpiring on Capitol Hill that get the head lines.
 Not very much has been print ed about the recently enacted Bankhead cotton control bill, but historically it is likely to be the most momentous legislation passed this session.
 The insiders realize this. Par ticularly Secretary Wallace and his AAA staff.
 It will be up to them to ad- minister the act. They would have preferred a far more ex- tensive public discussion of the revolutionary step before it was written on the statute books. REVOLUTIONARY
 For a revolutionary step it most certainly is.
 In blunt language what the act does is to end definitely tra-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

We hope that in addition to widening the road along the section from Mill Plain center to Woodland avenue the Highway Department will allow for sidewalks on both sides of the thoroughfare. It would be good test of the demand for sidewalks alongside all our highways. If any spot demands them this particular one does.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

You can still speak of the U. s. cavalry in the same breath as boots and spurs, but you'll have to eliminate all talk about sabers. The good old saber, worn at the side of every cavalry officer since this branch of the mounted service vas estab- lished, has just been officially banned This type of weapon is one of the oldest in mans history. From the very begin ming man used some sort of sharp. pointed weapon with which to defend himself and to procure his food. However, motorization of armed forces has even supplanted the horse. The saber follows the faithful steed into peaceful retire ment. Well done, thou good and faithful weaponi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

here, but, unless the Soviet gov-
 ernment finds more space for
 American officials. Bullitt believes it will be physically impossible to accommodate them in addition to his present staff of 40 persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

Q. Name some products ob- tained from sharks.
 A. Leather, fins, liver oil, shark meat and meal, and shark teeth and backbones sold for cu- rios. The shark pancreas yields in- sulin.
 o. What is the derivation and meaning of the name George?
 A.. It is from the Greek mean ing "husbandman.' F
 0. Is there a federal law pro- hibiting lotteries?
 statute against interstate transpor- tation of lottery tickets.
 Q. What are the names of the eight states of India?
 A. Baroda, Cochin, Gwalior, Hyberabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Mysore, Sikkim, and Travancorc.
 o. Why are crimes committed in the District of Columbia offensess 2 under the federal laws? % $s
 A. Because the District of Co., lumbia is a federal district.
 O.: Which is the highest court in New York state?
 A. The New York court of ap- peals. l
 o. When was Oklahoma admit ted to statehood?
 A. November 16, 1907.
 Q. Is flour dust combustible? A. It will burn, and because eac hparticle of dust is surrounded by air it will burn very, rapidly when ignited. Thus wave of flame runs with great speed { through a cloud of flour dust. cans- ing an explosion. Rapid combus- tioh is termed an explosion. et
 Q. Where is Lake Chautauqua?
 A. In New York State.
 If you want a copy of our bul- lctln "facts for fishermen" write tU The Waterbury Democrat, Wash ington Bureau. enclosing five cent in postage stamps. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
DAILY WASHINGTON
 MERRY-GO- AROUND.
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Government-S Subsidized Ship Operators Must ErplGin Riches; $SOO,O0G Yecru Salary and $75 Daily MeGs Interest Sendte $6OOOOO Commissions for Buying U. S. Vessels at Bargains; Bdnkhedd Cotton Measure Ends Laissez-FGire for GrOaoers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
Questions And Answers
 by The Democrats Washington Information Bureau
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
Selected Poem
TOWER HILL

Up from the town along woodland trail,
 At early morning we pursued
 the dark Over the hills; the east was
 growing pale.
 Crossing clearing, and we
 heard lark Somewhere above us, and we
 stopped to listen. Far down below us. we saw chimney smoke And kitchen lights, and the sudden Of sunshine on the lakes, and
 neither spoke. We had no words to say, one to
 the other, So we climbed higher. The lone
 summit stood N In mist. like rock, islanded in
 smother s Of surf: and in that summit solitude s, We sat like castaways and closed
 our eyes,
 Patiently waiting for the tide
 to rise. --Carl John Bostelmann
 in the New York Sun .H M Z ! |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

There's going to be quite fight for the g.o.p. nomination for representative in the first congressional district judging by the preparations now being made. Col onel Clarence w. Seymour has run for of- flee at the past two elections, but was defeated both times. In 1880 he lost to Senator Lonergan; in 1882 Representa- tive Koppleman defeated him. There is still talk that he would like to get the nomination again. This year, though, he'll have more serious opposition than he has had in other years. Former Mayor Wal ter E. Patterson of Hartford is already in the field. He has prepared his resignation as chairman of the republican town com- mitttee of Hartford as the first step to- wards the nomination. However, he isn't the only one in the limelight and Hartford isn't the only city or town in the district. Judge William J. Malone of Bristol is also very much interested in the nomina- ton. And he has an impressive coterie of friends who are vigorously working in his behalf right now. It's been years since the nomination went to the Bristol end of the district. B. Hart Fenn kept it in Wethersfeld for years with the democrats remaining true to Hartford A change in republican synpathies seems apparent, although ex-Mayor Patterson is no easy person to defeat even for merely the nomination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 7:13 o'clock tonight.