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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
YMCA BOYS HIKE
 TO SUMMER CAMP
Swim, Baseball Game and Luncheon Enjoyed at
 WatertOWn To-day

Another group of happy expec- tant boys took advantage of to- days god weather to go on a hike to the Waterbury YMCA Camp in Watertown. The boys left the boys dept. of the Central YMCA at 9 a. m. and were in camp in time for the supervised morning swim. The swim was followed by a baseball game on the camp dia- fond after which the boys enjoyed the lunches they brought with
 them. During the afternon the group visited friends of theirs who are fortunate enough to be staying
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
Wallir1gford's Tornado OF
 '78 Thrilled Waterbury
By THE OUT-EAsTER

The recent tornado at Bakers vile, located in the town of East Hartford, which uprooted many trees, and damaged several hous- es has revived talk of the famous Wallingford tornado of years ago, a time when all of Waterbury be- came excited, and hundreds of people from our little city of that time drove over by horse and team to see the ruins. There are not many people around now who remember that affair, but there are some, including myself, who recall it most vividly, the talk among all members of the family, and the fear that such disas- trous happening might hit our own city.
 Waterbury had few livery sta bles in those days, but we had f1ne lot of horses that went with hire among them. Double seat ed carryalls were hired by hun dreds of our people, and little families packed in them, and sent over to WalHngford by way of the old Plank road, to Cheshire, and then over the hill into Wallingford. 1Ae ulSHWdyS then were rough and stony, and little headway was made by the horses. But then early starts were always made and the trip made in one day. The automobile of to-day will now take you over in twenty mir utes.
 Wallingford Storm Recalled
 We reprint a story from the New York Sun of the other night, touching on the Wallingford tor nado, its date, etc, all of which is most interesting and should be widely read.
 Here is what The Sun said:
 On July 1 a tornado of modest proportions, but none the less, a genuine, rip-snorting twister roared through Bakersville, Con- necticut, uprooting trees and send ing branches to the ground. It was accompanied by a downpour and vivid flashes of lightning. The storm was over in five minutes.
 Probably most inhabitants of the northeast think of tornadoes as oc- curing only in the West. That is where they are most frequent, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

In camp and entered into several activities with them. or chief in- terest was the craft department in which was displayed the many articles of handy work made by the campers under expert counselor supervision. The boys then start cd back for Waterbury arriving at the Y in time for well earned swim in the pool.
 Ken. Brown was again the adult leader of this weeks hike, These hikes are part of the regular sum mer program of the boys dept. The boys are now looking forward to the trip to Wordens which will take place on Saturday. Some of those who attended today's hike are Francis Fitzpatrick, John Te- han. John Barrett, Darien Testa, Joseph Falvey. John Byrnes, Fran cis Falvey, and Wesley Cady.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

A large silver trophy will be presented tonight emblamatic of the honor that Worden's drivers are among the most cautious and the best in the United States.
 Individual awards will be given to some 40 drivers for having played such a prominent part in the campaigh and through their alertness bringing the honor to Waterbury.
 Commissioner Connor has been one of the most active public off, cials in the country urging all drivers to be careful and observing at all times. His presence tonight will be a tribute to the champion ship group of drivers. It will also be an occasion to focus interest on what can be accomplished by the exercise of care and judgment and the Democrats Safe Drivers Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
lO5 DROWNED IN
 STATE IN 1883
Health Heads Urge All to Learn Steps in Re-.
 viving People

The fact that last year l05 per sons were victims of drowning in Connecticut is regrettable enough. but it is still more regrettable when a drowning occurs and there is no one present who knows how to save the victims life by arti- ficial respiration, the state depart ment of health declared in it's weekly bulletin today, in which it outlined the simple steps in the prone pressure method of resus- citation and urged that everyone contemplating going in or near the water this summer learn them.
 Place patient stomach down, one arm stretched above, the other bent, with face resting on it. Rescue measures should begin at once and continue rhythmically until natural breathing is estab- lished-this may take four or more hours.
 The procedure is as follows:
 First. KneeL and straddle the patient below the hips placing hands on small of, the back with fingers over the lowest ribs tips of fingers just out of sight.
 Second. With arms straight, while counting one, twO, swing forward bearing weight on body firmly but not violently.
 Third. Swing backwards while counting one, strengthening up and thus relieving pressure-this al- lows air to be drawn into the lungs.
 Fourth. Rest in this position for two counts.
 Fifth. Repeat these movements rythmically, forward and backward without interruption, about twelve to fifteen minute. until natural breathing is restored.
 Sixth. Meanwhile, if assistance is at hand. a physician should be sent for, patients tight clothing should be loosened at neck, chest or waist. and patient should be kept warm.
 The patient should not be mov- ed from this spot until he is breathing normally and then he should be carried in a lying posi- ton to place where he can be kept warm and receive expert me- dical attention.
 An illustrated ,leaf1et on this sub- ject will be sent to any Connecti- cut resident on request.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
LOCAL AUTO OWNERS GIVEN COURT NOTICE

A collision between two Water- bury cars in the Southington DOT tion of the Waterbury Meriden road last night resulted in sum monses for two resident of this city, George Lawton of RED. and Mrs Lesley H. Rehm of 22 Clinton street.
 southington police say that the car operated by Lewton struck the Rehm car at Pratt's Corner. Both cars were badly damaged by the occupants escaped injury.
 The Rehm car was being oper- ated by Miss Juliana Rehm. IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

& Sons, Inc, and of individual prizes for nearly two score of driv- CTS in the employ of the firm.
 Participating in a nationwide safety first campaign Worden's em- ployes scored the highest mark for safety or as it is often times des- cribed the lowest percentage for mishaps. The national trophy was determined on two classifications, horse drawn vehicles and motor cars. The rules of the contest were outlined by the National Safety Council and the final results were made public through the same agency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
MANY HOMES HAVE ELECTRIClTY

Harrisburg, Pa. (UP)--One-' third of Pennsylvania's farm homes have electricity. the state department of agriculture report ed. The number of farms electri- fled in the state increased from 2S,354 in 1924 to 55.630 in 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
Trophy Award For {
 Worden Employees
Commander COnnOr to Attend Presentation of National
 Prize for Safe Driving Here Tonight

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Michael A. Connor will visit Wa terbury tonight for the purpose of witnessing the presentation, of a national trophy to R. F. Worden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24

Destruction by the recent hurri- cane of shade trees, which are nec- essary to the protection of coffee, may impair coffee protection in Salvador for several years until new trees can grow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-24
FRIENDLY POKE COST TEETH

FRIENDLY POKE COST TEETH
 Independence, Mo - (UP) - George Parrish and Buford York were in the process of a friendly argument. Parrish poked his fin ger into York's mouth. York clenched his teeth; Parrish gave a tug. Out came Parrish's finger and five of his adversary's teeth. The argument was over. Parrish went to a doctor and York to a dentist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Roosevelt Optimism

One thing that stands out preeminent in the wholehearted attempt of most everyone to cooperate in putting thls country back on it's feet is the apparent inexhaustible optimism of President Roosevelt. His unbounded faith in mans debt to man is the greatest asset in the whole structure of the New Deal move- ment. Greater men faced with lesser difficulties have wilted in similar posi- tion. Yet he courageously persists in the hope that the finer ideals for which he is striving may yet adjust themselves to the canvas he is trying to paint.
 However, unfortunately the economic structure of the world has never been known to lean particularly to ideals when good pickings were to be had And 1t IS at this crossroads that we are afraid must come the parting of the ways. Only in the instance of NRA's meteor-like rise and just as sudden fail has this fact been too we'll demonstrated. The spirit was willing, but the flesh weak. The eternal war of labor and capital went merrily on under that arrangement with the small business man, the professional man and unrepresented white collar worker pounded into pulp between the terrific cross-fire.
 Yet President Roosevelt remains ui- daunted by this up-to-present failure of MIRA to satisfactorily adjust this problem, and as we said above, still thinks that sooner or later man must realize his debt to his fellow-man and in the end so regu- late his conduct accordingly. There may be bare possibility of such Utoplan condition some time or other, but 1t has yet to have been accomplished in any part of the world to date Still, if such thing is humanly possible, we believe that this country, with men like President Roose- welt, is the only one left in the world where there is a semblance of such hope, with the New Deal the means to accom- plish it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Early Fame May Handicap

For the highlight which it casts on modern intercollegiate football, the case of Pat O'Dea is unique. Pat O'Dea, you will remember, is the former University of Wisconsin football star who found that it was impossible to get out of the shadow of his college greatness.
 He starred way back in the days of the flying wedge and the padded pants, but his fame always kept pace with him.. Wherever he went and whatever he did. he was always Pat O'Dea, the former foot ball star - nothing more and nothing less. As he himself says: ''I was merely the man who had once kicked football. No matter what I wanted to talk about or get done, always wound up in football or other athletics. simply had no time left for business"
 So Pat O'Dea finally had to change his name, shuffle off his old identity, and be-. come new person in new role, before he could live the normal life that the nor nal man wants to lead. He kept this that Football Star O'Dea was dead; it was even reported that he was the Unknown Soldier!
 A great deal has been said about "over- emphasis in college football, and lot of it is pure hot air. But the O'Dea case does emphasize the very great wrong which football can do to young man. It hands him his life wrong-end to. The summit comes right at the beginning. Everything afterward must go downhill. And young man going out to make his way in the world could not start under greater handicap. This doesn't apply, of course, to the stars who plunge into professional football and stay there until they get old and fat. They are living proof that something is screwy with our higher education, to be sure, but the ham, dicap of premature fame isn't apt to bother them much.
 The chap who wants to be something more than machine for throwing forward posses or lodging tackles is put at dis Advantage. For such man the handicap must be tremendous. We have no right to foster game which twists a young mans whole life out of shape. The fame fhat attaches itself to an All-American halfback is a load no youngster ought to be compelled to carry through life. {,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
So They Say.


 You cannot have Constitution that will stretch when you want it and rigid when want that. Col Robert R. Mccormick, publisher.
 Time and again those in high official posi- tions in Germany or Italy explained that they were delighted to see that president had adopted their policies. -Co! Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.
 If an organized minority. through what amounts to open revolt, compel revision of laws while demanding support from governmental relief funds, then orderly government hangs in the balance. Robert L. Lund, president National Association of Manufacturers
 Censorship in the amusement industry is not, effcacious remedy. -Sol Rosenblatt, MIRA film code administrator.
 It should be established that any state is en- titled to demand reasonable security from it's near and remote neighbors. This. however should never be interpreted dstrust. Maxim Litvinov Soviet commissar for foreign affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28

mated at about $15,00O,OOO, but begin ming will be made with only one million of the fifteen. The planting is frankly experimental. Few doubt that these forest strips, once in existence, would perpetuate themselves and help to hold the soil and break the wind, as forests always have done. And few doubt that with proper management and without footing, they would eventually provide a reasonable amount of lumber every year. The crux of the experiment is the ques- tion whether tree growth can be success fully started in the dry places. The Southern Pacific tried it once, it seems. and gave up More is known about for estry now.
 At any rate the planting of the belt takes a long look forward. Even if the trees can be made to grow, the full effect cannot be felt in less than 30 years. But establishing new forests is one of the con. serving steps by which America begins to repair the damage done in her reckless years of youth when resources seemed in- finite, needing no replacement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
A Book a Day
Indians Outfought Pioneers, He Says
By BRUCE CAPTION


 Some. of your fondest notions about the extermination of the noble red men on the western plains will get upset if you read Stanley vestal's New Sources of Indian History"
 Mir vestal, presenting wealth of new material on the history Of the Sioux tribes. remarks, to be- gin with, that the Indian did not bite the dust nearly as often as did the conquering white man. During all the clashes with the Sioux, from the 1S50's to the finale of Indian warfare. he. as- serts, the Sioux killed approxi- mately five white soldiers for every Indian the soldiers killed.
 This. he adds, was simply be- cause the Sioux were better fight CTS. They were, by white officers testimony, the finest light cav airy in the world"
 They could outride the whites, almost invariably, so they fought only when and where they pleased. usually in overwhelming numbers.
 Then he explodes another pet belief. The Sioux did not torture their prisoners. Tn isolated cases. to be sure, some brave might get mad and take 1t out on a captive but the Sioux did not have the custom of some eastern tribes, of reserving their captives for slow, methodical torture.
 Now for another upset: Sitting Bull was not a medicine man, as most history books insist. He was a warrior chieftain, pure and simple. and never once filled the medicine mans role. He was, in- cidentalIy, a great man. by any standard.
 MT vestal has gone to the In- dians themselves for his informa- tion, and his book is the result of patient questioning of more than Q hundred old .tribesmen. It Is an informative and amazingly in- teresting bit of work.
 Published by the University of Oklahoma Press, it sells at $3.60.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28

And Vice. President Gamers private office, close by the sem ate chamber, is being equipped with a resplendent white-tiled private bath for the first time in the history of the Capitol.
 Toughest of all jobs is the charwoman.s, who takes down each single crystal from the score or morel of bespangled chandeliers, carefully washes each in ammonia water. then re- places it after first polishing the metal work on which it hangs.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Secretary of State Hull is known as Judge to intimate friends, including Mrs Hull. Hull served several terms as a circuit judge in Tennessee. his home state, before he came to congress more than 25 years ago. The federal trade commission already has taken sixty volumes of testimony in its six-year-old water power probe and is still working. The com mission estimates that before the inquiry is completed - around January. 1886 - forty additional volumes will be com- piled. New England and-bred Chairman Robert L. O'Brien, of the U. s. tariff com mission, holds that the two best American dishes are broiied fresh tripe and clans fried in batter.
 MORE MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Secretay Wallace and his AAA boys are getting a private laugh southern congressman for sus- crop control act. Wallace. and his aides were against the dras- tic measure, agreed to 1t reluc- tantly only upon the, insistent demand of the southern leaders. Now. with a large section of the cotton growers up in arms against the measure, sponsors of the bill have turned tail, are ex- citedly urging Wallace to junk it. Y. Indiana, so far, leads the countSy in the number of loans granted by the. federal housing administration. Director James Moffett estimates that FILA loans are now being con- summate throughout the coun- try at the rate of $3,000,O00 a day, which is $1,000, 0,000,000 a year-provided the pace keeps up.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28

o. Who was Edmund Dareh Lewis?
 A. A landscape and marine painter (1ss7-1siO). He worked In Philadelphia.
 O. Who played the title role In the motion picture "Millie"?
 A. Helen Twelvetrees.
 O. When did George Barr Me- Cutchen, the author, die, and where is he buried?
 A. He died october 23, 192S, and is buried in, Lafayette, Ind.
 O. At what temperatures will kerosene boil and freeze?
 A. It has no constant boiling and freezing points. The initial boiling point ranges from 2bO to 400 degrees F., depending upon the grade of Kerosene. It begins to solidify at about minus 5s de- grees F..
 O. To what church does Gov ernor Ritchie of Maryland be-
 A. Protestant Episcopal.
 c. What speed did the speed boat Miss America x" make when she won the Harmsworth Trophy Race in 1888? A. She average S6.937 miles per hour. Here fastest lap speed was s9.339 miles per hour. ' ga
 e. Are there cells in Lake Erie 70. From what is cocoa butter
 A. The edible fats obtained from sound cocoa beans. O. Who said, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley"? A. Commodore Dewey at the opening of the Battle of Manils Bay, May l, 1898. o. On what date on the Chris. tian calendar did February l9 1913, of the old Russian caiendai A. Tuesday. March 4. 1913. o. Does an honorable discharge from service in the U. 8. Navy dur. ing the World War automatically bestow American citizenship upoi an alien?
 A. No.
 O. Name the Chilean ambassa. dor to the United States. A. Senor Don Manuel Trucco o. Does a female child of fif. teen follow the citizenship of hel father when he becomes a natur. alized American, and if so, would she lose her American citizenship by marrying an alien? A. Children under twenty-ont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28

Washington, Sept. 2S = The final showdown between Roose- welt and General Hugh Samuel the most amazing conferences probably ever held by the pres ident of the United States.
 One of the first of these was between Roosevelt, D n a d Richberg and Miss Perkins. They outlined conditions inside the NRA--the gradual dropping out of its best men, the disor- ganization. the rapidly waning morale, the inconsistency of Johnson's policy-all pointing to the fact that Johnson must leave or the MIRA collapse of it's own vacillation.
 And before Richberg and Perkins left, they had a flat statement from the president that the general was to be busted.
 Some people thought this would be comparatively easy Repeatedly during his stormy career as boss of the Blue Eagle Johnson had professed his read mess to resign and go back to his hundred thou a year"
 "I thank God" he once bel- lowed, ''that the strength of my official position here is that am without political ambition, and am free to close the window, whistle to the dog and finally walk out the private door of my office any day this despicable thing becomes too much for my self.respcct to bear"
 OBDURATE
 But despite increasing criti- cism he refused to budge.
 "CRACK DOWNS" a b ou t which he once talked so threateningly came at him from all sides. The federal trade com mission issued report denoune- ing his steel code as extortionate and monopolistic. The Darrow board raked him with soaring fire from head to foot. The na- tional labor board threw John Donovan. whom he had fired, back into his face.
 No high government official has taken it more consistently on the chin since the day Her bert Hoover stepped out of the White House.
 Faced with this ever-stifcnlng circle of opposition. Johnson swore he would mot go untii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Paris Letter
By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Stan Correspondent

\ w Paris--(UP) --Commemorating the 5Oth anniversary of the French Divorce Law. statistics were pub lished here showing that in the last helf-century 722,S66 divorces were granted in France.
 These figures, compiled from the records of the Ministry Of Justice and tho dairies throughout the country, reveal that:
 The Survey < 1. The first five years are the hardest for married couple;
 ?. Wives apply for divorce more than husbands;
 8 Adultery ranks second to cruelty as the most frequent cause of divorce;
 4. Paris is no longer a di- vorce mill for Americans and English; and
 5. Divorce has been steadily
 growing in popularity Tn France, since it's inception 50 years ago, with the single ex- ception of the Worl War period.
 50 Years old
 The French divorce law waa promulgated officially in July, 1884, but did not become effective until September of that year. In the few months that remained, however, there were 1.647 divorces granted.
 In 1885. the number increased to 4,123; in 1887. to 5.797 until in 1912 the total reached l6,723. But during the World War divorces fell off and in 1915 there were only 1.962.
 Immediately resumed ana the number of divorces for that year Jumped to 19.4G5. Since then the increase has been constant and In 1881, the iast year for which stastlstics have been officially com piied. the total attained 2S,605. 4 survey of the figures for the last GO yeare also reveals that there were always moro divorccs in the metropolitan area Of Paris than in the remainder of tho coun- fry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Selected Poem
THE CoNJURER

tBy Godfrey Johnson in The Christian Science
 Monitor) Come. conjurer North wind, come once more, Nut-cracker face with locks all sere, And do the same old lovely tricks As winter last, or any year. I love to see you laugh and wheeze And clap, and fill the empty skies With flakes like autiful white birds From nowhere, as the daylight dies. Not all the swans that were. Or will be, could have half the whiteness That shines next morning on the world, Or give the heart such merry iightness. Though men make rabbits hop from hats. And out of pebble pops chick, Not any earthly conjurer knows The cunning of your final trick. For you but smile your watery smile, And at the magic whisper: "Rain, You wave those nocks of lovely birds Back to enc shell of sky again.