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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
Local CuopIe Wed

A well known local young couple
were married this morning at y
o'clock at st Francis church. They
were Miss Margaret Mary Mahan,
daughter of Mrs Margaret Mahan
of New Haven road, formerly OF
Rubber avenue and John j. Blck-
erdike, son of Mrs Bridget Bicker-
dixie of Aetna street. Rev john j..
Fitzgerald, pastor, performed the
ceremony and celebrated the nup-
tial mass which followed.
The bridesmaid was Catherine
Bickerdike, sister OF the groom,
and the best man was Thomas
Mahan, brother of the bride. me
bride was attractively attlred'
wearing bridal satin gown trim
med with Spanish lace in princess
style. She wore veil caught with
orange blossoms and had accessor.
les to match her attire. She carried
a bridal shower bouquet.
The bridesmaid wore q papy
blue .pussywillow taffeta gown with
pink and blue accessories. Snc
carried pink roses. A Wedding
breakfast for the immediate fam.
flies and invited guests was hela
at the home of the brides parent
on New Haven road. The Wedded
couple left this afternoon on their
honeymoon which is.to be a motor
tour through the southern states'
They will reside New Haven
road upon their return.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
MendIesohn Chorus Scores

Mendlesohn Chorus Scores
The Mendelssohn Male chorus
scored quite a hit when 1t per-
formed last night at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church here. II
presented a varied program and
lived up to it's excellent reputation:
Several Naugatuck men performed
with the orchestra. There was a
good attendance.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30

Frendbreg officiated. Burial was in
Grove cemetery.
Got Dog Licenses
Tomorrow will be the final day
for local dog owners to license
their dogs. Town Clerk Louis
Schiller, Jr.. was being kept busy
today by applicants who wished IL
eenses but thus far only about $50
have received licenses. There are
at least 500 dogs in town who are
licensed every year while it is pos
sible that there are a total of 725
dogs in the borough.
1t is expected many will get their
licenses tomorrow
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30

Frendbreg ofhciated. Burial was in
Crava aas,anfnrv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
Keeping His Promise

Two years ago Franklin D. Roosevelt told the people of Oregon that he was go- ing to give them government control of electrical power output. Last week he returned to the state after his Pacific ocean voyage from Hawaii to reiterate that promise. In fact government con- trol is already at hand in Oregon, just as it iH in several other sections of the United States. Whether it is here to stay re- mains to be seen. But at last here is one point on which the president cannot be attacked for failure to carry out his cam paign promises.
 It was almost a foregone conclusion when Roosevelt was elected, that he would interest himself seriously in government control of electric power. It was favor- ite topic with him when he was governor of New York state. And in way he is we'll advised to be concerned about such natural resources of the country as it's waterways that may be utilized for the development of electricity. Private in- dustry is spreading it's domain over good portion of the potable water supplies of the nation, not to mention rivers amt other waterways that may be utilized for commercial purposes.
 Of course, there is no reason why such an expansion should be curtailed save for the fact that some day natural resources, which in reality are public property, will be strictly private. And such monopoly as this will allow the owners to dictate almost any price they care to for use of any product that may be obtained by put ting these same natural resources to work. That's why the proponents of government ownership have hailed the Roosevelt drive for federal power as real move in the right direction, inasmuch as 1t would serve to place yardstick on electric rates throughout the nation.
 Two great dams are being built on the Columbia river in northwestern United States. President Roosevelt speaking in Bonneville, Oregon, last week, near the site of one declared, "The power that we are developing here is going to be power which for all time is going to be controlled . by the government" And with that re. mark echoing in their ears we can well imagine the private power interests con- templating future that envisions federal competition. All of which should mean better days for the consumer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
Good Judgement, Chief

We commend the judgment of Chief John F. Maroney of Meriden in calling for outside help Sunday upon the occasion of the greatest fire the Silver City has ever had. Waterbury is only 15 miles away from Meriden, and New Britain is about the same distance. Both of these cities have new and up to date fire appar- atus, and can easily make the run, es- pecially in summer
 Old Engine of "Out East" command ed by one of the best officers of our own fire department, Captain Charles H. Booth made the distance in excellent time, and performed good service. We congratu- the captain and his men, and we praise the alertness of Chief Heitman's mind in going over the mountain, and assisting the Meriden fire chief
 Our own good chief knows what it is to need firemen in case of an emergency like that of last Sunday. He saw what Waterbury's great fire of 1902 did to our own city, and he remembered the excep- tional aid given by firemen from Hart ford, New Haven, Bridgeport Torrington, Naugatuck and Watertown.
 Meriden is one of Waterbury's good neighbors. We think too much of this hustling end active bushes center to see 1t burn without rendering our aid in an ef- fort to keep down, and confine the fire loss. But Meriden should lose no time Tn increasing the personnel of it's fire de- pertinent. A fire department must have numbers to be of special benefit to any community. Waterbury know this from experience.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06

Dakota declares that "the spirit of the people of this state is still loyal to the soil of the state, and investigation of drought-stricken families discloses their intention to stick it out" A North Da- kota spokesman says that the idea of abandoning that state suggests 'the end of the world"
 This spirit commands respect. The fed eral government presumably will not, and cannot, use any compulsion in the matter It would seem, though, that good deal might be done to move patriotic objectors to more profitable and hopeful areas with in their own states. It would be strange, indeed, if the historic quest for better land, which lured the typical American of the past to leave the East, and often to move again and again, should have died out entirely. There may be solid virtue in standing pat on farm or on a business location, but sometimes it is suicidal. There are farms in every state in the Union illustrating this fact.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06

a. When it is 12 o'clock noon in England what time is It in Rochester, New York? A. Seven A. M., EST.
 e. What does the Mexican ab- breyiation "D.F'." stand for? |, A. Distrito Federal, meaning Federal District" a. What is the average height
 of men and women in the United States?
 A. Men, 5 1t. in; women, 1t.
 4 in.
 Q, What is the address of Low ell Thomas? A. "Ciover Brook," Pawling,
 New York. Q. Explain the third Of New tons Laws of Motion. A. 10 every action thore is an equal and opposite reaction, mean l Ing that whenever a body acquires umeritum some other body ac- quires an equal and opposite mo-
 nientum.
 @. How high is Bunker Hill Monument? A. It is 23O feet. Q. What is the weight of the
 large roll of newsprint paper? A. They average 1,575 pounds. .Lt Q. What, Is the source of the
 proverb "ro stew in ones own juice?" A. It was made famous by Bis
 mafck during the siege of Paris
 by the Germans in 1S70-71. But the idiom is much older, and is found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The Wife of Bath Pream-
 bie-"But certainly I made folk such chere, that in his own grees
 made him frie." O. Is there a United States
 weather Bureau station at .Mont-
 pclier, Vermont?
 A. No. O. How many times do blue crabs shed before reaching matur- ity?
 A. They shed about 15 times; al first about every six days, and
 later about thirteen days, and be- tween tue final stages, twenty-flve days. The average increase in size
 between each shedding is one
 third.
  o. What is the home address
 of Vice. President Garner? A. Uvalde, Texas. | Q. Is there species of fish
 called soodwife? A. No; but there is a small clupeidae, to 10 inches long, closely related to herring and shad and resem bling the latter in form and color, called "alewife." These
 are abundant on the eastern coast of the United States, near the en-
 trance. to Chesapeake Bay, and rivers where they spawn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
London Letter

London (UP).-Over one thou sand London boys and girls who attend the Evening Institutes are 10 change places with boys and girls of Continental countries dur ing the next few weeks. These youngsters will endeavor to foster international goodwill and peace while their elder companions con- problems of war.
 Two years ago the exchange arranged by a committee of Lon don headmasters and headmis- tresses, was limited to 50 London places with 50 German girls and boys. The announcement of this years great enlargement of the indicates a notable success for the enterprise.
 international Friendship
 Some observers wonder if the scheme may not prove a more ef-. national friendship than the end rdlplbniats.
 The London evening students going abroad will be divided among i've countries. thus:
 Austrid 3SG Erance ..'.ss..s....... 1SO Spalh ..s.s.s.. ...sss.s.... Iuo Oenmafk ............. ..... 33 'ssu Abo,,t ,s6c actman :en,or st,,' syo dents are arriving in London this sA. SAttx ,,ty 4. m e m b . r 8 of British families. Thirty Berlin schoolboys will be associated with the school life. of Beckenhafn county school, VII son sramfnar school Dands- worth school. and Sir Walter st. John school, When they return. the 30 English schoolboys chosen as their hosts will be received similarly in homes in Berlin. >
 20 Girls Exchanged
 Twenty English girls als are leaving for Berlin at the end of this month, and the exchange party of German girls will be well comed at Crofton Grange school, Orpington.
 Many London teachers and edu- gators have given unsparingly of tneir private time to ensure the smoothness of the Arrangements and comfort and enjoyment, as well ns educational profit for the young people whose parents have co-operated in the scheme
 In the preparations for the ex- changes the Austrian, French and German embassies, the Spanish ambassador and the Danish min ister are taking a warm interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06

harmonious cooperation, 50 es- seitial to any hotnesteading plan?
 Tine government of course, paid for cleafiiig tlfeir land aiAd building their houses. And now they ahe repaying the govern fneiit. They are ftpa ying at the rate of S26 a 1f10fith and they pay for twenty years. At the ciid of that time they will have paid up $4,SOO.
 So far the cooperative plan has worked successfully. There is no indication that the paternal hand has spoiled them. Work is still hard. It was their own la Dor that, through sub-zero weather last Winter, cleared tho land of scrub and brush, drained the swamps, laid the ten miles of ''red dog' road, ploughed, har- rowed, fertilized, planted the land, and put up the fifty houses on 1t.
 That was before the families came. The men all lived to- gether at the Mansion House - with a cook to feed them, work
 
 home oh Sunday to tell the folks about it.
 The cooperative idea during this period fuIictiOncd perfectly. But in the future 1t may be more difficult. The present plan Is the establishment of a factory near Arthufdalc which will give a live Ing wage to each head of a fam. ily.
 In addition, each honaesteader has his garden patch capable of raising more vegetables than he needs. This surplus is to be traded in at the cooperative store. No cash Is given in return, but a credit, against which the homesteader can draw shoes, shirts, butter and milk until his credit is exhausted. In this way it is hoped to avoid dependence on current market prices.
 PRETTY EXPERIMENT
 Critics of this New Deal for miners describe it as a very pret- ty little social experiment, but far too expensive. Why coddle a few in the West Virginia noun tair1s, they ask, and let millions starve eisewhere7 ''Subsistehce", they point out, is a modest word for what is being done at Arr thurdale when one considers the artificial lake, the free agricul- turai service from the University of West Virginia and the two lit- tie red fire wagons in white houses, ready to protect Arthur dale from flames.
 In reply, those who manage the project point out that these miners were on relief rolls be- fore they came to Arthurdale, that the government Is merely investing It's money and that the principal will be paid back. Finally they point out that a higher standard of living Is ere ated, with expanding desires and an increased market.
 Whatever may be the pros and cons, one thing Is reasonably certain. The outcome of the ex- pertinent will depend primarily upon the calibre of the home
 They are of old pioneer stock, serious, hard d-working, with all the providence of the thrifty poor. In one house, a home steader's "woman'' stood over the kitchen stove stirring a pot of huclleberries.
 .'I bin out berrying most all day. she. said, 'ine and my brother. You can see how many we got, only that aiIA't but half, cause when we got done, we divided 'em, .. Tired? Yes, but | rot to get 'en put up fore | 20 to he'd if it takes till mid night, I never let my berries stand over night"
 UNSPOILED
 The homesteadcr is proud of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06

his children, proud of his thrifty woman, proud of his house.
 "When | was workin' here last winter and the winds came awhOOpin' acrOst the hills, I found this corner down in the bottom where the trees keeps the wind away, and says t0 'em: Here's the place where l want my house. And here she stahds."
 Will these new pioneers be spoiled by having the curiosity : of a nation focused upon them Here is a partial answer from one of the homesteaders:
 No, visitors don't bother us none. There's plenty comes to Arthurdale, like those social ser vice women you saw up at the Community Center. But they just poke around and look at the Sample House and sign their name in the guest book and go along again. Funny, through, the way people traipse in here, thousands of 'em since the first of, April. Might think we was runniri' circus"
 Meanwhile Arthurdale is growing like the corn and beans ih It's homestead plots.
 "Only thing is-we could do with a little rain"
 ' (Copyfight, 1884, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
A Book a Day
How Chinese Bandits Treat Their Victims
BY BRUCE CAPTION

Every now and then you read of some white man being captured by Chinese bafidits--just a few lines, giving the bare facts Of the case and no more.
 You know that there's an ab- sorbing story of danger and priva- tion back of each laconic para graph; but somehow the stories don't get told. and each one leaves you wondering.
 Now, however, in Clifford John- sons "Pirate Junk" it all comes
 out. MT Johnson. with two others,
 was seized by Chinese pirates ( year ago, and was taken from the pirates by bandits. The three men were held for ransom on the fringes of Manchuria practically all of last summer, until the Jap
 anese finally negotiated their re- lease.
 "Pirate Junk" is a diary that MT Johnson surreptitiously kept throughout the period of their cap tivity.
 What kind of time did these three young Englishinen have, anyway? Pretty bad, says Mir Johnson.
 They spent most of their days
 cooped up in a tiny compartment on a verminous Chinese junk. an- chored in a desolate swamp. They were bitten by every conceivable
 kind of insect. including mosqui- toes; their food was atrocious. their quarters were unbelievably filthy, the heat was terrific. their captors were ingeniously cruel-
 although of actual torture there
 was very little.
 As a day-by-d day record of hu- man endurance, the book Is simply amazing. It Is also, by the way. very capably written. Read 1t. and your imagination will be able to ! iill in the picture the next time you read Of n Chinese Kidnapping. Published by Scribner's. the book is priced ct S2.bO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
Press Comment
LOGICAL SUGGESTION
(Hartford Tlmes)

Applying the idea of transfer. ring a part of the states automo- bile income at least temporarily to the general fund, Motor Vehicle Commissioner Connor makes the concrete suggestion that the state police department, which is to large extent concerned with high way patrol, be financed out of auto! mobile fees.
 As the state is receiving annual ly more than $13,000,000 from reg istration fees and gasoline taxes and the police department operates with a budget of approxmately $5O0.000 a year, the transfer of the latter sum would be a drain of less than 4 per cent, centainly not a raid on the highway account.
 A considerablely larger transfer would probably be desirable in or der to give effectual halp 10 the states general fund in which q deficit of $6,000,000 a year is accu- mulating. MT Connor also suggests that perhaps state highway. funds might be aIiocated to the cities and towns towards financing their high way and street patrol work.
 By keeping the expenditure of these moneys on traffic activities, autoists could feel that their pay ments to the state treasury are still being nsed for highway and traffic purposes. It has not been evident in recent times how strong iy autoists feel about a temporary transfer of highway funds at a time when unavoidable deficits ei- ther cali for new taxes or d diff ferent use of present state income. But in any event they could have no serious quarrel With the plan suggested by Mf Connor. It may not go far enough to bring sufficient and to the states geehrAi fund but it represents step in the right direction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
The Marginal Farmers

Suggestions that farmers leave mar ginal' or unprofitable land, especially i'll areas worst stricken by drought, fall mostly on deaf ears. These farmers, themselves pioneers or descendants of pioneers, have evidently lost the pioneer ina spirit They are attached to their own soil and their own state, and not in- clined to. move to more fertile and we'll u,atered land at a distance, even though 1. naternal government offers to pay their rnovinr expenses and lend them the money. on easy terms, to buy the new fsrms. They resent the suggestion as al ;ns,7lt to their patriotism.
 s5Vhat Lose faith in Kansas?" ex- .la;ms > farmer of that state. Say, man. ;>eu roitht as well talk of losing faith in zS<zen. The <aruer-governor of South
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
BACK TO THE MINES!
(New York sun)

In the hard times that followed the civil war Arkansas farmers eked out livelihood by mining shallow deposits of pocket lead ore. Now, around Lead Hill. their drough Int stricken descendants are following their example. It is re- ported that considerable ore is ready for shipment as a result of such small scale mining. Lead pro- duction fin this country. which grew from 5000 tons in 1899 to 14S,6S0 tons in 1890 and 654,921 in 1925. dwindled during the depression years; an. output of 25b,8s7 tons for 1882 contrasts with 672,498 tons for 1929.
 In Great Britain, where the in- dustry dates back to the days of the Roman occupation, lead pr0- duction has similarly declined. The mines of Cumberland and Derby shire used to yield about 1s,000 tons a year, and the special court which administers the law govern ing lead snining in the High Peak of Derbyshire held busy sessions Though the ancient pl ocedure was sedulbusly observed at the last ses- sion. little business was done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
Rum Savings

It is an old British naval custom to serve rum at certain time of day to every sailor who wishes it. Those who prefer money are given credit of four cents for every issue of rum they forego. It is said that today 68 per cent of the navy choose the four cents. That is about 57,O00 men.
 Four cents day would not lead to quick fortune. But it does count up surpris- ingly, particularly for the government that does the paying. In one day the total credit amounts to $2,280. In year it has grown to $832,200. Looked at from the individual sailors gain, the credit amounts to mere $14.60 year. The conclusion seems to be that the British sailor has cer- tainly lost his taste for the daily rum ration if he will do without it for $14.60 year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06

Arthurdale, W. Va. Aug G. Every Homesteader at Arthur dale talks like a forgotten man who has been remembered. There is contentment, gratitude, and a simple faith that "the gov ernment will take care of us."
 On many walls hang framed pictures of the man who has be- come their household god Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Doak, homesteader who looks too frail ever to have mined coal, volunteered an indi- rect explanation of this psychol- ogy.
 T never heard my alarm clock before 1 came here" he said. II had to get up three in the morning, but 1 was always awake. Here have a hard time getting up at six.
 "l had to get up at three to be at work at the mine by sev- en-back in the mine. Had to walk four miles to the mine and three miles into 1t after l, got there. :, Yes, there was . troll ley car but wages was so low that if yun rOdcs syUn didn't cat. l loaded coal for twenty.two cents ton.
 "I hear wages are better now, they're getting five dollars day. But I wouldn't go. back---no sir, not for twice that"
 His neighbor Jamison inter- rupted. &
 "Yes, things is better in the mines now this man has come in"
 What man do you mean?"
 "Why, Roosevelt. You heard of him, ain't you? We had scab times before ever since '25 when the unions broke down. Now he's making things better. Yes, sir, he's the Aborer's friend"
 And Mrs Roosevelt" prompt- ed Doak. "She come here last winter when we was Twin at the Mansion House-just the work in men, you know, and she sat down to dinner with us and talked to us and then told us to ask her questions. I'll tell you what she is-shes just like an Oid-fashioncd mother"
 UNEMPLOYMENT?
 Faith is so strong, devotion so deep in these people that one wonders what may be their dis illusionment should their Uto- plan dream be punctured. What also are their chances of self. support? And their chances of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06

No more mauseleums! That's the edict of Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury. By that he means that in the future all postoffices or other federal buildings will depart from past styles of architecture Such departure, so Secre- tary Morgenthau assures us, will result in large savings for the nation. That's enough to warrant sticking to American type of style buildings. However, it's a funny thing the way the minds of the American people work. Now that we're going to do just what probably lot of us were crying for, therell be criticism. There'll be enough supporters for the classic types to cause almost revolution Personally we think federal buildings should be built not so much for looks as for practical use. But that doesn't mean the two can't be combined successfully. A handsome structure can still be put to good use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-06
Selected Poem
FEN ROUTE

FEN ROUTE (Leslie Nelson Jennings in the New York Sun) Nobody hereabouts can go astray" They told me, with pride couldn't miss. ',The roads mapped and sign posts point the
 way TO any town worth naming" And Cor this Assurance it wiser to pretend To thankfuness most travellers would share. Whose journeys the safer when they end At some famlar house village luare. Yet there's country where all landmarks fail- Deep woods beyond d river never crossed By any bridge, a sly and tortuous trail Where north and south and east and west are
 lost. Some destinations not reached before The harvest's home and frost is at the door!