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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

Asia. They are tho parent stock of tho Hlndus, persians. Greeks, Latins, Celts, Anglo-Saxons, and others.
 c. What Is tho meaning of the letters A. $. c. after tho namos of photographers?
 A. American Society of Cine photographers.
 c. What do magplea make their nests of? How many egss do they lay at a time?
 A. The nest tx made of thorny sticks, mingled with roots and turf, and lined with clay. Six to nine eggs constitutes a setting.
 c. What Is a Herman rug?
 A. Kirman or Herman rugs are woven in Persia and arc made Of blue weft: and the Zhna knot. They are finely and c ely woven, and Of medium thlckn,1t, and have very naturalistic floral patterns and soft but rich coioring, including several light tints. Some modern Kermans Introduce figures and pictorial subjects.
 Q. Who played the role of "kalonika" in the stage play "Lysistrata ?"
 A. Miriam Hopkins
 lr y0H want q cops 0f our bui- lctiB BHRD's SECOND ANTARC. TIC EXPEDITION. wriic fO Tl.e Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau. enclosing i've cents in Dos- iage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
Our Chuckle
 Corner
TUMBLEwEED AND
By Steve IsOundtrcc

By Steve IsOundtrcc Ts love to stroll on calif's shores.
 Barefooted iD the sea, If ! could be assured there were
 No deadly stinBaree. I'd like to sail the Scottish lakes
 It's been n Iife-ion wish But mol for now LOch Ness reports
 A monstrous devil fish.
 Ode to a beautiful but dumb wife: With All Thy Faults. I Love Thee Still.
 Now that pancake tossing has gone of the ''gold basis" in West minister, let us hope that pie sling ing will soon be off the "sllver screen" in Hollywood.
 "G'marnin', Mrs Casey. How's yer ouId manl suppose he's frisky since takin' tho monkey gland operafion.s
 "God snvo usl Ye have 1t right, Mrs Clancy. That's him now sittin' on the chandelier atm peanutsi"
 4 mnn may think his wife ''nags'' q good deal whcn in reality its tho ''ponles. neighing.
 True. it may have cost .tdnnl little fo clotha Eva. yet it lost him the GaFaen ef E;dnn co set orc <HsHv NlzH ok HHF 4Hr21
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
In New York
nY PAUL HARRISON

Now Broadway gagsmen arc going about telling each other that a critic is a fellow who novor leaves n turn unst0nod |. Also that it is Just an overnight jump from cash register to social register ... And that cemotcrIos nre full of people who thought tho world couldn't get niong without them,
 On of Morris Costs earliest strokes Of showmanship was at tho Buffalo Exposition, whon hc ehnrg- cd n dIme for threo bnaeballs to throw ut q picture Of CEolgosy, tho asanssIn Of President McKinloy.., And today thoro is big business In tho shooting galleries of penny ar- cados. ConcesslonnaIros hnvo mndo targets of pieturos of John Dil. finger. which prompts Bob Gran nls to tho observation that what tho public wants to road is not tho life story of the /outlnw, but tho death story.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

There has been no let-up in the plans of the federal government to undertake q slum-clearance and low-rent home con- struction program. In a recent letter 10 the National Housing Conference in New York city President Roosevelt made this clear in no uncertain terms He declared that $125,000,000 was available for such work through the PWA He did say that since the government was embarking on an entirely new and uncharted sea of en- terprise considerable planning and study were necessary before any definite steps might be taken, If the first experiments are successful, and everyone hopes that they will be, it Is needless to say pro- gram of slum clearance and home con- struction will be started such as this coun- try has never seen nor imagined could be put into effect. It will require some such campaign as this to swing public apathy to the other end of the scale. We're now at a crossroads. We've emerged from the doldrums, but are not yet in the open. Some impetus is required. It might well be this housing project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
Central American Highway

The Panama Canal was, and remains, the greatest Pan-American engineering project. But here comes new one said to be as big. It is motor highway from Texas to the Canal. through Mexico and Central America.
 Uncle Sam, says the report, would pro- vide labor. materials and road-building
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Noncompliance of NRA bv Little FcllOWs" Worries Chiefs; PettiNess and Number of Violations Muke Prosecution Inadvisable; Code Authorities Fearf TOo After Victory Ove' Suit Pvesser; Carter Glass aud HMey Long, Once Bitter Ememies, Are NoW Pals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
JUMPER WINS DAMAGES

Chicago, tUP)--Jack Cope, vet eraIi parachute Jumper, was award ed sb,0Oo damages by q jury be~ cause when he jumped z.700 feet at Curtiss field here, the chute failed to open properly and his Jeff leg was broken in i2 places. Cope charged that the parachute was packed improperly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

A monument to Colonel Lymun Chatnold, who distinguished him- self for bravery in tho Civil war waH unveiled Ut Riverside come. tcry on September i3, lSs7.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

During tho World war tho City guard was formed hero In April, 1917 and numbered over 260 mon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

The first RypBy triSe left India 2so0 years ngo. buf ls was not un- III inc 18th century that q band |of tho Raily dressed wanderers made their first Apponrance ln
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

Tho Waterbury battalion of tho National guard was commanded at tho tlme of tho Spanish -Amorican n war by colonel Lueien Y. Burpeo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
BRASS CITY FACTS

At tho home -eoming of tho gard regiment !n 1868 companies A. and II. arrived in Waterbury on August 90, woro escorted to Hotchklsa hall. General D. T. Hurd acting as marshall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

At last we'll get the low-dowL on Old Man Ocean, William Beebe, American scientist, is going to deliver lecture from the bottom of the Atlantic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

academy stood on tho green Just three teachers arc recorded as hav- ing taught there, tho three just mentioned. It was removed about 1900 or slightly earlier to Central avenue and West Main street, after which it was tho school-houHe of tho West Center district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

Tho total registration from tho draft Of Waterbury mep during the World war which was begun on Juno 6, 1917, was lb,56G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

We like particularly that second man. date laid down in Attorney General Homer S. Cummings law enforcement code. It provided $5,000 fine or 20 years imprison- ment for kidnap threats across state boundaries. The kidnap racket is the out growth of liquor rackets. It came in when big money departed from illicit liquor traffic and sales We've got to stamp it out effectively, as this nation can not exist with such lawess elements in it's midst.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

Calling names will never get 5000, ,000 jobless men back to work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

Under her own sails Old Ironsides came into Boston harbor Monday and there she will probably rest for the. remainder of her days. Let's hope, though, that the staunch old vessel will not be allowed to rot away as she did once before. This Constitution that now rides the waves so proudly is but a shell of the once glorious frigate that carried the American flag into naval victories. Reconstructed as she is today she is as sturdy as when first built. She'll now remain floating museum. Per haps occasionally she can be sailed out of her port just to show her spirit still lives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
Gun "I'lay"

AShDbboii AluHHttttt bUS Euyotcfy' story man, was commenting tho other day on Dillingor's psyohology "a story of opportunism which is baffling because it ts 50 unexpect. cd and simple. When ho wanted q rot it when he wanted gum he wont directly to n police station and Bo on.
 "ycs, but I know how to nall him. said Russell Grouse of the Theator Guild. I'm Just waiting for that guy to call up and ask for n couple Of passos to q show" Here and There
 And now it seems that ex.Mayor Jimmy Walker actually will return to New York us agent for Il for. eign liquor concern, Bcbo Dan iels kissed a baby and got tho mump8 Woll-drcssed sneak thieves are prosporing ut tho OK. pense of merrymakers--- mlngllnf with guests at big cocktail partiep rifilng stnterooms just before tho big liners anii ...
 One fellow seems to mako a spe. cinlty of raiding theater boxes dur. ing intermissions. He takes tho contents of women's purses and somctimcs leaves a little note: Next time you'll know bottcr.' smith Again
 Katharine Hepburn 50 dlslilsed the namc Of smith that after hef marriage shc persuaded Ludlow Ogden Smith to use the nome oi ogden Ludlow. Still little TO- luctant. he listed himself both ways In the telephone directory and now he'll assume his right name That divorce. by tho way may prevent Miss Hepburn from appearing In new movie as Joan of Are. Some religious folk are framing q protest. ..
 Peaches Browning is being grad. unted from night clubs and bur. league shows to star in q play about n fan dancer. opens in Chi. cngo. Most exclusive address in tho Social Register is that of Mir Thomas Buckley, who's listed with Byrd expedition.
 TatOocd Rings
 They're trying to start c fad for tatooed ewdding rings. These are eradicabic, though, or at worst may be ret0uched to look like dinner rings. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. has been criticized by both fac tions for that patched together movie he is sponsoring: "IIitier'f
 Reign of Terror" When Count von Luckncr returns to America ii will be as a Nazi propasandist. One Nazi activity In New York it the organization of small claques to applaud every appearance Of Hitler fin the news-rccls. A horse thief Is at large hcre- abouts. Actually. Vera Van, the sosgstress. tethercd her mount fin Central Park while she lodged into the St. Moritz to see a friend --and when she returned the nag was missing...
 By the way, there's a Long Is- land matr0n. one Of the horsey crowd. who imposes an amazing test whenever she hires personal maid. Hurdles are set up in the paddock and q reliable jumper if saddled. The maid is hoisted ur and started around the course. fl she makes it, In fair form. she's hired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:2G. daylight time, tonight.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01
$4,000 SPENT
ON FORTS

Contracts aggregating $4,000
for construction work at mill
tary Establishments in nearby
Virginia have been awarded by
the War Department, it was an
nounced today.
For a sewage disposal plant at
Fort Humphreys, $29,950 have
been set aside, the contract going
to a New York city firm; the
sum of $19,685 for a veterinary
hospital at Fort Myer has been
approved, the contract being
awarded to Robert o. Scholz Co.,
Inc, of the 1900 block K ST., and
$15,860 will be expended at Fort
Monroe for one double non-com-
missioned officers residence and
$3,768 will be used at Langley
Field for an addition to the night
lighting system, the contract be-
ing awarded to a Hampton (Va)
firm.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01
Governor of Rotary
Makes Annual Visit

Ritchie Lawrie. Of Harrisburg,
Pa, governor of the Gath Rotary
District made his annual visit to
the Washington Rotary Club yes
terday and told how the Rotary
movement now embraces $500
clubs in IS different countries
with a membership of 100000 per.
sons.
The Rotary movement is dedi-
Gated to promoting individual
capacity for patriotic service to
the community in it's largest sense.
This is achieved, he said. by voca-
tional, community and interna-
tional service.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01
FARLEY IGNORES
BRIDE CASE

The burden Of proof in the
rumored dismissal Of Corporation
Counsel William W. Bride was
shifted today to the shoulders of
the District Commissioners.
Postmaster General James A
Farley said he will have nothing
to do with the local political
situation.
Farley revealed, however, chat
he has received numerous com.
munications protesting Brides re-
tention in office because of his
reputed Republican affiliations.
On the other hand, he said, sew
eral persons have written to him
indorsing Bride.
Considerable agitation against
the corporation counsel was stirred
up in the last session of Congress
when one member of the House
District Committee circulated a
petition in the committee asking
for Brides dismissal.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01

Members of the Washington Au-
tomotive Trade Association. auto
dealers, and Benny Bortnick, the
hot dog man, smiled at the Wash
ington Auditorium last night when
a record crowd of 4,5OO visited the
Auto Show, with profitable results
to the dealers.
A new feature was introduced
at the Studebaker exhibit in the
person of Don Douglas, new STEP
father of the WMAL Breakfast
Club, who stood on a platform
and addressed the audience in the
booth. lauding the car.
Comptroller Present
A bright yellow Studebaker
roadster was sold last night to
Harold Ambrose, of the 2100 block
New Hampshire Ave. N. w.
Seen at the exhibit were Floyd
Await, Comptroller of the Cur
rency, and his wife, who seemed
The Washington times., 1934-02-01
JUMP IN PRICES
FIRST EFFECT
Of GOLD BILL
By International News Service

~ International News Service
90 far as the man in the office,
the factory and behind the plow is
concerned Pres dent Roosevelt's
offer to buy and sell gold in the
foreign markets means rising
commodity prices.
Experts said today that as the
American plan to buy gold above
the market price gets under way
the world gold price will be
brought up to that of the United
States.
Prices to Move Upward
To varying degrees world COM
modify prices will move upward
with gold. 1t was believed that
import and export prices would
first be affected, followed Uy
those on raw materials. The
effect on manufactured articles
would come later but the rise
was expected to be Of gradual
nature.
Since October, during which
the Treasury has been Duying
gold at higher than the market
price, the most pronounced price
effect has been on silver and rub
Der. Their increase was in
greater percentage than that Of
gold.
Treasury Has Powers
Should there now be a pro-
nounced movement Of gold, tend
ing to concentrate it into a few
centers, the new plan can be
abandoned and, under an old but
existing statute, the Secretary OF
the Treasury may buy and sell
gold at any price when deemed in
the public interest.
The United States is now on
what might be termed a tempo
rary international gold bullion
standard, similar to that Of
France. There will be a free
movement of gold between the
United States and other countries
for the settlement of interna-
tional balances Of trade and in
dustry.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01
General GiLchriSt
HOnOred by CORPS

The retirement Of Maj. Gen.
Harry L. Gilchrist, former Chief
of Chemical Warfare Service of
the United States Army, from
active duty was marked by a
luncheon given in his honor by
so members Of the Medical Corps
at the Army and Navy Club yes
terday.
The career Of General Gilchrist
was reviewed by Maj, Gen. Rob-
ert q. Patterson. Surgeon General
Of the United States Army, who
stated that General GilchriSt was
in charge of the first unit to join
the merican Expeditionary
Forces,
The Washington times., 1934-02-01

giving a single demonstration,
although hundreds have asked to
ride in the new car.
Ralph w. Orr, Of the Nash-Orr
Motor Company, said:
"This years show is one of
the best 1 have ever seen down
here. The results are about
double a year ago."
Reception for the Lafayette is
exceptionally fine. The people
have certainly welcomed it.
At the Ourisman Chevrolet
booth it was learned from one Of
the floor men that this years
business at the show is far above
any in the last few years, with
The Washington times., 1934-02-01
Pilots Examination
Fees Are Reduced

Fees for physical examinations
for fliers are reduced by order
Of the aeronautics branch, De-
partment of Commerce, it was
announced today.
The new scale for noncommer-
cial pilots is $40 for a first ex-
animation and Sc for subsequent
examinations, and as examina-
tions are required now every two
years instead of annually, a sub
Stantial saving results. The an
nual fee was formerly $3.50. For
commercial pilots, examinations
are required every six months but
the annual cost per year will be
slightly reduced.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01

interested in the display Of the
yellow car, but Await merely
stood in the background trying
not to encourage his wife too
much. Commander Honeywell,
U. S. NJ, and C. H. Huff. of the
Carnegie Institution, were also
interested spectators.
Walking in and out of booths
was an education in itself, espe
cially when talking to some of
the men on the floor.
Fred L. Haller, De Soto dis
tributor, said that with two hand
hammered models on the floor,
and none in his shodrooms, he
sold three cars this week without
The Washington times., 1934-02-01

many Chevrolets now on order.
The Grahams, exhibited in the
booth of the McReynolds Motor
Company, drew great interest
among the spectators because Of
the supercharger, new feature
in the car this year. This is the
first public appearance Of this
mechanism, which is found on all
racing cars.
General Motors came out with
a new heat boiler called the
Delco.
The winner of the free car
last night couldn't be found, but
the management announced the
winner as holding a yellow ticket,
No. O3837.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01
SPEAKS ON RACES

Max Yergan will address the
Friends Forum at the Friends
Meeting House. 1911 st. N. w.,
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock on
Realism in Race Relations" He
is a member of Fort Haare Col
lege. South Africa.
The Washington times., 1934-02-01

IT'D like to tell every girl: DON'T be salts
L fed with just an average skin!" says this
beautiful screen star.
SITS the complexion with something more
-. the soft luminous quality of true loveliness
,.. that men can't resist! And this beauty can
be yours :. . with my complexion care. I've
used Lux Toilet Soap for years because it
keeps my skin so incredibly soft and smooth.
"Try it for yOgr complexion. Use it regu'
larly faithfully Z. IL. as I do. Then see
how soon the delicate new loveliness of your
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
MILL THEY ORRYa

The marriage service for the we'd
ding OF the Duke of Kent, the Eng
lish Kings youngest son, and Prin-
cess Marina of GREECE, contains the
solemn and traditional words by
which a bride promises to obey
her husband. Thus there still lin
gers this ancient tradition that a
wife pust obey her husband, and
many brides wed every day in the
United States take the same vow.
viii these nice American girls,
who have come up in an age when
woman has declared full indepen-
dence, keep that pledge? And if
they don't mean to keep it why do
they make it2 Can't answer the lat
ter question, but our observation is
that the husband is quite as likely
to obey the wife. The old story had
II that married couple attained per-
feet harmony, by deciding that the
husband was to settle all major
and the wife all minor
ones, but SO far there had ben no
major problems.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
ADVERTISING IS NEWS

When people buy a newspaper,
they do so to get the news. If the
newspaper staff does not present in
each issue a good story of all events
happening in that field. that news
paper will be done for. unless it be-
comes more active and enterpris-
ing.
But the news reports of political.
criminal, social, and other events
ate only a part of the news. There
is the business news, and the people
are just as keen for that as they are
for other kinds of news. They look
eagerly to see the news from the
home stores. what merchants are Of
fering bargains, which ones give in
formation about their goods. If
these business people fail to provide
adequate advertising whcih shall
give the news of their stores, they
are in a position similar to that of
the editor who fails to give the news
Of his home town.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
PAYING THE OLD BILLS

Roger BabsOn. prominent stats
teal authority, reports that cOllec-
tions are distinctly improving, and
he finds that housewives are paying
up their back bills instead of buy
ing lot of merchandise. While the
effect of this activity is not i'm
mediately apparent in putting un-
employed people to work. yet it is
sure to have very powerful effect
in that direction before long.
When an old bill is paid, the first
thing that happens is that the busi-
ness people to whom it is paid feel
new courage. They had been af-
flicted with the blues, and some-
times it had seemed as if the depres-
sion would never end. But when
some of those old bills come in, the
whole sky seems to brighten. They
conclude that the old U. S. A. is not
going to the dogs for quite some
time yet.
They do not necessarily go out at
once and buy a lot of new things,
and set lot of idle people to work
making those things. Probably what
they do first in the majority of cases
is to pay old bills which they owe.
That creates that new sentiment of
confidence in the wholesale and
manufacturing concerns to which
that money is owed.
AS this feeling of hope spreads,
more and more money is spent on
rtplacements. Merchants look over
their stocks and see that they are
not well equipped to take care of
any rush of trade. Gradually the
tide of buying rises, until we see a
new wave of industrial activity.
Some people, never seem to feel
very much the obligation of a debt.
They have the cheerful feeling that
they will pay it sometime, and If
they don't worry why should the
creditor? There has been too much
Of that feeling. There are others
who take more solid satisfaction in
paying an old bill chan they do in
buying any new stuff. The more we
have OF these folks. the more bust
ness and industry will run along
interruptions. sa.sI
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Proposals for unemployment in
surance will be pushed before the
new Congress. People seem to feel
that something should be done in
the way of collecting a fund for the
benefit of those thrown out of work.
Some will say that the quicker
this is done, the more secure human
welfare will be. Others will feel
that to load business with the duty
of providing this fund just now, is
like asking horse that is already
overloaded to take on a few more
heavy weights.
The people should of course real
i7e that if tax is placed on pay
rolls in order to pay such benefits,
as many people urge, it will tend to
make merchandise cost more. You
can't collect money for any purpose.
without somebody having to pay that
money. But when the factory wheels
slow up, and the smoke thins out
in the chimney, the benefits from
such an accumulated fund would be
like shelter in a time of storm.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
FRANKFORT

James b. Long and wife of Phila-
delphia were recent visitors to
friends and relatives of this town.
Lewis Holloway and family of
Chester. Pa, were weekend visitors
to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Holloway.
The FrankfOrd Free Library ac-
knOwledges the gifts of books from
the following persons: Mrs. L. N.
Cassatt, Mrs. Erwin Hopkins and
Mrs. William Trimble of Philadel-
phia, Mrs. Asa Bennett of this town.
The faculty play. "The Man From
Nowhere" will be given in the John
NJ. Clayton School Auditorium Tues
day evening, Nov. eth. at 8 O'Clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
+. Church will give a chicken sup
per in the cafeteria of the John M.
Clayton School, Saturday evening,
Dec. Sth. from to p. m.
Mrs. Edyth Esham was hostess to
the Monday Afternoon Bridge Club.
There were two tables present.
Mrs. John Williams of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend with her
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Philip IL.
Walls.