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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
The Golden Opportunity

There is splendid chance for the denl- ocrats of Connecticut to capitalize their opportunities at their convention which opens in Groton today and continues to- morrow. Circumstances of the last few months are such that the voters of Con- necticut are eagerly awaiting the decision of the delegates to the biennial conven- tion. They know, as we'll as the party leaders, that the democratic party faces what perhaps may be it's greatest triumph in state politics in many year.
 Offhand we would say there is no way in which this lead can be dissipated. The threat of factionalism is completely out weighed by the need of presenting united front to voters. There seems to be ten dency on the part of all leaders to sacri-' flee purely selfish aims and desires for the common good of the party. Never ln recent years has this appeared more para mount than it does right now as the coll vention is about to go into session.
 Whatever control the democrats now maintain in this state should be materially increased. This would be to the mutual benefit of the party itself and also to the state We make this statement in the face of the g.o.p. protests that never has the state faced such deficit as 1t does to- day. It cannot be laid at the door of democratic management. We must not loose sight of the fact that g.op. adherence to the pay-as-you- go principle worked only so far as 1t went.
 That it did not go far enough is proved TOW that the state finds itself forced to spend millions and finds that the times are not as propitious for this spending as they would have been some years back when the republican overlords refused to listen to the words of wisdom and capital ized an economic slogan as their battle cry. All too soon they discovered they had built their castle on shifting sands. The truth is out now.
 We urge the voters of the state to give close attention to the men the democrats nominate for high public office at Groton tomorrow. We make no special plea for any one man or woman on the ticket. We urge them all to the electorate as group. And the democratic platform, if it ad- heres to the same principles as it has in the last few elections will be as worthy of scrutiny as the candidates. Let us place our entire confidence in the trans actions of this convention knowing full we'll that it is to be one of harmony and not discord. Out of harmony can only come the best of results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
. Suburban Leisure

Various people interested in the problem of what will be done with the anticipated new leisure are looking into the matter of what is done with such leisure as we already have. Dr George A. Lundberg of Columbia University has just reported on a three-year study of recreation in Vest chester County, N. Y. It shows sur- prisingly narrow range of interests.
 That county was chosen because it is considered model community and typical of any prosperous suburb. Leisure hours there are devoted, in the order given, to eating, visiting, reading, public entertain ment sports, radio and motoring. That is not bad assortment for a start, particu larly if the sports are swimming, tennis, golf, and so on, and are actively engaged in, not merely watched. Reading is all right, too, if it is not of the merely time killing, mind dulling type.
 In the study made, the eating and visit ing overlapped and consumed fully half of the leisure hours. They were of cere- monial character Dr Lundberg refers to the combination as "the feeding complex" Good conversation, over feast or a meal of bread and cheese, is fine recreation. But good conversation isn't much in evi- dence in connection with the social dining of today. The tai kis too much limited to bridge and golf. There is lots of room for improvement in uses of suburban leisure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

ity for the taxes paid by muni- tions manufacturers.
 CLEVER FOOTWORK
 Now the last thing Harrison wanted was a long debate on this, so he agreed to withdraw his objections to Yves investiga- tion if Nye would withdraw his amendment to the tax bill.
 Nye agreed, but even after this, the munitions resolution Jagged.
 Finally Miss Detzer again tackled the leonine Borah.
 "Whcn are you going to speak for our resOlution?" she asked.
 Borah brushed by without an- swering. But under his arm was copy of Fortune Magazine con- taining an expose of the muni- tions industry.
 With it, Borah went imme- diately to the senate floor. There he delivered one of the most powerful speeches of the last session. It swept away all oppo- sition. The resolution was passed Overwhelm1nGly.
 EXCEPTION
 It is the fixed rule of the EZRA that politics be rigidly excluded in the distribution of unemployment relief.
 But recently Federal Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins made an exception.
 nIInGfinnnd about a man who had been stricken from relief rolls because he was supporting one demo- against another.
 T haven't heard about that" Hopkins said. That is against our policy. However, if the fellow was supporting this American Liberty League could under stand his being barred"
 "GHOST-READER"
 Considerable strain was put on cabinet family ties by the recent verbal blunder of Agri- culture Secretary Wallace on the subject of the American mer- chant marine.
 The president, not wishing to embarrass Wallace, tactfully quieted the furore by white washing the situation as mis- understanding.
 The real fact is, Wallace never knew what was in the letter he sent to Representative Bland, condemning the merchant ma rine. One of his underlings pre- pared the latter, whisked 1t across the secretary's desk for signature.
 Wallace, a young man who has not yet learned to read ev- crything to which he puts his signature, scratched his name across the bottom and let 1t go.
 And this wasn't the first >time this had happened. Twice before Wallace has found himself far out beyond the breakers because he failed to read letters before he signed them. Now he's draw ing some good-natured chiding from colleagues who suggest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

on the opening day of school for the first time in 30 years. This might mean many things. It might indicate that the peak has been reached in school attendance. We doubt it very much. It simply meahs that balance has just been found in equipment and scholars
 Invested in Waterbury school property are many thousands of dollars. No one should be more jealous of this than the average citizen. Too few of us display any more than passing interest in our schools and their conduct. Somehow or other we don't seem to think that their conduct and their advance is any concern of ours. We leave all that up to the officials indirectly concerned with the management. That isn't as it should be. A good school system must have the we'll wishes of the citzenry of the community. We should from time to time encourage or criticize as the case may demand. Right now it is certainly commendation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
Quiet City

London has quiet zone which is really to be quiet. Under new order of the transport ministry it is forbidden to so much as toot single toot of an automo- bile horn between 1:30 p. m. and a. m. A fine equivalent to $10 will be assessed for any toot. The region resignated for this blessed silence is everything within a five-mile radius of Charing Cross. The purpose is to enable residents and hospital patients to get nights rest.
 British motor horns are generally less raucous and obtrusive than ours. Ont reads of the roar of that great city, but American visitors in London are seruck with it's subdued quality as compared to the strident hubub of New York, Chicago or many a smaller city over here. Well, the way to have quiet is to have quiet. When Americans are as determined to eliminate unnecessary noise in their cities as the British they will do so. There is a trend in that direction now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
School Days

Shakespeare some centuries back wrote about the whining schoolboy. In his day such might have been the case. Perhaps but we certainly shouldn't have. No coun- try has made more advance in the art of dispensing learning to the boy and girl, the citizen of future day, than the good old United States. And may we say that | IWaterbury's record in keeping pace with the national advance reflects creditably mon the city officials and the citizens.
 Close to 18,00O children will attend ses- 1ions in the public grammar and high <c6ools today. This number will be in- crsssed when the parochial grammar sE7;501s open next week. It is a plAcSuYe <6 read i'd Dr Thomas J. Condons report fhak there will be a seat for every child
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

that he draft some of the ad- ministration's college professors to give him an intensive course in reading or else get a ghost reader"
 MERRY-GO.ROUND
 The armys eastern problem" in New Jersey, in which the United States is being invaded by a "Black Army" is the first time on record that any nation fought a war and gave out news statements Monday of the results of battles to be fought the fol- lowing Friday. The navy is developing two new planes, speed of more than 400 miles an hour. The second is super amphibian for use with cruisers of the fleet, object being that it can be landed on water, land, or the deck of an aircraft carrier. Torpedoes used by sub marines cost $15,0O0 each, and are so accurate that they can score about 95 per cent hits at 5000 yards. Their greatest value is that they do their damage around the water line. The aver age shell usually damages only the above-water structure of fighting ship.
 MORE MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The recent outspoken attack on state liquor-store systems by Federal Alcohol Administrator Joseph H. Choate, Jr., has raised a storm of moreover protest. Officials in the ten or twelve states which have these institu- tions have written sharp letters to Choate and the president challenging the formers critical remarks. President Roose- welt is being urged to institute Haunting of civil rights by police officials in California and other states having labor troubles. The new $10,O00,000 post office department building, begun under the Hoover administration and recently completed, has de- veloped number of inconven- tent defects. The air-cooliny system has repeatedly broken down and a special type of wood flooring in the offices has warped. James A. Moffett. housing administrator, is one government executive who has an absolute hide-away when he wants to escape from telephones and callers. He takes his corre- spondence, plus secretaries and boards his yacht moored in mid stream off Haines Point. As the craft is not connected by 'tele. phone wires he is certain of complete seclusion.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

As democrats are preparing to draw up their ticket for the state and national elections the situation in republican ranks appears no different than it has been since State Chairman J. Henry Roraback an- nounced his hands-off policy. Not even the letter of Albert Levitt declaring that MT Roraback was still Governor" of the state could make any impression on hide bound politicians. They have become so used to the Levitt darts that they ignore them entirely now. As for MT Roraback, he no longer is a target for the former law professor. And he evidently realizes the uselessness of interfering in this con- ing scrap the republicans are going to wage. It's been coming for several years now It may be for the best to let it happen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
Istanbul Letter
BY ERNDlNAND c M. JAIN Limited Press Staff Correspondent

Istanbul (UP)-More than two thousand White Russians are fac- ing starvation.
 Following the unexpected re- versal of the governments decision that Russian einigrants should be exempted from the low reserving most trades and crafts to Turkish citizens and ordering that all for eign workers should quit their jobs on certain dates, these White Rus sians will find themselves without employment.
 Unlike other nationals whose governments are providing repa- triation for their destitute coun- trymen, the White Russians are, unable to find a new refuge as practically all countries are refus- ing them admission because of the unemployment problem. Persia and Brazil were seen as
 possible refugees, but both require immigrants to possess certain funds, which most White Russians do not possess.
 Compromise Sought Gabriel Couteaux, the honorary representative of the Nansen com
 mittee is contracting the foreign office here and hopes that com promise may be reached. A similar solution is being ne- gotiated with Greece whose na-
 tionals also have been very hard hit.
 The funds of the American Com
 mittee for the Relief of White
 Russians, which up till recently
 have been able to spend $500 to $40O monthly on assisting the dis abled and sick now practically are exhausted.
 Attitude Caused Surprise The attitude. of the government
 has caused a great deal of sur prise since heretofore they have shown the greatest hospitality to-
 wards the White Russians. Polit- .ical circles are puzzled about this move since rumors that the meas
 ure is due to pressure from Mos COW appear to be unfounded. It is estimated that the law will affect seven to eight thousand workers, representing with their these it Is estimated that about 50
 per cent are Greeks. 20 per cent italians, 15 per cent Bulgarians and the remainder belong to vari- ous countries. So far 500 Greeks
 have been repatriated and 230
 have applied for Turkish citizen ship.
 The Russians affected are most ly chauffeurs. musicians, walters and workmeEl. including numer-
 ous former officers who partici- pated in Wrangell's campaign and came to Istanbul in 1919.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
ChuckleCorner
WE SUSPECT
By Art Quisenberry

Any modern girl can learn to keep house if she has a good foun- dation in electrical engineering.
 If they continue increasing speed of the new streamline trains they'll have to hire Graham McNamee to call stations.
 If all magazine salesmen learned their way through college" were laid end to end they would encir- clc the earth without even touch- ing college.
 A happily married man is one who enjoys the sunshine and doeg- nit try to figure out why it storms.
 You can't fully appreciate the farmers advantages until you mo- tice how much parking space he has.
 Rejoicing isn't wholly in Heaven when the saxophone player switches to a harp.
 A pretty girl has another ad- vantage: She isn't afraid some- thing has slipped when people stare.
 This could be said in Finland: Default and the world defaults with you. pay and you pay alone.
 When one stops to think how many people lost their shirts in that nudist colonies are not even larger than they are.
 Vice. pr esident Garner calls him. self a spare tire. V. P's before him were content to be hat ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

Washington, Sept. =. Many people and organizations, from senators to church groups, are claiming credit for inspiring the senate munitions investigation opening today.
 But chief credit goes to a young lady who initiated the idea long before anyone else but quietly remained in the back ground. She is Miss Dorothy Det- ger of the Women's International League.
 Exactly one year ago she be- gan little personal probing into the munitions industry, de- cided there was much beneath the surface which the public the congressional field to see what senator could best put the idea across.
 Finally she hit upon young Gerald Nye of North Dakota.
 Without asking him to under take the investigation, she out lined the secret information she had uncovered, proposed an investigation, and asked his ad- vice as to what senator could best do the job.
 "Miss Detzer," replied Nye, "Pd like to put through that in- vestigatiOn myself"
 So Nye promptly introduced his resolution. But, for long time nothing happened. MT Nye was busy with other things. The army and navy were against the investigation. The state depart ment, which originally supported it, suddenly discovered that its no public stand one way or the other.
 DEAD?
 It looked as if the munitions investigation would die aborn- ing.
 At this point, Miss Detzer did some heavy lobbying. She lined up group of supporting sena- tors. She made life miserable for Senator Nye. She harassed the Demosthencs of the senate, Will liam Edgar Borah, to speak for the resolution.
 However, 1t remained side tracked.
 Finally, with the legislative jam increasing, Pat Harrison, who had opposed the resolution, staged a fight to put across his tax bill. But at crucial point Nye blocked him. He proposed an amendment providing public
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

o. Who nominated Franklin ID. Roosevelt at the 1882 democratic convention?
 A. John E. Mack of New York.
 o. What causes an eclipse of the moon?
 A. The occasional casting of the earth's shadow on the moon, when the earth is between the moon and the sun.
 o. What is the correct way ta address a letter to Wilhelm Cor ing?
 A. His Excellency, Herman Wilhelm Goring, the Prussian Prime Minister, Berlin, Germany.
 0. What is the stretch-out sys- tenn?
 A. In mills and factories when operators are required to increase their production within a given period of time the term stretch out" is employed.
 0. What is the origin and meaning of the feminine name Mona?
 A. It is from the Latin, mean ing ninth.
 Q. Which is heavier. ice or water?
 A. Volume for volume, water is heavier.
 c. Who played the role of the daughter in the motion picture, "Wine, Women, and Song?"
 A. Marjorie Moore.
 o. Is Barbara Bedford still act ing in motion pictures?
 A. She remarried on October 10, 1890, her divorced husband AL bert Roscoe, with whom she be- came famous in "The Last of the Mohicans." She now occasionally takes minor roles.
 Q. What famous contract bridge authority died recently?
 A. Milton c. Work.
 o. Are persons who receive wedding announcements obligated to send gifts?
 A. No.
 0. Where is the longest tunnel in the United States?
 A. The Shandaken tunnel, part of the Catskill water supply system is 1S.1 miles long.
 o. Who commanded the dirig- ible Los Angeles when 1t was brought to the U. s. from Ger many, where it was built?
 A. Dr Hugo Eckner was the commander. The dirigible has been decommissioned and is now stored in the hangar at Lakehurst, N. J.
 Q. What is the color of James Cagne.'s hair?
 A. Red.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
Press Comment
A SAFE SEPTEMBER
(New Haven Register)

Governor Cross has designated September as Safety Month" for the highways. in connection with similar designations by the gov ernors of other states. Motor Vehicle Commissioner Connor has appealed for the use of special care and courtesy on the states roads over the Labor day week. end. Both proclamations are most appropriate.
 For thes specification of Sep- tember as a month for particular safe- driving attention, there is the special reason of the opening of the schools. In any month of the year children on the streets are a suh cient risk, but more so at the very beginning of the school year: vacation exhuber- ance naturally hangs over and weather conditions are too good to keep them inside. For the par. ticular emphasis on the coming holiday weekend, there is the special reason that careless driving over that rush period can bring enough injuries and deaths to cancel the results of the full months campaigninK.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
A Book a Day
Here's a "Newsreep' of Literary Events
 nv RRV'CE CAPTION

Here's a brief newsreel of cur rent literary doings, for the reader who is in a hurry.
 Let Us Be Faithful" by Allene Corliss (Farrar and Rinehart: $2D, is a novel about young husband and wife in New York who strug- gle to hake a happy old fashioned marriage in a milieu where such marriages don't seem to be in style. It is told with tenderness and insight; unfortunately. the author inadvertently makes the husband such a blistering ass that it's hard to care what hoppens to him.
 Wasn't the Depression Terri. ble ?" by o. Soglow (Covici. Friede; s2) is a book of sketches about the depression by the man who draws the Little King. With a few exceptions, they are remarkable dull and un-funny.
 "The Dangerous Ages in Men," by Chester T. Stone, M. D. (Mac- milan: $1.75), is a frank discus- sion of those glandular disordeis which attack so many men In middle life. It tells how these ills can usually be avoided or over come, and should be verw use full little book.
 Carl Garner, who wrote stars Fell on Alabama" was such an absent minded professor, when a member of the Hamilton college faculty, that he once completely forgot faculty meeting and went to circus instead. =. Tensest meeting ever held in the White House, says Ike Hoover. whose memorirs get published next month was the 1883 one between Hoover and F. D. R.. 1. David Lawrene is writing a book on the dangers of the New Deal. to be published this fall. .. Harold Lamb,( who writes about knights and such-life. is ad- vising Cecil DeMille in production of a movie about the Crusades.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

It's up to the State Shell Fish commits sion and oyster growers in New Haven to prove that the federal government is dam- aging the beds in New Haven harbor by use of, hopper dredge. The dredge is improving harbor conditions but oyster men claim that damage to their beds is irreparable. All of which should cer- tainly be easy to prove. Just provide these doubting government agents with divers suits and send them down to see just what a hopper dredge does to the harbor floor when it scrapes along it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
So They Say

What impressed ne most in Italy Musso- lini's work with children. What he is doing for their physical welfare is simply amazing. -Thaddeus Wronsk, director Detroit Civic Opera Society.
 Our congressional committee has proof that most of the howl about communism in this coun- try today is for the purpose of hampering Pres ident Roosevelt. Representative Carl M. Weideman, democrat, Michigan.
 Roosevelt knows his business I'm that way" about the federal government. He's running it and 1 haven't even bothered him in that Senator Huey F. Long, democrat, Louisiana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
DAILY ALMANAC

High tide at Milford Thursday. Sept 6, 1O:3O a. m, daylight time; low tide, 4:4S p. m., daylight time.
 All vehicles must be lighted not later than 7:50, daylight time, tonight.
 Sun rises 621 a. m., daylight time; sets 72O D. ns, daylight time.
 Moon rises 257 a. m.. daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

If State Tax Commissioner William H. Hackett of New. Haven sticks to his in- tention of not seeking office this year, it's going to be quite lonesome in the State Senate without him next year. And dem- ocrats must bestir themselves to replace him or else they'll find their hold of the Senate (almost legendary in 1933) en- tirely gone in 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
Horoscop e
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets. this daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astroIOger. In addition to information of general interests, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
 Today is very tricky day. Things which you feel are safe and well anchored will slip out of your hands without your knowl- edge if you aren't doubly careful. The days favors dealing with oil. the clergy, churches or institutions of a public nature. The afternoon and evening is very depressing.
 TOdya's Birthdatc
 You are under the peculiar in. f!uence of the mystic planet Neptune. Be careful of your nerves and eat simple food. Also guard against robbery. deceit and freu ud. Take advantage of this position through poetry. music or prayer, but be careful not to use drugs, narcotics or liquor to excess. Thisl asts through Oct. II. Finan- cially favorable Dec. 3-13. Socially favorable Sept. 21. Danger Nov. (. 8 and g.
 Readers desiring additional inc formation regarding their hOrO- scopes are invited to communicate with Octnyine if care of this news.