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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
A Book a Day hy BRUCE CAPTION
Some Queer People
 A Mystic Examines

In Weymouth Sands John Cow per Powys has written another of those bulky. sensuous, compli- catcd, and mystical romances that make his work unique in modern literature.
 His story this time deals with a group of persons in the English seaport of Weymouth And an odd assortment of characters 1t is-a famous clown who is bitter pessi- mist in private life, a sinister quack doctor, a halm-cracked evangelist. doddering Latin tutor, sadistic vivisectional, a grasping miser, a fortune-teling gypsy, and a colle- ton of queer, frustrated, and mor- bid females.
 Nearly all these persons seem partly mad few of them are wholly so; all are seen through a strange, darkly luminous haze of sensuality which is sometimes TO- bust and earthly and som etimes perverse and sickly.
 And they are woven into story which is both confusing and fas- cinating. There is no clear-cut plot, no steady progression to q climax. Instead, there are dozen sub plots, all vaguely interconnect- ed--love affairs, attempted mur- ders, struggles with mental and physical disease, and heaven knows what else.
 MT. Powys somehow makes all these extraordinary persons very real. They are not puppets: they live and breathe. and you believe in them, even though you never knew anyone like them.
 And all of them, in one way or another, serve as vehicles for the expression of MT. Powys' rapt and mystic philosophy-his feeling that the world is q veil for powers and forces not seen, e place of tragedy and beauty and desire and frustra- tion, inexplicable and mysterious. It is an unusual, a difficult, and an exceedingly forceful book. this weymouth Sands" Published by simon and Schuster, it is priced at S3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

Washington, March 13 The NRA has now settled down to reap'the harvest of General Johnson's Blue Eagle congress- es. The reluctant atmosphere is healthy. The week revealed woe ful inadequacies of the past, terrific problems for the future. But at least the Blue Eagle is not flying blindly.
 The problem has boiled down to one all important fact: indus trial elf-government is on trial. The next nine months will see it succeed or fail. If it fails the 1885 congress will throw 1t over board and turn to stronger meas ures-either left or right.
 ACID TEST
 The tests the MIRA must meet are simple and clear-cut; CD 1t must effect a general reduction of work hours to induce an ap- preciable increase in employ mcnt, CD it must increase wages to expand purchasing power.
 \ third probIcni-and most important-is enforcement. This question really undcrlieS the other two. Without compliance, codes and code authorities are just so much wasted effort.
 That there is widespread dis regard, evasion, outright viola tion of the codes is a matter of open admission. Elm mployers at- tending the code congress bluntly charged that S5 per cent of their own fellows were not living up to labor provisions of the MIRA. CAN IT STAND UP?
 Can industrial self-govern- ment" meet these tests? The coming months will tell the story. Certainly at the code con- ference most of the industrialists gave no promising indications. They had neither the desire nor intention of subjecting them selves or their profits to disci- pline.
 After Roosevelts eloquent ap- peal for wage increase and hour reduction, code authorities iIuI leu to ltltli IotCio anu oCiS out rush call for stenographers. Speeches were hastily revised and rewritten. And every speak CT thereafter denounced the em- ploym wage increase appeal.
 When President Green, of the A. F. of h., indignantly replied that industry was hOgging the benefits of MIRA and denying them to labor, the reaction was boOs and snarls.
 The first phase of the MIRA was dramatic, tumultuous, or ganiZational. The second, now launched, will be no less tumul- tuous. But this time it faces the showdown.
 industrial self government must either fish or cut bait. SELF SCRUTINY
 General Johnson's field day for criticism had another important result. Inevitably it threw the microscope on himself.
 The microscope showed man who came to Washington last summer with a complete disregard for red tape, a genius for the spectaSular, and the most ornate collection of cuss- words in the history of the cap ital. He was a cool breath of air from the west, and Washington made him a hero.
 He has not, however. cOntin- ucd in that category. A superb organizer. his fOIlOw-up was IamentabIc. Things happened in his organization of which he has not tho slightest idea. Those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

A. Pike's Peak was discovered in November 1906, by Zebulon M. Pike, for whom it was named. The first exploring party headed by Major S. H. Long, reached the top in 1919.
 c. What is the historical date of the beginning of the Protestant Re- formation?
 A. The Reformation is dated from October 31, 1517, when Mar tin Luther nailed his thesis to the door of his little church in Witten- burg, Germany.
 Q. How old is Ed Wynn?
 A. Forty-seven.
 @. Name the first navigator who crossed the Pacific ocean.
 A. Ferdinand Magellan.
 o. Who played the leading roles in the motion picture Back Street.?
 A. John Boles and Irene Dunn.
 If you want copy of our bull Ietin WEIGHT REDUCTION, write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

trol of state politics will have se- cured new life. The democrats will be further aided in their quest to give Gov ernor Cross his third term and probably will, for the first time in many many years, secure full and complete control of the state government. You can rest assured, though, republicans are now bending every effort to avoid any sucn series of events as we have described.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
Selected Poem
SECRET STRENGTH

(By Fred Lape in the New York
 Sun) Blow, you March gale, swing out
 of space Upon this huddled world! Sing in the wirese. toss and shift
 them! Twist the tall elm boles at the And where the swelling buds are
 curled. Tug the strained fbers. lift them.
 lift them! Deep in the soil the fine roots
 mock Your fury, fearless of The upward pull. They will not
 snap. There darkIy nestled close to rock They live with strength, they send above. Their challenge of sweet running n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

Clergy and laymen were both opposed to the bill proposing pari-mutuel betting on horse races in Massachusetts last week at the State House in Boston. We pre- sume the situation was similar to that here in Connecticut at our last legislative session. An effort was made to legalize horse racing in Connecticut by establish ment of large track at which betting would be legal. The advantages of the scheme are simply pecuniary. It means money for the state. However, the moral disadvantages have so far outweighed the financial advantages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-R ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Industrial Self Government NOw Nine Months TriGL For It's Life; 1885 Congress Wiu Turn to Stronger Measures # NRA Method Fas; Darroa0 Balks Gt Orders From Any General and Includes General Johnson; New Minister to Free State Urged U S. to Recognize Irish Republic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
FINDS OLD COINS

Astoria, Ore (UP)-Digging into a river bank, Harry Parker found can containing a number of ancient coins. The collection included old California gold pieces, Spanish and Roman coins. and old U. S. coins.
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Questions And Answers
 by The Democrats Washington Information Bureau
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED,

somnton writing Editor.  THREE in postage stamps
 
  Letter cordially o"e or '" tree 'es''e ." "''V" "' .""
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RARE MANUSCRIPT SHOWN

New Orleans (UP)-Two orig lnal autographed manuscripts- ''Minuet in G." written. by Pade- rewski in 1860, which sold for f10,000 during the World War, and Home, sweet Home" by John Rowan Payne-were fea- lures of an exhibition of musical manuscripts belonging to Mrs Trans Blom of New Orleans. In the collection were representative works of leading composers and performers in the musical world and letters written by Jenny Lind, Francis Scott Key and Chopin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information
BRASS CITY FACTS

Manhan Neck or Munhannock as it was once called was the south ern extremity of Manhan meadow where the first settlers here had their gardens. Manhan meadow was the name of the island meadow formed by the river and a line of covers formerly extending from Lake Hubbard Enlargement of the river at this point) to Hop meadow, and supposed to have been the former bed of the river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

St Mary's hospital, conducted by the Sisters of St Joseph, opened in 1909.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

The Queens Daughters, a Cath ollie women's charitable organiza- tion was founded in 1900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

The Noera Manufacturing com- pany was incorporated in 1905.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

Pennington avenue was named in honor of Waterbury's mother town by Dr Joseph Anderson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

original size, and various im- provements made that made 1t up- to-date for that day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

Spindle Hill in the west part of Wolcott was once called New Con- necticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:26 o'clock tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

Here's good news for lovers of Colum- bus. The House judiciary committee has just reported favorably bill calling upon the president to proclaim annually Octo- Der 12 as Columbus day and to call upon governors of all states to issue proclama- tions and to display the flag on goverll- ment buildings. The date would not, how ever, be a national holiday. It would simply call upon the nation to honor "the great discoverer, Christopher Columbus" October 12 is a legal holiday in B states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

London's telephone exchanges have increased from sto PA in the last 10 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

What we need now is streamlined economic system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-13

Little America after all her tribula- tions, is now anchored firmly to the South Pole, but Big America still sees crevasses opening and ice barriers crashing around her.
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gowns and suits.
So the woman took her cherish
ed suit length Of homespun to
Mrs. Shearer. A pattern was Sc
le:ted, trimmings were chosen,
measurements were taken.
"Come back in three days for ~
fitting" said Mrs. Shealcr.
When the woman went back,
Mrs. Shearer was not ready for
her. She explained that she had
been too busy. And she had been
too busy. The reputation that she
had gained from the few beauti-
full gowns and dresses she had
made, had brought her a sudden
flow of patrons. Time after time,
the woman called to see Mrs.
Shearer. A number Of these times,
she found herself put off. Finally
the dress was ready, and what a
disappointment! 1t was an inch
and a half too short on one side.
The error could not be corrected;
Mrs. Shearer had cut the cloth too
short. The coat lacked four inches
of being as long as it should have
been and could not be improved
because Mrs. Shearer had left no
hem. The waist was out of whack;
it had been cut in such a way that
the defects could not be romcdied.
| The beautiful cloth had been
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A RUINED SUIT
By WlCKES WAMBOLDT

dragged around on the floor and
was dirty and greasy.
The woman was heart-broken.
She tried to tell Mrs. Shaarer
about the suit. But Mrs. Shearer
was cocky, arrogant ard uncoop-
erative. She insisted the suit was
all right. Her success had turned
her head.
Bitterly disappointed, the wo-
man took the suit to another
d1essmaker who tried to remedy
the wrong conditions; but the job
had been 50 botched up, she could
do little with it. Another drass-
maker was engaged to see if her
skill could overcome the sorry
work done by Mrs. Shearer; but
this attempt, too, gave little re-
lief.
Mrs. Shearcr had done what
many a person has done. She had
let success make her forget that
what had brought her success was
painstaking effort. 4 number Of
women who had been directed to
Mrs. Shearer came away surely
disappointed with her services. It
will not be long until Mrs. Shear
er will find that she has killed a
golden opportunity by a short
sighted policy which amounts in
reality to dishonesty.
There is a saying, you know,
that if you build a better mouse
trap than anybody else. the world
will make a beaten path to your
door though you live in a wilder
ness. That bit Of philosophy may
be true; but this certainly is true {:
If you don't keep on making a
mcusetrap that is better or as
good as anybody else's, the world
will let the weeds take the path it
has made to your door. That is
one lesson.
Here is another lesson: Learn
ing to stand the gaff, is part of
the instruction we get in this
world. We must become strong
enough and poised enough and
philosophical enough not to let
disappointment impair our useful
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
WHY REPEAL is WORSE

To The Christian Science Monitor: ? ..'-
l. Convictions for drunken drivers have i'll
creased 60 per cent following repeal. Governor
Ety. Massachusetts,
2. Drunken drivers increased 162 per cent after
of Police.)
3. Deaths from auto wrecks increased 500 per
cent in Idaho since repeal (Record compiled jan
uary, l934)
4. Arrests from drunkenness in Denver Colo,
increased in one month from LAP to 444 after re-
peal police record of arrests. }
). "Our highways are more dangerous than
before prohibition" Boston Herald.) ...
G. Traffic accidents caused by liquor in Detroit
increased 164 per cent after repeal Official police
traffic survey ....... ..... .. ..-
7. The year before egalized beer in Chicago,
auto deaths decreased 162. The year following
repeal auto deaths increased 1875. Official rec
ords ChcagoD ...
g. Four months after trying repeal, the local
option election in Chicago suburbs, twepty-one of
the twenty-three precincts voted overwhelmingly
"dry" Official returns.)
g. After repeal, deaths from auto wrecks in
creased II per cent in the United States. division
of Vital Statistics.)
TO- Since repeal, Kelley Institute patients have
increased SIS per cent Secretary Nelson of the
Instituted .
H. Arrests for drunkenness increased 113 per
cent in twelve principal southern cities after re-
peal Compiled from court records.) ..
This is,taken from Chicago paper.
Hinsdae, Mass. T. A. FRISsELL.
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A Gust MANI
perfect gifts

Commenting on the death of A. L. Stock
ton, for more than 20 years managing ed
itor of The Greensboro News, The Colds
boro. News-Asgas emphasized that Stock
ton was a last naan'' aRd one devoted to
honxt policies IN she printing Of the news
Crsx-ey trabEte eoElS not 0e Sa1a 70 q
newspaper man and Stockton deserved it
He always underworld TO prIrt sfle dr''f
N rke news, with fsixaess ana ln1spfA4rtfl- IA
nv ant that policy made d1le 'iFRs's'lesF0 'f'
News one olf the mest E9lrf ny tatAfsp e&eei
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BEHIND TIE SCENES NJ
WASHINGTON

a. Rosenblatt was to be the new
NRA compliance officer
But that fact, coupled with the
character Of Rosenblatt, was the
tip-off to this new campaign. which
probably will make or break the
de-Johnsonized NRA.
Rosenblatt's force and his fast,
keen mind make you think of the
old Hugh Johnson. He was the
ablest administrator Of that big
pack. When they asked him TO
take over coordination of enforce.
ment, ne demanded large powers.
NIR3 gave him those powers and
he Immediately went into action.
A BOUT 1900 complaints Of wage
L y and hour violations are on file
at MIRA Up to now the procedure
of handling has dragged them
through dozen MIRA Offices and
begged them so hopelessly that no
one can imagine how many other
complaints might have been made
had anyone suspected q chance of
real enforcement.
NIRB and the hard.hitting Mr..
Rosenblatt hope soon to make set.
Element Oh these complaints a mat.
ter of days rather than months.
The most important anticipated
step is a decentralization OF the
compliance set-up, especially Of the
MIRA litigation division, which will
have it's members scattered over
the country to- prepare cases fol-
u. S., district attorneys.
| The underlying NIRB theory 1.
that public opinion can again bc
relied on to support federal en-
forcement Of wage and hour pro
visions and that the mass Of en-
Iployers favor code enforcement !
lit can be applied to all.
Copyright, 1884, NEA Service. Inc.
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA. Service Sfnff COrrespOndent

WASHINGTON = Sink or swim,
w I've. Of die, survive or perish
the MIRA will march once more
against the chiselers and prove for
the first time whether its codes can
be enforced. ,..,
Employers violating code labor
provisions = minimum wages and
maximum hours - will learn that
the Blue Eagle is fer. from a dead
duck They're first on the list as
the pulmotor squad known as the
National Industrial Recovery Board
embarks on the most vital NRA
move since the recovery outfit slid
into decentralization last spring.
You're not to blame IL. you
thought NRA was dead and the
NIRB was acting as so many pail
bearers. 1t may be deader than
the NIRB members think.
But it couldn't possibly be as
dead as you'd infer from the press
conferences Of Chairman Clay WI
Hams, whose contributions to the
rotten publicity the reorganized
NRA has had have been rather
enormous. ,.t -- 7-
THE fact is that MIRA is going
A$baek 1, to its original principle
that employers would gladly &C.
cept wage and hour standards if
assured their competitors would be
required to live up TO the same
schedules.
And for the very first time in the
two months since their appoint.
ments, there's an air OF suppressed
excitement among NIRB members
Hardly anyone paid the slight,
est, attention when Williams cas-
sally said that Administrator Sol
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AT THE WoMAN'S COLLEGE

The bulletin of the W oman's College a.
Greensboro presents interesting figures On
enrolment at the institution, which show
that since the college was founded in 1892,
I'D to June of this year, 25,2O2 young wo-
men have attended the institution. Hen
derson county has sent 1873 students to the
college and of that number 81 have graCu-
ated.
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GATE FIGURES
ENDED DEAL
OF CARDINALS
Lack OF Home Drawing
Power Was Cause OF
Failure
By FOSTER EATON
United Press Staff Correspondent

OHlleu CIeSS Stdii N|iiSSPS'A4S''>
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20. (UP)-
During a memorable week in No
vember Lewis Haines VENT
came here from his vast oil hold
ings in Oklahoma and went
through all the motions of buy
ing the St. Louis Cardinals-all
save signing on the dotted line.
Why the widely-heralded deal
fell through was not known I'M
mediately; it simply was off
to quote Sam Beardon, owner Of
the club. Wentz let Beardon do
all the talking the first day, and
that was little eonugh.
FIGURES TELL STORY
But before flying back to his
old properties, Wentz divulged
some figures which may, CT may
not. have had an important bear
inc. They were fiuGres never
before disclosed, showing the
comparative drawing power Of
the Cardinals, here, and against
the same teams abroad.
In every instance save one
Cincinnati-the Cardinals played
to far larger crowds during the
past season away from home
than they did at Sportsmans
Park. The Cincinnati crowd Of
1850 no doubt was due main
ly to the four-game pennant-
ciinching series played here to
wind up the season.
THE TABLES
"Business is business" Vent
remarked in spreading the fol-
lowing tables FOR public inspec-
ton:
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THANKSGIVING

The people Of this place and this section
have much for which to be thankful, for
which to give thanks publicly or privately,
Individually or enmasse, in this year OF
1894. From the standpoint of natural adj
yantages the section is greatly favored. 1t
has not been scourged by drought, storms
or other catastrOpheS. Good crops have
been produced; general business condi-
tons have improved in comparison with
several past years; there is as much ma
terial prosperity as the section has usual
" been accustomed TO in its past history.
The section has not been afflicted with
epidemcs; the health of the people as
whole has been preserved; the religious,
educational and social institutions of the
people are intact and functioning. The sec
ton has been blessed beyond many other
sections of the United States in all Of
these ways.
The people az whole have many bless
ings for which to give thanks; and indl-
viduals have blessings, too. Some individ-
uals may be careless and unappreciatiTe
about the matter of counting their bless
ings and others may feel that they have
few reasons or none for thanksgiving, but
these people should give serious considera-
tion to their condition, should do some
straight thinking, in the effort to appraise
their condition and to find out if they,
also, along with their friends and neigh
bors, do not have many sound reasons for
giving thanks. o"
This section of North Carolina enjoys
many and great blessings in comparison
with some other sections of our country
and in comparison with other countries of
the world. We do not lack material pros
peritE we have it, perhaps, in larger
measure than we have deserved by our eff
forts. The blessings of health and physi-
cal strength and of our Christian cviliza-
ton and social order have been bestowed
on aSlarge majority in great abundance.
There is occasion for thanksgiving, as
there always is in this favored section of
favored country.
Along with our multiplicity of material
blessings let US hope that there comes to-
day TO our people a sense of spiritual
blessing which will stimulate and encour-
age them in better citizenship, in larger
and more earnest efforts for the building
Of individual manhood and womanhood
and character of higher order. May We
all believe, and act IN conformity with our
fsitfsr that material prosperity is only the
mssas 20 better things and better ends :;
and may we rightly and wisely use ma
tsrfat conditions as stepping stones 10
higher heights of loyal. citizenship in a
wonderful country that has been, album
dainty blessed by the gixer of all good and
perfect gifts. 49,. s".Ga
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the clOJn, Out Lne
amount necessa-
ry to pay a
d r e ssmaker to
make it. Who
should make this
precious III t.?
The woman con-
suited fri En- q 3.
Mrs. Shearer will
do the work e&-
cellentlN It h e y
said. She h a S
made a number
Of b e d Il t i f u |
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lent newspapers in the State. No matter
how greatly one may disagree with the
editorial policies Of The News, he is conf
PEELED to have confidence in it and respect
for it as a newspaper.
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The Navy Department has ordered
strict secrecy about all new naval develop
ments, so that only the foreign powers
NAV know what we're doing along this
line
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-29

The kind of dictator General Butler sad
was wanted in this country was one whose
correspondence would read, "Dlctatorcd
but not Red
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-29

A woman had long yearned for
a suit made of. genuine hand
woven mountain homespun. Final
ly the day arrived when she had
saved not only the money to buy
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-29

Parents, psychologist says, should tell
their family secrets to their children 80
the neighbors will get the information
straight the first time. o."