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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
That Isn't The Half Of It

ID the current issue Of the Connecticut State Journal, which monthly now adds jts bit tO the campaign for the return Of Connecticut tO the republican party, ap. pears a bit Of aD item that will be enjoyed by Waterbury. We don't presume that outside of the city there are very many ID political circles who know the full dctajls Of the case jD question, but tbose tbat do will likewise enjoy the naive manner jh which the caBc js treated.
 Sayg the editor, "NO appointment ip Waterbury met with more general ap' pr0yaJ than that of Emil HummcI AZ pro- batjoD officer Of the Waterbury City Court, The appointment WaB made by Judge John r, McGrath. Mr HummeJ, victim Of the division ID the court )aA year which nccesejtated democratic rep rese0tatjO0, jg back jD aD atmosphere with which be js thoroughly acquainted" That, to gay the least, dOcs0t tell but bajt the story,
 The writer Of the item was wise jn re- training from comment, He might have gone on tO explain that Waterbury's city court js complete with three prosecutors, al Of whom were, prior tO June, 1893, TO- publican at the bcbcst Of former LcHjSla' tures. Mr HDmmeJ was the veteran Of the group, seryjDg even iD the days when but one prosecutor was DecegHary tO take care of the court work, AS time pa8sed. though, more business demanded seco0d prosecutor; then third was demanded despite pr0tests galore.
 The fact that the axe fell OD the veteran g,O.p, men0ber Of the prosecuting staff js one Of those things into which rcpubIi. cen OrgaDs did not dcJye too deeply. NeV. ertbeIess jt would make good reading for those who like their political fare served up red-b0t, We're not surprised, though, that Nr HeDdrjck decided tO leave it out 0f the June copy of the Journal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Ever.Normal Granary

Newspapers in the corn empire have been rejoicing that last years surplus corn "is safely sealed and still on the farms v Formerly 1t would either have been fed or sold long since, farmers would be facing q scarcity because of the drouth, and speculators would be making fortunes at the expense of both producer and con sumer.
 It is possible that one result of this years disastrous drouth will be the exten- sion of that treatment of surplus to other grain crops Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, after first-hand study of the situation in the drouth area, proposes the establishment of Ian ever-normal gran. ary."
 In boom years the surplus would be stored Ion the farms of the producers" or close by. The government would make loans to farmers on the basis of curren: prices under system similar to that now employed. When scarcity came the farmer would sell Co the government, at fixed prices, making profit but not gouging the consumer.
 "In this way" says Wallace, "the farm. CT would be protected in years of bounty and the consumer in years of scarcity" The unjustified enrichment of the specu- lator would be stopped. It would ensure also available seed at reasonable prices after bad years. If such c0mm0n-sensa system were established out of this years crop disaster, the drouth would almost be counted as blessing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Going Round The City

We recall some years ago when William J. DuDphy was chairman of the board of safety, since then split into the police and fire boards, quite survey of the citys traffic needs was made. Some of the rec concentrations were the establishment of One.Way streets. Others were cutting strips of the Green, cutting street through the middle of it, re-rOuting VarI- ous trolley lines, etc.
 Some of these things have been made effective. We have number of one-way streets. The Green is still preserved ln- tact and always will be, for each succeed. ing generation seems to retain the same fond regard for # as their fOrefatherS did. The trolley routes are taking care Of themselves. The tracks are making way for busses. Jn time there probably will be no trolley cars operated in the city, at least not those of the electric variety.
 We also recall in the dim distant paet that mention was made of utilizing exist ing streets as bypasses for motorists gO' ing straight through town with no lntep- ti0n of stopping here. There was crit tcjgm for time for the businessmen for they feared that t might decrease trade. To-day no city is complete without a route that takes motorists away from the con- gesti0n and traffic Of main streets. Wa terbupy js fortunate in that there are al' formative routes fitting this description.
 Last week the Democrat called atten- ti0n to the development and the plans for development of them. We need not go into 4 lengthy description here, but we J0 call the attention Of thc motoring pub Ie to the fact that jt is p0sSibIe t0 skirt cwr city. Perhaps such routes need better marking than they now possess. That's something for the city fathers t0 consider But ultimately we know tbat Waterbury will bc as well equipped with by-passes az any city in the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
So They Say

The German people turned mo out, and if th0y want me back they Will have Co come and fetch ma,---Icx.iSaiser Wilhelm Of Ger many.
 Tho challenge 10 industry to-day. and to all of ua for that matter. la Co find Way to build up the purchasing power of the American n people Co balance 0ur production p0wer,---HeerotRry of Labor Fran ecH Perkins.
 This new school Of Atateaman n . ship iH tho adOioBGent school, or ! might call it, perhaps, the intultive achooI'---iia'nboFidgo Colby
 I know n0 foreign language, but i know the music Of most Of thom. --charlic Chaplin.
 You can always tell what stage a scientific investigation ia In by the number of differences 0f 0pin. ion about it.---charlea r. Ketterlns, automotive englneer,
 He
 Tho glory that was Greece is not half 10 significant as the might that iH the india of to-day. ---rhe Rev George Hamilton Combs
 Of Kansas City.
 
 We (the United atateH) have Ai- ways b,en tho principal loserse at (disarmament) conferences. ---Itear Admiral Clark H. W0od-
 ward.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
A New Type Of Sailor

IL is interesting to see how the country's attitude toward the enlisted men in its navy has changed during the last genera. ton. A CWA artist contributed to the walls of the Navy Department at Wash ington a paintaing entitled "rhc Fleets In" --- 4 picture showing flock of sail ors on shore leave and representing, in the words of Admiral Hugh Rodmon, "a most disgracefuI, sordid, disreputable, drunken brawl."
 Immediate protests were raised, and the picture was speedily removed. Now the point is that generation ago no one would have objected to such painting. Sailors were popularly supposed to be tough rowdies; q lot of them gloricd in that reputation; the country would hard Jy have undestood why anyone would 0b- ject to it.
 Today things are different The navy gets different class of men, and they behave differently. The old picture of shore leave as riOtOus and bacchanalian revel is very much out of date now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

That itA enactment would have had a profound deterrent on labor unrest iA a legitimate nh- sumption, Hut hOro AaRln tho secret interference of tory floor leaders intervenod, And again the president, confronted with tho alternatives of an uncertain victory and a com promise, choAc tho latter,
 STRONG HAND
 Tho century and n half history of congress- shows o0ncluHively that tho legislative branch will bow Co deolAlvo executive leader. Hhip, Hut it must be assorted with n fm hand. Herbert Hoover learned thiH, but~~.lU hiH sorrow too lato,
 Franklin ltO0scvclt's rccOrtl in last ycHr'A session shows what CAn bC done by a president wtlO knows what be wants aud lnsists OD getting G.
 rho urgency 0f tho grcat eco' nOmlo crisis powerfully implo. mOntod tho presidents effective" noBR, but Inc vlgor and hrmneAa with which lao moved also play od n controlling role,
 Thora wnH n Fundamental dfi. ference botwocn tho sesalon 0t iD84 and that of i033--ono that wns quickly graSped by tho "boys,"
 Last year thc White House initiated and controlled thc legislative program, T'hls year the traditional ha aphasRrh lcgislA. tive system was reverted Co. bOOpiIOLE
 The slgnInchnGo of thiH looHor londcrship was not loat on tho floor leaders,
 Fnr from friendly Co many 0f New Deals jdenls, they HonHod the lOoHenIng Of White House pressure, immediately began Co ronascrt control
 The lines were allowed Co Blncken on legislative procedure Debate Onco moro became him' less md monnderlng. Weeks wero consumed with needless pnInver,
 Al this played Into thc lead. ePs' hands.
 Major reform measures piled llp, Whom tho president began insisting they had m answer all rondyi Tt will tnko too long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
A Book a Day
On Western Front
 Defends Emphasis
By BIsUCE CAPTION


 rho strategy and tnotios of tho World war will bo AIruoctcd and appraised by, military scholars for generations Co come, and enoh appraisal will Do interesting Co the Inymnp, BIno0 tho background for thoBo cold studies Ig mnde up of donth and agony on n titanic Honlc'
 rho most reecnt AUrvey of tblH Kind is "llIgh Commnnd In the World War" by William Dll. worth pulesiOn, Q captain in tho United Htntes navy.
 Captain pnieBtOn dIHngroes with mnny modern critics Of tho wnr--- such, for example, IN Ilddell Hart H0 H of tho western front school, that iB, he believes that tho war could only be decided, uitl. nntely, on tho western front, and thnt main efforts iD other theHterg wore strategic wastes,
 Thus he condemns Winston Churchill sharply for hiH unilip0li program, attacks Lloyd George for sbIs prs0eGupati0n with the Near Icasf, and defends Won Fal- kenhayn's refusal Co lot Hinden- burg and LudendOrff extend thoir 1913 Russian offensive.
 Ho Is critical of Jellic0e'H cons duet Of tho battle Of Jutiand, be lIevlng that more daring by the British admiral would have dc. etr0yed the German high seas fIeat and ended the war a year sooner,
 He gives J0ffre more credit than do many modern common tat0rs, and refuses to join in the eriticism of Haig; the B0mine Of. fsnsiye. he says, costly as it was, saved the day for the allies by relieving the pressure on the Trench at verduD, thereby pre-. venting complete destructton of Trench army,
 All In nil, no presents the or. tbOd0x military viewpoint, nnd writes a book wbieh any student of the war will find interesting. Published by bgribner'g, the b0nk sells for aas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

q. What Ca the source ot the quotation Ut la written. My House ehatl be called a House ot Prayer. but Ye have made tt Den ot Thievea1"
 A, Matthew 9i;iS. and quoted from Isaiah ss;1.
 O. Did welssmuller and Maur. cen O'HulllvAn have doubles TOT the trapexe swinging among tnS trcen in "Tarxan and his Mate, and arc real lions used in thS pictureY
 A, They had doubles for tho more difficult trapexe work. Many real lions were used but there were also dummy liont In the sceneN whero they arc shown At- tacking "Tarxan" and Harry iolt.'' c, How many vessels entered and cleared the Port of New fork tn i9a3S A. Entries, a,97a; clearances, d.. aaO vessels for tho fiscal year end' ing June 90. 1888, O, Which states have the larg. est and smallest p0pulationy A, New York state has ls,bSs,' O00 and Nevada has Sl,Obs'
 c, When was samuel Penny. packer uovernor of Pennsylvania '
 A, 1908 to 1907,
  e, Who played the part ot kitty" in the motion picture "Threa Cornerod MoonW A, Joan Marsh. u----~---- Q. What h tho population of Tokto, Japany A. t,Sl9,0O0, ~--~~ c, Nama tho ambassador from Argentina to the United states.
 A, Dr Felipe A. Espil. u-~-~~--
 c. What typo of bridge spans thu St Lawrence river above Quebooy A, Cuntilcvcr.
 c. What Ia tho official rule con corning the substitution of a play. er in n baseball gamer
 A. Tho rules provide that a sub' Htitut0 may, ut any stage or uu game except when the ball is iN play, take tho place of A player whose namo is on the toam'N bat ting order, but tho player whom he succeeds may not thereafter participate in that game. e. How ia chow mein pro' nounoody A, Chow mntn. c, How many incorporated | towns or cities are there ln the United states with a population Oi 1000 or Overy A. There are 3,0Sg incorporated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Paris Letter
ny MARY KNIGHT


 Paris-- tup)---Diving deeply Into tho dust covered archives of French legnl procedure, a law conooctod in isG7 has been dla. covered which holds it aa all Of. fonso t0 cast "a pcrHlstcntly fixed stare" nt n municipal magistrate,
 No friendly, or malicious, glare win honceforth be tolerated to France, and those who wIllfully, or Inadvertently, aro caught east ing "a perHiatcntly hxed stare" at another may Ind themselves sub. Jooted to a heavy me, or q term Of incarceration in q jail.
 This unprecedented eas0 was invoked recently in n trial 'at R0uon when Joseph Lovet, war hero, wnH charged with insulting conduct toward N. Motayor, rad- al-noclallHt deputy and mayor of Nouon,
 Head of S0ldlcrs' Group
 NJ, Lovet iA president Of the R0ucn branch of the Cr0ix -dc- Ecu, former HoidIers' group, whose Paris members demonstrated ln Inc Plhee de lh COnc0rdn Feb, (, Disgunled that Mayor Metnyor should bo long tO h parliament which, ho said, three timeH ap- proved tho C0nc0rd0 Ah00tinKH, M, Lovot provoked an incident at q patriotic meeting in the war cemetery nt I,Ouen,
 Whom it came Nj, Mothyor'a timo tO speak on the carefully arr ranged program, M. hovet ordered his 2b CrOix 'de.If0u mon to retire, naA Ina ..llllu .u FnaaanAlAu laa satn,. accused Of shouting "Cr0ix .do. Foul" just an tho mayer began to speak followed by "rlgh'.turn'
 The men Oboyod orders with nothing about tho Insult The pub. ilo prOsocutor took action, how. ever and N. f.evot was haled in Co court for insulting a municipal OiiicinI, II0 deniNd that hO had ln. tended Co inrult tho mayor of ltouoD,
 llOnOred Dead
 'lInfortunRtely," he explained t0 Ahc Judge, Tho also was a mem. ber of parliament which three times improved the C0nG0rde Kill. inga. WI believed that those who had done that had no right to speak at n ceremony honoring our war dead"
 i.evet was steutiy defended in \ brilliant plea for nequIttal by tho doan of tho Paris bar. The proan. eutOr explained that he was not asking for q prison sentence for the accused, but this time meroly condemnation on principle. The 0ffense was that of acting with "great ostentatI0n which wa \ cruelty significant He then argued thnt this fell under m 0ffense already decided upon by a .e"rt in 1887 which held that even : "Dersistently fixed Htaro" at | municipal magistrate was againa' the law"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
SubtropicaI National Park

The Everglades National Park has now been authorized by CODgress Ii will jn- cDude AT area of Z,5OO HJuape miles south of the district reclaimed by the state. Some Of the wilderness tO be included jn the park has never been explored. De. veJopment will De aimed at preserving and protecting rare animals, birds and plant life. JD some of the uDspOiIed area bear, panther, wildcat and deer still roam, Egrets, saBdbjII cranes, ibises, berOns and wild turkeys are among the birds still found there. NaturaIjsts hope that Haming0eg will return when the sane tuayy has been established.
 The park area will include the finest stand of royal palms in Florida. It con- taiDs great diversity of islands and wa- terwayg which will be made acces- sibIe to campers and sDortsmeD. Much of the Everglades north of the new Na- tionaI Park has been reclaimed and is now producing vegetables, sugar cane, rice and, in thoroughly drained places, citrus fruits, avocado pears and bananas. The muck and peat soil is aid to be wonderfully fer. tile. And yet, t is believed that the National Park will be more profitable % the state Of Florida and will give much Dnye satisfaction. Such recreation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
Horoscope

You can make progress iD prnc- tjeaI eDdeayors tO'd0y. It VIII bring 0seist2 Ucs t0 elderly people and ts n good day tO handle, or buy. real estate. Tine carly morning ts artist. IcaIly and socially good. Noon is q time t0 handle writings, papers or contracts.
 TO.das's Isirtbdate
 You are interested or drawn iH some way t0 horses. The traBslts for the year arc partial tO y0u. Friends VIII bs fl help from NO- ysmbnr fl t0 February, tD36. Travel or foreigners will continue tO assist you in quiet way until I July 23, Your children, the tbes nier, pleasures aRd speculation will favor yen september 70 tO October IS. Danger July iz, Socially good Jsiv zt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

Washington, Juno 10 '- Tho seventy third eongrcsh, Will Ro down ns unprecedented in peace timo history for tho powers which it gave to ono man,
 Those are recorded on black and white for al lo read and weigh,
 But whn, is not written, and what mny bs moro Important 10 tho futuru story Uf tho Now Deal iy tho fnct that willingness to exs lond thoBp p0wora now hnH Gensod, This week lhore pnNHeB from tho hand Of Franklin Roosevelt m npprecinblo elo' ment of his personal dominance over tho legIslntivo branch 0f lhc gOvornmont
 When ibc seventy fourth cOn' grcss cOnvcBcs next January hc will face mn entirely new per" sODnI situation On Capitol HILL
 Not only will there bo fowor domocpats in the house, and more mjlItnncy from republicans, but tboro is still another DOT. hapB moro important factor
 The old tiMcrs, ihc men who really Pun thc legislative bhn' chiBcry, have taken lsO0Scvci',s measure. They have found h's Achilles heel
 Koen Judges of mon, nftcr two yonpg expnrienon with Inc prehls dent, they have discovered that if they resist long nnd hnrd enough tho president VIII R'Vo ground DEMO NSTI.ATIONS
 During the Inst two months there woro repeated den0nstrh' tons of thlB fnot
 Tbo presIdont strongly favored placing administration of tho new stock mnrket net ln thu hands Of the federal trnd0 o0n' mission, The house, f0ll0wlnB hls londorshlD, rejected 0vorwheIm' IDgIy proposal for m indopon' dent commission, But when tho wnspIsh Senator Carter Olhsp! Insisted on thu latter ma threntenod uprDDr and bnttlo 70 get il, tho president withdraw bIB demand md accepted tho VirgjDlDD'g plnn,
 The withdrawal Of ho np' DOIntmnDt Of Dr WIllhrd To ThOpp ns director Of tho bureau of foreign pnd domestic cOlil' mereo, after no had iIllod tho post for DIno months with nd' .lst compromise not lost upon poh' grnBs, lind Th0rp's Damo brnn forced tO the soDhie hOor, cohnr' nation would hnve been over wbelmIng. But JtOOHovelt chose not 10 light. and Th0rp went down the sbutn,
 Repeatedly this yenr the pres idoDt hns declared publicly TOT old -ngo pensions and iincmplOy' ment insurance, Carefully work cd Oui measures on both Of these yolecis hnV0 been pending ID eOmmItteos of the house ma BoD' nte, if they had been forced to consideration, tho loRisIhil0n would have been phShod' l,ul demOcpDtIo floor lenders, secretly hostile Co both reforms, urgently anxious 10 avoid q showdown Do. cause they would not have dnrod
 vote iD opposition, demurred, They insisted tbni tho session would Do uDduly prolonged, sO Roosevelt let the bills 70 0ver "UdtII next soseI0n'
 Tl,eD tltcrP is ti,e story Of tI" bID.sated Wagner I1bOr disputes bii.
 Brought Out carly this yo1r ' could have been law by Mny l.. h0d inc president sO demanded,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
ChuckleCorner
JUNE DIelDlcS lsy Henry M. Miller

uv hbVttFN Ws WVNVs
 Thirty years ago a bride was sure of M buggy ride, Nowadays aho'a lucky it aho wota something to cat. ,..
 The bride who gets the most kIaaea ia she who has tho most Ghoek,
 Aha is furnished with a ring; tho missing link ia connected later,
 Whom wediock ia entered each party should be furnished with a pass key,
 REis HOROSCOPE
 Your husband will Do hand. some, kind and Jovial Hut
 marry for love, s0 you won't bo disappointed if you never sec any good clothes or mon cy.
 Tho climax of a Juno bride is April showers,
 Wo wish you al the happlnona in the world, hut wa do not want you 10 happy you could dc,
 We forgot Co tell you what tho plu nlAt dld. Hh0 put ono over on the brido and married the best man.
 Marriage is al right--ita Just iike entering h prixe nght, Uncle Sam will probably have a code for it, and act aA referee.--with e year and a day for him that strikes n fowl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

The administration js still moving to curb liquor bootcgging activities, Regula. ton of size, branding, marking, sale, rc. sale, possession, and use of bottles and containers, in sizes less than five wine' gallons, js asked jn bill just passed by the House and sure tO pass the senate. Secretary Of the Treasury Henry MorgeD- thau, Jr, has requested such legislation. We hope jt works out the way he wants it. However, we're not convinced itjl prove such 4 success, As we understand jt it's mainly tO prevent reuse and resale of liquor containers of WeII-kn0Wn brands. These bottles are usually refiIled with an inferior grade of bootJcg whiskcy and turned into legitimate channels. The ultimate sale tO the consumer results in 4 dissatisfied DcrsOD and decreased sales for the unfortunate retailer. BOotlcggers can make their own bottles, even, dupJl' eating gJasg-bIown license numbers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

Frederick F. Iatimcr of the Hartford Times wants to know "wh0 Pantry Jones was" "who laid the stone walls of the statc"; "wberc is OH City" trace the in' fIuence of Naugatuck valley on the civil ization of today" etc, etc. No history of this state can be quite complete with out such h0meIy little details as this, de- cJarcs the distinguished Times editor and coumnst. There is much more t0 his complaint than this There are many more quaint and unknown facts that he would ascertain. Here are few more for good luck and perhaps to make some more people just bit curious , "Givc An account of the caves on Talc0tt moun- tain; "Who named Bible Rock; "audit the accounts of Silas Dcane"; "how was the stone wall laid across the bottom Of Oxboro PoDd"; "what were 5000 idle sail. ors doing in New London at the close of the Revolution" All these and more are seldom found in the conventional hs' tory book. If ever the man could bc found who could compile in one volume the amount of lore that Mr latimer would demand of it we are quite sure that this gentleman would have to be Mr Latimer himself. Who'll second tne motion?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

Bettor let it 70 over until next AoAAion,"
 And they had their way--dea' plto tho fact that the session ,A tho sh0rteAt regular one in re. cont years,
 ABLE POLITICIAN
 Franklin Rooscvelt la a far moro agile and able politician than hlA predecessor, lie ia quick to grasp a point, quick to act on it,
 it la not unlikely that next acAsion, with tho frightening ot party lines, and tho intcnalfylng ot partiAan conflict, ho will agaln tako an aggressive offensive in hla relations with e0ngreaa,
 It will take stcadsAat courage and iFUn determination,
 Tho halyeon, days of i0aa arc gone forever. Heneof0rth ho will have to light, and nght hard, every step of tho way.
 (COpyrlght, tN34, by Unitcd
 Feature Syndicate, tNc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19

Massachusetts is stealing our thunder. We have adopted the mountain laurel A our state flower. We have also given the towering shrub some protection through legislative acts. But in Massachusetts the State Department of Public Works has just put into action program that calls for the planting of 10000 laurel plants each year over five-year period. This is quite an suspicious Identification program, but one to which Connecticut will readily give an assenting voice The main highways of western Massachusetts will be selected for the pIantings since the soil there is particular Iy adapted to the growth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
OFFTcEn MEI.pIsD PAY FINE

Providence, It. i. -- (U.P.) -
 Kamei fsaIhany, was fined e49.3g in court for failing to return tg the sceno of m accident, but had only e43.f0 and needed 2b cents mode to save himself from jail sentence, He looked among the spectators for nld. Nobody came, Kinneeon gave him the extra