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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

sary, revert to that which was best in the past.
 In any event the days of minimizing opposition apparently have passed and thinking public is once more at work try ing to figure out what is best for the country at large. We find in an analysis of the poll that the state of Rhode Island has reversed itself the most completely III the way of Roosevelt sentiment, changing from 72.41 percent favorable to only 42.30 in this latest poll. On the other hand Delaware has done just the opposite, changing from only 33.33 percent yes vote in March to 50 percent one in Sep tember. So what seems to be one states loss is another's gain.
 However, it is noticeable that out of the whole forty-seven states showing a pull-away all the way from 15 to 30 per- cent, Connecticut included, there, are sev- enteen out-and-out states that have regis tered a definite majority against Presi- dent Roosevelt in this latest poll. In our own instance Connecticut has dropped back from percentage of 55.67 in March to one of 40.18 in September. As we said above this very apparent turnover in the short space of six months may mean much or little. Whether it will register itself to that extent in the coming November cleo tions is problematic although Literary Di- gest polls of late have shown as little as only 5 percent variance, in which event democrats have got to travel some be- tween now and November if they are to maintain their present advantage in the House and Senate in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
The Digest Poll

It was not unexpected nor altogether startling that figures from the Literary Digest's latest poll, complete analysis of which is printed elsewhere to-day in this issue of the Waterbury Democrat, should show gradual pulling away from Presi- dent Roosevelt and the New Deal during the past six months. That forty-seven states have altered their vote to some ex- tent is only to be expected with the accu- mutation of time in the occupancy of any man in the White House.
 Yet the gradual and even in some in- stances large. pull-away as shown by this latest poll cannot be underestimated by those desirous of the presidents con- tinuance in office. It is plainly evident from the figures of the poll that the sup port of the president throughout ths length and breadth of the land is not as whole-hearted as it was only as late as last March and April when the first poll was taken. Perhaps that is as it should bo and will hasten tho discarding of such ooIIcies fhai have not met with success lo frv something cIse. or. if neces-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
Idle Postal Savings

The banks are refusing to take postal savings They have to pay two and half per cent on them, and they can make so little margin of profit that it does not seem worth while. Normally, from $10,- OOOOOO to S2O,OOO,OOO of such funds are held in the United States treasury. But banks, it is said, refused to handle some thing like 87,O0O,0OO of new postal money in the second quarter of this year. The treasury will have to hold it until it can be invested in government securities.
 No one can blame banks for conser- vative attitude at this time. But with plenty of postal money available at two and half per cent, with plenty of saw ings deposits at three or three and half, and with energetic Americans clamoring for building and business loans at six per cent, it does seem as if good many banks were burying their heads in the sand or their talents in napkin. There are now signs that the ice jam is about to break. Business loans gained markedly in the last quarter. Here and there a building loan breaks loose off the mass of frozen credit. There was danger in the credit deadlock and there is some reassurance in the pres ent outlook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

tie taught the natives to play football and they loved 1t.
 Arriving in Washington the other day, he was greeted by Henry P. Fletcher, ex-diplomat, now chairman of the republican national committee.
 s'I'm glad," he said, ''tO meet the man who took the hate out of Haiti"
 MORRO CASTLE
 Whatever may be the decision of courts and the Steamboat ln- spection Service regarding the Morro Castle disaster. one thing is fairly certain.
 The incident spelled a defin- ite finish to American merchant marine subsidies as now coli- stituted.
 That system, built up under the Coolidge and Hoover regimes, long has been emitting too much pungent smoke, democratic lead CTS argue, for there to be no fire. The fire broke out sew eral times, but each time repub- ltcan blankets managed to smother it. When 1t broke out on the Morro Castle, however, there was no stopping it.
 Alabaina's Senator Hugo Black, who delved rudely into the mys- tic privacies of the ocean mall subsidies, succeeded in showing Sthat generally ocean mail sub sides were doing little more than build up private fortunes at gov ernment expense for handful of financial speculators.
 He showed that ocean mail money, instead of going into itii- pr0veiment of facilities, was be- ing millsed out of shipping lines, into private pockets.
 As a result, Senator Black plans some secret strategy. When congress opens, he intends to cite the Morro Castle disaster as a perfect example of the inefft- ciency of the American merchant marine, contending that the of ficers and crew of the ship mere
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

Late releases from the Connecticut Tercentenary Commission contain the in- formation that commemorative plates for use on automobiles may shortly be ob- tained through the State Motor Vehicle Department. In addition the tercentenary half-dollar is now in the hands of the mint officials and will be struck off in sufficient quantities within the next few months. There is also commemorative medal being prepared. The first 100 of these will be numbered and packed in souvenir cases to sell at $5. The price of the ordinary medal will be $1. George Dudley Seymour of New Haven has been working on the medal design with com potent committee. He may also super wise the selection of the design for the tercentenary stamp to be issued in 1885. We're only 300 years old once. Let's make the most of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

Washington, Oct 19.-Flor- ida's doughty Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, chairman of the senate banking committee and of it's banking Investigation, is urging President Roosevelt to get behind sweeping inquiry into the operation of life insurance companies.
 No congressional probe of these potent concerns has ever been made.
 Fletcher's advocacy of such an inquiry is based on bits of information = incidentally un- covered during the banking in- vestigation-concerning the be- hind-the-scenes business connec- tions and manipulations of big figures in the insurance field.
 There are in the United States 66,000,O00 policy holders and more than 20 billion dollars iii- vested in life insurance com panies, and Fletcher contends that a thorough public airing of their financial affairs and prac- tices is desirable.
 ALL PRlMED
 It is not generally known, but the senate, just before 1t ad- journed last June, renewed the investigational powers of Fletch- er's committee.
 Likewise, only a few insiders know that this was done at the express request of the president. He privately told floor leaders that he had nothing special in mind, but deemed it worth while to have the committee primed and ready for action.
 While its life was extended, no additional funds were voted the body.
 Therefore. if an. insurance probe is decided on, Fletcher will have to go back to the senate for more money. There is also a question as to whether additional specific authorization for such an investigation would not be necessary.
 Fletcher does not think so, holds the committee has ade- quate power. But the insurance moguls-certain vigorously to oppose an investigation--would be sure to raise the point. HATE OUT OF HAITI
 Brigadier General Louis Little, USING, has just come back from withdrawing all marines from Haiti.
 As a young lieutenant, Little advanced against Picking during the Boxer Rebellion. Twenty years later he commanded the Marine Guard in Picking. He has served most of his life over- seas.
 But his most unique record was in winning over the Haitians to friendship with the United States. His chief ace in doing this was football. General Lit-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

ly reflected the incapability of the men who own the line.
 Strangely enough, Black is strongly in favor of a merchant marine. The only catch is, he has a funny old-fashioned idea that if the government is put ting a $300,0O0,000 subsidy into ocean lines, the money ought to get results, not fleeee-line the pockets of few political pets of previous administrations.
 ACCLIMATED
 Mrs Isabella Greenway, rep resentative from Arizona, is one of the most disarming but ef- fective members of congress. One reason for her effectiveness is a frank naivete.
 s'When first came to Wash ington," says Mrs Greenway, "I felt like O. Henry's description of the cowboy on Broadway who wanted to fall down and grab a root.'
 REAL VICTOR
 Plump little Bill Green was reelected president-for the 11th consecutive term-but the real victor of the A. K. of l.. con- vention in San Francisco was massive, leonine-maned John L. Lewis, veteran head of the United Mine Workers.
 Lewis was the leader and driv- ing force behind the two mo- mentous modifications of tradi- tional A. F. of l.. policy ap- proved by the conclave. They were:
 l. Discarding the organiza- tons rigid adherence~ to craft unt0nisii, and opening its ranks to ffldustfial unions in the mass pro1uction industries, such as steel, automobiles aluminium.
 ?, Breaking up the hier- srchical executive council of eleveh-Rhich has grimly op- posed all reforms by increas- ing its membership to eighteen, and then eiecting Lewis to the hody.
 In putting through these in- novations Lewis saw victory af- ter years of bitter fighting. ....
 At convention after conven- tion he had proposed them, only to go down to defeat. At last years annual meeting, held in Washington, Green and the ex- ecutive council soundly trounced Lewis.
 But this year, the infusion of new blood in the A. F. of L., as result of the great influx of membership through the opera ton of the MIRA, lifted Lewis on an irresistible tide. Not even q two-thirds rule could stop him.
 So while the title went to Green, the real feast was Lewis.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 College degrees lavished on the president call attention to the fact that three members of his cabinet hold no academic degree Morgenthau went to Cornell but didn't finish; the same with Dern at Nebraska. Farley never went to college When the Wash ington Monument was first built, a flag was flown at the pin- nacle to mark the completion of the job. For the first time since then, flag flies at the 555- foot height to mark the compile tion of the scaffolding construc- ton job. To decorate the peak with a flag is the custom among erection workers Two ninths of the supreme court of the United States are unmarried: {: Justices Cardoza and Mickey holds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
In T'o-day's Mail
WHY SUCH A FUSS OVER LIQUOR WHEN THERE ARE
 so MANY OTHER ISSUES?
Waterbury, Conn, October IT, 1884.

Waterbury, Conn.,,
 October IT, 1884. Editor of The Democrat:
 thought that when the eighteenth amendment to the con. stitution was repealed that we bade good riddance to the booze question, but alas, we have it, like the poor always with us under the cognomen of Liquor Control Blah. The question now regarding it seems to be: Where will it be sold Does it make any difference to the general public whether it is sold in taverns, restaurants, hotels, clubs. backwards, or elsewhere? When other important issues such as: The unemployment issue, old age pensions, unemployment insurance and many other vital ideals are more interesting to the people at large, that this repulsiye, cancer- ous question should be made fore most in the present, political cam paign and serious subjects rele. gated to the background. You and I and others will read it in the press and hear 1t over the air waves during the next two weeks and unfortunately, infer import ant questions will be forgotten. This much abused political issue should have went out with hoop skirts and bicycles built for two. See me before you vote.
 J. v. WALKER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

lady whom Aaron Burr married very late in life? We're they later
 A. He married Madame Jumel, the widow of a French merchant. The couple later separated but were never divorced.
 O. DO Cocklebur and Hagweed grow in England?
 A. Cocklebur does; Ragweed IS not reported from England.
 O. Does an American citizen lose his citizenship by serving prison term in the time of peace?
 A. No. Tn some states, how ever, he loses some of the rights of citizenship including the right of suffrage.
 O. Where are the headquarters of the International Mark Twain society?
 York city.
 If you want a copy of our bnile- tin The HUMAN BODY, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, enclosing i've cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
ChuckleC Corner
YOU KNOW FEM Rn Douglas Goodrich

The belle from Rose Heights dubbed by the ungallant Willie Nilly as "too much of an old hen to be chic"
 That geezer in the Second Ward whose wife asked him to get her a vacuum cleaner, and the big stiff had them send her a bottle of dandruff cure. 2 Also the young matron over Blaketown way who put the "con" in connubial bliss. She aimed SO the rolling pin wouldn't miss.
 Her smart aieck of a husband has taken to referring to the di- vorce laws 'as Statutes of Liber- ty."
 And talks of having his happy home" Renovated.
 Welt, we all know how it goes sometimes:
 An unkInd Fate overfiowed his cup
 Her Ma blew in and his home blew up.
 And there is the old maid from East Brady who says it's all right for the president to worry about "the fofgotten man." but why the heck doesn't some ono do some. Hhing about the forgotten woman,
 The Newton Nlmrod. too. who went out hunting recently, and spent all his tlsne shooting crap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

So far no fatalities have been reported for the opening of the game season yes- terday. As matter of fact, we almost forgot about this event. Some years ago it used to be quite an occasion. Of recent years, though, the opening of the trout season has eclipsed the more picturesque arrival of official hunting days. Maybe it's due to the fact that game in our state is not as plentiful as formerly. The Fish and Game Board certainly does not slight the one in favor of the other Maybe it's just the writer. Perhaps he doesn't know that there are as many hunters as there ever were.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
A Book a Day
A Gay Englishman Tracks Over China
By BRUCE CATION

If you have read Brazilian Ad- venture" you will remember Peter Fleming as an amiable young Englishman who writes a humorously new kind of travel book.
 He has new one on the mar ket now. It's coiled "One's Com pany," and it tells how he took a rowing commission for London newspaper and went all through Manchukuo and China in quest of news.
 Like his earlier book, it is a gay and irreverent affair, com pletely lacking the portentous solemnity with which most trav- elers in far places tell of their ad- ventures.
 Mir Fleming survived wreck of the TransSiberian Express, ac- companied a Japanese column on n bandit-chasing expedition in Man chukuo, talked with Chiang Kai- shek, poked around among the old temples of Jehol, went to lonely forts where Chinese Nation alist troops wAre holding the lines against Communisn,( travelled through the Chinese interior by airplane. motorbus, touring car, train, sampan and by foot-power and. all in all, had a fine time, the spice of which he communi- cates deftiy to the reader. Unfortunately, this business of being flip and gay about things occasionally carries him too far. Once in a while he comes close to that familiar English-traveler at- | titude--"These outlandish for- elgners don't do things as we Eng lish do them. and isn't 1t riducu- lous of them?"
 For the most part, though. hls book is exceedingly readable, a pleasant and ingratiating account of travel in strange, far-off places Published by scribners It sells for t2.7b.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

a. How long does it take mail to reach Tahiti from San Fra1cis- co?
 A. It is routed via San Francis co to Papeete,( Tahiti, every fourth Wednesday. It takes ten days from San Francisco to Pa peete.
 Q. Where is radio station WKoK and what is its power?
 A. It is at Sunbury, Pa, and operates on 1910 kilocycles and 100 watts.
 O. What was the technical name of the tear gas manufactured by the United States during the World War?
 A. Brombenzyl cyanide.
 o. From where does Port wine come and why is it so called?
 A. Port wine is made from grapes grown in the valley of the Douro, fortified with Brandy at the time of the vintage, and ship ped from Oporto, from which it gets it's name. By virtue of the Anglo Portuguese treaties of 1914 and 1916, no other wine can legally be called port.
 e. What height do storm waves attain in the open sea?
 A. They frequently attain a height of from 20 to 30 feet from trough to crest. In the North Att lantic ocean during severe storms. waves have been observed having a height of 43 feet, and it is prob able that on rare occasions they are some feet higher.
 O. How many men accompan- jed Christopher Clumbus on his first voyage to America? A. Historians are not agreed on the number. The estimates range from eighty-eight to one hundred and twenty.
 o. How many Jews are there in the world? A. The Jewish population of the world is estimated at 15,630,- 900.
 O. When was "Alexander's Rag time Band" by Irving Berlin, pub- lished?
 A. 1911. c. Who is the author of the proverb, whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad?" A. It is based on a sentence in Sophocles's play "Antigone bu; he repeats it as an older proverb Another proverb reads, Whom the Gods would destroy they first make great"
 o. Where are the largest oil wells in the world and what is their daily output? A. Among the largest are those in Oklahoma City, Okla: Yates Tex and Baku, Russia. These wells have produced as much as 100000 barrels a day, but only for short periods. o. Who is the United States Commissioner of Education and where can he be addressed?
 A. George F. Zook, Commis. sioner of Education, Departmen n. of the Interior, Washington, D. C. c. Where is Nescopeck Valley A. Luzerne County, Pennsyl- vania.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
Press Comment
LEGrsLATURE IS A LOSER
Hartford Times)


 In the recent news 1t is to be noted that Judge Epaphroditus Peck of Bristol, will not be a cam didate for the house of represen- tatives this fall, for the first time In several years. Judge Peek has been picturesque. usetuI nna house for five terms. He seemed. on the republican side. to -be al- most as customary" q parsonage there as was formerly Dr. Higgins of Coventry, now in congress, and in earlier years Colonel "Hank" Hall of Willington. and Arthur Marsden of Madison. and, on the democratic side, the late John Iiurloy of Waterbury. Most prob. ably Judge Peek would have been elected had be chosen to run, but he haa deeidsd 10 remain ai home, Ne wlii hs mlseed pn caplini hili.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
Selected Poem
NEWSBoY.

NEWSBOY.
 (Gerald Raftery in The New York Sun) This ragged young purveyor of the news
 Holds death and drama underneath his arm Gathered from city street and lonely farm And far-off seas for all men to peruse. Along the careless paths that he pursues He shouts aloud his tldings of alarm And never dreams of all the woe and harm Behind the pregnant words that he hailoos Nations at odds around the worlds expanse And embers of old hates that stir and glow Are mirrored in the phrases that he chants. Careless of how the world tides obb and How He counts the pennies ilngiing ln his rants And wonders how the football games win go
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

Here's good news for motorists. The famous Skyline Drive" along the back bone of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Vir- ginia is about ready to be opened to the public. Its highest point, $500 feet, and it's lowest today afford vistas of red and gold foliage. The route, 33 miles in length, is reputed the most scenic drive in America
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

As between an economics of scarcity and an economies of plenty, we favor the latter with high prices or low prices or no prices at all and suggest starting right in on it tomorrow morning, if anybody knows how.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARsON and |

of oRund"and More May-G President nvegate Companies Bnkg
  Subsidies Shipping Industrial Unonsts Crafts Men e A.F Conventon.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

While Japan is buying railroads, as she's done in Manchuria, maybe she'd like to buy some of ours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
Horoscope
By oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that hu- man dlestin yis guided by the plan cts. this daily horoscope is out lined by a noted astrOloger. In addition to information of general interests, 1t outlines information of special interst to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
A Thought for Today

Violence shall more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy bor- ders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.-Isaiah 6O:1S.
 When thou receivest praise, take it indif- ferently, and return it to God, the giver of the gift, or blesser of the acton-Jeremy Taylor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19

Headers flesiFlng aldlllonal h. formation rcENding tlselr hDfsi- spoI,cs are invited Co cuissnunls cala wiih 0einYlpp ln eaFe os fisis sicuspaiIe EncIose q q cent HgAnpod. seif-aaafcsscd cnfciopc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-19
OCToBER 20

OCTOBER 20
 The morning is quite favorable particularly concerning automo- piles or electricity or mechanical things. The afternoon is apt to bring argument over a petty detail. It is not advisable to sign papers or contracts at that time. The eve- ming holds an element of social interest but also Is disappoint- ing.
 Birthdate
 You should possess q sense of understanding and competition. There is the probability Of Q love affair. with one older, or an old acquaintance from Jan. C. 90. 1885. You are subject to up- set conditions between Dec. 2i and Jan. 2i, 1885.
 Danger July s0-e5, 1885.
 Socially favorable Oct 2b-e7, 1884.
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Evening star., 1934-08-19

attorney, collapsed and was rushed
to an Erie hospital.
Physicians reported his condition
as not serious. They said he was
suffering from nervous indigestion.
The new commanders Illness pre-
vented his reviewing q gigantic pa
rade 'of Legionnaires that filed past
q stand in Academy Stadium after
q march through the city.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

N. H., woman. surrendered here today.
Stearns, held In s2,5oo bail for q
hearing Tuesday in Suffolk Superior
Court, was under $1,000 bail in Chi
cago pending his appeal to the Il
linois Supreme Court against extra
dition. The money and stocks, police
said, were taken from Laura G. Har-
rover of Plymouth, N. H, on the pre-
tense of reinveStment.