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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

0. Who was the first woman
 electrocuted in New York state,
 and when were Mrs Ruth Brown
 Snyder and Mrs Irene Schroeder electrocuted. A. The first woman electrocut- ed was Mrs Martha Place, of
 Brooklyn, March 20, 1899. Mrs Ruth Brown Snyder was electro- cuted January 12, 1928, and Mrs
 Irene Schroeder, February 23,
 1881.
 0. What is the amount of the American cranberry crop and which state produces the most? A. The cranberry crop last year
 was 667,700 barrels, of which
 Massachusetts produced 470,000
 barrels or approximately seventy per cent. Q. How many physicians and
 surgeons are there in the United States? A. The 1890 census enumerated
 15s.sos. o. What is a disciple? A. One who believes the teach ing of another, or who adopts and
 follows some doctrine. c. Give the official dimensions of outdoor and indor baseball dia-
 monds.
 A. Outdoor diamond, 90 feet square; indoor diamond. 27 feet square.
 Q. In which political campaign was the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" used? A. In the presidential campaign
 of 1840, when William Henry liar
 rison (Tippecanoe) was candi- date for president and John Tyler
 a candidate for President. c. Name the capital of Lith-
 uania.
 A. Kovna, o. What is cognac? A. Brandy produced in the Dis- trict of Cognac. France.
 Q. Which country has the fast
 est airplane? A. The Macchi- castoidi 72,
 Italian plane, holds the world speed record of 432.7 miles per
 hour.
 O. Where in the Bible is the
 story of the two mothers who came to Solomon tc settle the ownership of child? A. Kings 3:16-2S. O. Who first manufactured glue l in the United States? A. Peter Cooper Initiated the industry in 1887. Q. What is collective bargain "A. Negotiations by repreaenta- uves af labor unions oF Greuns of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
Here's Fine Novel
 About Gettysburg

Long remember" by Mackin- lay Kantor, is a novel built around the battle of Gettysburg-a book which presents that tremendous struggle neither as a pageant nor as romantic cyclorama, but as a thunderous event which the peo- pie involved saw only in smoke stained and clamorous snatches.
 Oddly enough, the central char acter is not soldier, but civil ian; one Dan Bale, native of Get tysburg, recently return from pio- neering on the Minnesota frontier. a man who finds the whole Civil War needless and tragically cost ly mistake and who insists on re- maining aloof from it--until they come and fight it in his own back yard.
 The whole narrative covers only few weeks. Bale returns to his home town to bury his grandfath- CT, remains to settle his affairs and fall in love with his neighbor's wife, feel the towns growing ab- sorptio1 in the war, and finally is himself caught up in it.
 The climax of the story, of course, comes with the battle it. self; and MT Kantor has written an amazingly good description of it-just the sort of description that would come from a participant.
 There is nothing here about grand strategy, no bird's-eye view of the whole field; oddly enough, the one detailed picture is that of the comparatively minor action on the first day.
 The rest is a confused tumult of blood and smoke and sound and profane, sweating men, with just , one glimpse of grand panorama that breathless moment when Pickett's division, approaching Cemetery Ridge, paused under fire to dress it's ranks as if one parade It would be hard to exaggerate the amount of enjoyment this book | gave me. Published by Cow ard -McCann, 1t is priced at $2.5G
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
Milan Letter
By THOMAS B. MORGAN

United Press Stan COrreSpOn0cnt)
 Milan. (UP)-A genuine Murillo painting of St Joseph and the Child Jesus is here at present under a temporary export license and hopes are entertained that the picture may be bought for the Brera, or some other Milan art gallery. The Lomb bard capital has no picture by the great Spanish artist.
 The story of how the painting came here is somewhat compli- cated one. The picture is at pres ent in the hands of a rich Milen- ese business man. who has been entrusted with it's care by the own- CTS. The picture some years ago came into the possession of a French woman, who bought it with some other paintings in Spain. The picture was not then thought to be actually by Murillo, but by some pupil of the master. The French woman married British doctor, John Dreycott, and the doc- l tor and his wife resided for some time in the Island of Cyprus. The doctor, who was anxious to put some medical specially on the mar ket, obtained a loan from a Cairo bank against the deposit of the Murillo and some other paintings.
 He died shortly afterward with out having redeemed the pledge of the pictures. The heirs of the British doctor paid off the loan and the MuriIlo was sold at auc- ton in Cairo with other pictures, and bought by the bank which had loaned the money originally. The bankers sent the painting to Italy for an experr opinion on its origin. l Count Carlo Gamba, noted Italian art expert and member of the Council of Antiquities and Fine Arts, has just issued a declaration l in which he asserts the painting to be certainly by Murillo. This may lnot perhaDs be the, last word q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
Songs That Are Songs

An important musical vent is the au- thoritative collection of 200 songs and scompositions by the greatest American song writer, and presentation of the volume to 1000 American libraries and museums, strategically situated around the country. From these centers, may
 prpleed streams of true melody and sen- timeEt refreshing nation whose musical streams have grown rather muddy. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
AU Idle Clutter.

Washington, April 25 = How business has snapped out of sub serviency to the government of twelve months ago is being illus trated daily in Washington.
 Railroads, banks, utilities which once came hat in hand to the R. F. C. begging for money, are now paying back their loans, going out 10 fight the admins tration all along the line.
 The most significant instance recently involved the Pennsyl- vania railroad. Federal Rail Co., ordinator Joe Eastman had ordered all lines borrowing mon- ey from the government to cur tail the lavish salaries they were paying to their executives.
 General w. w. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania, was one of these. He was order. ed to cut his salary check, writ ten out to the tune of $fOO, 900.
 But General Atterbury de- murred. In fact he demurred so strenuously that the Pennsyl- vania borrowed the money it owed the government and paid 1t back. The loan was $20,000,O00.
 Attcrbury's salary remains inc tact.
 ARMY SEE-SAW
 The see-saw of political fate has reversed itself where two dynamic figures in the war de- partment are concerned.
 ,<.t< Harry Woodring, assistant sec- retary of war, was on the low end of the plank. His name seemed smeared with the mud of an army motor truck scandal. General Douglas MacArthur, swaggering chief of staff, was riding high, wide and handsome. Now the situation is reversed.
 Harry Woodring has cleared himself of suspicion, in fact was praised by the house military affairs committee. The ex-goyer- nor of Kansas unquestionably was little too anxious to please some of his old Kansas friends, but he has now worn off the rough edges, learned something about the army, and is getting places.
 General MacArthur. on the other hand, is not. His four year tour of duty as chief of staff comes to a close soon. Army custom specifics that this job should rotate, that no general should succeed himself.
 MacArthur, however, feels that he should be an exception to this every conceivable wire to this end.
 Wire pulling is one of the gen. erals greatest arts. From his first days in West Point he learn ed how to get ahead in the army. Son of General Arthur Mac Arthur, young Doug had as chief rival Ulysses s. Grant III, grand son of the Civil war hero. The mother of each lived at West Point to boost her son ahead of the other.
 WAR SKY ROCKET
 But during the World war, Macarthur won the confidence of Secretary Newton D. Baker, suddenly was promoted from major to brigadier general, was the only brigadier general be- low the grade of colonel to keep his temporary war rank after ward.
 In the Philippines later on Macarthur chafed because he wasn't being promoted fast enough. He wanted to be major general. So his wife, now Mrs Lionel Atwill, cabled her step- father, Edward T. Stotesbury wealthy Philadelphia financier. Stotesbury, a heavy contributor to the republican campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
So They Say

I can't remember doing anything for Kentucky. But the appointment was easy. A senator fixed it up. Rex M. Gilmore, Philadelphia
 sportsman, now Kentucky col-
 onel.
 About the best thing to do when you have a common cold is to buy q half dozen extra handker- chiefs.
 -Dr Charles H. Smith of New York.
 We havemt % scralcnea the sur ,Hse We don't know one.temth of tha truth, historically speaking. Sir Charles Marston, famous British anticuarian. ls x
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Scarsdale is once more in the public print Remember when the townspeople of this Hudson river town succeeded in busting hot-dog vendor. We'll, this time it's new lunch wagon. How the wagon, a bright yellow one right in the midst of Scarsdale's charm and beauty came to be there is mystery. The lunch wagon is now the center of a tempest in which prominent residents can be discerned mill ing this way and that. We feel sure that some dark night the lunch wagon will dis appear if it's owner isn't subjected to all the various court procedures there are previous to this. Scarsdale is so particu- lar about the type of residences and busi- ness places erected in it's midst that an oil company was just refused permit. It planned a $100000 filling station, which, judging by the price, would have been mansion. Yet it wasn't too good for Scarsdale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Unveiling exercises for tablet dedicated to Nathan Hale and patriots of all the co onial Revolutionary 1912, and Civil wars will be held at South Coventry on June 6 with Governor Cross present. The Sons of the American Revolution are in charge This will precede the erection of a Hale statue in New London by some months This statue, replica of the Nathan Hale statue in City Hall Park, New York, is being cast at the studios of Frederick MacMonnies, famous sculptor, in Nor mandy, France. It will be several months before it can be brought to this country and set up in New London. Connecticut is slowly recognizing in public manner it's heroes of bygone days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Waterbury's second burial place was at Judas Meadows Gold Naug- atuck) and the oldest inscription to be seen at one time was to Abram, the son of Deacon Joseph Lewis, who died in 1740 at twenty years of age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

employees with the employer on questions of wages. hours and working conditions. It takes the place of bargaining between indi- vidual employees and employers.
 Q. What is the name of Pres ident Roosevelt's youngest son? Is he employed?
 A. John. the youngest, is 19 years old and is a pupil at Groton School in Massachusetts.
 Q. Who holds the woman's world record for a parachute jump?
 A. Miss Smaranda Braescu, a Rumanian, who jumped at a height of 24.000 feet.
 Q. How old is Bing Crosby?
 A. He will be 30 on May 2.
 0. What is the source of the line: "The Colonels Lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under the
 A. "Barrack Room Ballads" by Rudyard Kipling. Q. Is there an organization in Canada similar to the American Federation of Labor?
 A. The Jurisdiction of unions affiliated with the American Fed eration of Labor, extends to Can- ada. e}.1@
 If you want n copy of our bull letin facts for fishermen" write to The Waterbury Democrat, Wash ingtOn Bureau, enclosing five cent in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

The Bridgeport Telegram wonders where Fish and Game Commissioner Thomas Beck was when Golfers printed the following about Attorney General Homer s. Cummings: ''The Attorney General, Homer s. Cummings of Connec
 ticut, is a liberal Democratic politician. An able small-city lawyer, he lacks the drive end the vision essential to an ener- getic administration. Innocuous desue- tude,' Grover Cleveland's phrase, describes the temper of the Department of Justice" As MT Beck is ditorial director of Golfers the Telegram wonders that he permitted "such nonsense" to be written. It's too easy for our national publications to treat prominent personages in this fashion. Usually there is no comeback from either the person written up or his friends. How ever, irreparable damage is often done In this particular instance there may be none. That, however, does not lessen the feeling that in character studies of politi cally prominent too much debunking ought to be eliminated. After all MT Cummings would not have been called to his present post by President Roosevelt if he did not possess certain qualifications and cer- tain reputation entitling him to definite amount of respect and consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN :

Pennsylvania Repavs U. s. LoGm; Keeps Atterburvs Pay Gt $1OOOOO; Business Stops Begging; Starts in Battling and Paying Government; Harry Wo0dring Goes Up and General MArthur Down on the Army Seesaw; SIveres Talk of Passing Blu Ocer Veto Is ALI Idle Chatter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
More At Work

Frances Perkins announcement that nearly 100000 men were added to indus trial payrolls during March, bringing the general employment index to it's highest point since December, 1880, is the best news that has come out of Washington in long time. Encouraging as it is, how ever, we must take care not to let it make us over-confident.
 Things are picking up and men are go- ing back to work, but we haven't yet got out of the valley, and unemployment still exists. We need to remember that the drive for recovery cannot be relaxed, and that the care of the idle is still pressing problem. There were too many men out of work even as long ago as December, 1880. Employment levels must go a good deal higher than they are now, before we can begin to crow too loudly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Beacon Hill was located on the east side of the straits of the Naug- atuck river and was mentioned as early as 1873 in Waterbury's his tory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Kansas City is going to experiment with a 150 acre garden patch this year. The city's charity agencies will develop the tract; the state supplies the seed, supervisor, hand tools, and fertilizer. Volunteer labor must do the rest. The produce raised on the plot will be dis tributed through the various agencies. This is good plan for any city in the 100000 class Land could be obtained for such an experiment right here in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
Know Your Waterbury It's History, Facts and General Information
BRASS CITY FACTS
Q ss3A NEA

Francis P. Guilfoile was mayor of Waterbury for three terms from 1922-29.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

the subject. and it is likely flat another opinion will be asked i--5 If the authorship Is proved beyond doubt, the picture may be bought for Milan by public subscriptian-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Flaggy swamp was the name ap- piled to swampy region on the west side of Cooke street not far from present Pine street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

More liberal coinage of silver would be good for some parts of the country, but what the country as whole needs is more liberal printing of checkbooks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Adams street was so named be-.
 cause Asahel Adams owned the land. Previously it had been called
 School street, which name was sub- sequently given to a street off East Mais street. There was at one time.
 school-house on Adams street.
 thus the first name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

swimming. But look at the porpoises which swim all the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

All vehicles must be lighted not later than TIP o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

Grand to the railroad station, and there were improvements in other parts of the city"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-25
PRICE RISE HITS
BRAIN TRUST
By FRANKLIN G. sARTWELL

BY FRANKLIN G. SARTWELL
Recent rapid increases in the
prices of food are causing severe
cerebral corrugations among even
the most enthusiastic members of
the Brain Trust.
These increases, it was pointed
out today, are far understanding
increases in the income of the or
binary man and are certain, un.
less some way out can be found,
to disrupt the carefully laid plans
by which the college boys intended
to bring about what has been
termed "the more abundant life. "
Budget Affected
The Government is being
brought face to face with the stu
alton in connection with prepare
ton of the budget for the fiscal
year 1886, also is meeting it in
connection with proposals by de-
partment heads for deficiency ap-
preparations.
The appropriations upon which
the departments are now subsist.
Continued on Page II, Col. p
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By RILLA SHREDDER

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. Is.
Mrs. Roosevelt will open today
the campaign for election OF her
close friend and former coworker
in the New York State Demo
cratic committee when she speaks
at luncheon at the Hotel Stat
Ter here for Mrs. Daniel O'Day,
Democratic candidate for Repre-
sentative at large from this State.
Last night Mrs. Roosevelt
spoke in Boston at a Girl Scout
conference. She is expected here
just in time for lunch.
Has Busy Day
Mrs. O'Day arrived today with
Miss Nancy Cook, Mrs. Roosevelt'S
partner in the famous Val Kill
furniture works. Miss Cook is
arranging details Of the First
Lady's speaking trip, which will
include today's luncheon meeting,
a meeting later today with a
group Of women Democrats in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-25
u. s. Refuses
hpDemqnd
On Mauies
Nv International News Service

nv 1nIeEndtlONAI NoWS CCENIC0
Japan's demands at London for
naval equality with the United
States are entirely unacceptable
to this Government.
Norman H. Davis, chief Of the
American delegation at London,
has instructions to notify the Jap
anese delegation that this Govern
ment views such demands with
emphatic diSfavor.
The report from Mr.. Davis on
the proposals made to the Amer
lean delegation by the Japanese
was received at the State Depart
ment today.
It contained no surprises, but
bore out the information given out
here by japanese officials that
nothing short of the right to build
a. fleet Just as powerful as the
American and British navies would
satisfy Tokyo.
1t also disclosed formally ia
pans desire to see capital ships
and aircraft carriers abolished
and proposed establishment Of a
global tonnage limitation, under
which each nation would be al
loted an equal amount of tonnage
and the right to build any type OF
vessel it so desired within that
tonnage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-25
EXtraditiOn Faced
By Pretty Boys Pal

LISBON, Ohio, Oct. Is G.N.SJ.
Adam Richetti, gunman.pal Of
Charles pretty Boy" Floyd, may
be extradited to Columbia, Mo-,
before nightfall to face charges
of numbering Highway Patrol Ser
geant Ben Booth and Sheriff
Riger Wilson.
Meanwhile, another search for
hoodlumS got under way today as
East Liverpool Police made efforts
to trace a car containing two
mystery men who appeared "too
curious as Floyd's body was
placed on a baggage car and
started on its journey to his
mothers Oklahoma home. The
pair, police revealed, were from
the neighborhood of New Phila'
delphia. Ohio, where George Baby
Face" Nelson was rumored sighted
yesterday,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-25
MERRIAM LEAD
GAINS IN POLL

NEW YORK, Oct. IS uN.sJ.
Frank F. Merriam, Republican
candidate for governor in Cali
fornia, today was leading Upton
Sinclair, his Democratic opponent,
by 1924 votes to 7,541-almost
21a to lin the Literary Digest
straw vote.
Previously Merriam was lead
ing 2 to /. Returns from five
additional cities, announced to-
day, gave him a 3-to-1 margin
6,979 votes to 2,343. Raymond
L. Haight, Progressive-C Common
wealth candidate, polled 1,421
votes in the five cities-Berkeley,
Fresno, Pasadena, Richmond and
Beverly Hills, the movie colony.
which voted overwhelmingly for
Merriam.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-25
BANKERS. new DEAL RS IN TRUCE
Lindy's Baby
Slain Crib,
Says Paper

NEW YORK, Oct. Is GN,s).
The New York Evening Journal
in a story published today said
the State of New jerseys trump
card" against Bruno Richard
Hauptmann is proof that the
Lindbergh baby was murdered in
his crib.
What the evidence is could
not be ascertained, the Journal
added.
But the evidence, the news
paper stated, is of the utmost
Importance in supporting the
charge that the baby'S murder
was premeditated.
The nature of the evidence, 1t
was further said, will be guarded
until Hauptmann is brought TO
trial on January 2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-25
2Men, 2Girls Held
In Gambler Staying

DETROIT. Oct. IS d.N.S0.
Tony Abate and Sam FinazEo were
held today without bond for trial
in the Staying of Jimmy Hayes,
Toledo gambler, and two girls, who
testified against them as eye wit
nesses of the crime, were held as
MARTIAL witnesses under $4,000
bond for the protection of their
lives"
The names of the two girls were
withheld to prevent reprisal. They
named Abate as the man who fired
the shot which killed Hayes and
identified Finazzo as the man who
exchanged blows with the gambler
shortly before the shooting.