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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

the president makes use of them to keep his ear to the ground, but the fact that they are all given attention and reply.
 No administration has ever spent so much time and money on Tom, Dick and Harry. To reply to the avalanche is the job of Dr Joseph J. Mayer who sits at desk like an amiablc school teacher with class of 50 stenographers before him.
 Dr Mayer says only two per cent of the letters are useless. Most of them seek advice or help which can be given.
 Anyhow" he says, 'this is a democracy. People have a right to appeal to their govern ment. And we tell them darn sight more than Your letter will be given due consideration" JUVENILE JUDGE BURNS
 Wall Street lost another skir- mish with the Brain Trust Boys when Judge Johnny Burns was made general counsel of the new Stock Exchange Board.
 Johnny Burns-only 33-is the youngest judge ever to serve on d superior court in Massachu setts. He is an amazing per- son. Like the beloved ex-Jus- tice Oliver Wendell Holmes, he jumped from a prOfessOrship in the Harvard Law school to high court position. Recently he was mentioned as Massachusetts gubcrnatorial timber.
 But from Wall streets point of view, he is bad medicine. Brilliant, absolutely fair, he be- lieves in strict regulation.
 Ben Cohen, who helped write the Stock Exchange act, had been first choice as general coun- sel. Russell Leffingwell, J. F. Morgan partner, paid Cohen the tribute as being the most amazing legislative drafter' he had ever known, Wall Street was praying that Cohen would not take the job.
 Although he yielded to these prayers, he did so to take more important job as coordlnatof or Roosevelts' new social insurance plan. And Wall Street will be not one iota better off under the whip of Judge Burns.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Despite General Johnson's as- surances to MIRA employees the axe is beginning to descend The staff of the Compliance Di- vision has been notified that on orders of Lieutenant-Colonel George Lynch, Johnson's right hand man, there will shortly be a radical reduction of their num- Der. No explanation is offered by the grim -visaged Lynch why the enforcing arm of the NTA should be dicimated Jo- seph P. Kennedy, chairman of the new Securities Exchange commission, has 9 children, sons and 5 daughters, ranging
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Interest And Freight Rates

Another railroad in need is helped by the government The R. F. c. under writes a $50,000,0Q0 note issue for the Baltimore & Ohio, enabling it to get the money at AZ per cent instead of the 5R per cent asked by private bankers. Chair man Jesse H. Jones called the 512 per cent rate too high, and volunteered to help get it down to more reasonable level. The same will doubtless be done for other bor- rowers in similar plight.
 Rather out of harmony with this con- cession to the railroads is the effort of an advisory board of rail executives to ar range 10 per cent increase in freight rates The public would find it hard to understand why higher freight rates should go with lower interest rates.
 The view at Washington, and probably the accurate view, is said to be that the railroads are now getting all the traffic will bear. Some realistic economists have been insisting for years that unless we are going in for imitation all along the line, public utility rates ought to be defated, together with interest rates. There is not much imitation in progress at present, and apparently not much contemplated, except what comes indirectly through govern ment expenditures.
 Many manufacturers and merchants, too, believe the railroads could raise their revenues by lowering freight rates, not to mention the benefit to general business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Moscow Letter
BY MARY KNIGHT
United Press Staff Correspondent


 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Paris-(UP)-The are more fallen voices in the world today than all the fallen arches, stom- achs and women put together, in the opinion of Doctor Alexis Wicart, French physician and professor of vocal cords.
 T have been studying vocal cords for 35 years" he said, and l have placed hundreds of voices the sensations of the musical world. The hardest job I have, is to keep it's owner from allowing it to sag and fall.'
 Author of Musical Books
 Dr. Wilcart is the author of a two-colume series of books called 'The Singer" which has the high approval of M. Albert Carre, for mer director of the Opera Comique and of the Minister of Public In- struction and the Minister of Beaux-Arts. Among those respon- sible for his having assembled the results of his vast study of the throat and vocal powers in book form, are Reynaldo Hahn, Titta Ruffo, Lily Pons whose voice was correctly placed by pr. Wicart and her success made in America after a dismal failure in her own country because it had been previ- ously misplaced-Muratore, Salig- nae. and Mary Garden.
 Theory Explained
 In explaining the necessity for a singing teacher to know the fpreY ncf4; ,.a14 of the throat and vocal cords, pr. an automobile driver, who may learn to direct an automobile very carefully and correctly. but who, if he is not also a mechanician, can do nothing if something goes wrong with the engine. If he continues to run his motor and grind his brakes he will soon wreck the machine, whereas if he knows exactly what to touch and how much to touch it, his diffi- culty may be of only q passing moment. Says Dr. Wicart:
 "The ear is not sufficient to judge the position of voice, and it is an exceptional case when an expert singer also becomes an eX- pert singing teacher. If he is the former he is too consumed with the actual physical business of singing, muscular control and re- taxation, and if he is the latter he is preoccupied with instructing. If voice teacher professes to be an expert and his pupil seems unable to reach certain notes, he must know why these cannot be reached if the voice is proprely placed and they are within the normal range of such a voice."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

in age from son, 19, to girl, 2h years old Potent is the power of the Mellons. Despite investigations by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Com mission, and Congress no one has yet ascertained what it actually costs the Aluminium Co of Amer ica to product ingot aluminium The company has world monopoly on bauxite, the orc from which aluminium is made, and for many years, including the depression, there has been practically no variation in the price of the virgin metal. Secre- tary of Interior Harold Ickes has been criticized for display ing British flag" in his office. The flag has the Union Jack in the corner. It is not British however, but Hawaiian, designed by King Kamshameha the First, who felt a deep sense of gra- titude for English friendship in early Hawaiian history.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

Washington, July 20.-Behind the sudden sending of Senator Bob Wagner to the Pacific
 coast as Labor. Trouble Man were two factors.
 ONE was the fact that the president, fishing in Pacific wa ters, has been extremely nervous about the San Francisco strike.
 THE OTHER is the fact that Miss Perkins, sitting at one end of the long distance phone in Washington, has been equally nervous.
 Both the secretary of labor and the president, to certain extent are lon the spot. Miss Perkins is the first woman cabi- net member in history. For her major catastrophe. like the San Francisco situation is a hard thing to live down.
 ROOSEVELT is in somewhat the same predicament. He has given more concessions to labor than any previous president. And because of this he has been se- verely criticised.
 For him to be on a fishing trip at this vital time, could be used as good ammunition by political enemies.
 As a result radios between Miss Perkins and the U.- $. $. Houston have been hot and fre- quent. Both finally decided that a man of Wagner's prestige and ability might help the situation. BROTHERS
 Alabama's Representative Will liam B. Bankhead, father of ac- tress Tallulah and one of the few really able democratic lead-' ersr, was reminiscing about cam paign experiences.
 In 1880 Bankhead took the stump for his senatorial broth CT, John H., running against rom tom" Heflin. John and Bill toured the state together in a car.
 One day, on a lonely country road, they encountered a young farmer, stopped for a chat. They introduced themselves, and Bill explained their mission, asked the native to vote for his broth CT. The young fellow was non- committal.
 "I want you to come over and hear him talk" Bill urged. "JOhn is talking tomorrow night Tn Jasper, and you don't want to miss it. He is a whole lot more Al.nYS | 0pn S
 This last was with disarm- ing smile. Yes" was the steady reply. That is just what my Pap says, and l reckon Pap knows what he is talkin' about" WHITE HOUSE MAIL No president in history has taken such pains with his tons of personal mail as Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Lucy Potts of Center City writes to him: My husband is dead, my son has paralysis, and my mortgage is about to be fore closed" !. ...
 Herbert Strakcy of Spokane writes: Il am gettlnS to the use where 1 like to go out with girls and my fathers car is old and worn out. What can you do to help me? s4 Archey Foster of Nashua, N. H., writes: Are you so ungrate- ful as to have forgotten that 1t was I who originally suggested to you the idea for the c. c. C."' Letters like these pour in on the President or Mrs Roosevelt at the rate of five hundred day. But the amazing thing is not their number, nor the fact that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
ChuckleCorner
YOU MUST ADMIT By Henry Kennedy

That being midget has it's com pensations. One reads that Dolfuss escapes assassins again and again.
 The advice that hairbrush alone is needed for delinquent juveniles is not specific enough. We want te know which side to use. That when Britain kills a bill to reform the house of lords it is q vote of despair.
 That the mayor of Hoopeston, Ill.,, whose pay is fifty cents year will be out of luck when he gets into jam and asks for an advance
 on his salary
 That those three boys held for burning school records are prob- ably not "A" students. That the Chinese are not as averse to American ways as reput- ed. They kidnap missionaries. That when Gloria Swanson says she'll divorce No. 4, No. is prob | ably just around the corner. That Dillinger's notorious es-
 capes from jail verify the adaSe
 that murder will out That the judge who urges a sep
 arate legal code for criminals is | giving rardy recognition to a sec
 tion of our population noted for it's
 initiative.
 That the old fashioned father
 long ago recognized naughtiness as
 often just bid for attention, and
 usually attended to it in the wood- shed.
 That if President Roosevelt can | find time to play, you and I should
 not put up the busy" sign when
 Jim and Roger ask us to come out
 and throw a few.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
So They Say

American women are almost the only ones in the world who do not have something or the exotic and unhealthy about them.-Howard Ken wick, famous artist
 Having the right friends and good set of teeth used to be the entrance requirements for bank ing They are that longer.-James P. Warburg New York financer.
 For those who seek a career in government, personal fortune must be forgotten, nor should personal power be end.--Lews Douglas direc- tor of the budget.
 It is up to all women to make the grade. Pull is the bunk. Push and merit are all that count Frances M. Robinson, secretary to Gen Hush Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

o. How far is it from the South to the North Pole?
 A. About 12,410 miles as the crow flies.
 O. How long is the flying deck of the U. s. s. Saratoga and how many planes can 1t carry?
 A. The flying surface is about 800 feet long and is equipped to carry 72 airplanes.
 O. When was the official open ing of the Yankee stadium in New York city?
 A. April IS. 1923.
 o. What proportion of the hu- man body is water?
 A. From one-half to two-thirds of the total weight.
 o. How much does the melted water from 50 pound piece of ice weigh?
 A. Disregarding losses from evaporation, the water will weigh the same as the ice.
 V. EXplaln why clolH stIelcH- ed over a diamond on which hot coal is placed will not burn.
 A. The cloth will not burn. be- cause the diamond conducts the heat away so rapidly that the cloth never is heated to the ignition point.
 o. How old is the present dynasty in Sweden?
 A. It dates from February 5, 1918, when Marshal Bernadotte, Prince of Ponte Corvo, ascended the throne as Carl XIV Johan.
 o. Should small or large hat be worn at an afternoon wedding
 A. Any size hat is permissible that corresponds or harmonizes with the afternoon dress.
 o. Did the King of England marry an admiral's daughter while serving on a naval vessel at Malta A. The alleged marriage of the present King of England to g daughter of Rear Admiral Seymour was the subject of a court pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

the best possible results for our money, or that these reconstruction funds are being spent in the wisest possible manner. That is a question which should and will be aired thoroughly in the congressional campaign.
 But it does show that the mere fact that we are spending $16,000, 100000 to get out of the depression is not, in itself, anything to frighten us. We spent twice that much on a war that almost wrecked the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
A Book a Day
Good Book-But It's Difficult Reading
 BY BRUCE CATION

If you feel equipped to dwell in kind of emotional stratophere for a few days, you might enjoy read ing House in the Hills," by Sim onne Ratel.
 Here we have a French novel about man, his wife, and three children who live on a lonely iso- lated farm somewhere in the French interior. It's a psycholog- ical novel of the deepest dye, and the psychology. furthermore. is all French; in other words, you'll find the air pretty rarefied before you get through.
 l Anyway, it deals chiefly with the relations of the omther to her three youngsters, on the one hand, and to her husband, on the other. l The husband is moody and irritable scientist who can't get along with his family; and the family, by the same token, is so unspeakably precious that it can't get along with him.
 So the wife devotes herself to acting as buffer between the children and their father. She be- comes so absorbed in this task that it wraps her whole life out of shape.
 Now these children seem, 10 my perverse eyes, to be almost as un- | healthy and peculiar gang as any novel has contained in long time. Their usual name for their mother is Her Dearest" which may give you some idea. . I mean to say that it's very hard to believe n them, and that consequently the novel is pretty hard to read.
 This may be violently unjus; l criticism, for the book sets out to be serious psychological study oi unusual folk in an unusual admos- phere. My objection is that the at mosphere is just little too thin | for most American readers.
 Published by MacMillan, the book sells at $2.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

As might have been expected, German officials do not take kindly to General Hugh Johnson's caustic remarks about the way Hitler recently used his firing squads. Protests have been lodged at Washington, Secretary Hull has explained that the general was speaking as an indi- vidual and not as a government official, and Washington observers are recalling the way in which Smedley Butler once drew a reprimand for speaking his mind in somewhat similar fashion. Probably someone ought to tip the Germans off about General Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Horoscop
BY OCTAVINE


 Avoid being self-centered and over-indulgent in the morning. The early evening Is the most for tunate period. It is excellent for entertaining elderly people and for serious pleasure. You may trust your emotions to be sensi- ble.
 Today's Birthdate
 Watch your expenses from Sept 2S through Oct ?. Sudden changes and upset conditions may again come your way from Nov 23 through January, 1885. After this you may rest more peacefully. Much energy but be cautious on Aug 26. Socially favorable Aug IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

ceeding for libel. An English editor made the statement in a magazine and the King brought suit for libel. The editor was una ble to prove the charge, and the decision of the court was against him.
 o. What books of President Roosevelt are now in print?
 A. Happy Warrior,' Govern ment. Not Politics." Looking For ward" and "On Our Way"
 If you want a copy of our bul- letin SAUCES, write to The Wa terbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

The most depressing account of condl- tions in Germany since Hitler's blood purge" comes from Karl Von Wlegand, veteran American correspondent, who re- ported the World War from Berlin and has always sympathized with Germany. Since the Chancellor's Reichstag speech, defend ing his course, writes Won Wiegand for Universal Service, "an atmosphere ot de- moralization approaching paralysis has settled over Germany. There is sense of dark fear' pervading the ranks of gov ernment authorities, which prevents ac- ton. Everyone sits back and does noth- ing, waiting for Hitler to speak and act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Selected Poem
THE TOLL OF THE TRAIL

THE TOLL OF THE TRAIL (Hamlin Garland in the springfield Republican, What have l gained by the toll of the trail? I know and know well. I have found once again the lore I had lost In the loud city's hell. 1 have broadened my hand to the cinch and the ax. I have laid my flesh to he rain; I was hunter and trailer and guide: I have touched the most primitive wildness again. I have threaded the wild with the stealth of the
 deer,
 No eagle is freer than 1: No mountain can thwart me- no torrent appall I defy the stern sky. So long s I live these joys will remain, I have touched the most primitive wildness again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Press Comment
HITLER AND THE LAW
(Springtield Republican)

Gen Goering makes things beau tifully simple by telling a legal gathering, as premier of Prussia. that ''the law and the will of the leader are one." But in that case why is Hitler doing so much explaining?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
(ohio State JournaD

Now that the stock masket IS under government control so that an investor can't possibly lose more than he puts into it, we sup pose the next step in protection will be to put stud poker under Federal supervision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
A HOPEvILLE VIEW
Indianapolis News)

Washington is said to take q hopeful view of the war debt situa- tion, which, of course, is all right enough. Optimism does no harm if not carried to extremes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

The tragedy of this years drouth and the grain shortage is such only to those who have no crops to show for their ex- pense and labor, not for those who eat the finished bread. The nations bread supply is safe and ample. There are enough bushels of wheat on hand to make up this years deficiency and to leave a generous carry-over to supplement next years crop, if necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round


 Washing Merr-Go -Sound"a and M Reon Pres Spo Radio Mediator; Young Burm,S Brokers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20
Questions And Answers by
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A Thought for Today

How are the mighty fallen in the midst Of the battle! Q Jonathan, thou vast slain in thine high placeS.-u samuel, 1925.
  The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall.-Bacon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

With reformers organizing to morallze the stage and screen, and opposing groups organizing to preserve their freedom there's bound to be new life in American drama.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

It makes a bad business worse to resent hot weather in the summer time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

Same old situation in the Stock Market Nobody will buy stocks till everybody does. Investors don't want bargains; they want excitement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

DAILY ALMANAC
 High tide at Milford, Saturday July 21. $40 D. m, daylight saving time: low tide 12:00 q. m., daylight saving time. All vehicles must be lighted not later than S49 p. m daylight saving time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

@. What proportion of the hu- man body is water?
 A. From one-half to two-thirds of the total weight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

O. When was the official open ing of the Yankee stadium in New York city?
 A. April IS, 1923.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-20

o. How much does the melted water from 50 pound piece of ice weigh?
 A. Disregarding losses from evaporation, the water will weigh
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
Olympia Prepares
For Voice Drive

OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec. 20
Plans for the Voice OF Action
drive are well under way here.
Several New Years Eve parties
are being held to open the cam
paign and progress is being
made in plans for lyceum
course to begin January 6. o. p.
Allison will be the first lecturer,
speaking on "Fascism and War"
'TechnOcarcy" will be the sec
ond lecture on Jan. 10, to be fol
lowed January 20 on "Unemploy-
ment Insurance" as the lecture
is scheduled for the week before
the Unemployment Conference.
Many other subjects have been
prepared for the course, which
will serve the double purpose of
raising money for the Voice OF
Action and to carry the subscrip-
tion contest into the Unions and
other organizations.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
Hearst Continues
SANDER Campaign
Against Militants

Hearst paper sent stool pigeons
onto the local university campus
disguised as students in an at
tempt to frame certain liberal"
professors. Such storm of pro-
test greeted this lowly attempt
that the paper was soon forced
to beg for forgiveness.
1t is said that in Chicago there
is a group of people who so de-
spise Heafst's local gutter sheet
that they wear buttons reading:
Il hate the Chicago Tribune"
In Seattle there are increasing
numbers of people who refuse to
let the P-I enter their homes un-
der any circumstances. Hearst's
insane campaign for another war
is turning many more against
him. His influence is declining.
That is another aIhardaac v, Two
That is one reason he is becoming
so frantic.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21

on the toilers of the world Each'
of these ten workers are either in
jail now. serving long sentences
for their militant activities on
behalf of the oppressed masses.
Here they are:
ERNST THAELMANN. Ger
man Communist Party leader,
now confined to one of Hitler's
torture dungeons.
ANGELO HERNDoN-Young
Negro coal miner and unemploy-
ed leader of Atlanta, Ca, sem
fenced to Is to 20 years on the
Georgia Chain Gang on an old
slave instruction law" dating
back to the Civil War, Now out
on $4,000 bail awaiting appeal
trial before the U. s. Supreme
Court and making speaking
tour of the Northwest.
CLARENCE NORRIS, victim
of the Infamous Scottsboro frame
up, facing death sentence.
HAYWOOD PATTERSON, an
other Scottsboro victim confront
ed with death penalty.
DIRK DE JoNGE, world war
veteran, recently sentenced to
seven years under OregOn's Grim
inal syndicalism law.
DON CLUSTER, l9-year-old
Portland section organizer of the
Young Communist League, also
convicted under Oregon's Grim
inal syndicalism law.
MARK HALLER, active par
ticipant in Roslyn mine strike,
who will be tried soon OH trump
ed-up charges of riot"
KYLE PUGH, Medford work
er, another victim of Oregon's
criminal syndicalism law.
MAX FARRAR, who will be
tried in Kelso court next spring
on charge of having violated the
Washington criminal syndicalism
law.
TOM MOONEY, serving his
18th year in San Quentin peniten-
tiary on one OF the most notori-
ously framed-up charges ever per-
petrated.
The liberation of these men,
who are placed in these dire
straights because of their devo-
ton to the cause of the working
class, must be attained. Money
is badly needed to carry on their