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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
A Bonus For C. w.

George Washington once promoted land sale and settlement company in the west of his day. The grateful Maryland legislature afterwards thanked him and then offered him 150 shares of stock at the value of $20,000. Washington re- piled: q would wish that every individ ual who may hear that it was favorite plan of mine may know also that had no other motive for promoting it than the advantage of which I conceived it would be productive to the Union and to this state in particular, by cementing the East ern territory together, at the time that it will give vigor and increase our com- merce and be a convenience to our cltl- zens. How would this matter be viewed then by the world and what would be the opinion of it, when it comes to be related that George Washington had received five thousand pounds sterling of the public money as an interest therein?"
 Eventually he accepted the stock, but "endowed two charity schools with it's dividends" This true story seems more remarkable than the cherry tree fiction. It should be read and taken to heart by lot of modern Americans. The accept ance of such gifts and bonuses in recent times has been drain on the public purse and an even more serious drain on the honor of many men in public life
 There seems to be an opinion forming in the state that Frank Bergin of New Haven may resign his post as District Attorney in the near future. This IS based on the growing conviction that Sen- ator Augustine Lonergan really has the Senate behind him in his move to block Bergin's nomination, as we'll as those of Fannie Dixon Welch and Dr Edward G. Dolan It is common belief that the sen- ator does not aim to oust the latter two, but solely MT Bergin. This is not through any dsiking for the New Haven man and Senate leader of 1883. It is simply through the desire to place State Chair man David A. Wilson in the post. That was Lonergan's original idea. Now that he has blocked ratification of the ap- pointees it may still be his. But there's more to possible Bergin resignation than this seemingly impasse. As chair man of the state liquor control board his duties seem to be mounting daily. A good deal of the time court business causes Chairman Bergin to turn the reins over to Major John Buckley of Union, republican. Democrats don't like this and want Ber- gin to be more active in the affairs of the control board. To do so he must resign one job. If it's the liquor board Buck ley's sure to be made chairman. Demo- crats will protest loud and long. If it's the other way the democratic senator from Connecticut will have just cause to eXult.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

Early return of airrnail to private car riers is in the cards. Not merely con- tinued deaths of army pilots will cause this change. There are other factors. The principal one seems to be right now the fact that President Roosevelt is ask ing it. We presume this will be accom- plished only after an effort has been made to rid future contracts of any stigma. This will be done presumably by remov- ing from the office of the postmaster-gen- eral dictatorial powers in letting con- tracts. They must be awarded through competitive bidding. No effort will be made to bar those companies that were accused recently of securing their con- tracts through political means. We're wondering if perhaps even the competi- tive bids may not see the old carriers re- gaining what they lost by presidential mandate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
Wages First

Henry Ford, giving a 10 per cent pay raise to 10000 employees scattered over the country, has the right idea. Wages have got to come back in this country be- fore we can say we have come very far out of the hole." He is aiming at his old $6 minimum.
 Hire as many workers as possible, at as high wages as possible, and then laise their wages as rapidly as possible toward the old level. That is not only fine so-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
EAGLE RECovERs PREY

Leaburg. Ore. (UP)-Residents of this section enjoy watching aerial maneuvers of a pair of bald eagles, which fish each day in, the Mckenzie river for Rainbow trout. One afternoon, Mrs Charles Ross man saw one bird swoop down to the surface of the water. seize a huge trout and spiral back into the air. As the eagle climbed, the trout managed to wriggle free and fell. Undaunted, the huge. bird dived and seized the fish. again be- fore 1t reached the ground,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

times the surface density. Iron is roughly seven times heavier than water.
 o. Eow many republicans arc there in the U. s. senate?
 A. Thirty-five.
 Q. When will the term of Sen ator Key Pittman of Nevada ex- pire? ,. Q. Is the right of suffrage guar anteed American citizens in the original body of the U. s. Constitu- tion? r
 A. No. ~
 0. In which play does Shake speare mention the peony?
 A. ''The Tempest Act W, Scene I, where he speaks of 'peo- 'nies and lilies" Sometimes the word is spelled "piones" in old edi- tions of the play.
 If you want copy of our bul- letin WEIGHT REDUCTION, write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington NBureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps. w
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
: By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Business Picks Up As Wall Street Organizes Reports of Slump; Roosevelt Vents the Stock Blu PGssed to Avoid Bull Market; Wholesale Impeachment of Judges To Be Asked On Receiverships; Representations Summers Pre- pares BombsheU For Federal Courts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

this building became known as the Arcade because of the many porch- es or piazzasA as they were then called, across the front. It was destroyed by fire in February, 1894. MT Parta'ee ran it as a hotel until. at least 1862, and it was later opened as restaurant, that is the Arcade saloon and dining rooms that were underneath Browns hotel and managed by R. Manches- ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

Democrats continue to heed the Wash ington command to all federal office hold CTS to resign their national committee jobs Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross is the latest to accept the order in the spirit given. She's Director of the Mint She was a democratic national committeewoman from Wyoming. There will be no scan- dals connected with the Roosevelt admin istration so far as the national committee is concerned if the powers that be have their say.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

Franklin street was named after Franklin Carter by his half-sister Esther Holmes Humiston. It was one time known as Parsonage street because the Methodist par sonage was there. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
BRASS CITY FACTS

The first sewing machine In Wal terbury was No z Singer machine purchased in 1852 by Benedict, Scovill and Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

John P. Elton was mayor of Waterbury for the 1904 and 1905 terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

The energy expended fin lifting the eyelids in year is. sufficient to lift 50 pounds, declares an Eng fish scientist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

The Hamilton Park swimming pool was opened for use in 1907.
 Pine Grove cemetery in Mill Plain was founded in 1854 and added to in 1898.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

Critics say school teachers shouldn't join unions because they don't labor. It sounds funny to anyone who has watched lem trying to pound knowledge into the critics kids
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
YOUTHS PLAN LONG CRUISE

Kalamazoo, Mich. (UP)-Four youthful mariners here plan an extended cruise next. summer in their home made 37-foot ketch. The itinerary is expected to in- clude Chicago, New Orleans, Gulf of Mexico, Florida and other points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

Ouse Bass Swamp was the name of a region north of the old Cheshire road near Calvary ceme- tery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

New liquor label laws went into effect last week. You can check up on your dealers now. No whiskey sold can con- tain less than 20 per cent of true 100 proof stock. Prior anything over 10 per cent went Anything that contains less than 20 per cent true whiskey must be labeled spirit whiskey". No longer will you see double or triple distilled gin. You can tell synthetic gin by the title Com pound Gin. Whiskey aged artifcially is also specially marked. After April z i'm ported whiskey and spirits will likewise be distinguished by special labels. Let the buyer beware.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

March mostly came in like lamb and we hope it'll go out like dandelion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:25 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

(COpyright, 1884. by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
ACADEMY FIVE.
NEARS FORM

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Jan. L.
Although the Randolph-Macon
Academy basketball team has only
one regular from last years team
reporting for practice, the outlook
is fairly bright in that several Of
the candidates now engaging in
the daily practice sessions are
promising.
All in all the team will be built
around McFall, only returning vet
eran. This lad was high scorer Of
last years team and easily the out
standing star during the teams
schedule.
Cook, Guy, Bowers and Pettitt
are among the new candidates
showing up well. Pyre, Banks and
Jones are others while Cassell is
expected to win the center berth
because of his height.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
AREA CAGE LOOP
STARTS JAN. IS

With the Army posts Of the
Third Corps Area organized into
three groups, the corps area
basketball schedule for 1884 will
start January 13. The three
group champion teams will COM
pete in a final series of games
during the early part of March
for the corps area championship.
In instructions outlining gen.
eral rules and policy, Maj. Gen.
Paul B. Malone, corps area COM
mander, emphasizes the desire
for promotion Of interpost friend
illness. courtesy and good sports
manship. Lieut.. Col. Elvid Hunt,
a member of General Malone's
staff, is in charge of athletics
for the Third Corps Area. The
schedule for each group follows:
Group 1-January Is. Langley Field at
Fort Monroe %. Fort Monroe at Langley
Field February 5, Langley Field at Fort
Monroe; 1S. Fort Monroe at Langley
Field: II. Fort Monroe at Langley Field :;
20. Langley Field at Fort Munroe.
Group 2-January 10, Army War Col
lege at Fort Humphreys, Fort Myer at
Army Medical Center, Boiling Field at
Fort Washington; 20, Army Medical
Center at Fort Humphreys; Fort Wash
ington at Fort Myer, Army War College
at Boiling Field; 81, Fort Humphreys at
Fort Washington, Fort Myer at Army
War College, Boiling Field at Army
Medical Center. February 8, Fort
Humphreys at Fort Myer, Army Medical
Center at Fort Washington; 10. Fort
Humphreys at Boiling Field, Fort Wash
ington at Army War College; II, Army
Medical Center at Army War College,
Boiling Field at Fort Myer.
Group 3-January 20, Carlisle Bar
racks at Fort Meade. Edgewood Arsenal
at Fort Hoyle: 81. Holabird @. NJ. Depot
at Carlisle Barracks. Fort Meade at
Edgewood Arsenal. February 3, Fort
Hoyle at Holabird. Edgewood Arsenal at
Carlisle Barracks; 10, Fort Hoy 20 at Fort
Meade, Holabird @. NJ. Depot at Edge
wood Arsenal: II, Carlisle Barracks at
Fort Hoyle, Fort Meade at Holabird.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
Facing a. Golf King

, on that hole, your cartoonist would
have beaten Sarazen l up! Vow
sab!
Paired With "Si" Newton
You see, I was paired in the
foursome with a dangerous ANA.
teur, famous for years for his put
ting, 81 Newton. And 81 had been
dropping one puts on Gene from
every angle Of every green until
Sarazen's Italian blood was boil
ing. All the way along Gene had
been complaining Of too much
golf.
I'm so sick Of it," he'd say as
he stepped up to a shot and
played it flawlessly, "that I don't
want to look at a golf stick for
a week." He was all right on the
long shots.
"That's why Pm taking up
this flying-tO relieve the mo-
nOtOny."
It's a fact, Sarazen is going
into Miami every day or so now,
learning to fly a seaplane. He
has some idea of covering tour
naments in one next year. Then
he'd get to talking about his farm
anything but golf, except to
point out something I did wrong.
"That farm Of mine is a
dream I've had since was a
kid Tt'S a nIace I'm going to
hide out in before every tour
nament. Cows and chickens and
vegetables! Then golf will look
fresh to me. You know, you've
got to be keen on playing to
win a championship. I'm get
ting so the only tournaments
that stir me up are the two big
nationals! Sometimes can go
to a strange course and borrow
a strange set of clubs and get
interested. But most Of the
time I'm just too bored to play
good golf"
So when yours truly sinks a
long putt on that seventh for a
four and Gene three puts for a
five, it's easy to see why even the
worlds greatest golfer must sacri-
flee a brand-new putter to relieve
his feelings.
Incidentally, Gene came in on
the back side with a IS to win
back most of his money. And he
only beat me 16 up, the bum.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
By BURRIS JENKINS. JR.

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. IL played
18 holes against Gene Sarazen
and, if this blacksmith -shouldered
little italian isn't the champ golfer
of 'em all today, then who is?
Gene swaggers onto the tee,
grinning.
'I'lI spot you fellows" he says,
teeing up and taking one casual
glance down the fairway, "three
up to start. -"
He lays the face Of his driver
careleSSly by the ball, steps up to
it and swings-wh-whaaap!-
'FOr five bucks nassau -"
The ball rockets $50 yards out
over two traps into the clear,
Gene turns away without looking
after it, and goes on talking
eff that's Okay with yOu."
What can you do against guy
like that?
standing there waggling your
club doesn't do any good" he
explains, walking up for his Sec
Ond. "JuSt tightenS you up"
I notice him studying his next
shot, even while talking, so feet
from the ball. BY the time he
reaches it he's decided the right
club. Almost in one motion he
pulls a spoon from his bag, drops
the clubhead behind the ball and
swings.
Reaches Green in Two Shots
Now, this. first hole on the
Miami -Biltmore course is 500 yards
championship measurement - the
$4,000 open has just been played
over it. And yet Genes spoon shot
stops 20 feet from the pin
I'm beginning to think he isn't
human until the giveaWay comes
on that green. Gene muffs his
putt for an eagle-the dub!-and
the grumbling starts. He three
puts the next green. And before
we finish Gene SaraZen reveals
himself as human as any 100
shooter that ever broke his braSsie
against tree.
The climax comes on the sew
enth hole, when I see the great
Sarazen hurl his putter clear into
the middle of the water-hazard
canal! Not that I blame him. For
if the match had begun and ended
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
BIC SPORT YEAR.
{ N ] DYED
IN ALEX!

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. I.
Alexandria enjoyed a 81 lccessful
y'ear in sports.
The Celtics won the northern
Virginia semi-pro baseb lall titles
football honors in the unlimited
class for the State werae annexed
by the Alexandria Frak kers: willis
the Alexandria High gkridders tied
for District honors with Fred
ericksburg High.
Basketball sport folund the Old
Dominion Boat Club quint cop-
ping in the unlimited class, with
the Times boys winning
the senior title in a city series.
In baseball the del Ray A. C.
won the city It'll \e in the un-
limited division fro I'm the Traters,
while the Virginia1hs copped SEN
ior honorS.
The Pirates werel crowned city
senior football c1 1hampions for
1888. They won this honor by
defeating the vnkginians, who
previously had wonl from the St
Rita'S five.
Golf Succ&ssful
Alexandria also enjoyed a Suc-
cessful year in the golf world.
The Belle Haven iclub annexed
tri-State honors while Sid Shar.
wood copped the Belle Haven
Bowl and Club championship
tournaments.
Officials of theI Belle Haven
club are considering extending
the course another nine holes and
some action may bA taken on this
matter in 1884.
Joe Duncan. dir ector Of the
municipal playground depart
ment, staged a nun nber of SWIM
ming meets, whic h met with
great results. INSECTS baseball
teams were also organized under
his direction and THE Red Robins
won the league play.
The water sport or rowing was
taken care of by the Old Do
minion Boat Club. Louis Bell
was crowned rowing champion
of the club. He walked off with
the annual club regatta honors.
The oarsmen aHo enter the
Southern Rowing Association re-
gatta.
Take Bowling HOnOrS
Bowling honors were annexed
by Jimmy Colasanto and Willie
Schwartz in the double tourna-
ment at the Health Center, while
the Fruit Growers Express five
walked off with the City Com
mercial League honors.
Boxing also played q promi.
nent part in sports here and
Pete Saron, Marty Gallagher
Wesley Ramey, Freddie Miller.
Joe Knight, Bob Goodwin, Ray
Bowen, Reds Barry. Charlie Be-
LANCER, Vince Dundee and Pete
Sanstol, leaders in the game.
appeared at Portner's.
Prospects for a bright sports
season in 1884 are also on the
books for Alexandria. A new
high school and athletic field
will probably play their bit in
putting the sport on top here.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
SKATERS VIE
FOR TITLES

NEWBURGH, N. Y, Jan. H.
Two titleholders, Miss Kit Klein.
of Buffalo, N. Y, and Alex Hurd.
of Hamilton, Ont, were to defend
their Middle Atlantic skating
championships against crack fields
on Polly Lake in Downing Park
today.
While favored to retain their
crowns, Miss Klein and Hurd will
be pitted against dangerous rivals.
Practically the same field that
competed against Miss Klein when
she won the 22O, 440, and $50
yard races last year will compete
today. Among the. women stars
are Helen Cahill, Lillian Corke
and Jeanne Bowden.
These former Middle Atlantic
champions will match strides with
Hurd. Valentine Bialas, Of Utica,
a member Of three American
Olympic teams, Bert Taylor, and
Allan Potts, will be his chief con-
tenders for the high point total
and the crown.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01

D on that hole, your cartoonist would
have beaten Sarazen up! YoW-
sab!
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
HOyG Track Team
To Begin Drills

With the idea to get his men
into shape for the Medowbrook
and Millrose games, Coach Jimmy
Mulligan planned to call out can
didates for the Georgetown Uni,
versity's track team on Wed
day.
Wilmer Bradley, speed artist,
will be the lone veteran to report.
However, Coach Mulligan expects
to assemble a fair squad from
tn freshmen group expected to
turn up for the drills.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
Hockey Teams Hope
To Play in Future

The two Baltimore hockey
teams that came to Washing
ton yesterday ton play an ice
hockey game on the Lincoln Me.
mortal pool hoped to make an.
other visit here in the near future
Bill Boyd, coach of the cham.
pion Orioles, said that every
player hoped to come back again
and opined that they will when
the Memorial pool freezes the
next time. Yesterdays warm sun
thawed the ice, making the game
impossible. Fred Bucholz dined
the Baltimore hockyiStS.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01

This is the tenth of the "Duck-
pin Makers" series, biographical
sketches of outstanding figures
in the duckpin game. The nert
IN the series t0iH appear Wed
neSddU.
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
Goodman to Seek
More Golf LnureLS

OMAHA, Jan. 1.-Woe to the
golfers in 1884. For 24-year-old
Johnny Goodman, who started
golfdom by winning the National
Open tournament last summer,
has resolved to repeat this year.
His New Year resolution is to
retain the open crown"
The Washington times., 1934-01-01
LeUinsky May Meet
SchmeLing, Is Report

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The IRE
pressible and apparently invinc-
IDLE King Levinsky. will fight Max
Schmeling, former heavyweight
champion, here about the middle
of February, according to plans
being made today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-10

lists, recommended that big bust
ness make more lucrative use of
the services of Bill Green, Ed Nc
Grady, John L. Lewis, George
Berry, and their whole disgusting,
brutal, traitor tribe. That's part
of "the way out" counseled the
general, who described himself as
ga soldier by training and inclina-
tion," who revealed himself as a
man who has made over 100000
and by Jove one who hopes to do
it again, who as a white chauvi-
mist, besides signing codes which
discriminate against the Negro,
entertained his superiors with the
"joke" of the Southern newspaper
depression headline, Banker Mar
ries White Girl" (this white chau-
whist jest did not appear in the
text of the speech given to the
press the next day. and finally,
as the anti-Communist sponsor
and salesman of the A. F. of L. to
such a bulwark of American CAPT
taGsm as j. P. Morgan's United
States Steel Corporation.
GENTLEMEN, declared Johnson
V significantly to the assemblage
of exploiters, the A. F. of L. is the
worst enemy the Communists
have (this also was deleted from
the text of the speech distributed
to the press the next day., there
by virtually admitting that the
Communist Party is the only basic
opponent of the N.R.A.
In short, johnson reminded his
audience that the workers would
fight shoulder to shoulder against
the company union and recon-
mended that the best method of
fight would be to fool the workers
by delivering them into the hands
of Green, Lewis and McGrady,
who may be trusted to use every
ounce of their energy to break
strikes and spy out militancy.
Whichever fascist plan Ameri-
can finance and industrial capt.
tai adopts, the militant workers
will fight to build their own unions
and to expose the Greens and
Lewises to their misled fellow
workers who still do not realize
that the A. F. of L. is the germ
carrier of the Roosevelt admin
stration, the poison sprayer of
emerging American fascism, one
of Secretary of Commerce Roper's
"shock troops of recovery"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-10
'lenum for Our Work Among the Negro Masses

imperialism, known in some places
as the Pacific movement Chicago,
Detroit, st. Louis, etc., the jim
crow nationalist movement for
49th State Chicago. These move
ments are particularly dangerous
because camouflaged with anti
imperialist slogans while propagat-
ing the widest, reactionary utopian
ideas. However, much more ma
terial is necessary on these latest
reformist trends based ON the ex-
periences of the comrades IN the
field.
National Rebellion on the order Of
the Day
The present situation in the Ne
gro national liberation movement
places on the order of the day the
preparation and organization of the
national rebellion of the Negro
people as an integral part of the
task of preparation of the Amer
lean working class in the struggle
for power. This means an ener-
getic and bold putting forth of our
full program, equal rights, con- :
fiscation of the land, self-deter-
mination, and the closest linking up
of the fight for the specific de-
mands of the Negro masses with
every phase of the general fight of
the whole toiling population against
growing fascist reaction. 1t means
the speedy overcoming of all weak
neSseS and shortcomings in our
work among Negroes on the basis
of the line laid down in the res
olution of the XIV Plenum of the
Party, and the Open Letter of the
Extraordinary Conference. In this
connection, it is important to bear
in mind the resolution of the G. I.
1890 on the Negro question, which
states:
whether the rebellion Of the
Negroes is to be the outcome of
a general revolutionary situation
in the United States, whether it
is to originate in the whirlpool Of -
decisive fights for power by the
working class, for proletarian die
tatorship, or whether on the con-
trary the Negro rebellion will be
the prelude of gigantic struggles
for power by the American pro-
letariat, cannot be foretold now