davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12
BY w. G. QUISENBEItRY
united Press Staff Correspondent

London (UP)---Grcat Britain's
first efforts at rearing "a tariff wall
around the empire have helped the
dominions but done little or moth
ing for the mother country.
If anything, the dominions APP
pear less inclined than before to
buy goods from her. In the past
year--the first In which the OF
tawa agree m ents operated
throughout--the empires share of
Britain's exports decreased from
45.5 per cent to something like A..
on the other hand, the proportion
OF empire goods In BBritain's I'M
ports rose from 1873 per cent in
1882 to about 37.2 last year.
Great Britain feels that the
years trade figures were satisfac-
torily encouraging despite the fact
that her total exports remained at
almost exactly the same level and
that they took a perplexing slump
toward the year end. The encour-
agement Is due mainly to the fact
that another f26,278,S94 was
knocked off the adverse trade bal
ance and that tariffs and world
recovery appreciably stimulated
her manufacturing industries.
The total exports for 1888 were
416,501,462, compared with f4i6,-
O43,264 for 1882. Last year was
the first In which they"had shown
an increased since 1929. Imports.
however, declined from f701,670,-
061 In 1882 to f675,S47365 last
year.
The brightest spot in thY export
trade picture was the recovery of
manufactured goods. Sales abroad
were E4,885,263 above those of the
previous year, when they had de-
cllned by over 10000, 900.
Motor cars, iron and steel goods,
wooden textiles, chemicals, cleo
trical supplies and leather goods
shared the Improvement. Japanese
competition, however, held back
cotton textiles, former giant of the
export industries, while coal, pres
cnt leading export, was hurt slight
ly by lower prices. Coal exports
have risen sharply, however, In re-
cent months.
May Regain Balance
Emphasizing the. recovery of
British Industrial activity was the
fact that imports of foreign man
ufactures dropped further &c.
71O,3O2 last year. Further evidence
was seen In the f15,749,742 in
crease in imports of raw materials.
The industrial revival was re-
garded as ample evidence that the
recent depreciation of currencies in
other Industrial nations like the
United States and Japan had not
unduly injured Britain, except in
isolated spots.
Food imports fell. The decline
in food, drink and tobacco, which
are grouped together, was f32,-
341,779.
When the invisible" exports for
the yeGr become available, Britain
may be found to have regained
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

II got mighty tedious during
those long and weary night hours
from until the next morning
and ! tried to draw out the old
gentleman in conversation. He was
reticcnt and reserved at first: but
after we'd had few midnight
lunches and beers together he
thawed out and confided more In
me than / had expected.
1t seemed that the only reason
he was in New York was in search
of his only child, his daughter
Ruth. He had had dairy farm
down in Kentucky, near Louisville,
few years before, and was doing
pretty well. His wife had died
when Ruth was q small child, and
he had brought Ruth up himself.
She was all he had left--the apple
of his eye, the darling of his old
age, and he could not bear the
thought of losing her to any one
else. That may have made him
selfish. as he himself wistfully
said.
Anyway, Mr.. Carter-that was
his name-had violently objected
when Ruth fell In love with Il
young fellow from Louisville, by
the name Of Brownell, when she
was eighteen years old. Carter
had insisted that she was too
young to know her own mind, that
he needed her, that this Browncll
had no money, besides--and then
he made his big mistake by abso-
lutely forbidding her to marry for
several years yet.
Ruth, having some OF the old
mans iron In her herself, didn't
argue hopeless cause. She just
quietly packed up some Of her
things. left the farm between dusk
and dawn one night and, with her
lover, ran off to Jeffersonville, Ind.
right across the Ohio River from
Louisville, to get married. Then,
perhaps fearing that her father
might try to force her to return,
they had fed east.
CARTER HAD GOTTEN ONE
LETTER FROM HER
Carter had gotten one letter
from her, from New York City,
but with no return address. That
was all. After waiting patiently
for months for their return, will
ing and eager to forgive and well
come them, he sold the farm, de-
posted the proceeds in a Louis
vile bank, and came to New York
in search of his daughter.
He had been in New York for
two years when met him. comb
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12
HAND ADDRESSER

ing the town in his vain quest. The
money he had put in the bank In
Louisville remained untouched--al-
most $4,000. He had made VOW,
he said, never to touch 1t until ne
had found Ruth. He intended CIV
ing 1t all to Ruth as a belated we'd
ding gift and as a plea for her for
giyeness, II ever. he found her;
then inducing her and her husband
to return to Kentucky with him, IL
they would, all to live happily to-
gether, deep In his beloved Blue
Grass, forever after.
Not only had he somehow man
aged to exist in New York, by sole
virtue of his beautiful hand, with
out drawing on his Louisville
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

If ] hadn't been so hard-up,
hardly think I'd have taken the
work. ! did for several months of
1t down in Chi, back in 1880 and
1t got on my nerves something
fierce. After a few dozen sessions
of #, 1t wasn't hard for me to
understand why four out of FIVE
men working with me would go off
on n long booze spree after getting
a little pay. Not any more. They
Just weren't dependable, and that's
why most letter shops are using
women for the work now, whenever
possible, leaving the boozers shiv-
ering in the cold.
But my stomach was empty, my
shoes worn through and my clothes
ragged. These are powerful in
centives to industry. Ask any
sweatshop owner. l went up to
Green's on East 28th Street, on a
tip from an old fellow that ] had
met in q hop-house on the Bowery
that there was big" job coming
In there. They didn't pay much
attcntinon to my tatters. Most of
the male hand -addrcssers apply
ing looked little better than /.
Yes, they told me, there was a
big Job: they were expecting in
any hour now. Nightwork, of
course. The women got all the
day work. $1.75 a thousand. Used
to be $1.25, but the MIRA. forced
the price up. q remember, back
in Chi, was getting $3.50 for
the same thing. Prosperity
Well, / went around the next
night and the work was in. They
had seven or eight other men al
ready working on it, and they put
me down at table beside an old
fellow. about 60. I judged, who
seemed to have seen much better
days His clothes were of good
quality. neat, clean. and meticu-
lousy brushed. His face was clean
shaver, except for carefully
trimmed, silvery mustache, and
was intelligent and good-natured.
The erect, six-foot figure, lean
Jaws and lips. straight, thin nose
and high, broad forehead indicated
good American stock.
I LOOKED OVER A FEW
OF THE ENVELOPES
I looked over few of the en-
velopes he had completed. and was
treated to specimens OF some OF inc
most beautiful, distinctive penman-
ship / had ever seen. Every single
letter was as clean-cut and legible
as If printed. and yet written in
delightfully."- flowing "Spencerian'
style. Is seemed shame to me to
waste handwriting like that on
S1.75 n thousand advertisements,
extolling the merits Of some new
ladies' face cream.
He would have none of foun-
tain writing with an d-fashioned,
steel-quilI pen. / thought ! could
see where he wouldn't make much
money that way, when ] found that
his top speed was around 100 adj
dresses for nine hours, and
began to feel sorry
for him. l could have saved my
sympathy, however. 1t wasn't long
before the night foreman took him
off the ladies' creams and put him
on special assignments: Invitations,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

held by this time. It just tears
my old heart out to think that
they might be In want--sufferin'--
when rye got all that money waitin'
for her down in Louisville. !
reckon it's part of the price the
good Lords maxim me pay for
beln' such selfish, ornery old
fool, though.
'T1l tell you this--lf that darned
detective agency don't find her
soon, I'm goin' to withdraw a
thousand dollars from the bank,
and spend all my days land my
nights, too, lookin' for her! I'd
hoped I'd never have to touch
cent of II, but IL don't find
Ruthie soon, jest don't know
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

The first fashion show Watertown has sponsored in
many will be staged in the high school auditorium
this evening by st Johns Catholic church. featuring the
envabe Waterbury quintet of Mrs Dorothy Kunde the Misses
Lillian Kelsey Mary Gulfoe Jeanne Warner and Armande
Frechette models lengthy runway has been set in
the gym for the show which will follow bridge party at
which 100 tables will be in play. Margaret Bowling
will fill the role of for the fashion presentation
iddie show also the program which will be directed
by Emily Tave With the receipts going to most worthy
cause, the SRO sign is expected to be evident early
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

Breathers Madeline Walker, feted at
birthday party Friday evening, md she is-DeU weU
let you guess George Kunze has been laid up some
time aUth blood poisoning. Dorothy Wheeler md Eliza
beth Kent sailed Friday from New York aboard the good
ship Cherokee for Jacksanviue, Flo Johnny Santa
barbara is contemplating taking an eram1nntion IN
Hartford soon for parachute, jumping. Mr. md Mrs
Sherman Perry and Mr. and Mrs Robert Munger
vacatoning at Inverness and Mountain Lake, Florida
Our profuse thanks to Fannie DeBlasio Of IS Alder
street for most generous contribution of tinfOI
Connie LARSON Frankie Burns and Dr. p Fl. DeNicola
are arranging acith Joe Mlve and Francis Feeey for
galn celebration this euening aUhen their duck-
min teams meet on the Elks drives. The quintet haze
secured Eddie Hoyt and hot-chn band to entertain
bet1Ueen strikes and spares.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

Editor TnH TOOer Topics: hare no respect for OBJ
jectOrS to President ROOseUeS plan to tide the country
through the depresison but hare nothing practical TO
offer as u substitute. / hue often WOndered What
aOould be the condition IN waterbury and all oUer the
country this 0ner If steps had not been tdken to find
employment for the gredt army Of Whose families
the verge Of starvation When an opportunity
given them To few dollars But the plight Of
these thousands small matter 10 some compared
Ch the millions being spent TO keep the 00H from the
door, We beo,O tod that 0W haze TO back Hees
yast acith interest," Weu pohat Of ID? Isn't bet
ter to spend money al home than L0aninO to our
,ae0hb0r8 VhO using 10 Md 10 their ornaments
and shOW no disposition 10 pan either principal
inteTestY No matter hOw much spend or Where the
fusds (r0m zoe are IN dmy bound TO cure for our
dependGnts ThOse WhO think 0therWise haze but pour
conception of mint the government oaoes 10 fts citiSeas
--CWA Advocate.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

funds, but he had also made regu-
lar payments of IS weekly to some
obscure detective agency, all that
from his quest.
We had been working together
for about three weeks. | was still
on the ladies' cream - albeit the
list was fasting drawing to an end.
Carter had just finished a list of
ten thousand names, to which in
vitations had been sent to attend
special showing Of a popular au-
tomobilc. and was enlarging to me
on his violent antipathy for hand
addressing.
you know, son." he said. II
do think that II 1t warn't for this
cussed work, maybe IDA found my
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

Down the hme . Ozzie Nelson and his aug
mened orchestra of 25 pieces will pLay for the Yale
Junior prom the utter part of this month"; Several
phone calls last aOeek inquired If the intercollegiate
Club intend to sponsor another ball similar to last
years ut Hamilton Pnrk ddncetorium (which prOved
great social and financial success. We aOonder If
President Joe Brennan OU onsa0er that one? The CLUB
should several local charities benefited By the last
one. :. Bill SWeeney is home from Villanova for q
brief stay.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12
FROM LINCOLN, THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE"
Good Evening.

Up from log cabin to the Capitol =
One fire was on his spirit, resolve
To send the keen axe to the root of the wrong,
Clearing free way for the feet of Cod
The eyes of conscience testing every stroke
To make his deed the measure of man.
He built the rail-pile as he built the State,
Pouring his splendid strength through every blow:
The grip that swung the axe in Illinois
Was on the pen that set people free.
SO came the Captain with the mighty heart;
And when the judgment thunders split the house
Wrenching the rafters from their ancient rest,
He held the ridgepole up, and spikt again
The rafters of the Home. He held his place
Held the long purpose like a growing tree
Held on through blame and faltered not at praise
And when he fell in whirwind, he went down
AS when lordly cedar, green with boughs
Goes down with great shout upon the hills,
And leaves lonesome place against the sky
Edwin Markham.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

FRANK MURPHY. former
mayor OF Detroit, In governor
general Of the Philippines. In
ships built and building,
GREAT BRfTAIN'B navy totals
f,0ss,77e tons; that OF JAPAN.
7se,s7l tons.e The preslden.
llal veto can DO 0Eefridden ~ o
TW0yTIIIRps VOTE ef essh
boues OF Congress.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12
Empire Tariff Aids
Dominions Greatly
Britain However, Is Not Continued Recovery
Indicated Nevertheless, By Trade Figures

her favorable balance of payments.
The present trade deficit is $685.
346,000. The last estimate of "in-
visiblcs" was 55,000,000.
While Europe's purchases from
Britain remained at about the
same proportion as last year, those
Of the Americas have made up for
the slight decrease In this coun-
try's exports to the empire. Ar
gentina and Colombia. in South
America. and the United States and
Mexico, In North America, 'partic,
ularly have given Britain more
trade.
With the empires purchases
practically In the same proportion
as they were before the depression,
the reduction in Britain's diverse
trade balance in the last two
years has been achieved entirely at
the expense Of foreign countries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

Editor Tall Tower Topics May take this opportunity
congratulate you your radio column? just busy
mother who hasn't much time for reading The radio
chief entertainment and gives lot of pleas
be able to pick up the Democrat my favorte news
paper and find interesting items about our radio
frends-Mrs Frank Warner, 759 South Main st.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

what III do. Hand addressing
Phaugh! | wonder what my child
would say, IL she could see her old
dad on this sort of thing ....'
time, hoping that they might,
somehow find Ruth where he had
failed. 1t was money thrown away,
but / could not make him believe
it. He chung to the most futile hope
with the desperate tenacity of
convicted killer praying for last
moment reprive For Ruth was
that to hlm-his very life.
AS / may have said, | dislike
hand addressing myself but Car
ter loathed 1t with bitter inten-
sity. He was unused to being shut
up in cramped quarAers, to work
ing day In and day out for a pit
lance, and most of all he hated 1t
because ii consumer precious hours
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12
BY EMANUEL SNYDER.

IT'S tough racket this addressing On the surface
it easy enough just sitting and copying addresses
off cards onto envelopes Yet it's monotonous and supe
flying job any in the world think Your brain has
nothing at all to do just rests up there and sagnates in
clio
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12
The Cast of Characters in
"Hand- Addresser."

A KENTUCKIAN, whose
daughter has elOped and who
comes TO New York I'm the de-
termination to find her.
RUTH, the daughter who
preferred love to her fathers
wishes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12
A SMOKE OWL

SMOhT VWT
Draper, Va, When Mrs
Robert Baker tried to kindlc a fire
In her kitchen stove, smoke poured
into the room instead of up the
chimney. Her husband took down
the stovepipe and found screech
owl squatting in the elbow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-02-12

To regain or to assure health,
fresh vegetables are essential, and
there is no better way to provide
them than growing them in your
own garden. Plan early this year.
80 that you may have real green
luxuries on your table next sum-
mer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

he might never be able to return to his former work. However, pt- cause Of the relieved anxiety tho family were able to move to small farm. Here Mir X. helped with the garden and made more rapid progress toward recovery.
 This "as just one of the exuffis pies whc-c tho nurse not only helped with bedside care but helped to solve general family problems ty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
Many Strikes Hinder
 RecoUery Act Policy
Worst Two at Present Are Threatened Steel and Tex. tile Trouble-Other Minor Affairs in Some Sections

mittee said q general strike was in. evitable.
 Textile Troubles
 Boston, June 1-(U.P.) -- Cot ton.textile operatives in New Bed ford and In Rhode Island mill cities were prepared to-day to join In tho natlon.w wide strike called by tho United Textile Workers of America for Monday as protest against the NRA's order for q 26 per cent cut in production.
 In northern New England and in Fall River definite action had not yet been taken, but strike votes were expected to be taken between now and Sunday.
 Tho New Bedford Textile council representing 10000 of tho cityt cotton textile workers, voted at q special meeting to cooperate 100 per cent with the UTWA in the strike. Ratification of tho coun- ellis action by the rank and hie was expected, and it was believed that unorganized workers ih large numbers would join with union members in any action they should take.
 Walter L. Connolly, president oi the Rhode Island state Federation of Labor, announced that 10000 textile operatives In Providence Pawtuoket, Woonsocket, Westerly and other Rhode Island mill cities would walk out Monday if the strike is consummated. Where plants manufacture both cotton and ray0n, both classes of workers will strike, h0 declared.
 In Manchester, N. H., the TO-. 900 employees Of the Am 0sk eaa Manufacturing company, largest cotton.tcxtile firm in tho country awaited return from Washington of Horace I,. Riviero, U. T. W, A. exocutlvi A I'd member. it Wal believed & his recommen do tions would be 4eptcd by the workers
 Tn Fall River the 10000 mill hands arc unorganized. George II Cottell, union organizer Just re. turned from Washington. will meet with tho Fail River Textile coun' ell tonight and plans probably vii bo made for n strike vote on Sun day.
 The U. T. W. A. is less Inhuentin In Lawrence, Lowell. than In the main textile cities, and develop ments in those centers was con joCturnl,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
Nurses Prescribe Remedies
 For Economic Illnesses !"

X. was soon expecting . new baby, and because of the increased finan. clal burden and uncertainty for the future, did not feel she could call upon her own physician. Mrs x. was therefor referred to the clinic and arrangements made at the hos pitaI for confinement.
 Durlny the following weeks the nurse visited Mrs Y. frequently. She soon leuin ned that Mrs x. was q veteran of the World War, and while serving over seas had been wounded and gassed. Although receiving disa bility compensation 't was insufficient to care for the family in their present circum. stances. The family was reported to the state Aid and increased temporary financial aid was given.
 The 1rrse also ob erved that the children were undernourished Joan especially had been out of school lost of the winter with ton. siilitls and swollen glands. MIR and cod liver oil were obtained Tn an effort 10 improve the physical conditions Of the children. Joan was taken to the clinic where an immediate tonsillectomy was ad' Yised.
 ! MT X.'s condition was such that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
Speaker
NOVENA TO SACRED
 HEART, COMMENCES
Rev John O'Hearn, o. P., Conducting Services at
 St Patrick's Church

Novena services were opened at St. Patrick's church last night un. der the direction of Rev John E. O'Hearn of the Dominican order. The novena has been dedicated to the honor of the Feast of the Sacred Heart and vii! continue for nine days. The feast will be ob' served on tho Sth of the month.
 Tho evening services will consist of the rosary. novena prayers. It, any of tho Sacred Heart, a sermon on some phase of tho Sacred Heart md close with benedlction of the most Blessed Sacrament. During the entire novena there will be con. gregational singing, and applica. ton of the relic of St. Margaret Mary. The services will open promptly. ht 7:30 o'clock each eve. ming.
 Confessions will be heard each evening immediately after the scrv. ices. Father O'Henrn has requested that tho intentions and petitions be handed in before the opening Of tho services. These intentions will not only be remembered in tht prayers of the congregation during the novcna but also by tho priests of St. Patrick's at all masses dur. Ing the days of grace. The novena mass will be at 7:30 o'clock each day.
 Last evening. the. subject of the sermon given by Father o'Hcarn was "Thc Foundation Of the Sprend and Growth of the, Devotion of the Sacred Heart. relating to the lead. orship of St. Margaret Mary. Hn spoke of her life being dedicated I to the adorntlon of Our Divine Lord.
 Announeement has been made by Father OHearn that his subject nt | tonight's services VIII he "The Oh. l ject Of the Devotion of the Sacred Heart" It has also been announced that theso services are not restrict. cd entirely 10 parishioners Of St. Patrick's. but to all interested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01

tfcollOwing Is tlhe fourth ln a
 series of articles on activities
 of the Visiting Nurse AssOcln.
 ton. Written by members of
 the v. x, A. stan. further artb.
 cles ln thls series will appear
 ln The Democrat from day Go
 day.)
 During the past few years be. cause of tho lack of employment, and lowered wages many families who have always been able to af. ford the necessities of life, have found themselves with their sav- ings exhausted and not knowing where to go for help.
 Many such problems confront the nurse in her daily visits. Not only must she be familiar with the dif. ferent agencies in the city. but also know how to refer families to the correct source for aid.
 One particular case reported to the nurse was that of MT and Mrs X, and their three children, Joan years old: Ralph. three years old and Patricia. IS months. Mir K had been working irregu!arly for the past two years at the factory Six weeks previous to the nurse's visit he had been severely injured and was still in the hospital. Mr'