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The Washington times., 1934-07-27

SOftSOaped SilveriteS are sore.
They believe the Treasury
has broken faith.
When the silver bill was
adopted before the adjournment
of Congress, advocates of silver
coinage were in hopes that the
measure would boost the price
of silver through purchase of
the metal.
The price went off severely
the other day and many per-
sons who had invested in the
metal saw their investments
dwindle in value. So the silver
Senators are sore.
Handsome, white-haired Sena-
tor Elmer Thomas of Okla
homa, one of the most ardent
Democratic advocates Of silver,
is pretty mad. He has re-
turned from a trip through
the country where he found
that there was terrific disap-
pointm ent concerning the
Treasury's activity in buying
silver.
When the price went off the
other day, Senator Thomas
said the Treasury should have
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
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In the flow of news from
Germany, there is a casual
little trailer which seems to
me possibly more significant
and illustrating than more of
the stories which get the big
headlines.
Baffled correspondents ex-
plore the zones of politics and
economics. Here's something
human-and that's the ne
elected, but at times critically
Important zone, staked out in
this corner of the paper.
The crowds in the German
cafes take up again the old
mellow, sentimental songs;
they demand the musical clas-
sics: they renounce the impaS-
stoned heroics of their new
synthetic culture-all the tin.
sci and bravura of the Nazl
forced draught music-and
turn back to "Du, du Liegst
Mir in Herzen," and "Roslein'
Roslein auf der Heide:"
They linger far into the
morning hours, singing again
and again those old favorites,
with the delight of recovering
something infinitely treasured.
In other words, they're human.
The boys are getting a little
track.sore, as my old friend
Pittsburgh Phil would put It,
with all this Nazi run-arouno::
And I sometimes wonder II
Pittsburgh Phil, if he were
alive. wouldn't be a better
scout of great popular drifts
than some of the learned rail-
birds who clock the chancel'
lery and the bourse. :,
The bourse is interesting and
important, as a reflex OF
money, but a cafe may be and
often is responsible to some
thing wilder and deeper-the
folklike of a people which
makes and unmakes dictatorS
and kings. :.
AS I remember it, there must
be nearly a mile of great cafes
along the KurfurStendamm in
Berlin. In Munich. there IS
the great rocco Haus Water
land. in the Potsdamer Platz,
which seats more than 5000
persons; and the Neue welt, a
great sprawling, bleak struc.
ture, roaring with the songs OF
the workers-the same old
sentimental songs which they
are now picking up again IN
the grand places.
All over Germany, in big
cities and mountain hamlets,
one finds in the cafes the re.
treat of the "Volk Geist,"
carrying on down through tu-
multuous days some heritage
of the people which war and
oppression cannot destroy.
In continental Europe, the
cafe has an institutional quail
ity which we do not find in
America. In Paris, asking for
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

McAdoo.
Three of his men are in key
positions. They are Russell
Amory, assistant director; Gene
Wilbur, assistant to the direc-
tor, and Walter Measday, Nc
Adoo's former secretary, who is
executive manager of the Los
Angeles branch.
Measday is a Californian and
was appointed to the Los Ange.
les office because they wanted
a local boy.
Minor employees appointed at
McAdoo's request cannot be
found to number more than one.
AS for McAdoo directing
workings of the bureau because
of his appointees, it can be
termed the bunk. His men make
a practice of staying away from
him and he from them.
John Dickinson, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, was once
an associate of McAdOO, but
they don't click so well now.
It is true that Dickinson has
his fingers well into the bureau,
but McAdOO's muscles don't
actuate the Assistant Secretary'S
digitS.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
DEATH ON THE BEACH
By Robert Benchley

There is no spot on the beach
on which you are not in the
middle of a baseball diamond,
with out-fielders dashing across
your path yelling Il got it," and
looking at a point directly back
of your neck. And, for some
reason, you feel that you have
to apologize every time you step
in the range of the ball. That's
because you are a craven, lily
hearted wretch.
Medicine balls haven't got the
range that baSeballs have, but
they smack harder. A good
medicine ball on the side of the
throat and you are back in the
house for the rest of the day,
with hot congresses for COM
pany.
About the only way to avoid
this type of accident is to rotate
while walking, thus facing all
directions at once as nearly as
is possible.
Added to these actual dan
gers, the stroll along the beach
is impeded nowadays by a bat
terry of beach umbrellas and the
necessity of picking ones way
in and out among the PROSTATE
and supine cadavers of SUM-
bathers. Unless you want to
trot along through the waves.
there Is no such thing as a
Straightaway.
So. it looks as if we jumpy
members of a dying race would
have to go to the woods for our
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Solution of Relief
Give a Job

CIlVe a JOB
The problem of relief is going to be with the District
for long time, just it is going to be with the
nation for a long time.
But Mr. Elwood Street. director of public welfare of
the District in recent radio address, pointed the way
to reduction of the problem here.
AS Mr.. Street said the reduction of the relief rolls
depends upon the manner in which Washingtonians
who have money spend it,
THE ONLY WAY THE NUMBER ON RELIEF
CAN BE CUT IS TO FURNISH THOSE IN NEED
WITH JOBS SUCH JOBS CAN BE PROVIDED
ONLY BY THOSE WHO HAVE MONEY.
Some of the necessary jobs be provided directly
as in the case of domestic workers.
Others can be provided indirectly through the ex
penditure by those who have upon the things and
services which they need.
three point program outlined by Mr. Street
as indicative of the manner in which the resident who
has money help to cut down the relief rolls The
program follows
"First, in purchasing the products of industry and
business through retail stores
"Second, by building construction, repair and reno
UatiOn.
"Third, by employing domestic help and similar
personal service"
Everyone in Washington should ponder that pro-
effort to cut the relief rolls.
There is no intent upon the part of Mr.. Street, or
on part to urge residents of the city to spend be-
yond their means, but there undoubtedly many
things of which local families have deprived them
selves in the last year two which they can now
afford and which they need.
By expending your money for these things now you
serve double purpose.
YOU MAKE YOUR OWN LIFE MORE COM
PORTABLE AND YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO
RESTORE TO PRODUCTIVE WORK THOSE WHO
NOW ARE DEPENDENT UPON TAX MONEY
FOR LIVELIHOOD.
In the midst of the many experiments which are
being conducted among the thousands who are on
relief it is pleasure to find that Mr. Street is CIV
ing some serious thought to the unemployment of
those under his care.
LITTLE MORE ATTENTION TO THIS PHASE
OF THE PROBLEM WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE OF
MATERIAL ASSISTANCE IN CUTTING DOWN
THE EIGHT OR TEN MILLION DOLLARS WHICH
Is BEING SPENT IN WASHINGTON ANNUALLY
ON RELIEF.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
Stay at Home, America
By James 7. Williams, Ir.

In the light of the latest erup-
ton Of the Austrian volcano
which is turning the thoughts
of the great Powers of Europe
toward their respective swords,
Americans will find it profitable
to turn their eyes again toward
the Farewell Address of George
Washington.
In this immortal valedictory
soon to be enshrined beside the
Declaration of independence
and the Constitution of the
United States in the Hall of
Archives now nearing compile
ton midway between the Capt.
tol and the White House will
be found these prophetic words:
Europe has a set Of primary
interests, which to us have none
or q very remote relation.
Hence, she must be engaged in
frequent controversies, the
causes of which are essen
TALLY foreign to our concerns.
Hence, therefore, it must be un-
wise in us to implicate ourselves,
by artificial ties, in the ordinary
viciSSitudes of her politics, or
the ordinary combinations and
collisions of her friendships or
enmities.
Able to Vary
"Our detached and distant
situation invites and enables us
to pursue a different course.
"If we remain one people,
under an efficient government,
the period is not far off when we
may defy material injury from
external annoyance; when we
may take such an attitude as
will cause the neutrality, we
may at any time resolve upon,
to be ScrupulOusly respected;
when belligerent nations, under
the impOSsibiIity of making &C
quisitiOnS upon us, will not
lightly hazard the giving us
prOvOcatiOn; when we may
choose peace or war, as our in
terests guided by justice shall
counsel.
"Why fOregO the advantages
of SO peculiar a situation? Why
quit our own soil to stand upon
foreign ground? Why by inter-
weaving our destiny with that
of any part of Europe, entangle
our peace and prosperity in the
tolls of European ambition,
rivaIship, interest, humOr or
caprice?"
BY singular coincidence the
news of Austria's plight and
all Europe's resultant appre-
hension broke upon the Federal
City in the very week in which
from the Committee on Foreign
Relations-"the great Commit
tee of the Senate" e"-one of its
veteran employees was sending
to the four corners of the coun-
try, under various senatorial
franks, a most timely and ar
resting public document.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
$3.50 in His Pocket, Three
Bullets in His Body
The End of Greatest Criminal

John Dlinger, dead with three bullets in his body and
$3.50 in his pocket, probably concudes-wherever his
immortal self may be-that crime doesn't pay.
is lesson that is not hard to grasp, though it is
one that some persons never learn on earth.
Mr. Dillinger also knows that individual no
matter how clever and ruthless he may be- wage
war successfully hundred and twenty three mil
lion people
The odds are too heavy, as many another killer has
discovered to his cost.
To give Dillinger his DUE however, it must be ad-
rnitted that he made thoroughly conscientious job of
his personal warfare against society," and there are not
q few law-abiding Americans who rather sympathize
fore fusilade from the fifteen crack shots whom the
Federal Government had sent against him.
We doubt though if there will be many tears shed for
him except by the 'lunatic fringe of the public.
Anyone who remembers how he cut police officer in
two in Indiana with burst from machine gun,
recalls the dozen d-booded murders which he
and his gang committed will feel that he got what he
richly deserved.
There will be general congratulations also, that Dill
lnrer was not spared to hire smart criminal lawyer
to save him from the death penalty and then to get him
pardoned or paroed after he had served few years of
his term.
That is not a pleasant reflection to make laws
and our courts, but it happens to be the truth
AS long as Justice be perverted by stupid rules of
procedure by political prosecutors and by INSCRIPTIONS
attorneys this country will have its share of Dngers-
and the only way to deal with them will be to shoot
them down as mercilessy this modern Jesse James
was disposed of in the streets Of Chicago Sunday
week day the year 1871
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

Secretary of Treasury, has
never believed in silver and the
Silverites think he is holding on
to his beliefs and not carrying
out the intention of Congress.
One thing is certain. When
Congress COnvenes again the
silveriteS, probably headed by
Thomas, will make every effort
to have the situation adjusted
so that the Treasury will buy
silver whether it likes to or not.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

taken advan-
tage of the
low price and
seized avail
able silver.
1t all gets
back to the
point of the
silver bill
W h ich per-
m its t h e
TT e aSury to
buy the metal
but does not
demand that
it do so
Henry M or
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

termed the
power b e :
h in d t h e
t on e" Of
the Bureau
of F ore i g n
and Domestic
Commerce.
AS a mat
ter of fact,
few Senators
h a v e main
t a n e d a S
S t ri C t a
"handS off"
policy in re-
gard to the
bureau as has
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

Hon. j. Reu-
ben Clark, jr.
of Utah-Set-
ting forth the
manifold rea-
sons why the
United States
should keep
ou t of the
League of Ma
tionS Court
e rro neouSly
c a ii d the
World Court.
After CIV
ing all the
negative and
a affirmatiVe
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
By Iohn Snure, Ir

Until that time the Demo
cratic silverites can do little.
They are Democrats, the elec.
tions are around the corner and
they cannot antagonize the
powers that be.
In certain quarters of the
city Senator William Gibbs Nc
Adoo of California has been
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

Havens of refuge for physi-
cally timid men are getting
fewer and fewer. Soon it will
be so that inside the laundry
hamper is the only restful place
The Washington times., 1934-07-27
rising high and fast.

) an appointment with some per-
son of note, 1 was frequently
told to appear at the Cafe des
Lilacs, or the Cafe de la Paix
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

at a certain hour. Usually,
it was late in the afternoon,
for this is the hour of the
rendezvous in the Paris cafes.
The Washington times., 1934-07-27

This document contains the
brief Of an American jurist,
statesman and diplomatiSt-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
DIVISION

Children of the Division street playground presented an entertain l ment program of 31 acts Monday night at the North End Y. M. c. A. before an audience of several hun dred persons. Francis P. Sheehan | was master of ceremonies and also | impersonated several stars of radio | and stage. Dancing followed the entertainment. It was announced that party would be given for the performers later this week.
 Louis Adams and Rocco Palla- dino, supervisors, were in charge of 7 the program. which was as follows: Piano selection, Joseph Jacovino; song, Josephine Litz; speciality dance. Louise DeCola; group dance. Bobby Southland's pupils; accor- dion solo, Betty DeMeo; waltz clog, Benny Dezinno; violin solo Anthony DeMeo; accordion duet, Betty and Anthony DeMeo; toe dance. Althea Draper; Dutch dance. Margaret Honan: song, Marge Orsini; tap dance, Mae Dec gan; acrobate dance, Phyllis John son.
 Harmonica selections, Vim Ca francesca: tap dance, Althea Dra- per; drum speciality, Bobby Scan nell; broken rhythm dance. Dor othy Begley; song. Margaret Tiso; buck and wing, Tony Fernandez; song, Marie Jacovino; waltz-clog. Bobby Scannell; military tap. Bet ty Nichols: violin solo. Carl Giam- pietro; triple wing dance, Sally Begley; song, John Rainville: waltz clog, Bobby \Southland's pupils: buck dance, Benny Dezinno, piano varieties, Joe Jacovino; buck and wing. Mae Deegan and Dorothy Begley; impersonations, Francis Patrick Sheehan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
Veteran Executives
 Starting New Term
Installation of Sheridan Council Staff Tonight Adds to i Records of Popular Officers s-Merger Discussed

Mortimer J. Connor and James w. 'Burnes both are completing 16 years as financial secretary and treasurer respectively. They will also be installed tonight.
 The entire slate that will be in- ducted by District Deputy Robert A. Cleary consists of: Grand knight, John F. Robinson; deputy grand knight, Cornelius F. Maloney; chancellor, James Col well; warden, Henry Loughran; financial secretary, Mortimer J. Connor; recorder, William F. Guil- foile, treasurer, James Burnes; ad- vocate, Martin J. Parker; lecturer Patrick J. Wallace; chaplain. Rev Leo Finn; inside guard, Charles Bannon; outside guard, Daniel Nelson; trustees. Charles E. Me- Donald, Dr Daniel Donahue, and Roger Walsh.
 To Discuss Merger
 Important business to be brought before the council tonight includes action on removal of the club to temporary quarters at 174 Grand street with the possibility of new home site being discussed.
 In addition merger of Sheridan and Barcelona councils will be preached when a report from the latter is read and action is taken | on it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
Playground Echoes
FULLER

Final plans for Playground Day" to be observed at Fuller street tomorrow have been an- nounced by the supervisors. Prizes will be awarded to all winners of the contests and to entrants in the handcraft exhibition, which is said to contain some excellent work. Some of the contests sched- uled are a potato race, peanut hunt and three legged race.
 The finals of the horseshoe con- test will also be staged tomorrow Contestants are Bernard Griffin who is teamed with Bill Kenny; and Andy Cavanaugh and Bill Egan. In the final game of the volleyball tournament the Dixies will meet the Collegians, while an inter- playground league match will bring together the Fuller street mems team and the championship Duggan aggregation. The game will be played at 7:30. To decide the second class honors in the girls league the Fuller street girls will clash with Fulton tomorrow at o'clock. Supervisors Bill Carroll, Margaret Lawlor and Ed Sciullo have also arranged an entertain ment program featuring talent se- lected from. youngsters of the play ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
Government Starts
 Official Check-Up
 Of Local Merchants
All Delnquents Face 2596 Penalty of Tax Due Unless They Comply With Law-Move to Check
 PrOmiscuOus Sale of Guns to 'Gangsters'

All dealers, importers and pawn brokers in the city dealing firearms must register at the internal rev. enue office in the Waterbury post office building before Friday or be subject to 25 per cent penalty of the tax due, according to informal ton received at the local office. The original time period had expired August 10 but was extended.
 There have been no registr ations here as yet, and there are only a few days left in which to pay the tax and receive their permits. Im- porters must pay $500 year, deal CTS other than pawnbrokers 800; and pawnbrokerS, $500.
 It is believed that the new reg ulations are part of the govern ment campaign for more drastic supervision of firearms throughout the country in an effort to keep them out of the hands of gang sters. Any firearm with a bacrel less than 1S inches lc-~ is includ- ed In the ruling, as we'll as all fire arms of any description which are equipped with silencers, and ma- chine guns.
 Only few weeks ago warnings were sent to all of the armories in the country including the local ar mory on Field street, that careful check must be kept on firearms and ammunition, in an attempt to halt the many robberies of such equipment. In compliance with :he orders, firing nins were removed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
POLICEMAN LOSES
 JUDCE'SDECISIO
Woman Given Discharge on Complaint of Violat=
 ing Parking Ordinance

Benefit of the doubt was given in police court to-day to a woman accused of violating the parking ordinance by staying for more than two hours on West Main street yes- terday and she was given dis charge. The woman was Miss Madeline Marshall of Ridgewood street, who denied the claim of Traffic Policeman James Behan that her car had been parked in the same place for more than two hours and that then It had been move her car ahead or back to an-
 Patrolman Behan claimed on the stand that the woman's car was not only parked overtime yesterday but that she made a practice of having cab-drivers from the center move her car ahear or back to an- other parking place at the expira- ton of the regular parking time.
 The officer said that the woman parked her car on West Main street at 9:15 and that it was still there almost three hours later. He didn't place a tag on it at that time but did so when he returned half hour later and the car had been moved ahead several feet.
 Miss Marshall and her mother testified that she had not left her home till about 9:30 yesterday morning and that the car was not parked at 9:15 consequently.
 Am merican apiarists count bees with a miscrophone; each buzz is picked up, amplified, and shot over to an automatic recorder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
RED GROSS GIVEN
 CHRISTMAS BAGS
Sailors, Soldiers in For= eign Stations to Receive
 Gifts From Children

Christmas bags made yearly by the Junior Red Cross children of the Slocum school under the direction of Miss Anna F. Pagan, chairman of junior work have been received at the headquarters of the Water bury chapter of the American Red Cross on Field street by Mrs Edith Ladd, supervisor of the local chapter.
 Contents of the bags have been donated by friends of the Red Cross, and are sent to soldiers and sailors of the peace time army and navy receiving hospital treat ment at remote foreign stations. The bags, 60 in number have been filled by the Waterbury chapter and four branches, Middlebury, with Mrs F. A. Waters as chair man; Thomaston. Mrs John Braxl. Woodbury, Miss Lottie Hitchcock; {; Plymouth, Mrs Frederick Buell..
 Each bag contains story book, stationery, sewing kit. pack of playing cards, pipe, pocket comb pocket knife, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
Dealers in Firearms Ordered to Registe
LEGION PROPOSES
 DUES REDUCTION
Planning Program to At- tract Record Member
 ship in 1885

A proposal to reduce dues was discussed at the meeting of the executive committee of Corporal Coyle post, American Legion at the Legion home last night. Formal appreciation of the local post and acceptance of the prizes won by the Legion drum corps was ex- pressed m a communication to the Stamford posts, hosts at the recent state convention. Letters of ap- preciation for their participation with the local group in the legion parade were also sent to Water bury branches of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled Amer ican Veterans and the Yankee Division.
 Morris Shapiro was named chairman of the delegation to the national convention of the Jewish War Veterans of America at New Britain, which will be held begin ming Friday of this week and con- tinuing until Monday. Officers will be nominated at the next meet ing to be held September 4. Elec- tions have been announced for September IS and installation will be left to the discretion of the new commander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
WASHINGTON

George Ihlla Rossa won the milk drinking contest held at Washing ton park playground last night as feature of the novelty program Tippr McGrath captured second place. In the next event, in which the girls fed the boys milk from a bowl by means of a tea spoon Irene Dumochel and Joe Menzello carried off honors in the first match, and little Bee Pelletier and Francis Menzello won the final contest. Dot Byron won the final milk contest for girls.
 Moving pictures for children only will be taken at the wading pool tonight. The show will begin al S:30 and will continue for one hour, and the pictures are to be a bedtime story and comedy. MT Johnson, secretary of the Boys Club, has donated the machine for the evening.
 One small mistake by Tipper McGrath cost the Giants the. ball game yesterday and ollowed the Terrors to move into four-way tie for first place. Thinking the game was over McGrath stuffed lIlC Ddll III POShCs eiiiu itAiA AA S''i the field after making a put out. Runners scored from second and third. To-day the Terrors will meet the Athletics and the High landers will meet Hopeville, and the winners of these games Will clash for the title playground day.
 Jack Fitzgerald will act as mas ter of ceremonies atthe Mardi Gras, in the absence of Francis Sheehan, it has been announced. During the course of the evening Jack prom ises to play every instrument in his band. Macs Radio Shop has sup piled amplifiers for the show.
 All parents of playgrouond chil- dren who wish to donate cake for playground day, which will be observed tomorrow, are asked 10 see the supervisor.