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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
Just As Predicted

There has been much in the papers ot recent days about circumventing the or ders from Washington that all members of the democratic national committee re- move themselves from the roster if they are holding federal positions. Connecticut has been interested in the case of Mrs Fannie Dixon Welch. She is our Collec- tor of Customs and also national commit teewoman. It was expected that her re- tirement from the national committee would be forthcoming some months ago, but it is only this week that she an- nounced her intention to resign.
 We recall commenting on this state of affairs in the spring. It was about the time that Senator Augustine Lonergan had obtained the support of his fellow senators in blocking the nominations of several local federal employees, notable Dr ~ Edward G. Dolan as internal revenue col 7 lector and State Senator Frank Bergin as district attorney. Successors to their posts have been named in the meantime. Mrs Welch was the exception to the rule. Confirmation of her appointment was not withheld. It removed the only objection that she might have raised to her resig- nation.
 We can understand why she might hold up such a resignation when she wasn't sure Ol IeE IeueIdl JOUy UuC we dloo NCL- tured the opinion that once this confirms tion was obtained she would oblige by full filling the orders that Postmaster General < Farley in his capacity as national chair man had issued. Early this week we read that National Committeeman Archibald McNeil did not propose that Mrs Welch should resign in the ordinary manner 1t she would resign at all. This was to pre- vent her successor being named from the ranks of any faction inimical to MT Me Neil.
 Judging by the way things are going with the democrats lately there shouldn't be any factions in this state. Everything IS supposed to be rosy. That's why we can't understand why Mrs Welch's resig- nation from the national committee should call for any particular display ot feeling. It had, to come. Washington de- creed it. There was ne need to display sny politics with regard to it once it was established that the federal job to which she was named was actually hers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
A Book a Day
Tells Why Violence Goes With Strikes
BY BRUCE CAPTION

If you have been dismayed and bewildered by the violence of re- cent strikes in Toledo, Minneapolis, San Francisco and elsewhere, you might find Louis Adami's 'Dyna- mite" very much worth reading.
 This book, originally issued in 1880 and now brought up to date with survey of developments un- der the New Deal. is subtitled ''The Story of Class Violence in Amer ica.' It is an enlightening and dis turbing book.
 MT Adamic traces the whole con. f1ict between worker and employer in America from. it's origin cen- tury and more gao. It began when industrialism began and grew more bitter and intense as industrialism developed: before long it had blos- somed out in such tragic forms as the Molly Maguires in Pennsyl- vania, and the Haymarket and Pullman riots in Chicago, followed and Colorado mine wars, the Me- by the Homestead strike, the Idaho Namara bombinb in Los Angeles, and the great steel strike of 1919. But this book is not a mere cat alog of riots. MT Adamic not only tells hor- these things happened;
 he tells why they happened. as
 we'll. He shows why certain Amer | ican workers came to feel that the use of dynamite was their only possible answer to a power that could be fought in no other way ard -'--' certain labor unions work with - through rac!seteers.
 He gives. in short. an excellent survey of the whole tragic field. He sees small chance that labor rela tions will grow more peaceful ir
 the near future. and he has scan,
 use for the. Roosevelt labor pro.
 gram; but If his book Is depressing
 1t is extremely educational.
 Published by Viking. it sells fol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
Peiping Letter
BY H. R. sEKINs

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Peiping, China = (UP) = De. vout followers and loyal disciples of Confucius, one of the greatest of the sages of ancient China, will observe the birthday anniversary of the philosopher on August 27.
 Throughout the country the oc. casion will be observed as a na. tional holiday.
 This year marks the first on which the birthday of Confucius has been observed by the modern solar calendar rather than by the ancient and still widely used Chi- nese lunar calendar. In the past the birthday of Confucius has been celebrated on the 27th day of the eighth moon of the lunar calendar, but annually in the future the day will be observed on August 27.
 Reviving Practice
 In officially observing the birth- day of Confucius the Chinese Ma. tional government is reviving . practice of the gone, but anything but forgotten Imperial days. Until now the government of what Is loosely termed the Chinese Repub- lie never has observed the birth day. of Confucius as a national holiday.
 The generally accepted date for the birth of Confucius, or K'ung Fu-tzu, as he is known in Chinese, is 551 B. c. He was born at Ssu Shui, a village in what now is Shantung Province, but his 70- year-old father died when he was three years old and the family moved to Chufou, Shantung, which is recognized as the home of the sage and where one ofg China's two finest Confucian temples Is located.
 Contrary to popular belief Con- fucius was not religious leader. nor is Confucianism a religion. The great sage essentially was a philosopher who. born in the vast 1y troubled times of Chou, the third historic Chinese. dynasty, was nightly concerned over the plight of his people, the relations of man to man and the problems of government.
 Memory Revered The memory of Confucius is revered, but he has never been defied. He is remembered as & sage and philosopher. who con. cerned himself with the renova- ton of the state rather than of the individual and who desired . return to the virtue of primitive times.
 Confucius died in 4s9 BIG. un- der a sense of failure and with his views profoundly pessimistic as to the future of his country. For 400 years the sage was all but forgotten after his death. Only a small group kept his philosophy from dying until the Imperial government gave recognition to his writings and teachings. Until the overthrow of the Dragon Throne every new line in China paid respject to the memory of Confucius.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

his elevation to the REC post working Harvey Couch. Jack Garner, an old house crony of Milligan, is adding his potent influence to the suggestion. Miss Frances Robinson, execu- tive assistant to General John son, has received a letter from a prisoner on Frances famous Devils Island asking that she send him $200 so he can obtain a boat and escape. T re- gently saw your picture" he wrote, "and I said to myself, surely one so beautiful as she, must have a noble and generous heart"
 HOOVERS AND COOLIDGES
 Herbert Hoover is serving as a vice-president to Franklin D. Roosevelt. These strange bed fellows are brought together as national officers of the American Red Cross, whose president is al- ways the president of the United States. There is a second vice. president = Charles Evans Hughes. Shades of the past come together in the name of the agriculture departments eco- homie adviser-Calvin Hoover. Calling at his office one morning, 8 confused cotton farmer asked to see "Mr Herbert Coolidge" =. Other Hoovers in govern ment service are J. Edgar Hoov- CT, efficient director of the justice departments division of investigation; Dickers N. Hoover, assistant director of the bureau of navigation and steam boat inspection; and LeClaire Hoover, chief accountant of the federal trade commission. Coolidges in federal employ in- clude the senator from Massa- chusetts, Marcus Allen Coolidge; and the undersecretary of h e treasury, Th o mas Jefferson Coolidge. Though these two gen. temen trace their lineage back to 8 common ancestor, they declare they are 'only very remotely" related to the late president.
 INNOCENT STAMP
 Postmaster General Farley's recent boast that his department had closed the fiscal year with $5,000,000 surplus has already started started a movement in congressional quarters for a re- turn of the two-cent stamp. In- diana's Representative Louis Ludlow says that if reelected, he will offer a bill to this. effect. Lloyd Garrison, dynamic 37-year Tod chairman of the new national labor relations board, was a Harvard class-mate of Quentin Roosevelt, the late "Teddy's" younger son, shot Garrison enlisted in the navy, served throughout the war as an enlisted man. A national campaign is soon to be launched for the legalization of lotteries. An organization is in the process of being formed, to agitate for the enactment of such a law at the coming session of congress. The blue-cloth covered oval room now being used as the presidents temporary office was the favorite chamber of Abraham Lincoln. During the most hectic days of the Civil war Lincoln would go to it for a few minutes solitude and rest.
 WOMEN VS KINGFISH
 The women's committee of Louisiana, inveterate foe of Kingfis Long, has hired Johnny" Holland, red-headed former senate committee investi- gator, to direct its war against the states political over-lord. For
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

Washington, Aug. 25-Some of those expecting lot of dynamite from the munitions investigation ret inquiry made by the senate committees staff this summer is uncovering no great sensations. One trouble is that the committee put to work lot of college boys who are susceptible to being buffaloed by big muni- tions executives. Another of the presidents family is planning to take up permanent residence in the capital. His second son, Elliott, will soon open an aviation office in Wash ington. Friends are quietly con- ducting a house hunt and great efforts are being made to keep the matter secret. Cordell Hull probably has conducted more tight Tipped diplomacy than any secretary of state in years. Asked whether his vaca- tion plans were a secret, he re- piled: T never had a secret in my life"
 REJECTED
 The government has just put quiet, but firm, halt to the scheme of an ambitious whiskey distiller. He proposed marketing several brands of liquor under the trade names "Notre Dame," adn "Knute Rockne," the great Catholic university's deceased football coach. Thousands of pro- tests were received, causing Washington autohorities to step in. The administrations drought cattle-buying program is proving a real boon to the tin can industry. To can more than seven million. cattle now being processed, wifi require an esti- mated 175,000 tons of tin plate, not an inconsequential order in dull days.
 UNEMPLOYMENT CENSUS
 The dispute between the A. F. of l.. and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce over whether there are seven or ten million unem- ployed in the country has been quietly seized upon by the labor department and EZRA to de- mand a nationwide unemploy- ment census. A proposal for such a survey was killed by republican opposition in the senate last ses- sion, on the ground that it was a democratic patronage grab. The plan now is to offer it early at the coming session, force action promptly so as to prevent. a last minute fiIibuSter A strong behind-the-scenes drive has been launched by friends of Represen- tative Tuck Milligan, recently defeated for the Missouri demo- cratic senatorial nomination, for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

many years associated with the late, crusading Senator Tom Walsh, Holland created a sensa- tion last year by publicly-and to Huey's face-calling him a still working on next years acreage reduction plans, but their private estimates envisage the elimination of only 15,000,000 acres as compared to this years 40,000,000. Privates in the CCC are officially known as "peavies, from the tool they carry. It is a pole with an iron hook on it, used by woodsmen, and called a peavy. No matter how hot the weather, Iowa-born Secretary Wallace still clings to woolen clothes. He peels his coat and works in shirt-sleeves, but lightweight linens are not for him.
 Nugent Dodds, former assist ant attorney-general u n d c r Hoover, has turned inventor. Tn his spare time since retiring from official life he has produced an automatic desk rack for stenographers, to be used in copying. Showing how de- ceptive may be the ballot of the average voter, the coastal coun- ties of North Carolina polled a heavy wet vote in the state refer endum on repeal. But actually these counties were no wetter than the rest of North Carolina. Reason was that sturgeon are caught off the North Carolina coast, and are a gold mine for fishermen-if there is any na- tional demand for caviar (made from sturgeon roe). In prohibi- tion days there were few caviar canapes. But with prohibition repealed, figured the canny fish, ermen, the demand should re- turn. It did. Prices this year have ranged as high as s3 a pound for roe, and a single sturgeon may have 100 pounds of it.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE
 (Mcriden Journal)

New Britainers are finding their
 old normal school isn't at all what
 it used to he and the change will
 become even more pronounced
 when the education year gets into full swing. From an institution
 which appealed only to the young women seeking to learn to teach in the elementary school grades, the Teachers College of Connecticut, as 1t is now called. is attracting men who aspire to teach in the high schools.
 The old normal schools will con- tinue to function in New Haven and Danbury but even those stu- dents will be supposed to top of their learning with study at New Britain, making full use of the college that the state now main- tains. But the most optimistic did not anticipate such a rush of men as reports already have credited to New Britain. More than 100 males are expected ct the college. They have become such an irn- portant group that it has been deemed necessary to employ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

O. State the number of fam flies in the United States and the number that have six or more chtl- dren under ten years Of age.
 A. The 1890 Census enumerat- ed .9O4.6e3 families, of whom 96,1O6 had six or more cnlloren under ten years Of age.
 O. What is the total amount of farm mortgage debt in the Unlteo States?
 A. The 1882 estimate was ap- proximately 12 billion dollars. in' cludins chattel mortgages.
 O. Give the area, population and per capita wealth Of Kansas.
 A. Area-s2,15s square miles; popuiation-1,SSO,999; per capita wsalth-$s,s26.
 O. How was the Smithsonian institution founded?
 A. It was established by statute in 1S46, under the terms Of the will of James Smithson an Englishman, who beQueathed his fortune in 1926 to the United States to found an institution for the increase and diffusion of know ledge among men. From the in- come of the fund a building known as the Smithsonian Building was erected on land given by the Uni- ted States.
 a. How much American capital is invested in Peru?
 A. About $200,000,000.
 o. What is the extent of the Panama Canal Zone. and how did it come into possession of the U S.?
 A. The Zone is a strip of lanc extending i've miles on either sidt of the axis of the Panama Canal but not including the cities of Pan anna and Colon, which remain 1T the republic of Panama. The Zone was leased in perpetuuity to tht United States by Panama undel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
Press Comment
MOTOR VEHICLE SPEEDS (New Haven Journal -Courier)

How fast is safe on the straight away of the highway? The ques- tion is perennial for the motorist solicitous of his own neck as well as his fellows. That particular breed of driver is not, according to the cynical, as numerous as it might be, but there are several thousands of him. They will be in- terested, then, in the studies re- gently made by traffic experts un- der the direction of Yale's Pro- lessor Tilden. These investigations do not so much determine what is a safe speed, to be sure; they do show what is the average speed and suggest interesting conclusions therefrom.
 The fastest time observed for any car upon the highway. for in- stance was 77 m. D. h. Women drive on the whole II m. p. h. slower than men. The overall vehicles is 40 m p. h. Passenger cars better this by l 2 miles, trucks are below it, but busse are over it by 3.1. Out-of-state cars go faster than Connecticuts Drivers slow down at night. And so on. Perhaps the most interesting finding is the bus speedage. These mighty jug gernauts are increasingly on the roads. They are found. as time goes on, to require closer public scru- tiny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

The next speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives will be John w. Byrnes of Tennessee. This is authoritative. There doesn't seem to be much doubt in demo- cratic circles but what the popular MT Byrnes will step into the spot vacated by the death of the late Henry T. Rainey of Illinois. It may be recalled that Repre- sentative Byrnes was a serious contender for the Speakership upon the accession of John N. Garner, the vice-president, but, of course, was outdistanced by the Texan, who carried all before him. Too bad, MT Garner left the House to preside over the Senate. He was much more conspicu- ous figure in his congressional days than he is in his senatorial. Still that doesn't dim the fact that Representative Byrnes is destined to be the new Speaker and a prominent democratic legislator perhaps from New England will be floor leader, James M. Mead of Buffalo and John w. Mccormack seem to have the lead right now, but there's some talk about Massa- chuSetts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

It's wise course that is being pur- sued by the authorities in Washington in prohibiting the EZRA employees from par ticipating in politics. It's as it should be. There should be no politics connected with this branch of the government. It was created for special purpose and it re- quires special attention. Its staff cannot be dividing time between regular duties and those of the ordinary political organ- ization. Everything possible should be done to impress on relief workers of the nation the necessity of being just that and not political emissaries of anybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
Selected Poem
COUNTRY ROAD

COUNTRY ROAD (Howard Mckinley Corning in the New
 York Sum A country mile is long that takes A country road for measure, And though the casual foot forsakes Remains the bosom's pleasure. As first in youth the rustic way
 Was joys delightful sources, So still the wanderer comes to stray And finds these pleasures forces. Far from the bounding thoroughfare By wild ways sweet with clover, The country road, in glittering air, Loters lifetime over. Nor any traveller asks the road (So delft the sources coZen): Whose was the loneliness bestowed, Which of the two were chosen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
THE EDITOR

the treaty of February 26, 1904. for $1O O,0O0,O ,OOO and annual rental payments of $950,0OO.
 o. How many gainfully oc- cupied women in the United States are married and how many are wj- dows?
 A. The 1890 census showed 10,632,227 gainfully occupied wo. men IS years and over of whom 3,071, 1902 were married and 1,sz6,- 100 were widows or divorced.
 If you want a copy of Our
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
H cope
BY OCrAyINE

Apeculiar set of vibrations are active to-day. There are some good hours but they are so mingled with uncertain clements that they can not be recommended. Acts of vio- lence are in the air for it Is a men tally active day, but accidental.
 To.day's Birthdate
 You should have some sudden changes come in to your life from September 15 through November 7th and again from March 4 through April 29, 135. Guard your health and state of mind from February 5-22, 1885. From October 5-15 is a favorable period for ma- terial' welfare and money. Danger October 16, 17 and IS. Socially favorable October 2S and 29.
 Readers desiring additional fin. formation regarding their horo. scopes are invited to cOmmuni. cate with Octavine in care of this newspaper. Enclose . stamped self-addfessed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
We'll Stop Some Time

There is increasing evidence in this state that the time-honored practice Of borrowing in anticipation of tax collec- tions is on it's last legs. It has been dinned into our ears during the last few years that the annual interest bill of the average town is far in excess of what it should be. We can't doubt it, when we ex- anime some of the financial statements that our town officials proffer us. Inter- est is slowly but surely engulfing the American people.
 Bonded indebtedness is something that we simply don't seem able to avoid. Ger tainly we can't if we want to recognize the various demands made on us by the public. They want modern cities with modern equipment. They fail to realize that all this is expensive. It's so much so, that good many towns cannot main- tain the pace. 1t is a fortunate thing that right here in Connecticut there is no record of any town defaulting ever on bond payments.
 But what happy place it would be if we could eliminate the heavy interest bill for which we must annually allow. Water bury is no exception. We borrow in an- ticipation of taxes. And we always pay off these notes, but at some expense to the municipality. Whenever we pay off the million or two millions borrowed to take care of current expenses we are almost in the position of needing to borrow again. It's a great day when Waterbury can go week in between tax loans. Waterbury s no exception. We should work towards a day when such borrowing would be elim- mated and the ensuing interest payment deleted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

Bridgeport is quite interested in the possibility of making Pleasure Beach a municipally owned spot. At one time it was, but now is privately owned and oper- ated. Plans are afoot to acquire.the spot for recreation center that probably would be second to none in Connecticut. It is merely a part of the Barnum Institute plan which is purely Bridgeport idea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
DAILY ALMANAC

High tide at Milford, Sunday, Aug 26, 100 a m., daylight time. Monday, the 27th, 1:21 a. m., daylight time: low tide Sunday, 6:59 a. m.. daylight time, Monday, 7:47 a. m., daylight time.
 All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:07. daylight time. tonight
 1uns rises 6:1O a. m. daylight time; sets 1887 D. m,, daylight time.
 Moon rises 7:57 p. m., daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

Pilgrimages to the tomb of Hindenburg are made by such throngs of mourning Germans that it is said hundreds are un- able to gain admittance. Isn't there some danger to Hitler's becoming jealous?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round
.BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s.

o Merr-Go -Round"a AMnryGc College Investigators Are Boed by Munitions Erecu
  Poaotfi Movement National c
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-25

physical instructor to show them how to keep in good health and physical trim.
 What they will need fully as much, some cynics will say is some instruction in politics so they can land jobs In the home town on getting their dekree in education.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-13

R. E. ARONHEIM "pespite the rain on Thursday, hundreds of thflfty buyers filled our store, takink advHntaEe of the ssnsational FsaytpGs ofsrsd during our S1O0,00o Week Sale. Everyone knows prices ARE go- ing uP--that'g why thls sale means 50 much to home lovers in and around Waterbury"
 My sincere thanks to hundreds of friends who contributed to the success of the opening days of this sale. It Is my earfiest desire to give you, beyond any auss- ton, the GREATEST values fin quatity Home FurnishinEs pos- sibie to give. Our ifnmAnse 26 store buying power makes this possible and my personal mes sage is--BUY NOW, you nav never have such an opportunity to SAVE again!