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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

breath in fear and trembling as that date approaches.
 From its inception the auto. code has been an endless source of fireworks.
 The motor moguls, grimly anti union, last year forced a secret compromise from General John- son. It substituted a merit clause for the collective bar gaining of Section "a.
 Organized labor set up a ter rifle outcry. Whereupon, John- son admitted he had erred, promised to revoke the auto ' code when it came. up for re- newal.
 Since then. the code has twice been renewed by the president. But no move was made by him, or Johnson, to eliminate the merit clause.
 EARLY RESENTMENT
 Early last spring, resentment against the .unyielding anto-union :. stand of the motor moguls reached such a pitch that auto workers threatened genera strike.
 A week of frenzied negotiation, personal intervention by the president, and the crisis was averted. Labor remained sore but for the time being, quiet.
 It was the off season, and not < a good time to strike. But now the winter high production period approaches and embittered workers are tightening their belts and pre- , pairing for a showdown.
 When the last extention of the code was approved by the president the workers were not < consulted-a fact not overlooked by them.
 The renewal was authorized September 4, following a secret conference between General Johnson and Walter Chrysler. Johnson recommended 90-day extension. Roosevelt cut it to < sixty. @
 In preparation for the ques- tion of renewal, November 3, the MIRA Labor Advisory Board has made confidential recom- mendation that the merit clause" be discarded and flat 4O-hour week be set up in the automobile industry.
 On the fate of this may de- pend the peace of motor plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
They Do Their Part

The campaign that the Needlework Guild is conducting in Waterbury deserves the support of every man and woman who possesses the unselfish qualities of regard for his or her fellowman. The work that the Guild accomplishes here in Waterbury is too well known to require much expla- nation. Suffice it to say that membership means the donation of two pieces of wear ing apparel or sufficient cash with which sr1ch garments may be purchased.
 This makes it appealing to both men and women. And it is surprising the number of men in Waterbury who have responded to the Guilds plea in the past md will continue to do SO. Last year ,. GOO new members were secured during the annual campaign. The 4,000 pieces of wearing apparel thus resulting went lonr way toward providing relief among fhe needy of the city during the hard winter that we experienced in 1933-34.
 There is every indication that this win fer win be just as hard as last years was. If ie as true that there will be just as -,,.nv families in need of every bit of as- .-;~fence that can be secured from more fortunate neighbors and friends, One 9;rs Wny to exemplify the spirit of broth. ~rfv love is by providing for the needs of <fs children and the Guild offers the solu- <;<,, ir ifr membership drive, your qualifi- ...;sI nt1on ~ Tor membership being your dona- ;1<r of cIotf1.s7S or money.
 ''::i <;r,,;Ic fherc may De i11ny people wlio '1 11t 1s''s< ,tcrbury. 1t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
A Diplomatic Problem

The high naval officer whose duty it is to keep his country's fleet in shape to meet any emergency has rather tough row to hoe, when you stop to think about it. Its toughness is revealed, indirectly, by dis patches from Tokio revealing that Japa- nese newspapers are all in a father be- cause the United States fleet is to hold it's 1885 maneuvers in the vicinity of Hawaii.
 These maneuvers, say the Japanese, can be nothing else than preparation for war with Japan. Thus Japanese fears and suspicious are heightened once more, and the harassed American naval authorities seem to be at fault. But what is poor strategist to do? He has to look ahead to possible war; he has to train his staff in the program that must be followed if some specific nation is the foe. If he doesn't, he isn't doing his job properly.
 It is really much simpler for the French. When they hold maneuvers, they make no bones about the fact that they are a11- ticipating war with Germany. Other na- tions can't be so blunt. They must pre- pare for trouble = but they must pretend that they are going to fight an entirely imaginary foe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
.ChuckleC Corner
NEARBY VILLAGES By John Labadie

D. T., of Fair Oaks, says that If the government takes the uncer- tainty out of farming there will be SO many people tilling the sol. they'll only raise H. A Newcastle highway patrolman tells us he certainly doesn't under stand women. In one breath they tell him they want to look like Mae West, and in an hours time he'll arrest them for strengthening out Q curve.
 Read where Q firm In Westhaven makes over half the sweets in the county. Sounds like a beauty par Tor.
 Over at FaIrview the new police police force was mopping up on crime till someone told the chief that old saw, Tt takes a thief to catch . thief" Now he's reorgan- izIng hIs force.
 It is reported that everybody went homo happy after tho Smyth- vile political speech. Seems like only a politician can call you com. mon and get away with it.
 Biii 10, Of Reseville tells us that every artery Into his city was made by Bleeding the people. h.
 A nelshber's boy has quli geins oyer lo WafsFberfY. Says toe menv F'fis are ttIiins on hin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
Of And On The Record

X At the risk of being told to mind our own business we're going to butt into thls game of asking for the record sso that the status of opposing candidates for the U. s. Senate may be compared. Last week we were somewhat interested in the debate carried on by Congressman Francis T. Maloney, the democratic candidate for the Senate, and the Hartford Courant, lance breaker for the republican incumbent who seeks to succeed himself, Senator Frederic c. Walcott of Norfolk.
 It seems that the Meriden congressman took the occasion to speak of the legisla- tive record of Senator Walcott. Where upon the state was treated to warm defense of the latter. It was really splen- did and we enjoyed every bit of 1t. Wed like to have as esteemed a newspaper, as is the Courant, speak of us in such tones, if the occasion ever warranted 1t. It proved conclusively and beyond doubt that Senator Walcott is fine fellow, we'll liked and admired. All of which the state has known for some time
 Senator Walcott is splendid man, but no more so than Frank Maloney The difference lies in the fact that Senator Walcott happens to cling to the theory ot government that is not quite so popular with the masses of the people as is that for which Congressman Maloney stands. And in consequence it is only natural that the six years that the senator spent Tn Washington are subject to examination and criticism, just as are the two years that Congressman Maloney enjoyed Tn the nations capital.
 Now about that record of which re- publicans speak so proudly. Just what IS it? Has Senator Walcott distinguished himself in the field of finance for which he had a pronounced flair even before he took to seeking public office in Connec- ticut or is it perhaps the love of the great open and all that it contains towards which the senator and several other con- freres showed extreme partiality on wild life survey trip of not too distant memory?
 Perhaps Senator Walcott's utilization with Herbert Hoover in post war relief work fits him preeminently for office It's peculiar thing that MT Hoover, so hiphly praised for his European efforts, should prove such a failure at it when the geratest emergency of all confronted him and he had the power of the national government at his beck and call. All of which doesn't lessen the fact that Senator Walcott still remains very fine fellow: And so does Representative Maloney of Meriden.
 Senator Walcott, should he be returned to Washington this fall, would hold seni- ority rights and secure membership on ranking Senate committees. Representa- tive Maloney, on the other hand, would be at the bottom of the list when apportion- ment on the committees was made. This is cited by g.o.p. speakers as sound req son for electing so important public of- ficial as is our U. s. Senator. Imagine it! It would still be excusable for the senior senator to absent himself from all sessions except when he was particularly interested. That's one of the rather inl- portant records the Courant might pub- fish for the edification of the state one of these days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

Washington, Oct 17.--What chiefly concerns the Roosevelt administration about European warclouds is the fact that Jugo- slavia no longer has the stab ilizing influence it once had on its old ally-France.
 Confidential reports cabled here state that Mussolini is doing his ,best to prevent hostilities, but that powerful forces within the Jugoslav government lean toward war as the only means of keeping that heterogeneous king dom together.
 In addition to the long and bitter strife between the Serbs Croats. and Slovenes, there are other smaller but equally bitter minorities - Albanians, Bulgars and, to a, certain extent, Monte- negrins, Herciogovenians ant Bosnians.
 Only the firm and at times. ruthless hand Of King A1exan- der kept them together. Now that hand has been removed.
 His successors, faced with the disintegration of the Kingdom. may find war the easier course. General Zhivkovitch, iron man under King Alexander, has pro- nounced anti-Italian leanings. Several times before, the French had to put the brakes on Jugo- slav outbursts against Italy.
 Now their influence is gone. The assassination at Marseilles, the new Franco-Italian friend- ship, killed it.
 That is why fear of war is be- ing taken more seriously than anyone in officialdom will admit. CRIME ADVISERS
 One thing not lacking to the Justice Department in it's anti crime drive is advice.
 j Every mail brings scores of let-' ters from self-appointed coun- sellors. Some suggestions are ingenious - to say the least.
 One offered the brilliant idea that all auto tires be stamped with a number, so that when all outlaw attempted to escape his trail would be stamped in the dust on the road.
 !, X Another proposed the use of an license mounting device which operated on a hair-trigger. This was supposed to put an end to hit-and-run driving, for the moment a car struck something the licenses would automatically fall to the ground. 7,
 A third was even more re- sourccful.
 He claimed to have THE one sure method for the detection of crime and criminals-but 1t was a great secret. So far he has not given the secret away.
 AUTO TROUBLE :.
 Ominous labor trouble is brew ing behind the scenes in the automobile industry.
 It should burst around Nov 3, when the latest extension of the code for this great basic in- dustry expires. Inner adminis- traitor rulers are holding their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
A Book a Day
Fiery "Red" Saunders A Legendary Hero
By BRUCE CAPTION

Smuggler, free-lance trader, skimming close to the laws edge and occasionally stepping over 1t, a fighter born-but always an Eng lish gentleman, true to his Eton and Oxford training-that was Roy Saunders.
 The biography of this red-head- ed giant, who left his homeland to Ego adventuring on the Seven Seas, is a thriller of the type that warns the heart and makes the blood race faster. In ''Salt of the Sea-, the author, "Sinbad," offers a narrative that ranks high among recent stories of the sea.
 Death clutched at him many times and missed-dcath in teni- pests, from poisoned darts of jun gle savages, from circus animals that he calmed in a storm as he descended alone into the hold Of his chooner on which he was transporting them to anzibar.
 But always Saunders won through and his deeds became leg endary in the islands that dot the Pacific and Indian oceans from Austria to India.
 Love of conflict ran through his veins and an epic touch in the book Is the description of tho flight of the rcdheads;" the story of the Saunder-B -Belchcr battle that was told and retold on the deck of every schooner and sloop that piled the eastern seas.
 And when Saunders died, he died peacabiy, his boat drawn up in a sheltered inlet, the end Of a voyage that was strangely quiet for. one who had gloried in tumult and strife.
 A worthwhile adventure tale is "sait of the Sea-" Lippincott book, which sells for s2.bo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
So They Say

This (Fascfsm) is passage from one civiza- tion to another It signifies that it will be omy which does not place the accent on indivi- dual profit but is more concerned with the collec- tive interest.
 Premier Mussolini. When business has some assurance to what the dollar may be expected to be worth year from now, then business may venture to plan a year ahead
 IT. M. Girdler, steel executive. During the World the American farmers made more money because of the rise in ehe price of wheat than all the munitions manufacturers made.
 -Irenee Du Pont. I am to blame for what is happening to me today.
 Charles Ponzi. convicted swindler, deported to Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

Labor is determined to throw out the merit clahsc".
 BONUS GROUNDSWELL
 As the American Legion con- vention approaches next Monday, sentiment for the bonus has in- creased to a powerful ground swell. It looks as if the inside leaders could not stop it, and some of them don't want to.
 Chief among these is Hanford MacNider. Hoover's minister t Canada. During Hoover days he was the most vehement opponent of the bonus. Now he advo- cates immediate payment.
 "Paid in rubber dollars ten years hence," says MacNider, ''the bonus won't be worth any, thing"
 His about-face has carried a lot of weight.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 One famous and secluded ave- nue in Washington, has been named "Ex" street by some of the neighbors. Its real name is ''S'' street and on it are the
 
 and the late President Wilson. Also the homes of William +. Castle, Jr., former undersecre- tary of state; Leland Harrison, ex-assistant secretary. of state; and David A. Reed, who soon may be ex-senator from Penn sylvania. All the houses are almost within block of each other .. President Roose- welt has two new words which he pronounces with both pride and precision. They are "prestidigi- tator" and ''astrologist". He says he is neither General Johnson has been Keeping busy about three shifts of stenogra ph- CTS busy all hours of the night dictating his, memoirs. Little Robbie and Paul Anderson of the St Louis Post- Dispatch are helping him. He is trying to fin- ish in time for a big publishing splurge next month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
FRANKLIN SIMON fNauv varv~ CnaN

No name is more closely inter- woven with the history of New York's present shopping district than that of Franklin Simon. Trained in the. older zone, he was the first of our great merchants to put his fortunes to the touch of Fifth avenues future. The site which he chose generation ago is the one where he remained, his faith never shaken. his judgment approved by the procession that moved northward behind him. He was not only a farseeing merchant but an exemplar in ethics and methods. His wisdom was always at the service of other and younger men, even his competitors. The great world of New York's retail business, he seemed to feel. was large enough for all. He had high standards and from these he never retreated at the call of mere op- portunism. To him and other mer- chants who followed his ways is due the enduring fineness of the Fifth avenue shopping places.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
Paris Letter
BY LESTER MIFFREN United Press Stan Correspondent

Madrid, (UP)-Backed by rec ord of 324 miles flown in six years without a single accident, the government-owned Spanish Aaerial Postal Lines are expending the na- tional air network. 4
 Cesar Gomez, director of LAP. E. s(Lines Aereas Postales Espano- les, or Spanish aAerial Postal Lines) said I've are extremely proud of our record which we be- lieved to be one of the finest in the world. Our daily service has op- erated without a hitch during the past six years and we never have had a single crash anywhere on the line."
 Spanish air mail and passenger service presently consists of daily flights from Madrid to Seville; Madrid to Barcelona; and tri- weekly service from Madrid to Valencia and Seville to the Canary Islands.
 New Route Inaugurated
 The Madrid Valencia route was inagurated Septe 1, 1884. The flight is made in one hour and twenty minutes compared to the
 
 road trip.
 Gomez said, we are inaugural ing a new route from Barcelona to Palma, Mallorca. Thus passenger leaving Madrid will reach Barce- Iona in three hours, rest there two hourds and then q one hour flight will set him down in Palma, six hours after leaving Madrid. The train journey to Barcelona re- quires 13 hours and then there Is the overnight steamer ride to Palma which means that tho new air line will cut down travelling time considerably. f
 Spaniards Air Minded
 "rhe Spanish people are becom- ing more air minded daily 10 we are certain that our new services will be as successful asthose which have been In existence for the past six years.
 "We are planning 10 inaugurate a Madrid. .I3ordeaux-Paris route on May 1, 1885, and we have pur. chased two Douglas ie-passengHr planes for this service. Th0y will be delivered March 1. This will speed ID Madrid's transportation connections with Paris which now depend on trains requiring one day and one night Of travel"
 The Spanish nir lines are using seven i0.passonRer Fokker planes and one i1spnrsenger Ford plane. ali ffi.nlptoFed, in the prescott nefpIco lo ilafeeiona. Seville. Va. IaHeIa and lhe Caneficg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
Press Comment
JAY HANNA DEAN
(Boston Post)

The father of the Dean boys, whose pitching feats have made them heroes of baseball, must be one of those rugged individualists who are hardly in favor in this era. He bestowed on his eldest .son the name Jay Hanna Dean, in honor of his favorite Americans, Jay Gould, the foremost financial bandit of all time, and Mark Hanna, who was good deal of a political pirate.
 Papa Dean was evidently an ad- mirer of "got-getters." regardless of their methods.
 However, his son can hardly be the eccentric person pictured. for as soon as he came to manhood he hastened to rid himself of both "Jay" and Hanna" and became "Jerome." He seemed to realize with some shrewdnes, that his gen. eration looked with disfavor on both his namesakes.
 It is rather curious that a mod est farmer, in one of the most backward sections of the country should take Jay Gould and Mark Hanna as his heroes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

The Fairfield County unit of the State Federation of Women's Clubs wants the name of the Merritt Highway changed It suggests Merritt Parkway, which Is probably all right with the rest of the state. It has generally been agreed that the name Merritt be affixed to this super road for which we have been waiting so many years. As to the last part of it, it really makes little difference whether it becomes parkway, highway or boulevard. Almost any term will suffice, except per. haps in Fairfield county. The residents down there just won't let the rest of the state forget about this much-discussed route. If they'd only discussed this bit sooner the candidates could have made an issue of it. As it is republicans are trying to now by saying Governor Cross never did anything for the Merritt Highway Oh, well
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

might be revelation to this group to lis- ten to the appeals made at various relief agencies at this time of the year with cold weather at hand. Those of us who have not had to worry about food or clothing sometimes fail to realize the privations of the unfortunate. Here is one occasion where we may be safely guided by what we are told. Do your part for humanity. long suffering and in want, by joining the Needlework Guild.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

a. What are the U. s. census figures for the population of the United States in 1884?
 A. The last actual census hg- ures are for 1890. when the popu- lation was 122,775,046. The cen sus. estimate of population in June, 1884, was 126,564,000.
 c. What does the name Mad den mean?
 A. It is either. an Irish sur name meaning 'twolf," or 1t is de- rived from a British locality in Rockdale Parish, Lancashire, Eng land.
 o. On which finger should the engagement and wedding rings be
 A The third finger of the left hand.
 @. Do hair and nails grow after death?
 A. No.
 k o. Why are radicals called left wing'' and conservatives fright wing in political parlance?
 A. The terms originated from the seating arrangements in Eu- ropean parliamentary bodies, where the conservative parties are seated on the right of the chamber and those of liberal or radical views on the left side.
 O. Who wrote the ode "On the Death of a Favourite Cat?
 A. Thomas Gray.
 e. Where is the Lick observa- tory located? A. Mount Hamilton, California. Q. When it is 12 o'clock noon, Central Standard Time in Chicago what time is it in Shanghai, China ? A. Twelve o'clock midnight. O. What was the name of the very old man who appeared in "The old Dark House" in 1892 and how old was he? A. John Dudgeon. He was 101 years of age at the time. o. Give the scheduled date and place of this years Army-Notre Dame football game. A. November 24 at Yankee Sta. dium, New York City. Q. Was General Philip sheri. dan large man? A. He was five feet, five inches tall, and weighed 115 pounds. o. What is the distance be. tween each base and from the home plate to the pitchers slab or a regulation baseball diamond? A. Distance between bases | ninety feet: from home plate tc pitchers slab-60 feet inches. o. Who is the governor of Ar. kansas?
 A. J. Marion Futrell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
Selected Poem
OCTOBER NIGHT

 Round and white, the high moon shines, A sailing disc above the pines.
 It never seemed cold before, The river road on the valley floor. Steep and dark, the hills rise high. Towers climbing to the sky. It never seemed so bright before
 The river road on the valley floor. Along the way, the trees are all Close together, dark and tall. It never seemed so lone before,
 The river road on the valley floor. Now I cross the wooden bridge My footballs echo to the ridge.
 It never seemed so still before,
 The river road on the valley floor. Now I cross the wooden bridge: My footballs echo to the ridge.
 It never seemed so still before.
 The river road on the valley floor. At last see my cabin light A ray, of giadness through the night.
 I never knew spell before
 Like October on the valley floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

o. Does maritime law require that a captain go down with his ship in case of disaster?
 A. There is no maritime law In any country which imposes upon the captain such personal sacrifice. The custom has held deep fascina- ton among sea-faring men of all lands for centuries, and is merely "a tradition of the sea.
 O. Technically does son-in-law hold that relation to the parents of his wife, after her death
 "A. The relation by affinity is ter minated by death.
 If you want copy of our bulle- tin The HUMAN BODY, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash ingtOn Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17

And while talking about changes in names, it might not be amiss to state that the name of Connecticut College will not be changed. We refer to the girls college at New London which has been undergo ing few uneasy sensations since the state removed the adjective, agricultural, from the institution at Storrs and made it Con- necticut State College. Incidentally the New London school will continue to be known as just Connecticut College and not common error of all of us
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
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