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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

been needed for some time past. but 1t was impossible to construct them until the outlet had been pro- vided in Thomaston avenue.
 Daughter Born
 Mir and Mrs James D. Slavin of Huntingdon avenue have announced the birth of a daughter, Maufeen Frances, on August II.
 Picnic
 The children of the Waterville park playground enjoyed a picnic at Lakewood park yesterday. The group in charge of supervisors Sullivan and Baldwin, left at 10 a. m. and returned at about p. m.
 To Visit Shrine
 There is a great deal of Water vile interest in the shrine of the Little Flower, at Joly, Lotbriere county, in Quebec, due to the fact that Rev Alphonse Guerard, a for mer local resident, is the pastor of the church. A number of local people including Father Guerarc 8 sister, Mrs Alfred Vallerand of Downes street, are planning to participate in pilgrimage to the shrine on next Sunday. The shrine has attracted great deal of in- terest in the province of Quebec and a number of miraculous cures are said to have been accomplished there.
 Mrs William Albon has returned from visit in New York city.
 MT and Mrs George Cowles of Birmingham, Mass, visited local friends owe the weekend.
 MT and Mrs John Washburn of Colonial avenue, are entertaining the latter's sister, Mrs G. G. Mat rabers of Oconto, Wisconsin.
 MT and Mrs Raymond G. -Mon- roe of Boyden street are spending their vacation at Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
 George Wright of Manville street is visiting friends in Jer- sey City, N. J.
 MT and Mrs Henry Wagner of Cornwall avenue have returned from stay at Old Lyme.
 Mrs John Finn of New Haven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
CUP CHALLENGER
 TAKES TO WATER
British ''EndeavOur" Was Launched Last Night;
 Americans Applaud

Bristol, R. l., Aug 15.-(UP)- An American crowd of 1000 cheered the British challenger, En- deavour, as 1t was launched at the Herreshoff yards here late last night, ready for a months tuning before meeting a yet unnamed de- fender in the Americas cup races. Overhauled, glistening in a new coat of paint, and with newly. stepped mast towering into the starry skies, T. o. M. Sopwith's ambitious boat slid gracefully down the ways and was lowed to fnooring 300 yards off shore. Captain George Williams, profess sional skipper, said the challenger would head out into Narragan- sett Bay this morning and probably would make her first spin over the historic cup course.
 Endeavour, which docked here late last week after making an Atlantic crossing in record time, looked the part of racing boat as she slipped back into her element. The crowds lining the waterfront cheered spontaneously as stee' cradle and huge cable led the big sloop safely into the water. The crew, at their places on deck, re- sponded with three "hurrahs." Yard searchlights and automobile headlights played on the craft. The Sopwiths did not attend the launch ing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Make sandwiches which are the toast of the town on this two-at-a- time toaster! Upper grid lays back to make double grill. Nickel plated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
PHEASANT EGGS
 COST MAN LEG

West Stockbridge, Mass, (UP).- His attempt to save the eggs of a hun pheasant which had been flushed from her nest by. his mow- ing machine, cost Harry Klein his right leg. While collecting the eggs, he stepped in front of the cutter-bar. The horses shied and his leg was sliced off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Reno, Aug 15-(UP)-Divore suits filed: Emily T. Gage Sloan vs William H. Sloan of Hartford, Conn. married London, England, Nov IS, 1890, cruelty.
 Frances W. Emmons vs Robert W. Emmons of New York city and Boston; married Boston, Nov g., 1926, cruelty; two children.
 William A. Slater vs Alice E.. Slater of Norwich, Conn.,, State hos pital; married Danielson, Conn, June 3, 1905; insanity.
 and MT and Mrs Thomas Costello of Hartford were recent guests of Mrc VUo1lyar of Vo1a cfrofo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-15

Help the Waterbury Democrat gauge the extent of covery in Waterbury by filling out and mailing the coupon above at once The Recovery Editor Your signature required evidence of good faith but your replies will totals
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
LABORATORY
and SHOP By R.n..,

Scientific Periodicals, edited by W.
A. Smith Of the British Museum.
There are more than $4,000 scienti-
fic periodicals published through
out the world in all languages. OF
this number, 1894 are published in
English; 6,186 in German; Sob in
French; 1888 in Russian and 1857
in Italian.
Since it is not the number Of peri
odicsls that determines the i'm
portance of scientific work, many
important research results are be-
ing published in languages (espe-
cially Russian) that most scientists
here cannot read. Adequate trans
lation and diffusion Of such i'm
portant literature presents a prob
lem in communication that can only
be tackled successfully on a ma
tional, planned scale.
In the Soviet Union, scientists are
not only taught languages as they
are in other countries, but the job
of translating and abstracting all
the major work in every field is
under central control. There is no
duplication of effort by individual
institutions. Trained specialists
communicate the results of research
in other countries to the Soviet
scientists. This work is part of the
national planning of scientific re-
search.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
THE ECONOMY PROGRAM
AND DISEASE

A significant result of the adj
ministration's economy program as
it affects scientific research and
human lives has been revealed by
the U. S. Public Health Service. 1t
maintains a laboratory at Hamil-
ton, Montana, for research into
Rocky Mountain spotted fever DR..
R. r. Parker, who is in charge Of
the laboratory has just reported
that the number of requests for
serum to combat the disease was
nearly so per cent greater this year
than last.
Only 212 quarts of the vaccine
were made during the 1884 season.
Of this amount about 80 per cent
was available for use. The de-
mand, however far exceeded the
supply and it was necessary to re-
fuse many urgent requests, while
many others could only be filled
incompletely.
The vaccine is needed to protect
rancherS and herders and others
whose work exposes them TO the
highly fatal disease. But the work
at the laboratory has been greatly
hampered by lack of funds. Studies
of the relation of spotted fever to
similar diseases; studies Of the tick
that carries the disease; field sur
yeys of the prevalence and habits
Of the ticks and animals in the
Rocky Mountain areas; spotted
fever treatment studies; and a long
term investigation under way for
several years past to determine the
causes of the variations in the
virulence of the fever virus, have
all had to be greatly curtailed or
stopped altogether.
Only the dangerous work Of
making the vaccine went on, but
this was also cut down by lack Of
funds. The administration, it should
be noted, has spent billions for war
preparations, but it continually
economies on research that is Of
great importance in saving lives.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
HEALTH HAzARDs INCREAsE

hEhLl n hf1LAhDC AENGhLASE
Margaret T. Mettert, of the
Women's Bureau Of the Department
Of Labor, recently made a survey CT
the prevalence of occupational dis
eases among women workers. She
found that capitalism extracts a
heavy t>I from women who are
more susceptible than men to many
types of occupational disease.
Irritation of the skin, or derma-
tits, was the most prevalent form Of
occupationaI disease among women
workers in wide range Of indus
tries. Three states reported cases
of lead poisoning among women
workers. This disease is particu-
larry serious for them.
In her study, Miss Mettert found
that women in certain industries
we're especially susceptible to tuber-
culosis. The death rate for women
in these industries was higher than
for men Of the same age.
The survey reveals the ominous
fact that occupational hazards ana
diseases are increasing at a serious
rate. In the first place, Industrial
processes, to an increasing extent,
are employing poisonous substances.
Secondly, there has been no re-
search into the harmful effects of
these processes upon workers. And
finally, during the crisis there has
been a complete breakdown of the
few safety standards that had been
established.
The increase in industrial dis
eases will continue according to in
dustrial hygiene experts. They point
out that medical research depart
ments are the first to be curtailed
or abolished when expenses are cut
to protect profits. The workers are
subjected to hazards that MAIN and
destroy them so that the manage
ment can save a few dollars.
Occupational diseases are all the
more serious for women workers who
are more exploited than men, since
their more serious effects do not ap-
pear until considerable time after
exposure. The potential dangers that
confront women workers are largely
unrecognized in the United States.
No matter how severe the disease
may be, compensation inadequate
as that Isl is furnished in only IL
of the 48 states. Capitalism, from
its earliest days, has subjected
women workers to dangers and
brutalities that have been COM
pletely eliminated in the Soviet
Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
A CLOSE SHAVE
WORLD Of the MOVIES

of the Negro were in no wise con-
nected with the white. AS result
the whole emphasis is on racial
rather than social differences Of
Negro and white, a change which
would Immediately have lifted the
film out of its cramped, narrow
setting, into the open. In spite Of
wrong emphasis and other basic
faults, the treatment of the Negro
is accomplished with a great deal
more insight and honesty, than is
usually the custom in films.
The fantastic rise of the widowed
mother and daughter (also Delilah
and daughter from poverty to
riches as the result of Delilah's
magic pancake flour is told as only
Fannie Hurst can tell it, although
the fine performances of Claudette
Colbert and Miss Beavers make it
exceedingly pleasant to follow them
up the ladder.
FROM the very beginning there Is
L evident an undercurrent OF
tragedy in the relations between the
Negro mother, and the daughter
who has been made indelibly con-
scious of the ingrained prejudice
that exists against her race. AS
time goes on, her determination to
pass as white becomes cryStallized
as she begins TO see for herself what
impenetrable barriers have been set
up against her color
Here there was special oppor-
tunity for the producers to shed
some light on a powerful theme.
Instead they evaded the issue al
together, passed the responsibility
on to God and proceeded to ind
husband for Miss Colbert
Not long afterwards the Negro
girl disappears. When discovers
passing as a white cashier in a
restaurant, she refuses to recognize
her mother, who becomes i'll and
dies of the long strain and sudden
shock. The film closes with
fashionable Negro funeral, her last
wish, and the Temperance of the
daughter, broken and penitent.
Although Imitation of Life does
not begin to scratch the surface
Of the problem lightly touched in
the film, it nevertheless has much
to commend it. For the producers
to have probed deeper than race,
would have meant bringing to light
the nature of the whole basic struc-
ture of class society. by which alone
we can satisfactorily explain and
end race tragedy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

8:30-WOR-Salter Orchestra
WJz-Olsen Orchestra
S:45-WABC-Mary CORTLAND Songs; Arm
bruster Orchestra; Male Quartet
9:0o-WEAF-Rose hampton, Contralto;
Scrappy Lambert and Billy Hillpot,
Songs; Shilktet Orchestra
WOR-Hillbilly Music
WJz-Radio City Party, With John
B. Kennedy; Black Orchestra
WABC-Nino Martini, Tenor
Kostelanetz Orchestra
s:30-WEAF-The Gibson Family-Musical
Comedy. With Conrad Thibault,
Baritone; Lois Bennett, Soprano
WOR-Variety Musicale
WJZ-National Barn Dance
WABC-Himber Orchestra
:oo-WOR-Richardson Orchestra
WABC-Concert Band, Edward
d'Anna, Conductor
0;30-WEAF-Cugat. Goodman and Murray
Orchestras Until 1:50 a. m)
WOR-Wintz Orchestra
WJz-Kenp Orchestra
WABC--variety Musicale
u:00-WOR-News Bulletins
WJz-King Orchestra
WABC-Michaux Congregation
11:i5-WOR-Dance Orchestra
l:3o-WJz-Dance Music (Also WOR.
WABC, WMCA)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Reviewed by
DAVID PLATT

THERE are really two stories in
L this unusually interesting and at
times surprisingly intelligent film Of
Negro and white relations. One is
typical success story of widowed
mother and daughter who achieve
fame and fortune through exploit
tation of pancake formula
inspired by their Negro maid Deli
lah, splendidly played by Louise
Beavers.
The other, the more significant
tale, deals with the problem Of
Negro and white relationship
through the desperation of the
young light-skinned daughter of
Delilah, who is compelled through
circumstances of environment, to
deny her race, people and mother.
The unfortunate part is that the
two stories which are factually one,
touch each other only lightly,
evasively, as though the problem
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
A TUBELESs RADIO


A popular radio magazine reports
that the Strotz Tubeless Radio Cor
poration has perfected a tubeless
radio that can be manufactured for
six dollars. 1t is said to operate on
less than half the power now re-
quired. The technical details are
being kept secret by the company.
One wonders what will happen to
the invention? The radio trust does
an annual business of $69, 900, 900 in
radio tubes alone. 1t is hardly con-
ceivable that they will let this
vested interest be disturbed. In all
probability, if the invention is
genuine, it will be bought up by
r. C. A. and kept off the market,
since it threatens not only the tube
market but also the present high
priced radio set.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

hardly any pay, or left to stare at
gray stone walls in idleness, the
contact with the working class
movement whose battles they
fought, battles in which they were
taken prisoner, means real material
and moral aid.
Il would have wrote sooner but
did not have an envelope and as
one of the other boys had one I
borrowed it to write you all a few
words. I have been locked up now
SO months and it has been Is
months since I have seen my family
as they are SO far from here and
don't have funds to come and see
me. Sometimes it seems like every
body has forgot where I am at now.
We are in need Of postage and soaps
and razor blades and dental cream
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
T u N l. G. IN

GENERALIZATION in the News-Walter
Van Kirk Of Federal Council OF
Churches
WOR-sports Resume-Ford Prick
WJZ-Football Scores
WABC--A Couple of Rips-Sketch,
With Arthur Allen g. Parker Fennelly
:o5-WJZ-John Herrick, Baritone
7:15-WEAF-Variety Musicale
WOR-Maverick Jinl-Sketch
wJz-Dorsey Orchestra
T:30-WEAF-Jack Smith, Songs
7:45-wEAF-F1oyd Gibbons, Commentator
wOR-Jack Arthur, Baritone
wJZ-Pickens Sisters, Songs
WABC-Shall We Abandon Ship; The
Constitution and Present Govern
mental Trends-James M. Beck,
Former U. 8. Solicitor General
0o-wEAF--Concert Orchestra, Sigmund
Bomberg, Conductor Composer; Byron
Wagner, Tenor; Helen Marshall
Soprano; William Lyon Phelps, Mar
rator
WOR-Organ Recital
wJz-The ressionists-Reporters
in Independence-Cecil Seecrest and
Julian Noa
wABC-Roxy Revue Concert Orches-
ira; Mixed Chorus; Soloists
8.15-WOR-Veczey Orchestra
s:2o-wJz-Grace Hayes. Songs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
News of the John Reed Clubs
Of the United States

pamphlet on the case, issued by the
Illinois LID, contains illustrations
by Wittenber.
Santos zingale, who was arrested
and framed because of his ex-
pressed sympathies with local
strike, also spoke at the meeting.
With the J.R.C. Magazines
The fifth issue of Partisan Re-
view, which has just appeared, an
nounces that the next number will
be enlarged to ninety-six pages. I'm
making this STEP" the announce
ment reads, eve will be enabled to
publish much longer stories and
poems, and more of them, and to
enlarge our critical and book review
departments. Much greater variety
of writing will be presented, giving
room for experimentation in form,
and to analytical and directive
MARKHAM criticism of a wider scope
than heretofore"
Leftward is the title of an attrac-
lively printed magazine published
by the Boston John Reed Club. It
contains feature article by Eugene
Gordon. The club has also started
an art school. 1t includes classes in
life drawing, sculpture, arts and
crafts, children's class and painting.
Among the instructors are Otis A.
Hood, David Geer, Arthur Esner,
George M. Aarons, etc.
Left-Front has recently reorgan-
lied its editorial staff, which in
cludes William Pillin, Nelson AL
gren, Richard Wright, M. Merlin,
and Sam Ross.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

The growth of scientific discovery
has been paralleled by the growth
of scientific literature and periodi-
Gals. This literature has become so
vast that one of the problems con-
fronting science is the coordina-
ton of the tremendous output.
The magnitude of the problem is
illustrated by figures given by the
second edition of the World List of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

and we are all as one. When one
gets anything it belongs to all Of
us" writes jim Reynolds, a lifer.
Every year around Christmas
time the Prisoners Relief Depart
ment of the I. L. D. conducts a
special drive to raise enough money
to send a substantial sum to the
prisoners and their families for the
winter. Funds for warm clothes,
coal, rent. Funds for smokes, sta
tionary, for food that offers some
relief from prison fare, With these
few letters out of our files as an ex-
ample, readers will readily see the
deep meaning and the necessity
expressed by our slogan for this
years drive, They Gave Their
Freedom, Give Them Your Sup
port"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Superficial Treatment of
Race Relations

IMITATION OF LIFE, Universal
picture, directed by John NJ.
Stahl, featuring Claudette Col
bert, Louise Beavers, Rochelle
Hudson, Warren William, at the
Roxy Theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
BY ALAN CALMER
Milwaukee J.R.C. Artists
Win State Prizes

| WIN state Prizes
The first Wisconsin Salon of Art
held under the auspices Of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin madison, Wis
consin) has awarded two Of the
three first prizes to Milwaukee John
Reed artists. There were 265 en-
tries, of which 80 were exhibited.
All the best artists in the state
were represented. Santos zingale
won first prize in water-color and
Al Sessler won first prize in graphic
arts. 1--WE had no entries in OIL"
writes Paul Romano, leading mem
Der of the club and of the national
| executive board, simply because
our car couldn't hold oil paintings
otherwise we might have copied
100 per cent"
zingale's picture was entitled
Memorial Day Parade" and de-
picted the parade with American
flags, generals, bands, etc., placed
in opposition to the prominent fig
ure of a world-war veteran selling
ice cream bars and looking cyni-
cally at the whole war display.
Sessler's black and white was called
"N.R.A." and showed various types
of unemployed walking past a fac
tory that had N.R.A. sign hang
ing on one side of the door and
on the other side the sign mo Help
Wanted"
Anti-War Exhibit in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee members have
been extremely active since the ma
tional conference of the J.R.C.'s.
They are going to issue J.R.C.
News Letter beginning December.
They report considerable progress
in carrying out the craft task"
proposed at the national conference
for all J.R.C. groups. They are
preparing public anti-fascist anti
war exhibit. 1t is being sponsored
by the local League Against War
and Fascism and will include paint
ings, drawings, posters, cartoons,
charts, leaflets, books, pamphlets,
poetry, photographs, etc.
J.R.C. Artists Fight
Anti-Labor Laws
A mass meeting was recently held
by the same club on the Hillsooro
case and the fight to smash the
criminal syndicalist laws. Jan Wit
TENDER, prominent Chicago artist
and one of the defendants in the
case. addressed the meeting. A
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Research Service for Writers

Members of the J.R.C.'s who are
doing research on Soviet literature
and Marxist literary criticism, are
offered the assistance of the Con
sultation Service" of the Interna-
tional Union of Revolutionary Writ
ers. Questions on these problems
should be directed to the I.UR.W.
in Moscow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
New Novels by J.R.c. Members

New Novels by J.R.C. Members
The Executioner Waits, by jose
phine Herbst (Harcourt Brace.
You Can't Sleep Here, by Edward
Newhouse (Macaulay).
Somebody in Boots, by Nelson Al
gren (Vanguard).
Between the Hammer and the
Anvil, by Edwin Seaver.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
The Plot of Whose Life?

WHAT picture seeing? She beautiful
to become star Hollywood Thousands girls
The director of the show handsome and talks mile minute He's
uptodate Slang rolls from his mouth like gvre He all The
Of the his ngertips
OF the dancing teachers his toes He the best suits in town
The dppy about him. He's dippy the young beautiful
girl who wants become actress Hollywood
Neither does She They fight And ten thousand girls
lows of America smile; it's just like what with themselves
And then the Somebody stop production
of the picture Somebody out to throw the monkey the
works Somebody be the villain viii conquer?
he triumph? Will he defeat the overthrow gngsters
the frameup? Ten thousand million people asking
selves that They have enemies they
frsme-ups
And enough he conquers the gang
sters completes the film and the lovely beautiful young
girl who has been selected carefully diamond Tany
in his hveoot long eght-foot
three feet wide for ten minutes
And everybody feels satisfied for truth
ey brought its the conquered
defeated
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
We Are No Stars

pUT what of lives? What the millions
and day
Have struggle? Have defeated the
is the villain in the plot of lives?
We the millionaire But Hollywood pity
he too suffers Look he has children who
Our children have also left They
They had jobs They did
esy longer They riding freight
places of America We at home weeping worrying them
Hollywood wants to pity the millionaire for all his millions
also worries do.
Look the kept lady, the mistress the stockboket suffering
from broken heart breakfast
lunch She spends evenings in the SWEETEST nghb
he betrayed her. the scoundrel
broken-in the script
We also have been betrayed though
the kept little lady still drinking cocktails
days work pounding the typewriter sorting stitching
still having pleasant dreams
like ours Hollywood
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01

LITTLE LEFTY UP FRONT
Little Lefty is ahead of five
features and is second only to
Burck today. Quota $780,
Principles Of Communism
Class No. IL, N. Y.
Workers School ....... S9.05
Previously received 900. 237.A
Total .................-..SH4b.I
Del will present beautiful colorcd
portrait Of his cartoon characters
every day to the highest contributor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
CHANGE
the
WOR RID!
BY MICHAEL GOLD

YOU climb up to the gallery and look for seat It's about
eight o'clock Just after supper just after work. In
the darkness thousands of pale faces sanng watching
the show with the eyes of sepwakers hypnocs Thou
sands of faces Old who fall asleep their heads nod
ding into their chests Housewives the dishes
the kitchen the
to forget for few hours in the movies High the topmo
seats the girls leaning their heads shoulders touching other
secretly darkness watching chewing gum
as fast the reels unfold.
All workers here with their lives the lives of the
the Offices
in the darkness Watching the eightoot
moyevoces of the spectators
Here magnificent boudos, swift
silver skins the bodies Of beautiful
as carefully you select diamonds in TfanyS.