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La gaceta., 1934-02-27

Sres. Waterman, Pacheco, jim
nv Fernandez, Charles Spicola,
Mr.. Wright Y Victoriano Man
teiga.
Jimmy Fernandez y Mr..
Wright, 81 los planes no 50 mo-
difican, saldran en- la noche d.
hoy, por tren, y en- Ia madruga
da saldran los restantes por au-
tom6vil.
La vista a la capital del esta-
do Sc relaciona con ell proyecto
de parque de recreo en- ell terre-
no comprado a Cuscaden.
La gaceta., 1934-02-27

DEL PUERTO

En- ell dia de aver arribarou
los vapores Leatricc, Botuia,
Colorado, D%elfShaven, Gulf
gem, Nota Prince y PaWnce, y
Sc hicieron a la mar Ell Botnio,
Florida, Nosa Prince y 81 Point
Clear, Y la motonave nicara-
giiense Truxton.
La gaceta., 1934-02-27
TN PLAN PARA SEX EJE-
CUTADO ENTIRE 25 Y so
AMOS

Chicago, feb. PEI secre-
tario del interior Harold /.
Ickes, manifesto aver en- esta
ciudad, que para los recursos
naturales del pals ell gobierno
del presidente tiene IN plan pa
ra desarrollar entire 25 a so
amos.
Sc incluye en- ell monumental
proyecto, ell desarrollo de repre-
a como la de Boulder y la del
La gaceta., 1934-02-27
CRONIN LLAMADO POR
GRIFFITH

San Francisco, Feb. 27.-El
director de los senadores, Joe
Cronin, Sc halla hoy en- canine
del campamento de Biloxi Miss
llamado por teldtono de larga
distancia.
Clark Griffith, ell dueno de!
Washington, hizo la llamada y
Cronin tom6 ell primer tren que
sali6 con direction al Sur.
La gaceta., 1934-02-27

@ssc.6n beibolera vale ese d.
nero, tpor que ne de aceptar
una crecida rebaja de sueldo
del club que me emplea y des-
pues del mejor ano que ne tent
do en- mi carrera?"
La gaceta., 1934-02-27
UN MENSAJE
A NUESTROS LECTORES

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artculo de poltica, SOCIOLOGICAL o %cualquier otro tema.
Leyendo I'm anuncio muchas veces listed encuen-
ira 10 que lie convene y otras recuerda que debe COM
prar algo que necesta,
FL comerciante modemo anuncia con areglo a 10
que puede cumphr y siempre cumpIe 10 que ofrece, por-
que sabe que el p1bLco lee los anuncios y exige el cum
pimiento de 10 anunciado.
Leyendo I'm anuncio listed Sc entera de los precios
mas bajos que ngen en- Ell mercado y al mismo tempo
que Sc beneficial, ayuda al comerciante que publica la
propaganda y al penodico que la imprme.
Lea los anuncios, que en- muchos de eIlos hay pa
ra listed cosas muy convenentes.
DEPARTMENT. DE ANUNCIOS DE
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La gaceta., 1934-02-27
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
HISTORY

"There's a tavern in the town, In the town, so the song goes, ana Waterbury and vicinity had it's share in the. early days, when new highways and turnpikes, with no concrete foundation and complete ness, were something to get excited about. The popularity and need of the tavern followed the first in- crease in highways and nearby turnpikes. The historian Ander- son said, '.the tavern of the old New England times-of New Eng land prior to the era of railroads holds about the same relation to the modern hotel, as the old New England life holds to the city life today. Taverns during the early years were not what hotels and inns today are, works of art, more or less, like Sinclair Lewis most recent outstanding fiction charac- ter dreamed of in his idea of the perfect hotel. But they were ade- quate for the times.
 In the early days villages and towns were few and far between, and since travel was mostly on foot, horseback or stage coach, ire quent inns along the road were not unwelcome. It is interesting to note that the "house of public entertainment was provided for by act of the general court as early as 1644." In 1703 we read that the innkeeper was known under such terms as victualler, innholder or taverner. It was taken as a matter of course that such provi- sion as inns, which were often just the farmers house thrown open to the traveller, would be existent in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

If we cut registration fees, we dig into the highway funds. That leaves only the alternative of toll roads. This isn't retro gression, as some people claim. Another point that arises is the necessity of the state recompensing cities and towns for building and repairing many miles of streets annually. They are allocated no part of the gas tax, but city pavements get as much wear and tear in year as do the state roads. If gas taxes are raised (and we fear it is inevitable) then cities and towns absolutely must receive their share of such tax revenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
Give The Cities a Break

We discussed the other night proposed reductions in the automobile registration fees in Connecticut. That the topic will undoubtedly receive serious attention from the 1885 Legislature is unprecedented. However, it has received legislative atten- tion before. In fact only year ago some of the proposals, which elicited such fav- orable comment at the recent tax hearing in Hartford this week, were actually brought up in the shape of measures. None of them was successful.
 It's the concensus that registration fees, both pleasure vehicle and motor truck, should drop. In the latter class we boast the highest fees in New England. That's why many truck owners in Con necticut are registering their vehicles m Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New York. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Michael A. Connor recently complained about the amount of revenue that was lost in this manner, but you really can't blame the truck owners for trying to save dollar or two. One glance at the truck fees is enough to send any man to an ad- joining state.
 The same thing holds good for pleasure vehicles. We have had several fee revis- ions in the last twenty years. At one time there was a flat rate. That was before the day of hundreds of thousands of cars and mile upon mile of improved highways. Next fees were based on horse power. Now it's piston displacement that establishes the price. Sentiment seems to be for flat charge again, but the particular point to be gained is a reduction. State officials are as one in declaring that this can be accomplished only by an accompanying increase in the state tax on gasoline. We don't like that idea. It doesn't lower the taxes of the motorist sufficiently. ......
 However, we feel confident right now that dur Legislature will never decrease motor vehicle registration fees unless at the same time it imposes a new or an in creased tax on something else that will bring in revenue for the motor vehicle and Z state highway departments. We've got to provide immense sums of money today to maintain our roads and to build new ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1884
Trade Isolation Must End

In the same courageous fashion that has characterized all his messages to Congress and to the public President Franklin D. Roosevelt yesterday asked that far-reaching powers be granted him so that he might improve the foreign trade of the United States. To give the President his demand would mean de- parture from the traditional trade lsoa- tion policy that has been dinned into our ears through successive republican ad- manifestations of Warren c. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. Whether President Roosevelt contemplates the equally y-traditional democratic tariff for revenue only remains to be seen.
 Nobody, not even his severest critic, can find fault with the depressing picture that President Roosevelt paints. We have known for some time that our exports were off, Our trade balance was never more unfavorable than it has been in the last four years Something must be done to change this state of affairs. It cannot be accomplished by brief statement from the White House. As the President him. self points out even the powers that he asks may not be sufficient for some years to restore to the United States the proud status she once occupied in international trade circles.
 Once upon time we rather prided our selves on the fact that foreign nations would have to come to us when they want ed to purchase various necessities from the industrial and agricultural worlds. The past few years have upset this bellet which enabled us to pursue policy or isolation. We raised our tariff walls higher and higher. Our principal customers turned away They ultimately found new mar ket. American ports no longer became cluttered with vessels taking our gooGs across the water We have competition today. It's serious competition, too. It comes from every quarter of the globe. We must make our concessions and go out for business, prepared, as the President points out, to make concessions and to form reciprocal trace agreements.
 Bringing up the tariff question at session of Congress that is face to face with numerous serious problems IS brave undertaking. More power to Pres ident Roosevelt for striking while the iron is hot! The situation is critical Ii we want to witness the spectacle ot smoke pouring from the chimneys of every ln- dustry in this land; if we want to see our farmers contented and willing to raise more and more produce and staple, then we will have to do just what President Roosevelt wants himself authorized to do, namely, go out in the world market and solicit trade Our lofty pinnacle has be- come too lofty for less hazardous souls to scale. We've got to provide a few step- ping stones. They are trade agreements. We need tarde, as we never needed 1t. Let % after it like any Yankee horse trader would - swapping goods for goods until finally we cash in on our last trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
So They Say

An economist is a financier with out money.
 -Dr S. Howard Patterson, profes-
 sor of economies, University of
 Pennsylvania.
 It is not the boys and girls of to- dash but their ambitions and mon- ey-making fathers and mothers, who are responsible for the handi- cap with which the youth of today faces the future. --Dr susan Guild. washburn Col
 lege, Topeka.
 If some of you are dying in a trench within the next decade, the cause will probably be the Man churian question, the Polish corri- dor or the status of Austria. Prof Preston w. Slosson, address
 ing University of Michigan stud
 ents protesting Austrian carrare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
A Book a Day l,y BRUCE CATION
This Novel Has No Hero And No Plot

"Passion's Pilgrims" by Jules Remains, is the second volume in that monumental novel, "Men of Good Will": and although the word great" gets tossed around these days like a gilt barrel in Japan ese Juggling act, it is hard to keep from saying that this is truly a great piece of work.
 We have here a novel without a hero and without a plot, in any ordinary sense of those words. The scene is the Paris of 1908; the characters are a vast collection of Parisians. chosen. apparently, at random.
 The only unifying force in the whole book Is Paris itself. The paths of, many of the people in the book never cross, the incidents described have no connection with one another. Only the city itself serves to integrate the story. And what a story-or collection of stories--it is! We see students grappling with the intellectual and emotional problems of youth, poli- | ticians neck-deep in the tangles ot the pre-war world, radicals plan ming for the revolution, rich men l extending their businesses, police men and criminals and literary fig.
 ures and demi-mondaines and truck drivers and shop keepers, all tossed together into one gigantic panorama.
 Strangely enough, there is nc confusion. Each character is dis. tinctive and memorable; each o1 | the countless sub-plots sticks in the
 readers mind.
 l And from it all there emerges an incomparable portrait of Paris
 a microscosm of the Europe that drifted into war and disaster.
 It should be added. perhaps thai
 although. this is the second volume in a series, you need not have read the first book to enjoy, it.
 Published by Knopf, Passion! ! Pilgrims'' retasis at s2.s0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
CLEVELAND CONFERENCE

(NeW Haven JOuIIldl-SOuiiCiJ
 The several thousand college
 professors and school superintend-
 ents attending the National Educa- ton Associations conference in Cleveland have been taking as
 drastic criticism as that currently aimed at the MIRA and have been taking it with good grace. Since the conference opened early this week, speaker after speaker has cracked down upon these educa- tors, has told them bluntly or with artistic subtlety that they have
 failed pathetically as educators. Wednesdays blast from Edward A. Filene of Boston was typical of the critical whirlwind. Both business men and educa- tors, he stated, were to blame for the conditions which produced de- pression. Educators more than business men; for they had the opportunity to train the business men as youngsters and failed to seize that opportunity. Educators have usually assumed the business man understood business. We know now that is not so." And MT Filene was off on the now routie discussion of the defiation cycle ending with "conditions of panic and paralysis" Then he leaped upon the major point he wished ! to make. we did that because we didn't know any better; and
 we didn't know any peter, not be- | cause of any natural stupidity. but
 because we had not been properly
 educafted."
 The victims of the weeks bar rage of criticism responded With q sweeping resolution for future pur' pose. we believe that the schooi' should keep step with the changes that are occurring in the country and throughout the world Whlcf
 suggests that the educators them selves agreed that they had so con
 centrated upon the past they have
 neelected the present and have heen teaching "outmoded soci6
 and economic theories" The reso' Iution further included recommep'
 dations that President Roosevelt create a special council for Ina tional social-economic planning
 and that the federal government royide financial aid for the coun' try's school systems.
 The first of these indicates tha the Keeping in step process has De
 gun. Planning is the present ma tional pastime. The second indi cates that the educators nourisf
 what may prove false hope. Fol the. request for financial aid CT
 ries the specification that fedora control of schools should be avoid led. It is automatic. as local PWA land CWA administrators can test ifyy. that with donation of fund inevitably comes at least partia control of the spending of thos' funds. The recurring dilemma her lagain presents itself. Can schoo
 authorities obtain federal aid with out federal supervision2 Interna
 collapse again invites external con Itro1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

Johnny had a working agreement with his sisters covering the suppression of family history so when the census man inquired as to the ages of Mary and Ann, Johnny clouded statistics in the following truthful statement: The combined ages of Mary and Ann are A years, and Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was half as old as Ann will be when Ann is three times as old as Mary was when Mary was three times as old as Ann How old was Ann?" Try as they might, few people could work this one. MT Lloyd's own solution is as follows Mary was 3x years old and Ann was Tx, showing a difference of 2x in their ages. There fore when Mary was 5x and Ann 3x their combined age amounted to A years. Di- vidng A, which equals 8x by 8, we find that equals 1-2 years, which shows Mary to be 27 1-2 and Ann 16 1-2." So that's how old Ann is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

0. Where was "Bing" Crosby born?
 A. He was born in Tacoma, Wash, May ?, 1904.
 Q. What is the definition of the word automobile?
 A. Capable of moving itself by internal forces; self-propelling.
 Q. Why is distilled water used in storage batteries?
 A. Because it contains no im- purities that are harmful to the battery.
 o. Who appoints the board of regents of New York state? What salary do they receive?
 A. There are eleven members who are appointed by the legisla- ture, one retiring each year. They serve without compensation.
 O. Do Americans citizens trav- cling in Canada require passports? :?
 A.. No.
 c. Was the picture "The White Sister" filmed in the United States?
 A.. The talking version was pro- duced in California and the Ital- ian Alps scenes were filmed at Reno, Nevada. The silent version, starring Lillian Gish, was filmed in Italy.
 Q. What, did St Patrick's s Cathedral in New York city cost ? Is it paid for?
 A. The cost was approximately $4,0OO,000. It is paid for.
 Q. Name the United States sen ators from Ohio.
 A.. Simeon D. Tess and Robert J. Bulkley.
 Q. Were. women drafted for service in the United States army in the World War?
 A. No. Q. How many accidental deaths from poisonous gas were there in the United States in 1892? A. 1,9s2. O. Does floating object, weigh less when the moon is overhead than when the moon is not over- head?
 A. A body such as a ship on the ocean weighing 4.0O0 tons. loses about one pound of its weight when the moon is overhead or un- derfoot, relative to it's weight when the moon is at an altitude of about 36.93. when the body has a weight which 1t would have if the moon were removed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

o. When and where was thS Louisiana Purchase Exposition?
 A. It was open between April 30 and December 1, 1904 and was located in Forest Park, St Louis, and included about 11O acres be- longing to Washington university, which, with its buildings were leased to the Exposition company.
 c. What is the circumference of the earth?
 A. The equatorial circumference is 24.902 miles and the meridinal circumference is 24,S60 miles.
 Q. How long was William T. Hornaday, director of the New York Geological Park?
 A. From 1896 to 1926, when he retired.
 c. What is the oldest classic on fishing in the English language?.
 Ali "The Compleat Angler by Isaac Walton, published in 1853.
 Q. What does "ouo vadis" mean?
 A. whither goest thou. (Latin).
 If you want a copy of our bull. letin "Ncw DeaI' Government Or-' ganizatiOns write to the Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents In postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

every village, and in consequence of which, the village tavern be- came a place of considerable inn portance. Waterbury was not said to have a most desira ble location as to important roads, but nonethe- less, it had It's share of adequate taverns. The first Waterbury, tav- ern was believed to have been run by John Hopkins, as he was chosen in December, 1712 ito keep the tavern for that year."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
DAILY WASHINGTON
 MERRY-GO-ROU
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT, ALLEN

Rooseves Airmol and Sugar Policies Cheer Republican Committee RetGa Dry Goods Report Looks Gloomy for Sales Jobs andFactories; Hugh Wilson Being Groomed to Replace Davis As AabcssGdorAt-Large; President Likely to Confine George Peek to R@ssGn ond C~bon BGTlEs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

There're always rumors of dams break ing about this time of year or after a particularly cold and snowy period. Ice has habit of piling up against dams and any work done to remove it is sure tc cause somebody to spread wild rumor. We've heard talk about the dams on our reservoirs up in the Morris hills being in danger. But down in the Housatonic river valley there were people ready to flee their homes for fear the Stevenson dam at Lake Zoar would break. It was claimed that state police had warned peo- pie living near the dam to be prepared to flee It was all fictitious. The dams are as good as ever. They won't break.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
The Supreme Racket

The Fletcher Rayburn bill to regulate the Stock Exchange is doubtless too drastic in some respects. But the Stock Exchange crowd cannot be trusted to re- form itself. The best comment on that subject came from Senator Fletcher, who says, ''The Stock Exchange representa- tives will have to explain such evidence as was introduced before this committee showing that in 1883, year of alleged penitence and reform, the manipulators ran the price of certain shares up so high that during three-day collapse the mar ket value of these stocks dropped to one- third of the dizzy prices at which the gen. eral public was induced to come in and buy. Let the New York Stock Exchange people deal with facts, not promises; with sworn testimony, not propaganda.
 "Only last summer - in 1933-after the country had started on the road to re- covery, the facilities of the New York Exchange were used by group of selfish men Tn such way as to give them very large profits. Their method of doing bus mess through the medium of pools, ma nipulations, options, puts, calls and mar ket rigging, left the public holding the bag as usual when the market collapsed in July, 1883.
 Ut collapsed because it was run by these men as a gambling and manipula- tive market for insiders against outsiders. The collapse shook the confidence of bus mess men and took away the money of investors. It is only few months since that collapse slowed up our recovery, and it was some time before the business con- munity was able to get into its stride again after recovering from the mislead- ing and dangerous activities permitted on the New York Exchange"
 This has hapepned many times. Out side compulsion is needed to make the Wall Street gentlemen serve the country instead of exploiting it. The Stock Ex- change should be operated as public utll- ity, not racket.
 The death of Sam Lloyd last Friday night must have awakened many mem- ories in the minds of old timers We wonder if the modern generation was as interested in the puzzles of Sam Lloyd as those of 15 and 20 years ago. Sam Lloyds puzzles and puzzle pages were all the rage in those days. No home was complete without them. He was to the day what the crossword puzzle became few years back. Incidentally MT Lloyd never took to crossword puzzles. He out lawed them and never attempted to make one Sam Lloyd was born in Elizabeth, N. J., and lived the greater part of his life right in Brooklyn. He spent eight hours day working puzzles once he en- tered this field. He started as news paperman and turned to puzzles as cir cuation builder. In time it came to be his sole work. Many people have heard the query - "How old is Ann?" That was conundrum propounded by Lloyd It still puzzles thosuanGs of people who have attempted to work out the riddle. Of course, there is an explanation to fit the question above. We'd like to repeat the Ann riddle, just for old times sake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

The Industrial Alcohol Division of the Treasury Department has just finished testing 80 brands of whiskey now being sold in various states. Of the 80 only. 21 won the right to be classified as "good". 43 were fair, while the remainder were poor. We don't call that very respect able percentage. It behooves our Uncle Sam to get after the offenders. It be- hooves the states to deny admittance to poor brands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

Charles street was named for Ansel Charles Porter, who at one time owned the land in that vicin- ity. It was named by J. c. Booth and N. J. Welton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

The Spoon shop of Holmes, Booth and Haydens was burned February IS, 1880, with damage amounting to $60,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

Chief Henry H. Heitman was ap- pointed to the permanent force of the fire departmnet October 13, 1892, and succeeded Samuel c. Snagg as head of the department on the latter's retirement in 1914.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 6:14 o'clock tonight.