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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
Guard Air Expenditures

It sometimes seems as if Uncle Sam couldn't touch airplanes without getting his fingers burned During the war the old gentleman put a perfectly fabulous sum into construction of airplanes, and announced blandly that the sky of France presently would be darkened by the wings of innumerable American birdmen. The American birdmen did their stuff all right, but not in American planes About all the country got to show for the eX- penditure was a headache and feeling of dazed bewilderment.
 The story isn't quite the same today, but once more it looks very much as if some slick city feller had sold Uncle Sam a part interest in the Brooklyn bridge or
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
Katharine Prichard Kept Record
 of Cemetery Inscriptions
ro the History. Editor:

To the History Ed1tor:
 The early settlers of Waterbury whose remains were inferred in the old burying grounds did not have Thomas Gray to make record of their virtues in undying verse, but they had a Katharine A. Prichard who collected in book form the in- scriptions on their grave markers which shows that the people of that day and time were fear ing and had strong faith in the existence of life in future state.
 Grand street cemetery was the first Gods Acre" established in Waterbury and was the last resting place of the remains of many of its founders and their descendants. When 1t was decided to convert it to other purposes some of the re- mains and many of the headstones were removed by relatives, but this was not true in all cases. A num- ber of tha grave markers was stored in the basement of tho Silas Bronson library, but have recently been removed to the Mattatuck Historical society. They have an interest for Waterbury people, if for no other reason than the fine Christian sentiment SO eloquently expressed in the lettering, good object lesson for heirs to the com munity founded by those departed souls. The following is. a fair cx- am pie of Slc different inscriptions: Farewell my friends ard sisters
 dear;
 To grieve 1t is in vain.
 Christ is my hope, you need hot
 fear
 We all shall meet again" H. R,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
Objection Made to Veterans Criticism of Mir Harris

Editor, the Democrat: In answer to MT rIremen's letter in last nights (Tuesday) paper, l would like to say that while Mir Firmen may have or believes he has a just grievance, I for one feel his letter is both unjust and un- fair. To answer him according to his letter, first, he claims men who work and make up time in the CWA are not paid for tho time they made up. Well, If this is go then it is the fault of the timc- keeper on the job and if brought to the attention of Mir Harris will be rectihcd. Second, he seys c;:- servicemen do not get their allot- ment of food and necessities. Ii this be true, 1t should be brought to the attention. of Mr Birt who is in charge of ex-servfcemen and he will surely take care of 1t. His third statement caused me big laugh. "When Prosperity Came" MT Firmen, when did Prosperity come? The depression lifted, we still have mighty hard times. His fourth, that MT Harris became di- rector, of the CWA. Yes, he did and the people who made him di- ICCtOi IClL u0 NuS LllC DSGt llIdn lOI a mighty thankless job. No mat ter who makes a' mistake in the CWA you hear Bill Harris being blamed for 1t. Now again, we have the old bromide that we have been listening to for about four year.: ship him back to Mainc." didn't think that anyone With grain of intelligence would say that again.
 Why should he go bacl; to Maine any more than thousand others in Waterbury who were born and raised somewhere else and who came l-ere and are Working and became taxpayers and voters?
 Bill Harris is a taXpaying voter in the city of Waterbury and do-, ing the best he can in a mighty hard spot and if he should go back to Maine, who would be wiling and competent enough to take his place?
 Now the statement about h.s wife and daughter-our family has had a member employed on the Mutual Aid for about three years and we never heard before that either Mrs or Mss Harris was on either CWA or Mutual Aid pay rolls. In fact know Miss Harris Is in college and I firmly believe that Mrs Harris has her hands full Keeping a home for her husband and son and certainly the way MI Harris is picked on all day W. g.>e her plenty to do to keep him happy when he comes home at night and that is job enough for her, I be- iieve.
 To end, about Mir Harris always being in conference have been able to make an appointment any time II have q real complaint. But if he would just leave his door open to any fault-finder who wanted 10 come over and curse him out he would never get any work done.
 Now, MT Firmen, if you have a reab complaint, here is U sugges- tion: Co to the man at MT Harris door, make an appointment to zee MT Harris and keep the appoint ment on time. State your case clearly in about 10 minutes and then, boy, watch results and then you will understand why we like Bill Harris.
 F. OD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
So They Say

Presentations on the screen have dwarfted the efforts of the stage.
 Earl Carroll. famous producer.
 afNH The average woman is a better bridge player than the average man, but the average husband won't give his wife credit for knowing anything. --P. Hal Sims, bridge authority.
 
 Properly regulated, and under the expert direction of medical men, sterilization Is the most beneficial social measure we know. --Dr Ales Hrdlicka, anthropolo-
 
 Religion does not consist in do- Ing special things, but in doing all things with a special quality. -Df Glenn Prank, president of
 the UnIvsraify ef Wisennsin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

Washington, Feb l5.-Muni- tions companies and ship build ing firms are marshalling their. highest-powered lobbyists to de- feat the Nye Resolution for an investigation of their contracts and profits. A few weeks ago probably they would have been successful, but in view of re- cent exposures and the present temper of the senate, Nye should have adequate support for his resolution.
 If so, some startling disclosures are due to be aired. Here are some of them:
 NO 1. Sale os American munitions to warning Latin American countries at the very moment Secretary Stimson was entreating those countries to make peace.
 NO 2. The attempt of the War Department to kill reso- iution requested by Roosevelt which would give him the power to embargo arms shipments to WaIIlHB COuutiiCS ANJC Vldu6 to show that the War Depart ment actually summoned repre- sentatives of munitions com- nanies and instructed them to lobby on Capitol Hill in order to kill the presidents resolu- tion.
 NO 5. The fact that the senate Naval Affairs sub-com- mittee has never concluded it's investigation of the lobbying &C., tivitics of the big ship-building companies to defeat the Geneva Naval Conference.
 NO 4. The fact that the naval officer named as party to the attempt to defeat that con- ference, Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, now has been appointed commander ofthesUnited States fleet. Ex-Secretary of the Navy Adams, commenting on Reeves later lobbying regarding a Pa cific dirigible mooring mast, said it "reflecting no credit on this department"
 NO :. The peculiar manner in which the ship-Dullding con- panies submitted bids for the Roosevelt naval program. THE LAST LUNCHEON
 The day before William r. MacCrackcn was ordered arrest ed by the senate, in the air mail scandals, he was given luncheon at the Carlton hotel. The guests were all republicans, most of them colleagues of MacCracken in the Coolidge and Hoover cabinets, where he served as assistant secretary of com mcrce for aviation.
 The party, although convivial, had all the earmarks of n fare well feed for a departing col- league.
 VICTOR
 Huey Long may be no Denip- sey with his fists, but in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

Q. Can an alien, who has been deported from the United States, ever be admitted to the country again?
 A. Under the Act of May 25, 1892, they can be rcadmitted sub sequent to one year from date of deportation, by special permit from the secretary of labor.
 c. What is the diameter of a U. $. silver dollar?
 A. One and 0ne-half inches.
 o. Give the origin of the French tricolor. A. It originated at the outbreak of the 1789 revolution as the badge of the National Guard. The red and blue were selected as the arms of Paris, and the white was added as the color of the army, to show the intimate union which should exist between the people and the national defenders.
 O.. What is an aerial tramway
 A. One in which a car or bas- ket is operated over a suspended cable or rope way.
 Q. What is the period of gesta- tion in cats?
 A. From 56 to 63 days.
 Q. Who wrote 100000, ,00O Guinea Pigs?"
 A. F. K. Schlink and Arthur Kallet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

All the Pied Pipers of New York city are enlisting under the CWA banner. A war on rates is starting. 1,800 men will be employed in a campaign to rid the city of rats. Some 67,OO0 steel traps and 2,O00 flashlights are being bought for the army of rat catchers. Waterfronts will be thoroughly combed in the warfare. The job will cost $218,000. That's quite sum to be spent on rats. Still the amount of damage the animals do annually is tre- mendous. And property destruction can not be countenanced in these days. Won- der if the rats will stay away once the Pied Pipers work is done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
THE EDITOR.

Q. What was the record for games won and lost last season by Lon Warnekc of the Chicago Cubs?
 A. Eighteen won and thirteen lost.
 Q. When and where did the use of perfumes originate?
 A. Perfumes were used by the ancient Egyptians at least as early as 3G0o B. c.
 Q. Were any airplane pilots killed during the filming of the motion picture "Helrs Angles?"
 A. Two pilots and a mechanic were killed.
 o. Give the comparative areas of the United States excluding pos sessions, and Canada.
 A. Canada, 3,6S4,463 square miles; U. S., S,O26,789.
 Q. What proportion of the reg istered voters in Illinois in 1892 cast their ballots for president?
 A. The total registered vote was 3.500.000 and the total vote for president was 3,407, 1000.
 Q. What is the first class post age rate to England?
 A. Five cents for the first ounce of fraction and three cents for each additional ounce or frac- ton.
 Q. Is it against the law to sell horse meat for human consump- ton in this country? A. A wartime measure prohi- bis the sale of horse flesh for human consumption. The act pro- vides for the intic and foreign use. For domestic use, 1t isl sold as food for dogs, cats, zoos, and fur bear ing animal farms. It is exported to foreign countries for human con sumption. tr
 O. Name the United States sen . atorh from North Carolina.
 A. Josiah w. Bailey and Robert n. Reynolds.
 O. How many drops of water are there Ia a teaspoon?
 A. Approximately sixty.
 c. Are there any American con. suis in Mongolia?
 A. No.
 lf you want copy Of 0ur bnI. Icflu, Directory Of AlOvle Hlnrs. write Co tie Waterbury DesnOcrnl's Washington uuFean, enclosing iiyc sanfs in n0slase siainalz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
CEId.s REPLACE DUNGEON

San Quentin, Cal, (UP)-Well
 lighted, airy cells will replace San Quentin prisons dreaded dungeon --the "hole" where unruly prison CTS are confined to 'solitary-when
 new cell block is completed here
 in June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
DAILY WASHINGTON MERRY.-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Munitions and Ship Lobbyists Concentrate to DsfeGt Nye Resolution; Startling Disclosures Coming I As Is NOU LkeIy ImQuiry Is MGde; Huey Long AttGcks WGlnasey for Being at Dinner TGble Uith Negro; SteGgGU Is Rebed When His Committee Is Ignored om Market Bi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
BRASS CITY FACTS

The American Brass company manufactures copper, brass and bronze, nickel silver and special copper alloys in all forms of sheets, wire, rods, seamless tubes, mould ings, angles, channels, architectural and industrial extruded and drawn shapes, die pressed forgings, weld Ing rods, circles, blanks and shells.
 Waterbury's public school system has supervisors in drawing, music and physical training. and special teachers in. cooking. sewing. wood working and agriculture.
 Charles B. Merriman was mayor of Waterbury during 1869 and 1870.
 The cost of the water system here as operated December 31, 1SyB, including all extensions, was $553, 900.
 Up to 1898 and including that year the cost of the sewer system here and maintaining same was $455.500. the total length of sewers 26 miles; the number of -hoies 7G7; catch basins 24s; and house connections 245e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

It's Barrack Mountain up in Litchfield county, not Garruck. That's the official verdict of the U. s. Geographic Board just issued at Washington. A couple of other names in Connecticut that are seen on the maps are also corrected. There's a brook and pond in Litchfield county that gets varying designations It's now Beeslick Incidentally Fishing Rocks are no more. They are Bluff Point from now on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

We don't doubt but what Father Coughlin was right last Sunday when he declared that Japan and Russia were straining at leashes preparatory to an- other bloody war. We sincerely hope, though, that this war which the crusading Detroit priest predicts for 1885, will not involve the nations of the world. If Rus sia and Japan can't progress any further without sacrificing few million lives, all we'll and good. But we don't want to see other nations, particularly the United States, mixed in the brawling. If we furnish financial assistance to Russia, we're almost bound to be drawn in, unless we make up our minds right now to keep out of the conflict. Only strong nations can keep out of war United States is strong She should realize that the World War was in vain. Another such catastro- phe would turn the world more topsy- turvy than it is right now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

to rBrown's bridge over the Man han canal. across q corner Of the meadow, 10 and across the river. through Gteei's plain. and Up Che plain to the point where the early roads 10 Watertown and to piy- mouth bcgnn".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
The "Cartwheer" Returns

Manufacturers in Freeport, III, pulled an interesting stunt few days ago when they met their entire weekly payroll with 10000 silver dollars Instead of getting the customary envelopes filled with bills, the workers got little canvas sacks filled with dollars = heavy, clinking, and somehow exceedingly satisfying to handle. The step was taken, it is explained, to help popularize silver currency and to cooperate with the administration in it's silver policy. And it wasn't, when you stop to think about it, bad idea.
 There is something solid and comforting about the feeling of silver dollar in your hands or in your pockets. It feels like more money than dollar bill, for some reason; it rings in such an author itative manner when you slap it down on a counter to buy something. In many parts of the country the silver dollar never is seen any more. It wouldn't be a bad stunt to make it once again a popular medium of daily exchange.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

This is the month when suppressed desires come to life in New York city. At this time every year the Miniature Railroad and Toy Boat show is held. Its sponsors are everyday businessmen dur ing the other months of the year. In February, however, they cast aside wor- ries, fears, hopes, etc, and play at run ming tiny railroad system. There's more to it, though, than toy trains and boats For example there's half mile of railroad track in the exhibit. The elab- crate system of controls and signals re- quires the aid of an expert, so Edwin Graves of the New York Central road comes down from his high perch where he keeps trains from pumping and supervises the task He is assisted by Edwin Gill, who does the same work for the New York city subway lines. The New York Society of Model Engineers comprises men ln many walks of life. There's prominent hotel chef, member whose intricate work in building up the city's exhibit is work of art It's easily seen now why so many electric trains are sold every Christmas. It's not to satisfy the boyish, but the paternal whim. He's usually the one who tinkers and fools with the set, while Jun for is sitting idly by wondering when he can play with his belongings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

What all France said to Gaston Dou mergue was, "After you, my dear Gaston.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:55 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

lf you want q copy of 0ur bnI. Iefiu, Directory of Movie Hlnrr. write t0 tlle Waterbury Desnocru1'r Washington uurean, enclosing ilyc cnnfe iIs al0slaee sfninnz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

c. Are there any American con. suls in Mongolia? A. No.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

O. How many drops of water are there Ia teaspoon?
 A. Approximately sixty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

c. What is the period of gesta- tion in cats?
 A. From 5e to 6S days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15

O. Name the United States sen ators from North Carolina.
 A. Josiah w. Bailey and Robert R. Reynolds.
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15

in Russia leading in the general strike and agitation. Again she was arrested in 1907 and this time perpetual exile was the sen tence imposed upon her, and when 66 years old she again passed over the long road into exile. Once more she tried to escape but again was recaptured During portion of her exile she was permitted to Hive under police surveillance in the city of Irkutsk
 With the fall of the Romanotf dynasty came her liberation in t1917.
 s'I do not think that anywhere in the world there was ever . bride who received so many flow CTS. v she said, as with tear-d d,mm- ed eyes she viewed the demonstra- tion in her honor. Kerensky af- Iterwards premier, welcomed he Iand she joined heart and soul wita Ethe cause he represented. She was elected member of the eXecut- i've committee of the Council q Peasants Delegates and was cha'S man of the Russian Committee @ Civic Education. She sent a mes ! sage to Pes'dent Wilson eXpres F ing her appreciation of the trionl
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15

ship of the American people Tor Russia and received q reply from him expressing hope of the ad- yancement of awakened Russia. Madame Breshkoyskaya was elect ed member of the Constitu- tional Assembly.
 Mms. BreShkoyskaya remained for more than six months in ths United States, speaking against what she characterized as the ''in- justice. terrorism and cruelty" Of the Boshevik regime When :n. New York she met George Ken nan, explorer and author of books describing the horrors of the Si- berian prison sytem, whom she had not seen for nearly 35 years. Mir. Keenan afterward declared her to be "one of the most her oic types of womanhood" in the world. He had befriended Mme. Breshk ovskaya when she was q political prisoner many years be- fore and declared that her appear ance in America: after so much hardship and suffering convinced him that "eyen death would never break her spirit
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15

gave up a life of luxury. and spent half a century 26 years Of it in the desolate cofenies of Sir beria, in an incessant effort to free her people from ignorance and bondage.
 Born in 1S44 of Polish parent age, she was revolutionst at 2s, finally coming to the United Stat- es in 1919 after the Kerensky re- gime had ebeen submerged and the Bolshevist upheaval under Trotsky and Lenme became intol-i erable. #,
 In a paragraph she descril1'i [the source of the inspiration wh' became the guiding factor in her life.
 Ny. ratlaer @heiped, me to think she saids "He was q man of broad. liberal ideas We read togethet many. books. of science and PtrayeI Social science absorbed me. By 16 Il had read Voltaire, Rouss eau and Diderot and knew by heart the French revolution. I was not con fined to Russian, for I spoke French from babyhood; my German gov erness soon taught me German, and at that time the worlds best thought was not garbled by 4aRnssian-- hip.-So trained, could hardly be called an ig- norant fanatic
 It was in 1874 that Madame IBreshkovskaya was first arrested and thrown into the dungeons of 1 tic Fortress of St. Peter and St. 1 Paul For two years she waited l in .a prison cell before she. was brought to trial. Then, having been, released, she resumed her revolutionary propa gahda and in consequence, was again arrested in t1S79. This time she was eXiled to 1 Siberia and sentenced to hard la bor in the mines, Once she at ltempted to escape and after flee ing 600 miles, was recaptured and E condemned to suffer 25 blows
 with the knout but this was sub
 sequently changed to an additional period of imprisonment
 | For g years Madame Breshkov- ykaya remained an fvile in Siberia She returned to Russia in 1886 to find her father, mother, husband
 and child whom she he'd left to fight for the cause of the people
 either estranged or dead. She was I;hen more than 90 years old but began her most active work in sowing the seeds of the Socialist
 revolutionary party The govern
 ment ordered her arrest but she 2 escaped to Switzerland and in 1901
 came 10 Ike United States to en-
 l!st support for the cause she ea.
 r5fused.
 The beginning of the revom-
 tion of 19o5-19O7 saw her back
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15
CATHERINE BREsHKovsKAYA GRANDMOTHER OF RUSSIAN RENOVATION IS DEAD
tPy The AssaeIated Press,

tPy The Associated Press,
 PRAHA. czechoslaYak1a Sept 13, The Countess Catherine Bresh kovskaya, known the world over, as the "Grandmother of the Rus sian Revolution fded here this morning of old age. She was ninety years old Following are several character bits taken from her obituary, of her activities oyer nearly four score years:
 Catherine Breshkovskaya known as .'the Grandm other of the Rus san Revolution, ' of noble birth,
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15

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