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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-30
Car Tokens, Cash
Taken by Gunner

One hundred and forty street
car tokens and $13.35 in cash
was the loot early today of a
young gunman who held up a
street car motorman on the Con-
duit Road line about two miles
over the District line. The motor
man, George Talbert, 81, said he
believed the man escaped into the
woods nearby on foot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-30
PAY WITH LESLIE

Sam Leslie, Brooklyn first base
man, was used as payment for
rent when the Giants trained in
San Antonio in 1880 and left
Leslie with the Texas club on
option in payment for, rent Of
the field,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-30
Griffin, Ex-Tennis
Star, to Wed Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 80 G.N.S0.
succumbing after years of bach
elorhood, Elmer Griffin, former
ranking tennis star, will marry
Edith M. Fitzgerald, magazine
and screen writer, it was learned
today. The ceremony will be
performed in Greenwich, Conn.,,
within the next 10 days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-30
"SKIN SUFFERING
IS Up TO YOU"
SAYS POSLAM

If you suffer from eczema or a
skin eruption of some kind, it's
your own fault. The remedy is
right at hand-apply Poslam at
night and note the great improve
ment in the morning. The itch
ing ceases and the skin starts to
heal. You can get Poslam at any
drug store, SOC.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-30

SENDING half a dozen pilots
in pursuit of the coveted Bendix
trophy, Mary Pickford, famous
actress, will act as honorary
starter of the fourth annual
Transcontinental Speed Classic
from Burbank, Cal, to Cleveland
tomorrow. Photo by Interna-
tional.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
Waterbury Gets Three Votes

X Strange as it may seem Waterbury will actually have three votes in the State Senate throughout the legislative sessions in 1885. This is not due to anything out of the ordinary. It's simply due to the fact that presiding over the Senate will be the newly-elected lieutenant-governor, Mayor Frank Hayes His post as presid- ing officer gives him the right "when the Senate is equally divided to give the cast ing vote". In other words he breaks all Senate deadlocks, just as Lieutenant Governor Roy c. Wilcox did on several occasions last year.
 The other two votes are, of course, Waterbury's two senators, George Gull hane, newly elected in the 18th, and Sen ator Joseph H. Lawlor, returning for his sixth term and thus outdistancing all other members as the real veteran of the body. Never has Waterbury been known to have had three votes in the State Sen ate before. It's an unusual situation. Even when Charles A. Tempeton was lieu tenant governor (1921-22) Waterbury only had two votes in the Senate. The 18th district
 at its command does not mean so much, for, as explained above, the third vote only can be called upon in case of tie vote. And the unusual set-up of the Sen ate almost precludes any such possibility The democrats have a plurality with seventeen members; the republicans have fifteen; the socialists three. That's going to mean the balance of power rests with these three senators from Bridge port. And about this much will be said at later date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
Don't Lose Our Films

It isn't bit drastic to declare that every elm tree in Waterbury, and we cer- atainly have some fine specimens, IS en- dangered by the spread of the Dutch elm disease. While the blight now seems to be centered south of Connecticut it is most proable that it will work it's way into our state and continue it's ravages here, just sas it has done in southern New York state counties and in New Jersey. ForeWarned sis forearmed. We must take the neces- 5Sary precautions.
 The November issue of American For ests declared that "Unless the recently imported Dutch elm disease is more swift
 ly brought under control, the elm tree will disappear from every countryside and from every city, town, and village of the United States. For four years the disease has been incipient in this country, Efforts, now shown inadequate, have been made to wipe it out. The bold and alarming fact today is that the disease is rapidly getting out of hand. ="
 The magazine then goes on to say that
 she next spring when the trees are budded
 out and traces of the disease can be seen, it will be necessary to cut down 50,0OO elms in and around New York city unless we want to see the species doomed in the entire United States. That certainly calls for action. It wust be given by federal, state, and local authorities. We know what happened to our chestnut trees in New England. Why should we permit the same thing to happen to our elms when modern science has provided uS with the means to prevent just such recurrence of a tree blight?
 A conference is being held in Boston, November 19, at which representatives from New York, New Jersey, and New
 England states will be present. Let us hope definite plans will emerge from that which will enlist the individual commun- ity in the fight to preserve the elms. Wa terbury certainly should be more con- cerned than she apparently is right now in the fight. It is not enough to say that no local elm trees are afflicted. Tomor- row or the next day they might be and that would probably mean the end of every elm tree in this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09

is dated up every moment of the time."
 Well, the president is a busy man, and he found time," the caller pleaded.
 That is the difference be- tween the two men," the irl re- piled and hung up.
 FOREIGN INFLUENCE
 Some of the career diplomats are privately worried about the chare that they are more partial to the countries in which they are stationed than to the United States.
 This came to a head not long ago when Ted Mariner, coun- selor of the American Embassy in Paris, was quoted in the French press as saying he under stood France better than Amer ica.
 Now the reports are that John White, amiable counselor of the American Embassy in Berlin, has Nazi sylnpathies.
 Not long ago Douglas Miller. American commercial attache, drew up a report on Germany's economic condition for the use of Richard Washburn Child, then studying European conditions for Secretary Hull.
 Miller's picture of Germany's economic future was dark. The report went to White. When 1t reached Child, parts of it had been rewritten or eliminated en- tirely.
 FRANKNESS
 President Roosevelt did not hold the prize winning ticket DVO3577 on the Irish sweeps, the counterfeit of which was signed President Roosevelt" But ex-Vice President Charley Curtis did hold a ticket in his own name.~
 Asked whether his fling on the Irish sweepstakes was a secret, Charley replied:
 Hell no! Everyone knows l splay the pOnies."
 NEW DEPARTMENT
 Several of the presidents in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
London Letter

Paris (UP)-The battle between the camera and the brush for arr tistic supremacy advanced an- other round here with the inau- guration of the International Salon of Photography.
 Hundreds of photographs from more than 30 countries, including America and Great Britain, record the progress that is being made in the art of the camera.
 France has the largest number of works with the United States next. For some reason no photo- graphs from Soviet Rusisa were entered this year, but Manchou- kuo has two exhibits to its credit. Austria, which in former years always sent a brilliant exhibit, only has one entry.
 The United States exhibit con- tains a mixture of the modernis- tic and the classical, but great orig inality also is shown by Germany which is well to the forefront in the use of modern apparatus ana material.
 An unusual phase of the Salon this year is the annex depicting the evolution of women's fashions between 1850 and 1884. Pictures taken by Nadar, Paris photogra- pher of years ago. form the earlier stages of this evolution, while the works of modern photographers. including pictures of bathing beauties, make up the more recent periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
Bouquets Arrive

Among the many nice things that were said about the success of the democratic party in the election of Tuesday and the individual cnbers of the tick is the following bouquet delivered to Water bury's doorstep by the Hartford Times 1T honor of it's first citizen, Mayor Frank Hayes. -.
 "It proved true, as we expected after the party nominations, that Governor Cross was given state ticket which would help him rather than one which would depend upon him to be pulled along. Every man on it had clements of strength all his own, the towering figure being Mayor T. Frank Hayes of Waterbury, suc- cessful candidate for lieutenant governor. The ticket was well dis tributed geographically and it helped to gain votes in every part of the state"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09

fluential advisers seriously en- vision establishment of new department of the government by the 1885 congress.
 The plan has been broached to Roosevelt, and was discussed at one Cabinete meeting.
 The new agency would be known as the Department of Public Welfare, would be head ed by a full-fledged cabinet member.
 Into it would be thrown a number of established bureaus and services, plus several new ones to be created next year. The bureaus are:
 Bureau of Education-now under Interior Department.
 Public Health Seryice-now under the Treasury.
 ChiIdren's Bureau-now una der the Labor Department.
 Women's Bureau-also un- der Labor.
 Federal Emergency Relief Administration
 Public Works Administration now under Interior.
 old age pension and
 agenciestyet to be authorized.
 Sponsors of the plan argue that these services have a direct and interrelated connection, that combining them under one di- rection will make for greatly en- hanced effectiveness.
 They even have a made-to- order chief for the new cabinet post-Harry Hopkins, youthful, dynamic EZRA chief.
 Hopkins, they say, not only has the complete confidence of the president, but the particular experience and ability for such a specialized job.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The departure of Mississippis Senator Hubert Stephens places the Administration in a dilemma. Leading candidates for his place as chairman of the important Senate Commerce Committee are New York's glad-handing Royal s. Copeland and North Carolina's austere Josiah Bailey. Neither is sympathetic to the New Deal Henry Wallace says of IVA Director Moran. He is making things hum down there" The secretary's son, Henry B. Wallace, is student at Antioch college, of which Di- rector Morgan is president Republicans and democrats have no monopoly on Coolidges in Massachusetts. In the recent election one Albert Coolidge ran for state office on the socialist ticket .. Clarence M. Wooley, chairman of the American Radi- ator and Standard Sanitary Corporation, operating one of the best economic and statisti- cal bureaus in the country, re- ported that since August 10 heavy industries have experi- enced a steady improvement in business. His own company, he said. has done 40 per cent more business than during the cor responding period in 1893. Copyright 1884, by United Fea. ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
Medicines Next Goal

If you would like to know what mala- dies constitute the greatest challenge to medical science today, you might consult the statistics just issued by the United States Census Bureau. Studying and classifying the causes of the 1,342,074 deaths in the United States in 1883, the Bureau reveals that heart disease is the principal cause of death, with cancer next ar1d <sp0plexy third, followed closely by Br;uf1t's disease and pneumonia.
 ff is iii. the field covered by these ail- ,nents. then, that the greatest possibilities for medical trinmphs are to be found. A sWeeDinQ blow at any of them comparable fo inc blows already struck at diphtheria, fvnhoid fever, and pernicious anemia, fer instance. would be of stupendous import ance to the race. And while no such tri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
Press Comment
STUDENT AID
{Hartford Times) l.

Federal help in the suul of $7,- 355 monthly for Connecticut youhs men and women who otnerWise would be unable to continue their college studies will not be distufD- ed in any Lady Bountiful 1ash- ion. A stipend of S1b month IS 2 mere. substance. Yet these youns people who see in 1t the pfidss that may lead them to fulnlimen. of an, educational hope, Will re- ceive it with grateful feeling.
 That the federal rather than state funds should be employed In this educational plan may be a de- parture from traditional policy that education belongs to the states. The stress of the times dictated the departure. when Uncle Sam found it necessary 10 assume a large part of the welfare burden, it soon became evident that among those desperately ip need of help were persons whose college education had been inter ruptcd or could not be started be- cause of untoward financial condl- tions. Rather than merely feed ana clothe them as idle wards. the gov ernment took the wise posltion that they should be encouraged Tn their quest for an education. It is made-work of meritorious character. Nor need this eating out of federal hands tend to cui.. tivate an undesirable mentality or dependence on national heln, There are no strings attached 70 the aid beyond the requirement that the recipients shall be en. gagged in socially desirable work That does not imply any enslave- ment of their minds to any par tieular form of governmental the ory. The help is intended 10 make them self-supporting in fu- ture years. The sooner they can reach that status the happier up- cle Sam will be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
So They Say

The only time I'll collapse is when I get back my baby, and then I'll collapse for joy.
 Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt.
 Ball clubs no bargain today. -Col Tllinghast Huston, former part owner of New York Yankees.
 I have been struck by the deadening stan dardization of American life. Lieut. Pasupuleti G. Krishnayya, educator of India.
 Unless the public has had experience in spending large sums of money wayward son. it might not be able to appreciate the feelings of a broken hearted father Thomas H. Robinson, ST, father of Sto kidnap suspect.
 Isn't it funny how people back home ham, dle an expedition from their office? Capt Bob Bartlett, who accompanied Admiral Peary to the North Pole.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09

Q. Do edible oysters ever pro- duce valuable pearls? A. The U. S. Bureau of Fish cries says that edible oysters never produce valuable pearls because their shells have but limited iride- scence.
 o. Give the address of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
 A. Tarzana. Calf. O. How many games were played in the 1892 World Series?
 Al. The New York Yankees de- feated the Chicago Cubs in four straight games.
 O. How is d grandson desig- mated when he bears the identical name of his father and grand father.
 A. Third.
 O. In what denominations have the stamps of the National Parks series been issued? A, From one to ten cents. O. How does d sailing ship
 Al. By the use of the helm, and
 bv shifting the position of the sails. so as to bring the Wlnu around by the head, to the other side of the vessel. 70. Where is Mark Twain bur-
 A. Elmira, New York. D. Is Boak Carter a native
 "A. He was born in Baku, South Russia. of Irish English parents.
 O. Is the word an ever used as an adverb? A. No.
 O. What position in the federal government does the Negro, hop' ert Vann. hold? 4
 A. He is one of the Assistant Attorney Generals of the U. ,. O. What is the theme song oI the motion upicture, "Dr Monica i! A. when Tomorrow Comes bv Kahal and Tain. O. Which is considered the de- oisive battle of the Revolutionary
 A. The victory of the Amerl- cans over General Burgoyne at sar- atoga in HIT. o-Is Ricardo Cortez the real <. Of the actor? Where was ne born? Iooob A-His real name is Jacop cranztein and he was born ln
 Alsace-Loraine. O. Is water compressible? A. Slightly. O. What is the name of the plant that blooms only once year and only for a few hours at nlgnt'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
Down To Business

The ambitious production program an nounced for next year by Henry Ford seems to foreshadow pretty healthy re- vival in the important automobile industry generally. It also looks like the actual beginning of the long-awaited pickup in the capital goods industries.
 For this program carries with it heavy expenditures on capital goods. Ford will pay freight bills of $74,000000, for in- stance; he will spend $53,000,00O on steel in the open market; he will put $1OO,- OOOOOO into the production of bodies, and $22,50O,O0O into the rubber industry.
 Now it is pretty certain that Ford is not going to go it alone on program of this kind. If he spends at this rate, other auto companies will do likewise. The result will be an extremely helpful stimulation of some of the great, basic industries without whose recovery we cannot regain a real prosperity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09

Washington, Nov 9.-Import- ant labor legislation to be intro- duced at the coming congress al- ready is being discussed in inner administration councils.
 The issue will present some of the knottiest political and in- dustrial problems facing Roose- welt, and will cause some of the bitterest fighting of the session.
 That much discussed Section 7a-along with the entire Ma tional Industrial Recovery act will expire next year unless re- newed. Under the stimulus of this collective bargaining guar anty organized labor has experi- enced one of the greatest re- vivals in it's history.
 INTO THE LAST DITCH
 ! It is prepared not only to fight to the last ditch for the continu- ance of the statute, but will seek it's extension.
 Labor wants the law amended so that company unionism-the counter independent labor or SdHlZdtlOuS-MIl pc ISSdity out- lawed.
 Senator Bob Waner's Labor Disputes Bill, which he offered last session, would have done this.
 The president, however, was not willing to go that far, so the measure, despite powerful labor pressure, was shelved. In- stead was enacted the law un- der which the National Labor Relations Board now functions.
 On the other hand, industry is just as determined. It is grimly opposed to any enact ment striking at company
 More than that, the employ CTS want Section "a rewritten along two lines: first, inclusion of provision 1egaliZing com pany unions; second, exclusion of the majority rule interpreta- tiOn that the National Labor Board has read into Section "a.
 Between these two hotly em- battled groups stands the presi- dent. Both sides will exert every fort to win his backing. It is to avoid such a distressing tug of-war that White House stra- tegists already have begun for mutation of an administration labor program as middle-of- the-road plan.
 NO POLITICIAN
 There is young lady clerk in Secretary Henry Wallace's of flee who knows her New Deal- CTS.
 Recently a prominent Wash ingtonian telephoned that local baseball fans were getting up a testimonial to Babe Ruth on his retirement as an active player. He wanted to call on the Secre- tary of Agriculture to obtain his signature.
 'I'm sorry," the young lady replied, "but it is impossible. The secretary is too busy to-day. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
ChuckleCorner
ROUND ABOUT By Howard Mills

A deer in the park over at Burns City likes pie. Our dear likes 1t a Ia mode.
 Clifford street woman reports her valuable cat kidnapped. Or catnap- ped.
 A Clarksburg farmer says his hens are laying little eggs. Not much to crow about.
 Two Cromwell men were held up by a deaf mute bandit. The victims also were speechless.
 At Cold Springs girl saved her father from bull. A sweet smile will soften most policemen.
 The c. c. c. boys at Ashley. in their efforts to stop erosion. are leaving no stone unturned.
 Colburn has an ultra-careful girl who. when she goes riding with the boy friend, takes along bottle of gasoline.
 A Carmel street young man is down with lame back. Undecided what musical instrument to tackle, he finally took up the piano.
 'wanted-Room and board in Batesvilie. Need not be modern but meals must be ample" Ap- parently this fellow Is willing to trade his bath-right for mess of cabbage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09
A Book a Day
Suggests Holidays For Men In Prison
BY BRUCE CATION

If you run a temperature every time you hear of someone who wants to treat convicts like human beings, you will not enjoy reading Joseph F. Fishman's sex in Pris- on."
 As a matter of fact, you prob ably won't enjoy it anyway, for It wasn't meant to be enjoyable reading. On the contrary, it IS profoundly shocking and disturb ing. an intelligent and humane pro- gram for handling prisoners. 1t will doubtless arouse the indig- nation of many estimable citizens.
 MT Fishman is former inspec- tor of federal prisons, and he has probably had his nose into about as many prisons as any man In America. Tn telling what he has seen there, he reports that the emotional tension under which prisoners are compelled to live is thing highly dangerous to so- ciety and frequently ruinous to the men themselves.
 It is his notion that this tension is no proper part of punishment. Let the prisoners have something faintly resembling a normal emo- tional life, he suggests; let them have 'furloughs," now and then, or let them be visited in prison by their wives.
 We would have fewer prison riots. he predicts, and the convicts would be less apt to be menace to society on his release.
 He is bitter about people who complain that prisoners are coddled. A man deprived of lib- erty is a man severely punished. he says; giving him decent quar- ters, decent food, and halfway hu- mane treatment doesn't make the punishment lose its effect.
 It merely increases the chances that he may some day become a useful member of society again. The book Is published by the National Library Press, and sells at $3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09

With the report of the Tax Survey Commission due almost any day it is nat ural for citizens of Connecticut to specu- late on it's findings, still as unknown as ever. There are plenty of wagers that one new tax advocated will be a sales tax. We are inclined to doubt that and as a result will probably be entirely wrong. That's what usually happens when you make such an opinion. However, the sales tax is still pretty much of an experiment. States that have adopted it both praise and condemn it. There are so many forms, though, that it is likely consider able pressure may be brought to bear in 1885 to initiate this method of raising revenue. It has failed in other years. We don't expect the democratic influence in the next Legislature to change the past status.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09

A. The night blooming Cereus, a member of the cactus family. The bloom generally opens about eight o'clock and closes about 2 a. m. The botanical name IS Selenicereus.
 Q. Are men who have taken out their preliminary naturaliza- ton papers accepted for enlistment in the Army and Navy? -
 A. Only American citizens are accepted in the Navy, but men who have legally declared their inten- ton to become citizens are accept ed in the Army.
 o. What do prize fighters use to toughen their hands?
 A. They soak them in brine or pure grain alcohol.
 If you want copy of our bulle- tin Largest and Smallest Things lin the World, write to the Water bury Democrat Washington Bu- reau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-09

Widespread house building in the next few years is anticipated. All of which is good news. The home is really the bull wark of this nation. No other country has developed home building to the point that we have. It is the most encouraging note that we have had in many years. But there must also be some assurance that owners can retain their homes. We won der if ever there will be record of the number of homes that were lost in the last four or five years. It must have been enormous. It takes courage for people to contemplate again the ownership of their own home.