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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-07
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once. Then, if tho horse tries funny stunts, we'll hang on to each other" answered coppy. That is best" '
 So, all but Duncy climbed aboard. To him the old man loud ly roared. Hey, hurry up and fix that tall. Then you can join the rest" l,''f
 The horse grew rather restless and poor Duncy sald, "Please make him stand real still. Tho tail is almost gel. I hope this horse won't kick"
 The old man answered. He's all right. There really is no cause for fright" And shortly scouty cried. At last the taips on. It looks slick" ga Then. just as little Duney tried 10 climb aboard, the strange horse HhIed and. in about TnosBent, he vas of, with one big bound. Poor Duney grabbed hold of the tall, but thIs DooB proved Co no avail, The funny tail cam0 loose an1 Duney hopped npen the tccpypisb, tss4, xEA sssiee. Inc,
 l1Ile 14lles dig f0P . IllDmefbOms kfs iu fiie nest sf0Fysl "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-07
FRECKLES

The horse was quite a stubborn beast, and Goldy said. You'll get a feast of grass, if stead of sitting down, you'll stand up on your feet" ....
 The Tinies then heard scouty cry. "Some other plan we'll have to try. I know that will not work because wooden horse can't eat"
 The man who owned the wo0d- on horse just smiled and said. He's right, of course. Now, may be can get this lazy animal to stand" tt't
 And then he grabbed the reina and cried, "come on, tho Tinies want a ride. Behave, or I'll take you apart. Back fin my house you'll IaDd!"
 The funny borHe prleked ID hIa cars, and soon theYs came some merry .cheerA "iie's on hls feet" yelled 'puncy. "Sow I'll put hif
 "As soon aa this small tngk ia ADno, we're alI set for n lot Of fun" "Pil ride him first" fnid reidy, with a broad sn'Iio op nor
 ~oh. mol We all will ride al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
NEW LANGUAGE
 METHOD TRIED
Professor Seeking Simpler
 Way in T eac C h ing Strange Tongues

Omaha, Neb. (UP)-Education in foreign languages is having a. new deal in the classes of Dr V. Royce West at Omaha Municipal university. As pioneer in the field pr West is testing the ground for a newer and simple method Of teaching strange tongues
 Instituted year ago, the syS- tenn employed by Dr West utilizes dictaphones and foreign news papers in addition to text books. With the old fashioned system re- duced to a minimum in classroom work, the students use their spare time in learning pronunciation from photograph records in for eign languages, or by checking their own speech by playing back dictaphone records.
 Practical phraseology and usage are obtained from the daily for eign newspapers.
 "We are highly pleased" said Dr w. E. Sealock, president of Municipal university. who with Dr West originated the system. Our students are receiving untold bene- fits. This policy is being followed by some of the larger universities"
 As an adjunct of the program. the students publish m illustrated monthly, Babel" which as the names implies, is published in four or five different languages
 Dr Sealock has found students learn to converse faster in foreign tongues under the new system and that it keeps them more absorbed in their subject.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

At first most of them were refi- nancing issues and liquor specula- tions. But in the last few months there were more and more new in- dustrial enterprises in the list-- since last January there were RI manufacturing companies, think, totaling over $S1, 1000, ,0OO. That means, of course, that somebody's willing to chance 1t again on new industries. and is in. viting the public to put up the money" N@
 These twin acts, the Securities Act and the Stock Exchange Act. are now under the Securities and Exchange commission, headed by Joseph P. Kennedy, an old market man who knows all the tricks. and has played most of them. PECORA ON COMMISSION
 With him on the commission are Ferdinand Pecora, whose investi- gating talent exposed financial racketeering; James M. Landis. who administered the Securities act under the Federal Trade CommisA sion; Judge Robert E. Healey and George c. Mathews, old ETC cam paigners.
 The Securities Act aims to secure publication of information about new stocks, so that prospective buyers may know what they're get ting.
 The Stock Market act will regu- late the New York Stock Exchange and other security markets, in an effort to cut out the manipulation, pools trading against their own customers by stock houses, and
 similar devices which Toad the dice" It will still be game of chance, but the SEC aims to see that fair dice are used.
 HAS VAST IMPORTANCE Many people, however. do not re- alize that stock markets are more
 important than mere gambling places. Tn the first place, there are 16,000.000 security in the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
CHURCH NOVENA
 ENDS TOMORROW


 The novena in honor of the Im- maculate Conception will be brought to a close at the Church of the Immaculate Conception to- morrow. Rev. Fidelis Reynolds, O. F. M., who was we'll known to many Waterburians before coming here to conduct the novena, has been in charge of the services all week. Novena services have been held at 12:10 and at 7:30 each day since last Sunday.
 Large crawds were present all week at the novena, which is held annually at the Immaculate Conception church. On last Tues day, the special novena services were held jointly with the novera to St. Joseph, which Is a perman- ent feature of the church's spirit ual program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

SdNSu up, AOT OHe IHIugs now mat they've raised the margin require ments.
 "I'll admit. I've been watching National Doughnut pretty close though. l wouldn't mind buying some of that just as little specu- lation, now that the stock market commission is going to give us more protection"
 Don't fool yourself about that. son." cautioned Pa Jones. "The securities and Exchange commits sion isn't going to take the risk out of speculation for anybody. It isn't supposed to, and it isn't going to try.
 Even the Securities Act, which has been operating more than a year now, doesn't pretend that the new stock issues it O. Ks are ne- ccssarily safe to buy" STILL A GAMBLE
 Well, I didn't suppose they'd exactly guarantee you making a profit" grinned John, Jr, "but l did think they were trying to make lem safer."
 Mot in that way Pa Jones con tinued. "All in the world that the Securities Act is supposed to do is to make sellers of new securities give a true account of just what the issues are before they sell 'em, and who's getting the gravy out of the sale.
 That's something, but short of being actually and deliberately mis- led by a false prospectus, it's still your funeral when you buy" Even that kept quite a few com panies from offering new securities after the act was passed, didn't it? suggested John, Jr.
 NEW INDUSTRIES RISE
 "At first it may have" Pa Jones admitted, though think general business conditions were the real reason why there were so few. But l saw just the other night the fig ures for the first year under the new Securities Act.
 '"rhere were 750 new issues, to. talling more than a billion dollars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

Editor, Tall Toa0er Topics: Well, just trailed i''
 from the land o the beam and tue sacred God a0here the Loces speak to tue Cdbots and the Cabots speak ony to God. sort of felt tue same acoud be true of 1ny tsOo erstaohile comtemporaries-"Th Old Grd' aud "Ezra StraUbottom but found out from the boys around town that tue boys not feeling bot bitter toaCards for my prophetic vsionary utterances 20 fGvor of tue boys in green and aote from the Waby School Well, they shouldn't, because # remember rightly tor the first tUo periods of the gane the old GTd and "Ez sort of little bit 5erky and tore np fev programs a0hile the boys scas routing tor
 kind of measured up to ny predictions Tha aCas quite gesture the part of e old Grid" chen he released his Mascot from out of the Jack ID the Bor and sent him scurryng tue field to deiuer tue sad tdings to "Nutmeg Pete" himself We'll, just sat back a,.d took tt like any good Wby does and sort of sats- fled nay feelings a0ith the thought that tt might be ac0rse. It might be snoa0ing and "Ez aud tue boys might have forgot to put on their creepers. Just couldn't them making the Prospect mountain aoithout their sharp creepers and ear muffs We'll, Editor - the football season is basketball is coming on
 amd just hate to think of it. That's sport achere Wilby just toDers the Blue Bels and there isn't much use doing much talking about M The Jess said the better See by the papers that tue boys are going in for little oratory comtestimg. Guess acoudnt go fur aOrong sag have the best there IS m hot too up at the Commercial Institution Wiu be seeing you soon On other matters. Fraternaly yours - "Nutmeg Pete".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
ED. R. ENDORSES
 BIBLICAL SUNDAY
Significant Day in Church Calendar to Be Ob-
 served Tomorrow

Washington, D. C., Dec S.-Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt en- dorses the observance of Universal Bible Sunday tomorrow.
 The four hundredth anniversary of the publication of Martin Luth- CTS translation of the Bible will be in thousands oe churches within America and in foreign countries on next Sunday. according to a statement issued by the American Bible society, under whose direction Universal Bible Sunday is promoted, and through whose missionary activities the Bible is circulated in more than forty countries in close to two hun dred languages.
 In urging the observance of Uni- versal Bible Sunday Presiden. Roosevelt says: "The American Bible Society has performed a dis tinctive and helpful service in the dissemination of the Scriptures. Its sponsorship of Bible Sunday will do much to make this signif- icant day in the church calendar.
 "The observance of Universal Bible Sunday, in which many of the churches of American will en- gage on the ninth of December, has my hearty approval"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

One more investigator has been added to the staff at Crosby high school engaged in the EZRA sur- vey of the unemployment situa- ton among high school graduates between the ages of IS and 25 and the work will be extended to in- cIude several towns in the vicinity of the city beginning Monday morning.
 The survey will begin in Ply mouth Monday and will extend through Terryville and Bristol and probably as far as Plainville. Work will also begin in Thomaston shortly and records in Naugatuck will be examined Monday with a view to beginning the survey in that town.
 Branch offices will be estab- lished in the schools of each con- munity in order to carry on the survey.
 10000 Idle
 Recent reports at Hartford headquarters indicate approxi- mately 10000 high school gradu- ates in the state who are unablc to find jobs because of economic conditions.
 According to George A. Fogg, state spervisor of white collar pro- jects under the EZRA, the state la bor department has also instituted survey to determine what vo- cational guidance can be outlined to help this type of unemployed person.
 It is understood that a federal "junior college" will be establish ed here on completion of the work, which will be toward the latter part of February, officials esti- mate. Only about per cent of the number so far investigated has ben able to obtain employment, and all of the unemployed group contacted to date have expressed interest in the idea of furtherine their education.
 That the federal government re- gards the younger unemployed person as serious problem which merits careful consideration is apparent in the surveys similar to that being conducted here which are now in progress throughout the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
CHRISTMAS STORE
 SCHEDULES READY

The merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce wishes again to bring to public attention the fact that Christmas schedules for local stores are now in opera ton. Waterbury'sy stores will be open tonight till o'clock and then next Wednesday and Satur- day till g.
 The stores will likewise remain open till g next Saturday night. Starting Tuesday, the 18th. the stores will remain open for busi- ness, each night till g o'clock. Stores will close for. the holiday on Monday night, the 24th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
SCOTTISH UNITS TO
 MEET FOR SERVICES

Tomorrow morning all local Scottish organizations will join in
 attending a service at the Mill Plain Union church. Rev Joseph o. Todd, pastor. will talk on Good News For Bad Times" Among the organizations that will be repre- sented are the Burns club. Bide-A- Wee club, Clan McAlpine and the Daughters of Scotia. The service will take place at 10:30 o'clock: A week from Sunday the members of Mill Plain Union church will observe '.good will Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

They are entitled to fair and orderly place to exchange their holdings. But, even more import ant, stock markets are necessary to private business. It is here that money Is raised for new enter prises.
 But even more important still, these markets. have Q definite ef- feet on credit conditions and busi- ness in general.
 3i Pa Jones felt this. personally, his voice as he unburdened it to John, Jr. s
 it was in 1929, just at the time of the crash,'' he related. You re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
H. s. Survey Extends
 To Adjoining Towns
10000 Graduates Estimated to Be Out of Employ
 ment-New Appointment Made Here

TERRA officials in national headquarters are also recommend ing that recreation of a whole some character be provided for young people of adolescent age who are on the streets at night.
 The survey being made here, and which is part of a movement covering the entire state under the direction of Paul D. Collier of the state board of education, was des- igned to assist with these and sim- liar problems of unemployed youth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

member I was planning that addi- ton to the store. I've always been a good credit risk. l pay my debts, and the bank knows it.
 "But they kept stalling me off. l never found out why until later. They'd been sending all their sur plus funds down to New York to loan in the call money market for stock market speculation.
 Rates were so high they could do better and with less risk-they tf1ought-than by lending to me. And icy lent to anybody in town who wanted the money to buy stocks, too. But not for my addi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
SECURITIES ACT ALONE IS NOT ABLE TO SAVE "SUC
pA TooK A TRIMlfTNG

PA TOOK A TRIMMING
 ssThere was your stock market booming, and it's high rates keeping bank money out of a really pro- dlIctive job like mine. Then the market did the big fiop-the bank was caught with all that stock market collateral, and haven't got my loan yet. .This fall. with the new bank organized and not, playing any or it's money on Wall street, expect to get my loan. That's how the stock market has an effect on bus@ mess entirely outside its own deal- ings. . trimming took in Consolidated Mousetrap. found later there was n pool in that which had put up the price shortly before got m, and which let 1t flop shortly before I got out. .,..,,a,. .,,a+ hut they wouldn't have prevented me taking a trimming, because the stock wasn't any good to start with. Your old man was a sap. John, ana the law hasn't been devised yet that makes the world safe for PUTS CURB ON CREDIT
 The work of the SEC thus has two aspects. The first is to elimi- nate so far as possible all unfair loading of the dice" in the issue and trading of securities.
 The second, is to try to keep conditions in the market such thar too much money and credit will not he sucked into Wall street speculation. Changing of margin requirements and interest rates with the help of the Federal Re" serve board should make 1t pos. sible to regulate to some extetnt this flooding of credit into Wall street, and help prevent any more wild speculative orgies as occurred in 1929.
 The Securities and Exchange commission is to use it's twin se- curities and stock exchange regu. lation laws not to clog up ana hamper, but to free and clean out' the channels through which peo- ple's savings find their way into productive business.
 (Copyright, 1894, NEA Service.
 Inc.
 NEXT: More RegulatiOn-Tbe .Joneses tune in on a radio pro. gram, and it reminds them that radio, oil, railroads, telephone hnes' all now feel the hand of the gov- nrupuenf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
AHEPA ORDER NAMES
 SLATE OF OFFICERS

Peter Stavros was named presi- dent of the local chapter, Order of Ahepa,, succeeding Louis Chronis who served three successive terms at . recent meeting in Moose hall. John Yampanis was renamed vice. president: James Macris, reelected for the fourth time. treasurer; and The president and secretary were also. appointed t0 Fthe board of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
REPLY TO AN OPEN LETTER

Way down here at Villanova, Looking the Waterbury Democrat "ovah", perceived your little plea Asking help for you from me. A poem or two you ask, You say 'twould be no task For me to scribble rhyme Whenever had the time. Laying aside my pen, I picked up my pencil and then Dashed off slight bit of verse, 'Tis yours for better or worse. Any time you need aid The word need only be said; I will come at once to your side And even read type that is pied. So hoping this helps you, Elm Elm; will bid you adieu-Bee Elm.
 Bee Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

The revenue will be used to
 improve nesting and also feed-
 ing areas for migratory birds.
 Planned for December of this year, the first day sale of the new Philippine Island pictorial stamps has been postponed until after January. The peso values have just been completed and will not arrive in Manila until the New Year. The centavo values will be overprinted O. B. for official busi- ness. These stamps will have a face value of 67c. The complete set including the peso stamps will have a face value of $6.67. The entire series will be for sale by the Philippine trade commissioner,
 A cachet commemorating the
 death of Mad" Anth O,ny
 Wayne will be sponsored by
 Post ii, American Legion, of
 1327A West street, Erie, Pa,
 December 16.
 One of the most prominent of collectors journels in Italy has added it's protest to numerous others anent the flood of issues from the Italian post office depart ment in recent years. The paper, Il Corriere Filatelico, announces that in the future it will devote q minimum of space to the specula- tive Italian issues and will cease publishing photographic illustra- tions of such series.
 A new air mail set will be re- leased in Austria shortly after
 the new year, which will be marked also by new series of postage dues. A change has been announced in the 2s. de- nomination of the national costumes" series. The group
 of military uniforms will be
 replaced by the dOuble-headed
 eagle of the new Austrian coat of arms.
 The first air mail value of the Rome to Mogadisco flight series has made it's appearance. The stamp has face value of 25L. plus 2L. is printed in a light green and pictures Victor Emmanuel, bare-headed and facing half left. A BOG. postage denomination in honor of RamOny Cajal,
 celebrated biologist, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1908 will soon appear in Spain. The stamp, of large fOrmat, bears profile of the scientist, the date of his death 'Oct. IF, 1884" and in the lower right hand corner micrO- scope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
By WILLIS THORNTON

Pa Jones living and looked oyer the shoulder of Jon genially VT = e - ~ ss A9su Nsu ra
 "Nooa Jr Haven't got enough money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

Around the town. . |. Jimmie Cunningham is directing
 new local girls vocal tro which will break in over WATR. The gals said to have some neat harmonic effects in their bag of tricks. The first anniversary of Repeal didn't find the Brass City doing big ceebra ing as was the in larger cities of the country Postmaster Jim Kelley his augmented postal ready for the big Christmas rush. Patrolman Charley Me Weeney is of the founders of new East Main street club Ask Charley to tell you the of the outfit
 addition to the WATR sales force is the comedy Vera Sellwood who claims New Haven as her home town. :: Attorney Frank Heaey has joined the morning coffee club
 nd can be seen each morning in of the Grand street eateries Dealers report that Christmas trees will be scarce and little expensive this year. Private
 Frankie Moore who was of the heroes of the Garden building fire few weeks ago. is able to get about again and will be back duty soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

It's grand and glorious time, this Chrisnds season, and even the most hardened cynic must feel has hear
 strnos tuq bit as he sees the joy Ohich hs fello0- man finds in planning to help others EUem the com-
 ercializatiom of Christmas hasn't been able to take from tt its orgial and genuine appeal period tor the exhibition of one Of the nobest aud loties seti menus true charity. Holly and laurel decorating store wndoUs Oreaths haging n the front aondo0s o homes chilled Santa Clauses paradng tue streets1n these are but part Of the Christmas season. The real spirit of Christmas be seem only i the taces of the men, aUonen aud children tue streets; some tao that perhaps can best be described spirtuat qlo feeling of pride, of satisfaction and o delight in that Christmas is close at hond once again. Christmas aoith s opportunities for edch of ns to shoao our ove and appreciation of relatives aud friends aud to tue less fortunate o human brothers schose Christmas 0 not be merry unless a0e do our part to help. Christmas n1eans excitement % the 0r, c concentrated zestf excitement that nothing else ever arouse SomehoaU aUith tue approach Of Christ naas the vorld seems better place im Vhich to ave
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

This IS the seventeenth of fin which the Joncses. typical American themselves and that it's discussed in plain many phases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

While threshing grain a farmer of Reichartshausen, in Baden, found wedding ring which he lost 16 years ago while preparing fod- der for his cattle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

The European portion of the fa- nous Hind collection has been sold in London at a three day auction, bringing approximately $55,000. This is the seventh part of the col lection that has been sold sincej the death of Arthur Hind and the total received to date is more than $50O,0O0, which would buy quite a bit of bird seed. Many of the rare Switzerland issues, originally part of the Ferrari collection, were included in the sale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

governors New officers on the board are Louis Chronis. chairman; Peter Savacos and Harry Nina lakos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

Sale of the $1 duck stamps to hunters in is states has brought the government $35O,- 900 according to an announce ment at Washington. Among the purchasers were J. Penner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
SIGNS OF THE SEASON :

SIGNS OF THE SEASON: Stores garanded ana festooned with Christmas greens Red wrappings on all packages . The first shipments of ever green trees Windows displaying fountain pen sets and Christmas cards suspenders and sox umbrellas and inkwes and picture frames ewery and sverware doll carriages and ed cocktail glasses and books The chil-
 ren on their behavior shutting doors quietly hanging up their hats and topcoats making themselves generally useful as SOD Sany and dad and mother looking like couple of cats that have killed couple of canaries. Circulars in every mail The postofice showing little congestion with early mailers Wreath pedders ringing the front doorbe Toy departmnets crowded and faces wreathed in smiles in December with just about three weeks more to go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

Liberalization of the present laws covering illustration of American stamps Is favored by collectors. A survey conducted by the Federation of Stamp clubs, and reaching nearly every stamp club in the United States, including one in South Brooklyn, shows them unani- mously favoring support of the bill which will permit the bet ter reproduction of stamp de- signs.