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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
A DONOVAN BACKWATERS FOR NO ONE, PARTICULARLY
 A DANTE BOCACCIO
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Once upon a time-sounds like fairy tale. doesn't it---there was fellow who wrote letter to his home town newspaper signing the name Dante Bocaccio." He launched a personal attack upon the writer of this letter, calling him "a self-appointed statistician, whose perspectives' are warped by small knowledge of facts and whose horizons are unspeakably narrowed by petty and potential racial animoslty." He went further and likened me to a jackass and
 pointed out that attempted to create typhoon within a peanut shell.
 Feeling quite secure that Dante Bocaccio is not the ghost of either of the famous poets, Dante. or Boccaccio, I shall assume the posi- tion of the donkey when he de- fends himself and kick straight
 back at Dante Bocaccio. (Pardon
 me, just hic-coughed).
 As a self-appointed statistician: armed with official facts; capable of seeing but one horizon at a time; devoid of all racial animOstty, and having never even heard of mag ician pulling a typhoon out of q peanut shell, I hereby tell Dante Bocaccio that neither he nor Nun- zio Murno, nor any of his country men, can produce any proof that I insulted the Italian race or any other race, unless, of course, the Italians felt that way when my statistics on arrests (which still stand) were published. (And all In one breath too, yowzahD
 My statements were issued with all cabilitudinitatibus.
 For many days, Ca few shivery
 bars of Hearts and Flowers" Professor!--Thank youD I con sidered answering the last letter of Nunzio Murno, which, inciden- tally, bore the date, Feb. 21st., al- though it criticised something printed Feb. 22nd., (cleyer, hey kid ? but I finally decided to per- init him to insist was insinuating after l had publicly substituted the word fact" Even jackass has little sense or he would "hee haw" continuously.
 And now comes Dante! He mem tions H au p mann. Dillinger.
 Pretty Boy" Floyd, Hamilton. Nelson, Burns and Kennamer - pointing out that my praying cam not make Italians of these men. But he conveniently forgot. or wasn't fair enough to mention that my praying couldn't change the nationality of Lupo, the Wolf, or of those attached to the Mafla, the Black Hand, or other vendettas, of organized buzzardry in which his country's black sheep were the leading characters. Or of those just rounded up in the recent vice raids here in our own town!
 So, with the Odor of gorgonzoia in my nostrils, (yes, I'm going to have great big dish of spaghetti even though jackasses aren't sup say to Dante Bocaccio that his race
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
THE AMERICAN BERATES GEN. JOHNSON FOR LOSING THE
 BATTLE OF LEXICON

Waterbury, Conn.
 March F, 1885. Editor, The Democrat:
 Eighty million cry-babies (in- cluding the Waterbury American) cried Monday night when General Johnson lost his breath at the Bat tie of Lexicon. The dear old General was quite overcome. At 2 a. m. the next morning his voice was incoherent and at intervals thereafter he raved and hollered something about termites. The General thought he was gassed, and all covered with cooties. The Generals cracked tenor voice sounded like a piece of rosin coat ed string tied to a tin can which was being played upon by a prank ish boy.
 The robot editor of the Water- bury American cried too and con- tinues on with his mechanical pratt tie about emotionalism. The canned chatter is becoming monot- onous. It berates General Johnson for not disclosing the 1fallacies of Father Coughlin's economic as- sumptions. The Waterbury Ameri- can claims to have the greatest radio-statior In the world. High fidelity they call 1t. Why don't they hire talent to point out the fallacies of Father Coughlin's eco homie assumptions?
 < The mechanical editor never re- cords anything except thesis on Emotionalism. If the American Is worried over the inability of others to break up the following of Fath- CT Coughlin, 1t should undertake the task itself. Why cry about the shortcomings of others. It's great radio-station (so they say) can be heard all around the world.
 Surely they can't claim lack of facilities to obtain vast audience. If they have real message the audience will be large and will listen. But if they are merely go- ing to duplicate their editorials by putting on phonograph record entitled "Emotionaitsm" they won't have any audience except those in their studio.
 Father Coughlin started his
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ter 'g'' is hard before ga" or %" and soft, like "j", before "e", 'i'' or 'y". There is seeming exception in "demagogism" where the dictionaries justify hard ''g". That comes from dropping the Gu" in "demagoguery" and "demagoguism" and forgetting that it's gone.
 These long forms, though, are awkward and unnecessary. We say "pedagogue", [, ''pedagogic" (pedagoj-ic) and pedagogy (pedago-jy). The two words are formed in exactly the same way. Thus "dema- gogue", "demagoj-ic" and ''demago-jy" Cor "demagoj-y" if you prefer the ''o' short) serve all purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
BLOOD AND THUNDER KID RADIO SKETCHES MENACE
 TO CHILDREN

Waterbury, Conn.
 March 12, 1885 Editor of The Democrat:
 I am q mother of five children the oldest IS, and the youngest 5. When I read your editorial today agreeing with the state Parent Teachers association for the dis-' continuing of the wild and woody children's radio programs l breathed a sigh of relief. If you have any children who night after night tune in on these adventure and crime sketches you must know what damage they are doing to the children of the country today. My children, from the youngest tot to the oldest boy of IS. including two girls in between, do nothing but poster me for guns. knives. lassoes, and what not day in and day out. They think of nothing but these wild stories day and night and many times yell in their sleep on account of them. I would have dis connected my radio on this ac- count long ago, only I felt maybe 1 was old fashioned. as all my chil- dren's companions were listening to them. I thought maybe was wrong and they were right. But l guess was right after all.
 ANYWAY. if your paper or the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
So They Say

The fact of my putting nail polish on my toes IS no different to ile as q dancer than to a choir girl who puts polish on her finger nails Ruth St. Deris, famous dancer.
 If everyone ate as do those people whose in come is more than $5OOO, farmers could use all the land. ~ -secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace.
 
 The citizens of this country have the right to conduct thelr business without unconstitutional interference or regulation by government author ity.
 Federal Judge Charles I. Dawson of Louisville Whether we like to believe it or not patronage Is the greatest lubricant of a political machine Chase Mellen, Jr. Republican county chairman of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Senator" she demanded, lis it true that you plan to go into Arkansas next year and oppose the reelection of Senator Rob- inson?" g
 The Kingfish looked his inter- rOgator over blandly, repIicd:
 Madam, make a business of being a political manager. As such I have taken over the man. agement of Senator Robinson's campaign and l am in a position to inform you that he will not run for reelection next year" SAME OLD BIRD
 That double barrelled shot gun Don Richberg was supposed { to be going to use on the Blue Eagle when he appeared before the senate finance committee turned out to be nothing more than a pea a-shooter.
 There was a lot of noise but nothing really happened.
 Curbing of price, fixing prac- tices, increased government control over code authorities, cIarification of Section "a, anti monopoly safeguards and other widely demanded changes in the law were all sidestepped by the assistant president"
 His chief propOsal-them much balIyooed discarding of "servicc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

trade" cOdes-actually Is old stuff. General Johnson junkcd these codes g year ago.
 All Richberg proposed was that the government remove claim of legal Jurisdiction over these trades - hotels, taxis, beauty parlors, barber s h o p s. etc.
 And in doing this the admins tration merely is. trying to beat the gun on a practically certain legal rebuff. E.
 These trades fall i'm the cate. gory of intra -state commerce.
 Government laWfy CTS are agreed that the supreme court would hold that. federal law has no authority over such business and that the codes are unconsti- tutional.
 One thing, however, Richberg did not tell the committee, though the fact is known to sev- eral of its members. This is the fact that the administration secretly desirous of having the MIRA renewed for another two years in substantially it's pres- ent form-has prepared bill to accomplish this and will spring it on the committee as it's hearings near a close.
 Copyright, 1885, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

One of the most discouraging bits of news we have picked up in recent months is that concerning the period of time it takes the Dutch elm disease to develop. We had supposed that as soon as the blight struck tree it speedily became ap- parent that the tree in question was dis eased and prompt means could be taken to prevent the spread to nearby elms. Such is not the case, it seems. A tree may have been affected by the disease for years before symptoms appear which conclu- sively prove the presence of this partic- ular disease. All of which means that more of our Connecticut elms may be doomed to destruction than those which have already been declared affected and were promptly cut down, the only remedy there is once the blight sets in. Discour- aging, this is almost disheartening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

New York = Meanderings: A member of a group of Broadway men in one of the rowdier night clubs was a suave, dapper fellow whom police have beeN seeking for questioning about the policy racket. It was a dull party and d dull show. "Ho-hum," yawned the racketeer, T guess I'll give myself up, for Lent.''
 Society's invasion of the enter- tainment business is beginning to draw the inevitable snickers. Gus toners at Sherman Billingsley'e Stork club toss pennies to the blue-blooded warblers and say: Let them eat crusts." Check room girls at the same establishment are in the midst of private depres- sion. Seems that tips have drop ped 50 per cent since so many so- cialites joined the clientele.
 
 Newest sport is midget racing on dirt track in alocal armory. Manhattan finds it so exciting that several promoters are planning to
 barnstorm the country next sum- mer That's funny story a. bout the newspaper that sent 8 reporter and photographer to the top of New England mountain peak to record total eclipse. Af- ter reaching the scene they dis covered they were exactly one year too early.
 Most ardent screecher for Ger. ard Dabaets during several eye ings, of the six day bike races was pretty Estelle Rosendahl, daughter of the Navy Commander. She met the Belgian on the, boat crossing from Europe .. Law renee Stallings has lost 20 pounds working on a new play. If he doesn't sell the play he should make fortune peddling the rednc- ing formula -. Paul Muni is slated for Broadway show . Clifton Webb has sailed. Noel Coward is China bound. Moss Hart and Cole Porter are on their way around the world. And here I sit, watching for the first robin to perch on the Empire State build- ing.
 Chinese Pioneer.
 Newcomer m on g theatrical booking agents is Sen Mei, 8 Chi nese woman Bob Hope an- nounces the invention of an alarni clock for the unemployed :. It hasn't any bell {. There's a sable cape in town so valuable that it's being offered for sale, second hand. at the American Art Galleries. The first $50,000 may get it Man in the lending library business tells me that during the, Hauptmann trial there was a great falling off in demand for mystery thrillers. For anyone who wants the story full and clearly told. I recom- mend. '"rhe Lindbergh Crime" by Sidney Whipple. star reporter of a press association. a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Parent Teachers association can do anything to help stop this nui- sance and even dangers to the young folks you will be doing us mothers a great favor. It has got to where some of my children don't eat, or if they do it is more harmful than if they didn't. And the biggest joke of 1t all to me. If 1t wasn't so serious. is that most of these programs are run by food and even medicine people on the radio. I, for one, if it keeps up, will buy anything else than what is ad- vertised on the radio with these sketches. I hope you and the Par ent-Teachers succeed in helping us sorely harassed mothers.
 Yours sincerely.
 A MOTHER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
Dernagogics

If everybody's going to talk about "demogagues, and that's the indication, perhaps we'd better get the low-down on how to pronounce the various forms of this word. We have "demagogue", "dem- agoguery'', "demagoguism" "demagog7 ism2, "demagogic' and ''demagogicar' and we hear them pronounced in many ways. Even classical student like Gen. eral Hugh Johnson, in his famous radio speech the other night was guilty of pro- nouncing "demagogy" to rhyme with 'groggy''.
 The regular English rule is that the let
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

1. What is the name for the cer- emOny of crowning the sovereign of monarchical country?
 2. Of what country is Tamauli- pas state?
 8. What is the name for cov- cred or open oriental market7
 4. Into which river does the Panama river, Alaska, flow? ~
 5. Why are "homing" pigeons 50 named?
 6. What is the popular name for American bison? ~
 z. Who was Jean Baptiste Ca- mile Corot?
 6. What is variable star?
 g. Who wrote "The Silver Horde?
 10. On what date did Lincoln is- sue his Emancipation Proclama- tion?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Coming at almost the same time, how ever,, was the gladsome tidings that Con- necticut's tercentenary commemorative stamp may be issued April 26 Although the design of the stamp has not yet been announced by the postal authorities at Washington they are predicting that the stamp will be out at the end of the month. This has been expected for some few weeks now. Originally the stamp was to be issued in October, but the majority of tercentenary events will be over then. At the beginning is the time to issue any such a commemorative. We're rather counting on the stamp being a map illustration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Q. To what church did Abra- ham Lincoln belong?
 A. While he was President he was regular attendant at the New York Avenue. Presbyterian church in Washington, and his pew bears silver plate on the arm, stating that he sat there on Sunday morn- ings. He never made a public confession of faith by formally joining a church or denomination.
 o. Is a pair of twins two or four children?
 A pair of twins is two children. The term is sometimes used loose- ly, but a pair always means two.
 Q. Which is the fastest train in' the world?.
 A. The Flying Hamburger" n Dicsel-electric train operated be- tween Berlin and Hamburg, dis tance of 179 miles. The average speed is 77 miles per hour, and the maximum speed during the run is 100 miles per hour.
 Q. In which administration was William Windom secretary of the Treasury?
 A. NFrom 1880 to 1891 under President Benjamin Harrison.
 0. Which five motion pictures have earned the largest amounts of money? 4
 A. "The Singing Fool' earned $5,OOO,0O0; "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" earned $4,500,- 900; Ben Hur," $4,00O ,0OO, and "The Big Parade" "The Birth of a Nation," "Cavalcade." "The Cow cred Wagon" and The Jazz Sing CT" each earned about $3,500,000.
 O.. Is zasu Pitts married? How old is she? "
 "A, She is Mrs Edward Woodall in private life, and is about 37 years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
Selected Poem
FOOTPRINTS OF THE SPRING
 (Arbutus.)

(Marlon Doyle in The New York Sun) l searched and searched until found The brown vines hidden on the ground: Beneath late snows that lay like frost The petals, delicately embossed
 With gold upon their pink and white, Yearned upward to the suns pale light; Their scent of snow and pungent pine. So faint--and yet so near divine,
 Left my heart troubled thing
 Above those footprints of the Spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

If you have any national bank notes in your possession prepare to lose them. Re- tirement of government bonds spells their end and also the profitable business many banks had in such an issuance In the future you won't see the name of any in- dividual bank on piece of U. s. currency. Remember the thrill there used to be in getting bill in far away city that had the name of your home town bank. Gone but not forgotten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
Horoscope
BY OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that hm- man destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope Is out lined by noted astrOlOger. In addition to information of general interests, 1t outlines Information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

c. Why is cream yellow and milk white?
 - A. The yellow color in cream is derived largely from two sub stances in the food of dairy cattle, carotin and xanthophyll. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
Your Questions Answered

Yen enn ges nn answer Co any amsweFnble question Of fnet or ta- eoFnsRtion by sgpttlng Co FFedeIsek Waterbury alonioeFne, Washlngt0n Bureau. lOt8 ThIFteenth Street. WmnhlmgfOm. n. C., enclosing THREE cents in cola or pDstnge nsamps for reply. Do act use p0ataI cards. Medical sud legal advieea cannot he given nor emu extended Fesenrei be made. ALI other uuesti0ns will eecebve q personal reply. LetteFs without name or addPesA cann0t De an- swered. All ietteFE are eOmiIsien- tinl. You are cordially invited tO ntake use Of tlslH free service ns often as y0u please.
 THE EDITOR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
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of MerryG Round" Ind Mol MsryG Surprise" Misssstpp Former Stephens Hs An Cotton Add Metropolitan Administration Pre- Recouey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Q. Name the United States Public Printer.
 A. Augustus E. Giegengack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

radio addresses with one local hook-up. The little village of Royal oak was unknown. Certainly. The American with it's great facilities and wide knowledge of economics could show Father Coughlin can do this or else 1t is so con- ceited That 1t doesn't know what is going on because of the noise 1t makes blowing its own horn. A
 COMMON CLAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

o. Give the populations of Rome, Milan and Naples, Italy.
 A. Rome, 1,045,0SS; Milan, l. O13,023; Naples, 853,320.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
THE EDITOR.

Q. Where and when was mo- tor fire engine first used?
 A. Newton, Mass put the first motor pumping engine in opera ton in 1903, and in the same year the first motor chemical engine was installed at New London, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

There is said to be an inhabited house in Oklahoma where 20 \swarms of bees have deposited six tons of honey and mo- body has ever been stung. That is, mo- body but the bees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
IN TO-DAY,'S MAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

What was wrong with the Macon was apparently what ails nearly everything else-a faulty control system
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
MARCH 14.


 Much activity may characterize the day. One may be apt to mis- direct this energy. Avoid quarrels and be careful when occupied with hazardous enterprises. The after noon is. much better than tho morning. It brings one of the best influences for business in general. Start new things!
 Birthdate
 You are, perhaps, very imaginG- tive. You should be talented as 8 painter. A favorable financial time Is indicated for you from now through April 6 and again from October through 12.
 Danger October 17-21, 1895. Socially favorable May 3l-June 2, 1895.
 Write letters or travel on April 3, 4, and 5, 1895.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
CAMPAIGN MANAGER

Emerging from the senate chamber after his bitter encoun- ter with Floor Leader Joe Rob-, inson, Huey Long was stopped by an excited woman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

0. What is the hardest known substance?
 A. The diamond (carbon).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
A Thought for Today

He shall judge Thy people with righteous ness, and Thy poor with judgmcnt.-Psalms. s52:2.
 The 1ust though they hate evil yet give men patient hearing hoping that they will show W proofs that they are not evil.-Sir Philip Sidney
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
TeSt Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Q. How many ! slaves were emancipated by President Lincoln's proclamation?
 A. 3,895,172.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
TENANT RIOTS

Meanwhile reports of threats by dispossessed cotton tenants cause more and more alarm to AAA officials.
 The Southern Tenant Farmer association has been progressively organizing. Ward Rodgers, one of its leaders, has been convicted of "anarchy." A stringent scdi- tiOn hill has passed the Arkan- sas legislature and is pending In the senate.
 Observers recently returned from Arkansas h ave informed New Deal officials that the call- ing out of troops would not surprise them,
 NOTE-Huey Long, during his attack on Senator Robinson, was urged by some of his friends to use the plight of the Arkansas cotton croppers as ammunition against the senator from Ar kansas. Huey, however. shied away He has similar potential trouble in Louisiana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their horo- scopes are invited to communicate with Octavine in care of this news- paper. Enclose Scent stamped self f-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, 1 will write you soon"; say twill write to you"

white color of milk serum is due to interference with the passage of light, caused by the casein in pseudo solution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13

Q. How many chemical ele- ments have been discovered?
 A. Of the 92 possible elements, 88 are now definitely known. The discovery of element 75, Rheniun:, was claimed in 1925 by .Noddaek, but it was not actually isolated un- til several years later. Discovery of the remaining four elements has been claimed, but none of them have yet been isolated. a5
 o. Do men ever have soprano voices?
 A. No normally developed adult male can sing soprano. The high- est register of a mans voice is called tenor. Boys who have not reached the age of puberty sing sc- prano, and are known as boy so- pranos. Undeveloped male adults, ! or eunuchs, may have soprano voices.
 If you want copy of our bul- letin GARDENING, write to Wash- ingtOn Bureau, enclosing five cents In postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-13
STRANGE ALLIES


 Cotton hare-croppers of Ar kansas, many of them busted from their tenant farms under conditions of extreme hardship. have found an unexpected ally in one of the most powerful in- surance companies in the United States-Metropolitan Life.
 Furthermore, M tro politan Life is particularly siding with the Negro sharc-crOppers.
 Reason.js the fact that Metro politan owns large areas Of Arkansas cotton land. taken oyer as a result of defaulted mort gages. On this land it has estab- lishcj Negro tenants, helped them with tools and seed to raise cotton. n
 But the cotton curtailment program of the AAA has hit them hard. What has been par ticularly disastrous is alleged discrimination on the part of white planters against Metropol- itan and its colored tenants.
 Whenever possible, 1t Is claim ed. acreage reduction is worked out at the expense of Metropoli- tan's land.