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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
Honorary Membership
 For John MacD Donald
State Highway Commissioner Receives Tribute From
 Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers

John A. Macdonald highway commissioner of Connecticut since 1923, was signally honored by the Connecticut Society of Civil En- gineers at its 51st annual meeting at the New Haven Lawn club last night when the society conferred upon him an honorary member ship in recognition of his accom- plishments as a builder of high ways.
 Commissioner Macdonald's career and his achievements in the field Of highway engineering, which have brought him into nationwide re- pute, were described to the meeting by J. K. Punderford, president of the Connecticut company, and pres entation of the certificate of honor- ary membership was made by Clarence M. Blair, president of the society.
 MT Punderford in presenting the highway commissioner for honor ary membership said in part:
 Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald, was born in Put { nam, September 15, 1890. He at- tended the public schools in Put nam and graduated from the Putnam high school in 1909. Me became a good electrician before he graduated.
 His engineering career start ed when he became an inspector on the layout and construction of the sewer system in Putnam. Following this he was an inspec- tor on highway construction. He then went to Valparaiso univer- sity, Valparaiso, Ind, graduating with the degree of c. E.
 "Following his graduation in 1914 he worked on the sewer in- stallation and disposal plant at Warren, R. l., then as engineer for the Western Union Tele- graph Co, on layouts of cable lines and later on similar work for the N. r., N. H. & H. R. R.
 Co.
 "On July 1, 1917, he became deputy commissioner of motor vehicles, which office he retained until July l, 1923, when he be- came state highway commission CT, which office he has held to date.
 "It was many years ago when made my first contact with the the Macdonald family. In my minor capacity as a representa- tive of the Connecticut company, I met Johns father, then mayor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
|DENNISON FOUND
 GUILTY BY JURY

Harry E Dennison was fined S5 and costs on charges of breach or the peace and $5 on charges Of ln- toxication after he was found gull ty of those charges by Jury Tn tne common pleas court yesterday af- ternoon. A six months sentence imposed in addition to the fine on the breach of the peace count was suspended and the accused was placed on probation. The jury found Dennison not o,iItv of non-support charges. The
 Charges against Dennison were brought by his wife who claimed her husband came home intoxl- cated and assaulted her. breaking a finger of her left hand. Judge
 cutting Attorney William J. Larkin presented the case for the state Attorney George J. crocicchia de- tended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

of Putnam and later house chair man of the roads, rivers and
 bridges committee of the legis- lature. I could see that if John followed in his dads tracks, he should make a good official for the state. There was but one thing that gave me concern and that was-John was so young to hold a position of such respon- sibility. I can now say that should not have felt any anx- iety on that account. John has handled his job most efficiencly. and best of all, with never a question of his honesty. He has surrounded himself with a staff which is a credit to the state."
 MT Punderford then briefly de. scribed some of the outstanding engineering problems handled by Commissioner Macdonald in recent years.
 MT Macdonald is now serving his third term as Connecticut high way commissioner, having been appointed successively by Gover- nors !Templeton, Trumbull and Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

other communities is the appoint ment of al committee, whose. duty it is to provide necessities for rooms, usually taken in private houses, in order to save, the owner from. any expense attendant upon the rental of the room. Travellers who use the rooms are required to provide their. own cooking utensils and are allowed to cook meals in the room.
 Transients are regarded by well fare workers everywhere. as a diff ficult problem. Transient camps have been set up throughout the state but have met with indifferent success and in some instances such as the recent disturbance in New Haven, have been regarded as highly objectionable by residents in their immediate vicinity.
 Locally the transient problem is handled by the welfare agencies, and the police department. Many are housed at St Johns. The an- nua1 report of the Y. M. c. A. dis closed the fact that approximately $500 free rooms were given last year to young men lon the road"
 The credit and collection situa- tion in Australia is sounder than at any time since the beginning of tho 1apraaai0u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20
FOX PELTs AID INCOMES

Excelsior Springs, Mo.-UP)- Farmers of northwest Missouri are helping their incomes by hunting foxes this winter. Fox belts bring from three to four dol lars, and one farmer collected nearly $40 when he sold a dozen skins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

The highly explosive compound, lguncotton. Is made by treating Icotton with sulphuric and nitric vacids.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-30

went out, the can of oil in his
hand.
The boom had come at last
to the oil business, the boom so
long deferred that the man had
deSpaired of it. The immediate
and spectacular cause Stephen
could not fail to see was his
little lamp. Even those who
earned but a few coppers a day
skimped on their coarse fare Of
millet until they had saved
enough to buy the cupfuls Of oil
which would give them the
precious lamps.
For Stephen the Chinese world
receded. The Chinese, no longer
1mpinging upon his conscious.
ness as friend or enemy, be-
came for him once more, as in
his first days in Manchuria,
actors in play. The long-robed
merchants merely a cloud of
witnesses testifying that the
streak Of oil on the road was a
great, great stream, draining
away their profits. He knew it
was a little stream of oil, the
agents also knew it was a little
stream, but neither said so.
An Amusing Play
That would be to take away
the mask of decorum. It was
an amusing play to the gallery
in which Stephen, with a com.
Portable sense Of superiority,
humored the merchants, always
taking time for the theatrical
masks to be donned.
Ground between the upper
and neither milestones, two
money making millstones-the
Chinese merchant and the great
corporation-he came to think
of little but the battle over
money. The great corporation
in the name of efficiency de.
manded its final cent in profit;
the Chinese merchant, with his
medieval outlook, believing that
cunning was q part of Shrewd.
ness, took as much squeeze" as
he could.
If the oil were diluted a trifle,
the profits were greater. Be
sides, you had proved yourself a
good trader, more cunning than
the customer. If, also, you could
manage to convince the com.
pany that the leakage was
greater than the amount al.
lowed you, you had honorably
won a victory over the bar.
barian. In the scheme of an.
cestral life, the man outside the
clan was fair prey.
From Mongolia to Korea,
from Siberia to the Yellow Sea,
up and down and across Man.
churia, Stephen travelled by
train, by cart, by mule back.
No notice was sent to an agent
of his coming.
He arrived suddenly, weighed
the tins Of oil to see if they were
as light as the agents con.
tended, watchful Of the COM
pany's interests, tested a tin
here and there in the stacks in
the godowns to make sure there
was no dilution, watchful that
the Chinese peasant was given
oil without a brown residue of
water which would make the
flame sputter and flare. The
great increase in sales made
this inspection arduous work.
But Stephen exulted in the toll.
Often as he neared home
after a long journey, he awoke
with a sense Of guilt to the
realization that he had not
thought for days whether Hes
ter was happy. How would she
spend her time while he was
gone? He sensed that her
music would contribute to her
happiness. Something to do"
he put it. That she was de-
prived Of a world Of music
where her spirit lived, naturally,
he did not realize; nor did Hes
ter at first.
Copyright. 1884. by Bobbs-Merrell Co.
Distributed by King Features
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NOW READ ON

oS UCIO1C, COuGC4G WIFI "lChS
Now above the rumble Of his
cart, Stephen heard the voice
of a child seeking admittance
to the shop. 1--WE need foreign
light" the voice was crying.
"Kai mum, Kai mum. Open,
open"
The iron bar ground in it's
socker, shutter was removed,
and in the shaft Of light little
girl stood revealed-grotesque
and awkward, the graceful lines
of childhood lost in the layer
upon layer Of quilted coats she
wore, for the night was cold.
Jumping from the cart, Ste
phen stood in the shadow of
the next shop to watch. The
child came out, carrying one of
his little red lamps, lighted. It
was a MINDLESS night and the
flame burned steadily, protected
by the chimney. Stephen fol-
lowed the child. Down the
street she went, with her light,
turning in at the door of a
hovel.
Stephen went on to the inn.
There, too, he found his lamp,
standing on a rough table where
wayfarers were eating. They
were discussing the lamp. "It
gives forth small light" said
his own carter.
The innkeeper defended his
new possession: "You turned
the wick too high. You know
nothing of these foreign de-
lights"
More Light
1.-THE old is BETTER" the I'm.
convinced carter reiterated.
Stephen stepped to the table.
''In my country" he began, re-
moving the chimney, I'VE pinch
the wick-so-and the flame
burns high, like this"
eau, au," grunted the crowd.
Wonderful! Wonderful! An old
man bent forward and with
claWlike hand turned the wick
up and down. eau, au,' was all
he could manage to say in his
absorption in the task.
with a rice bowl Of oil,
they will give you the little
lamp" said Stephen.
The innkeeper walked away
in disgust. He had not told the
wayfarers this. He had had
great face in their presence
until this barbarian had spoken.
But perhaps they still thought
he had bought the treasure, for
they shook their heads incredu-
lousy. mo one would be such
a fool as to give away this
copper light. It is worth many
coppers." they said.
60 to the big shop on the
Long Street and you will know
that my lips speak truly"
Stephen continued.
Al! Give away the glass bowl
with no bottom or top wherein
the fire sits? That alone would
be worth much. They went back
to their places on the k'ang.
At last a man, wearing the
dress of a well-to-do farmer, rose
and went out. Stephen followed,
disappointed when he saw the
man fumbling about his cart.
He had hoped he was on the
way to get one of the lamps.
Then the peasant left the inn
courtyard, walking down the
Long Street to the big shop,
Stephen not far behind him.
Now, again the shutter came
down and the farmer stepping
within placed on the counter a
can such as swings from the
bottom of every cart for holding
axle grease.
Lifting the skirt Of his gown
he drew his money pouch from
his belt and counted out a few
coppers. Foreign oil and the
light that is a gift"
zone copper more, we
give you the lamp" said the as
SlStant behind the counter.
The barbarian said his lips
spoke truly, the lamp is a gift. /"
Then beside the can of oil,
the lamp was placed. Carefully
the peasant slowed it away in
the folds of his padded coat and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-30
''OiI for the Lamps Of China
Western Life, Love Clash With
Ancient Ways Of the
F ar East
(This is q specialization of the Cosmopolitan produc
ton soon to be released By Warner Brothers.)
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Stephen Chase, youthful and ambitious, is travelling
the red plains of ManchurIa He salesman for
the gigantic American OIL Company opening
kets in the primitive Far East Stephen has been doing
ths vork for to gears since he graduated from an
American college of mines Gnd result of the mild
1908 business DEPRESSION had taken the China Job.
He and his native servan Him. with their mule CART
slowly sloggng from to1On to to1Vn Stephen
dges in habua doydreas of his s'0eethear the lovely
Lucy IN far-off America
He calls Merchant Yang to offer him the local oil
company agency. Yang declines and recommends Wen
Hon. eCho accepts. feast celebrates the event.
Returning to the company office he tells Ji the Sec
ond IN seniority, of idea of selling cheap lamps to
coolies Following stag dinner the hilarious party
visits the Jap-town section.
Filled with remorse Stephen 1Urites Lucy asking for
giveness. She replies expressing disappointment and
doubt But she cables him to meet her IN Japan in Au-
gust. The company adopts his lamp idea
Lucy arriving at Yokohama, refuses to marry Stephen
4rho meets Hester Wentworth tourist He tells her of
his lost love and they marry fen days later
NOW READ ON
1t was o'clock when they reached the nights stopping
place The long street of the town deserted and dark
except in front of two shops where spears light shining
through the cracks of the shutters fell the rued road
The first year Stephen had been Manchua he had sold
these merchants hanging lamps The of town lived
as before content with wicks floating in bean OIL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-30

"How did Pedro know that we had chests Of gold
coins hidden under the floor and behind the walls Of
my cabin?" asked De Cana, Of everybody. Don't
forget said jerry that he was found lying on the
floor Of the cabin listening"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-30

He turned to Pedro. "Come, my man, show us
the gold!" he said, and was up the ladder with
Pedro at his heels, in no time. The little company
Of guest-prisoners in the cabin looked at one an
other aghaSt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
MADDEN TELLS EMPLOYERS

JOSEPH WARREN MADDEN quiet, cheerful law
school professor who is chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board, gave the National
Manufacturers Association advice that
ployers everywhere can heed with benefit.
Let the employer make known by word and
conduct to his workmen that they have the right to
organize and meet without interference, that any
employee may act like a man and take mans part
In the determination of his affairs, and sound lead
ership will inevitably emerge" Madden said.
IF this be not sound prediction the whole
basis of American democracy is false"
Madden cited examples of employer intimidation.
under these conditions 1t is remarkable that
among the leaders of the newly organized groups,
there are so few hotheads and zeaots there are,
he commented.
He gave one of Chief Justice Tafts most famous
Supreme Court decisions as authority for the neces-
stiles of labor organization. "a single employe is
helpless in dealing with an employer" said Taft
The Wagner act which Madden's board admins
tiers, is law until the courts decide otherwise,
and employers should obey it, Justice Tafts decision
established the right to organize Congress has SIM
ply provided machinery to protect that right.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07

Q-What books has George B
Fife written?
A-'Lindbergh, the Lone Eagle"
and ''The Passing Legions."
Q-Who are the members of ones
immediate family?
A-Immediate means very close
near, and the immediate family
consists of those members who con-
stitute a single household.
Which states have motion pic
ture censor boards?
A-Florida, Kansas, Maryland
Massachusetts. New York, Ohio
Pennsylvania and Virginia.
O-Where are alligators native il
the United States?
Ain the low coastal plain from
Albemarle Sound, NJ c., southwark
through Alabama and Mississippi 10
Louisiana, and thence northward
along the Mississippi River into Ar
kansas and the Red River along the
northern border of Texas. The west
ern limits of their range fall short
of the -hundredth meridian in
Texas, and the Rio Grande seems to
form the southern boundary.
Q-Name the Belgian ambassador
to the United States.
A-Count Robert van der Straten-
Ponthos.
Q-Are recruiting stations for for.
eign armies allowed in the Unitee
States?
/, A-No.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
A WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT
BY MIS-. Walter Ferguson

I AM charged with narrow nindedness by a San
Francisco physician for saying that chastity is
good thing for girl to bring to marriage
Every man has his past" contends the doctor
"and every woman should have right to hers. Let
her count it up to errors to improve herself to live
more conventionally in the future"
Now could string right along with him if T
could believe we are always benefited by our Ger
rors Unhappily the opposite is too often true In
stead of improving us these errors sometimes de-
grade.
There is this much to be said about the past
We can overcome its handcaps, and rise above its
mistakes, but we can not ever wholly escape it. For
we are now the beings whom our past has made
Our characters the result of former habits of v-
ing and thinking
1t would be narrow minded indeed to denv that
many women come through pre-marital experiences
without apparent harm. They settle down and make
excellent wives, good mothers and respectable ALL
round citizens But let us not forget that for each
one so fortunate at least two travel to complete
degradation by the process.
What's more, can't see that men are improved
by lurid pasts, a legend which has certainly done
more harm than good. Plenty of boys are ruined
By promscuity.
Perhaps you will not agree with my last word
on the subject. But here 1t Is: deplore the ex-
tremes to which the modernist has rushed Instead
of letting down all the bars for women. why not
begin to set up few more for menu
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1885.
A REPUBLICAN REVIVAL?
"A sCRTPPs- NEwspAPER,

INDIANA Republicans in grass root convention as
sembled at Fort Wayne, showed an inclination to
get at the roots of of their troubles when they
moved to abolish the state convention proxy evil
The meeting was clinic. The members, chiefly
editors and party officers, were in the role of con-
sulting surgeons. They recognized that the party
was sick and wondered if they should operate.
For many years delegates to the state conven-
tons who had intention of serving have been
elected. Their proxies would be gathered by party
powers who, at the right moment, would use them
for trading purposes. This practice has not been
confined to the Republican Party. 1t has been an
accepted part of the whole political picture
If the Republicans can make their proxy decla-
ration stick they will go long way toward repre-
sentative conventions. Whether or not they can is
question The habit of comforting power on leaders
is strong. We not optimistic about it's being
broken in a year.
The chief value of the meeting was to interest
Republicans of standing in the needs of the party
In recent years many leaders of ability retired from
the scene, chiefly to attend to their private affairs
This helped turn many counties and the state over
to the Democrats The tendency began long before
the Roosevelt landslide.
healthy vigorous opposition is good for the
state. The Fort Wayne session may prove such
forerunner
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
OTHER OPINION
Poker Face Loses
(La Porte HeraId-Argusl

The Indiana State Police Depart
ment possesses lie detector, one
of those new devices of science
which, it is claimed, reduces the
value of a poker face to practically
nothing. No matter how bland or
blank the prisoners facial express
sion the lie detector jots down on
its unanswerable chart just when
the prisoner tells a falsehood.
Heart action and blood pressure.
the infallible guides to emotional
reaction, afford the means whereby
the lie detector tallies its story. The
reactions as registered by the heart
and blood pressure can not be con-
trolled, even by the most hardened
criminal, it is claimed.
The lie detector, does not have a
high legal standing, but it is rec
ognized as valuable adjunct to the
questioning of prisoners. It is not
court of justice, it does not rate
as conclusive. evidence, but it does
give aid to those who try to solve
crime by questioning men and
women suspected or implicated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT

VXTHEN the President comes to Indiana Monday
w to receive an honorary degree he will see the
work OF great school builder. The Rev. John F.
OHara had the the leadership and courage to go
ahead with the needed plant at Notre Dame when
most universities standing still. He took up the
program where the Rev. Charles ODonnell laid it
down when stricken and pushed it forward.
Nor has he neglected the teaching in favor of the
buildings. He has strengthened the faculty and has
brought distinguished men from Europe. When the
two presidents meet the platform they will be
equal in one respect Each faced hard job fear
leSSly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
THE BRIDGE CHAMPIONS

CONGRATULATIONS to Joseph E.. Cain, Law
~ renee j. WEIGH, F. R. Buck and Edison T. Wood
Winning the national bridge team championship
against team containing the Culbertsons is no
mean honor,
The margin of one-quarter of a match point
shows how keen these indianapolis men had to be to
win. When bridge is that close it means the brains
of the players must function every moment
Also congratulations to Walter Pray and A. ].
WHALE for their feat in sharing tie for fourth place
In such contest of champions.
There is game which exercises the mind more
than bridge This victory must mean that great
many ranking players are to be found in the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
THANKFUL THAT NATION
is THINKING
BY Alex Littman

BY Alex Littman
Since 1895 is coming to a close I
only can give thanks for one reason:
the American people are thinking
more than ever before Once you
start to think you are bound to I'M
derstand the real issue which con-
fronts the American people today.
l am deeply concerned over what
President Roosevelt will do at the
coming session of Congress. Right
now he is between two fires, the
reactionary element, which claims
that he has gone too far, and the
liberal element which claims he has
not gone far enough. But I am
certain that our President will not
go over to the reactionary element.
If he does he alone will be RESPONSE
BILE for his failure and defeat.
One question that sooner or later
America will have to solve is, Shall
our democratic form of government
surrender to economic desperation,
or shall the economic desperation
surrender to our form of govern
ment?" This question must be settled
at the 1886 presidential election, and
ii it is not, anything is liable to
happen.
In conclusion, I wish to say that
it is the duty of every American who
is a student of economics and poll
tics to express himself as to what
he thinks would be best to lift the
nation out of the present economic
fog, in order to save our democracy
! for the future.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
SAYS ENGLISH CONTROL
U. S. NEWSPAPERS
By A. r. O'Connor

By A. r. O'Connor
There is no end of amusement and
interest afforded by your "Hoosier
Forum" but the peak of comedy was
attained in publishing C. C. Whites
naive observations and remarks.
Poor, downtrodden England, turned
conveniently repentant of her own
colonial conquests. I should imagine
as any one would who was &C.
qualnted with Irish history-that
Ireland would have welcomed bombs
IN place of the insidious religious
persecution of the English govern
ment.
MIR. White is just another case OF
"Northcliffitis.' Lord Northcliffe.
we know, controls so per cent of
American newspapers, enabling
England to mold public opinion in
America to suit her needs. This
same influence precipitated the
United States into the World War.
and If possible will do so again to
protect England's measly lake in
Ethiopia,