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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-24
TOMORROW CONTEMPORARIES NISH-AMERICAN
 CALL TO ARMS
Editor of The Democrat:

 Editor of The Democrat:
 Roll back the years to April 25, 1898. Like a bugle call out of the blue comes McKinley's ringing ap- peal for volunteers. From vale and mountain side, farm and factory, coast to coast, east to west; the nation hears again the screaming flies and drums calling men to war
 "Rubadub, Rubadub; wheedle,
 deedle, deedle, dee.
 Come boys come, Fall in, Fall in,
 Follow the fife and drum"
 From Maine to California, the smoke of camp fires ascent from our soil. All over the land Is heard the tramp, tramp of thou- s-,ids of blue clad marching men On the sea our battleships steam decks cleared for action. towards Cuba. The American nation aroused at last, at the exploita- ton, pillage and slaughter or a small nation at our door, and the blowing up of our battleshtp with it's sleeping crew, has declared wal on Spain.
 That was thirty-seven years ago this April 25. Veterans of that war unmindful of the fleetins years. have grown old without knowing it. Time has silently and swiftly slipped away-like tho sands in the hour glass, and now today, the soldiers of '98 are the grey veterans of 1885. Their thin hing ranks adding hourly, daily te the shadow legion of the Kingdom of the Dust.
 Let it be said none of the volun' teers who answered President Nc Kinley's calls for volunteers be longed to the M. o. K. B.-whici stands for Mothers Own Eiresid'
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Boys'-eyery man listed for the front line, though many died be- fore getting there i'll the pest and and horror camps. Conscription was not necessary in 1898.
 Someone has said the American army captured Santiago with bare hands. A democracy is always un- prepared for war, the men in the ranks pay with their lives the bit- ter price of the ineptitude of bur- eaucrats, graft, greed, ignorance of politicians.
 After three months preparation the resources of a mighty nation were able to send to Cuba 15,0O0 men, who fought without proper food, clothing or arms, whose wounded died from neglect, whose regiments routed with fever for lack of most obvious elementary medical equipment and organiza- ton. It was campaign in many respects tragic and grOtesque, but illumined by the achievements of men who had the will and cour- age to win at any cost.
 Their dead and wounded strewed the jungle trails and filtered the slopes of San Juan Hill and the defenses of El Caney, but they rushed on like torrent and com pelled the surrender of Span- ish army of veteran soldiers, vast ly superior in numbers-and on that unforgettable Sunday morning of July 3rd, Admiral Cerveras' cruisers had steamed gallantly to be smashed and sunk ind driven ashore by the guns of the Ameri- can fleet.
 This ended nearly four hundred years of Spanish misruie, Tyranny. despotism, cruelty, intolerance and oppression over the most beauti- full and richest island on our side of the world, rightly named "The Pearl of the Antilles" A reign too long tolerated at our doorstep, Admiral Sampson's guns brought a new era indeed to the ancient city of Santiago de Cuba, in whose gray cathedral were entombed the bones of the conqueror of the is- land, Diego Velasquez, and from whose land-locked harbor had sailed the great galleons of Her. man Cortes and Pamfilio de Mar. wares in quest of the fabulous gold of Mexico and Peru, "a hundred years before the Pilgrim Fathers set foot upon Plymouth Rock. l In the midst of this great and | glorious feat of American arms stands out the figure of Theodore Roosevelt, gallant Roughrider and beloved idol of the men of '98, a soldier every inch himself, who loved a soldier and never double crossed a veteran.
 Today the surviveros of the Span ish war when the shadows of the long, long trail are falling around them, are humbly begging Con. gress 10 restore to them those once granted rights, of which they were despoiled by the infamous and un- American Economy Act
 For already the present gener-
 ation,
 Has forgotten how their stirring
 deeds were done,
 And the great war games were
 won."
 FIRED EDWARDS.
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Selected Poem
SHORE

NMyrtle Sutherland in the Christian Science
 Monitor) Tremendous SWelis Are bouncing flock of little black k-velvet mud
 hens Roughly up and down. The mudhens are light and jolly corks The swells break And send pattern of white foam Sprawng across the sand It rests there briefly, Graceful as lace, And sinks away softly. Earlier today, In the grip of bold high tide, The breakers raced up here Strewng gifts along the shoreline ZigZag For me- or any conner. Following, ziezag, I gather Little feathery branches, brown and gray, Of far fantastic sea-trees, Rosy-pink -pearl-lined mussel shells, little bright-pink starfsh, AS gay As Hesperus himself, And here, Waited by the stormy weather A driyen-white sea-gulls feather.
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1. What is the name for water in it's solid state?
 2. Who composed the opera Thais?
 3. What is the name of the bell in the Parliament clock tower. Londno?
 4. What was the name of the wife of Cain?
 5. Name the part of a church occupied by the singers.
 6. How many stripes are there in the American Flag?
 2. What is another name for the Egyptian mongoose?
 8. In which British Common wealth is the state of Victoria?
 g. What is the popular name for the Rocky Mountain sheep?
 10. Name the Governor of Ohio.
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too gentle treatment of Negroes. But he obeyed orders-that is, up to a point. He told Colo rado's Costigan, co-author of the bill, that he could bring it up next day.
 But when Costigan made this motion, he found that Robinson privately had passed out the word to Senator Wheeler to get his motor bus bill on the calen- dar first. The same word was passed out to Senator Bank head concerning his bill for the tenant farmer.
 So COstigan and his anti. lynch bill waited on the side lines.
 NOTE-Senator Robinson re- gently has had the heat turned on him by Walter White, head of the National Association for, the Advancement of Colored People. Joe long has cast a
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Profitable Clean Air

The sky over New York City has never been so soot-laden as that of some of the industrial cities. But it has not been clean enough to satisfy local health author ities. Therefore the air is to be studied scientifically to determine the nature and amount of it's impurities. When the facts are all in, work will begin to get rid of air pollution.
 For the next six months a staff of 190
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NEGRO THREAT

There has been more dexter- ous behind-the-scenes strategy to prevent a vote on the anti lynching bill than on any other measure this session.
 Reason is h a t it splits the democratic side of the senate wide open. Also it widens the split between Roosevelt and his party leaders.
 Roosevelt is opposed to lynch ing. So he called Joe Robinson, democratic fioog leader, to the White House, told him to put the bill on the calendar.
 Joe Robinson comes from the state of Arkansas, not known for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-24
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York.-Broadway rneander- ings: There's a singing cop in Longacre Square. Evidently be- lieves every policeman is expected to do his ditty .. He tells me the depression must be over, because pickpockets are prospering again along the Main Stem.
 What ever happened to Gilda Gray? Irene Castles in town, doing something in the corset, ol foundation whadayoucallem busi. ness. Twenty years ago she was dancing here in the scarlet-feveF haircut that caused all the bob ping .-. Poor Prince Mike Ro- manoff! To-day he's Manhattan's Vagrant No. 1, ordered by g Fed- eral court to move on-preferably far away. He moves instead from night club to night club, and how he lives nobody knows. I saw him at the House of Lords the other evening, sponging, in nice way, on some amused strangers from Pittsburgh. "It's been such a trying wintah," sighed the Iowa noble man, that think perhaps I should S
 That was nice gesture of Helen Morgan's, near closing time one re- cent morning at the Versailles. She ordered out all the walters, busboys and kitchen help-not forgetting the doorman-establish them at ringside tables, bought round of drinks, perched herself on the piano and went through her entire song routine Girls of Manhat-. tan's Yorkville are Nazi to their finger-tips-with nails lacquered ill red, white and black A pretty girl bootblack works on Sixth ave- nue.
 Society Dismounts
 Society (society women, at least) largely have deserted Central Park bridle paths since practically all of the rialto's chorus girls have taken to the saddle .. By and large, the towns horsier than you'd imagine. Three hotels now feature hunt breakfasts" with riding afterward in the park ,. Down in Greenwich Village, the doorman of the Club Gaucho has been put astride a nag. Provides an impressive welcome when he clatters up, leans down with 8 flourish and opens your taxicab door.
 Lots of movie people hereabout. Saw Lupe Velez, Gary Copper and Joseph Schenck at Twenty-One. Lupe loves Johneee-e-ee. She said so Katharine Hepburn has att tended four plays without being stampeded by autograph hunters |. Michael Balloon of Gaumont British breezed through with con- tracts in his pocket for the services of Helen Vinson, Madge Evans, Richard Dix; Maureen O'Sullivan, and Boris Karloff.
 Youngish MT Daryl Zanuck, of the Nebraska Zanucks, became the center of milling mob from the moment of his arrival from Hollywood. How about a job with Twentieth Century Pictures? How about lunch tomorrow to talk over a little proposition? How about the rumor that his company is going to move to North Carolina? .. The only question he answered positively is that he isn't going to move to NeW 1Ork AIter nS had been here a few hours, MF Zanuck decided to telephone Mrr Zanuck. But how? He couldn't re member his own telephone number, and his secretary wasn't around And so, with matters of great mo ment in abeyance, he spent hal hour going through his luggage tt find a little book which, happily contained the number.
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longing eye upon the supreme court. But now White promises to do what colroed influence helped do to anti-Negro Judge John J. Parker W h n Hoover nominated him for the supreme court. Colored protests aided in defeating him.
 Now if Joe get his supreme court appointment, White is swearing vengeance.
 NEW ATTITUDE
 At last Madame Perkins has taken the advice of some of her friends. She has ceased warning on the press.
 Despite the fact that when she took office the Washington press corps went out of it's way to be considerate, Miss Perkins, alone of the cabinet, assumed a hostile and critical attitude.
 But in the last week all this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-24
Rep. Thoms Reverses Himself


 Perhaps the greatest surprise resultant from the speedy appointment of suc- cessor to the late prosecutor, Joseph A. Neagle, is not so much due to the prompt dispatch with which it was accomplished as the recipient of the position itself. The former we can attribute to political expediency at a crucial moment in the matter of the city court prosecutorship con- troversy, while the latter comes as com plete reversal in the actions of Represen- tative John Thoms as regards the question.
 Back not so many weeks ago Water bury's minority leader championed the bill in the lower house of the Assembly eliminating the third prosecutorship ln the local city courts, with widespread approval for the most part from the rank and file: That apparently it was losing fight dld not make his stand none the less admirable. But republican interests ruled otherwise. In any event an honest effort was made to lop off the city courts excess baggage.
 Now we find Representative Thoms nulifying his earlier efforts, we prevl- ously supposed in the interests of econ- omy, by accepting a prosecutor berth himself, terminating what we had looked upon as a bright legislative judicial future ere it's prime. True democratic political expediency demanded that the breach be filled and speedily before republicans might suddenly decide in lapse of men1- ory that with no democrat in office, two was plenty and three crowd. The grand old party has never been known to have been over philanthropic where, if it could not take all, it could at least keep the other fellow out.
 So, as we said above, with no dearth of democratic legal timber to fill the vacancy made by the death of Attorney Joseph A. Neagle, the naming of Representative John Thoms to the position, in view, especially, of his previous stand in the matter, does come as surprise to many. We have no doubt as to his ability to fill the position capably and have every belief that he will. But to us, as it will no doubt appear to others, there will always be the fact that his acceptance of the position reverses his previous efforts and will miti- gate any future attempts on his part to save Waterbury the price of prosecutors salary. For, as the popular refrain goes, "he's in the army now.
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changed.
 During the rubber industry labor negotiations - which she conducted - Secretary Perkins reformed. She even made a per- sonal visit to the labor depart ment press room to inform the reporters of a last minute de- velopment.
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A Thought for Today

The liberal soul shall be made fat; and he that watereth shall be watered also himself Proverbs, 11:25.
 He that gives all though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers- Ouarles.
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A chance for every youngster in Water bury to enjoy big 20-act kiddie revue at Hamilton Park pavilion is offered this Friday afternoon. The youngsters are to enjoy fine show and at the same time know that their price of admission is aid ing the cause of the Waterbury Democrat Memorial Fund for the late Patrolman Michael J. Bolton. The memorial will be dedicated very soon now, so there isn't much chance for the boys and girls of the city to do their bit.
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Connecticut is manifesting considerable interest in the Mark Twain museum at Hannibal, Missouri, where the great humorist and write spent so many pleas ant byohood days, which is to be dedicated tomorrow. Twain's only surviving child, Mime Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, will revisit the scenes of her distinguished fathers boyhood to pay her respects on the occasion of his centennial celebration. It was at Hannibal that Twain lived the life which later on he reflected so wildly in the pages of his immortal works, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, etc.
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Daily Washington Merry Go Round
DREW PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

= Asks Munitions robes SoPeda Aed Loan Revelations Dious Strntegy Used Won't be Parliamentary Traditions
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APRIL 25

APRIL 25 This is very bad day. Yoa will be likely to show your worse traits of character. Things seem to be out of harmony for every line of business to-day. Try tn
 keep to routine matters and stay out of trouble. Tomorrow looks much more favorable so postpone anything important until then. Birthdate
 You should be very fond of company and adventure. You
 may make changes and conditions about you may be upset during the following months: June, July, Sep- tember, october, 1885 and April 1886. Danger August 3-10, 1885. Write letetrs or TO any clerical
 or literary work on April 25, 26
 and 27, 1885.
 The month following october
 27, 1885, should be eventfui for you.
 Readers desiring additional in.
 formation regarding their horU.
 scopes are invitedm to c0nlmuni. cate with Octavinc in care ca this newspaper. Enclose . 3-cersa sfamued self-addressed envelope.
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o. When was the first success full airplane produced?
 A. Professor Langley, secre- tary of the Smithsonian Institute, designed and constructed motor driven airplane which flew in
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Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that hu- human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope h outlined by noted astrOloger. In addition to information of general interests it Outllnesinformatio of special Interest to persons born oD the designated dates.
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THE EDITOR.

O. On what days of the week were the following dates: January 6, 1883; May 12, 1905; and June 21, 1907?
 A. Saturday, Friday and Fri day, respectively.
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Competition is not only the life, but the virtue, of trade. That is, domestic trade. Internationally, it's crime.
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Feet Y our Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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tary tax laid on the colonies. A declaration of the rights of Amer jeans was drawn up, stating among other things, that internal taxes could not be laid on the colonies without their own con- sent.
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Q. What was the stamp act of congress?
 A. A meeting of delegates from the colonies at the City Hall, in New York in October 1765. Peti- t. .ns were addressed to the king of England, and to parliament protesting against the documen-
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IN TO-DAY'S M ALL

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Q. Was George Washington married more than once? 4. No.
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There will be poverty as long as there is war whether international war or class war
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Washington, April 24 The president and Secretary Hull re- gently put in a quiet oar to ease the ardor of the senate muni- tions investigators.
 Reason for their sudden inter- est is that the committee Il W is probing into the delicate matter of allied loans placed in the United States before this country entered the war.
 The investigation touched two big banking houses-the Quar- anty Trust and J. P. Morgan.
 When the French and British governments heard of this, they threw fits. Sir Ronald Lindsay came rushing down to the state department. So also did Ambas- sador Laboulaye of France. But from MT. Hull they got no appreciable comfort.
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If you want Q copy of our bul- Ietin RACES OF MANKIND, write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing Ave cents in postage stamps.
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soFT-pEDAL STRATEGY

Hull consulted Senator Nye, told him that war was a serious threat in Europe. asked him to show all embarrassing d o cu- ments to the state department before publication.
 Six months before, the muni- tions committee had more or less thumbed its nose at similar intimations from the state de- pertinent regar ing South American arms graft. This time, however, Nye consented.
 Sir Ronald only redoubled his activity. Not satisfied with Hull, and fearing no one knows how many scandals, he went over HulPs head. He went direct to the White House. The president then summoned three of the most active members of the munitions committee, gave them a carefully phrased lecture on the danger of stirring up trou- ble.
 Roosevelt did not directly ask them to soft-pedai. He used the strategy of emphasizing the danger of war in Europe, the disquieting effect the senate's revelations would have on the prospective belligerents.
 Whether the investigation is soft-pedaled now depends upon the forthrightness of the com mittee. So far, nothing has stood in their way.
 RESENTED
 The aggressive independence of the two rookie leaders of the house liberal bloc has aroused the ire of their party chieftains.
 Democratic wheelhorses have taken Representative M aury Maverick aside and lectured him On the unseemliness of a newcomer being so prominently active.
 But the decorated overseas veteran refused to be impressed.
 'I was elected by the people of the twentieth Texas dis trict,' he told them. "When want your advice I will let you know"
 On the republican side, Minne- sotas old guard Harold Knutson assumed the role of putting Vito Marcantonio in his place.
 The scrappy young New Yorker, who holds the seat once filled by Mayor LaGuardia. re- gently took a vacant chair at the end of the floor leaders table.
 Whereupon Knutson ordered him away.
 "These places" he announced haughtily, ''are reserved fo r senior members only"
 "You," replied MarcantOnio, "can go to hell. I'd like to see you or any other senior mem ber put me out of this seat"
 To which Knutson said noth- ing.
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Q. Name the American consul general in Paris, France.
 A. Clarence E. Gauss.
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o. To what race do the Portu- guese belong?
 A. They are mixed stock with the Mediterraneans predominant ing.
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "I received an inc vite to her party; say "in- vitatiOn.'

1896, but that model did not carry a man. The Wright brothers made four successful flights on Dec. IT, 1903. In one of these, the ma chine rose by its own power, was in the air 59 seconds and travelled a distance of S52 feet. That was the first successful flight of a hu- man being from the ground in Q mechanically operated airplane.
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Q. What are the characteristics of the Dutch belted dairy cattle? Where and when did the breed originate?
 A. They originated in Holland about two centuries ago, and are black with a white belt around the body beginning back of the shoulders, and 1t may extend to the front of the hips. They have the general conformation of dairy cattle; and freedom from beefi- ness.
 o. Who is the British consul general in Washington. D. C.?
 A.John Campbell Thomson.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-06
SIGNATURE ON
WORK RELIEF
BILL AWA| TED
Approval By President Will Be
Signal For Start OF Huge
Recovery Drive
BY n. o. THOMPSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 6.-"New
dealers" armed with the new
work-relief bill, were ready today
to begin spending at the rate Of
s11,000,0o0 a day 70 put 100000
men back to work They waited
only for President Roosevelt 10 sign
the S4,880,O00,OOo measure and
make il law.
News that congress had passed
the nations greatest peacetime ap-
preparation was flashed to MI.
Roosevelt aboard the Nourmahal
now in Bahamas waters. He will
start home within a day or two to
sign the bill
The President personally will di-
rect expenditure of the huge sum
which many expect will remove
$4,000, 900 to 100000 persons from
relief rolls.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to an
nounce shortly the personnel of
the organization to handle the
victory drive" against the depres-
sion ana 10 Sound the keynote OF
the new deals" mightiest cam
paign for recovery.
Harry Hopkins. relief admins
traitor, said S4,0O0,0 100000 would be
sufficient to put 3,500.o0o persons
on public work in one year. 1t has
been estimated another 3.500,000
persons would be absorbed in pri-
vate industry as the result Of the
federal expenditures.
Should that spark of activity
catch and spreac-and the theory
of the administration is that it will
other thousands and perhaps
millions could be placed back in
gainful employment.
The estimate of 20.5o0,000 on re-