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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Washington, Feb 16.-Despite the purging of the AAA, the fight between consumers and the big food middlemen is right back where 1t started. In fact, one week after Henry Wallace had cleaned out his radicals" he had exactly the same dead lock on his hands regarding tho Calvin Hoover, new appointee as head of the Consum CTS Coun- sel, took the same stand as his denoted predecessor that New England milk distributors wert gouging the public, boosting prices unnecessarily Naval Secretary Claude Augustus Swan son is wearing a long face these days. The idea that some of his admirals were in collision with the shipbuilding companies on cruiser contracts makes him so irritable that subordinates hardly ca ngo near him =. Passing Democrat Jack Garner in the cloak room the other day, Republican Jim Couzens clapped the senate's presiding officer on the back and said: Hello, Boss!" BUSY BEE
 To her radio broadcasting and magazine writing Mrs Roosevelt is adding still another incomc- producing enterprise. She has signed with a newspaper syndi- cate to do a series of articles on historic American figures Mrs Mary T. Norton, congress. woman from New Jersey, has in- reduced a bill to award gold medal to Senator A. Harry Moore and the officers and crew of the <jshing sloop Paramount" for their part in rescuing 67 pas- sengers of the ill-fated Morro Castle. Moore's heroism con- sisted of flying over the burn ing ship in an airplane [.
 Maines crop-haired Senator
 Freddy Hale had an embarrass- ing experience at a recent White House reception. Waiting in line to greet the president, Fred dy put his hands in his pockets. He was spotted in this position by Personal Bodyguard Gus Gennerich, who rushed up and began to frisk him. It is a standing White House rule that those approaching the president must have their hands showing. HOT AND HEAVY
 The fight within the New York Stock Exchange to supplant Nor affiliated Richard Whitney as head of the institution is get ting hot and lively. Theodore $. Watson, head of the prominent brokerage firm of Watson G White, startled Wall Street by openly demanding a house-clean- inS The MIRA is scratc tching It's head on how to obtain . representative groutp of Title businessmen to appear at its forthcoming public hearings. Blue Eagle rulers find that small businessmen have plenty of com plaints but lack of money to come Washington to present
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
So They Say

want it understood that my political future is behind me.
 Patrick J. Hurley. former secretary of war. We had bully time. And now we get an extra week of holiday. Franklin Swenson, Jersey City schooboyS of 40 children hostages of Chinese pirates.
  If I'm not worth $25, 900 to the Cardinals, then don't want to play with them.
 -"Dizzy" Dean. If the pedestrian is to survive, and unless con- ditons change for the better, he may be expected in time to be required to evolve some form of spy glass eyes and frog legs Robbins B. Stoeckel high research associate. Yale University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
In 1'o-day's Mail
 Anonymous lettc"s will not ne accepted unless accompanied with writer's name.
DISCRIMINATION NOT PROVED BY FACTS, CLAIMS
 WRITER
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The Italian-American Federation kicks up a fuss claiming there is discrimination against the Italian race locally-citing favoritism in the police department. But in the same howl the federation criticises: "Italian politicians are so interest ed in providing jobs for their rela- tives that they cannot obtain the recognition deserved for their con- stituents."
 <, Aren't relatives of Italian politi- clans Italian? Does the federation expect all the jobs in the city to be turned over to Italians? We have Italians in important offices now Judge Edward Mascolo of the city court, Attorney Frederick Palomba. head of the republican town com mittee and also a state employe. and several others needless to mention at this time.
 I agree with the federation, how ever, In the belief that an Italian should be appointed in the detec- tive bureau because more Italians are arrested than the individual records show for thirty other na- tionalities. More Italians appear before the court of justice than Irish. Germans. French, Russians. Lithuanians, Polish, Albanians, Syrians, Armenians, Greeks, Bel gians. Scots, Hungarians, Cana dians, Bohemians, Austrians, Nor wegians, Swiss, Brazilians, English south Americans, Danish, Chinese Portuguese. Rumanians, Philip. pincs, Spaniards, Slavs or Swedish
 True, there are more Italians than any of the other nationalitiei mentioned here, but the percentage of each nationality represented or the police blotter puts the Italians
 in a class by themselves. Tn tn,
 past 16 years twice as many Ital
 ians were arrested as Irish.
 JERRY DONOVAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

them Inner Administration advisers say privately that
 Roosevelt will allocate approxi- mately $8O0,000,0OO of the $4,- SO0,000,O00- work-relief fund for cost housing construction. ANTT-GlREEN
 The movement among A. F. of l.. leaders to elect new and more progressive president in place of the plodding Bill Green is making considerable headWay. At the recent meeting of the A. F. of l.. executive committee a large majority of the labor chief tains privately indicated dissatis- faction with Greens rule. The big obstacle in the way to supplanting him is the fact that so many of his leading oppon- -ents would like to succeed him that they cannot get together on a candidate Representative Adolph J. Sabath, leader of pat ronage omplainers; has circu- larized his democratci colleagues with letter asking them to send him information regarding the number of republicans holding office in their districts, and "any other objectionable appoint- ments" made since March 3, 1893 Sidney Hillmap, la- bor representative on the MIRA board, is telling friends that he is planning to resign as soon as congress has acted on the new MIRA bill. If this takes too much time he may quit even before the legislation is adopted. WOMEN LAWYERS
 When Belva Lockwood was admitted to practice before the U. s. Supreme Court in 1879, it was a novel distinction for her sex. Now, however, approxi- mately 25 women are admitted every year, out of a total of 7bO to 800 lawyers The assist ant secretary of war, Harry H. Woodring, is rated at $10,O0O a year; the assistant secretary of the navy, Henry l.. Roosevelt, 5000; the assistant secretary of commerce, John Dickinson. $S,- 500; the assistant secretary Of the interior, Oscar L. Chapman, $8,OO0. The salaries of their superiors, the members of the cabinet, are uniform-$15,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
Copyright, 1885, by United Fca-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
HILL SAID VERY" (New York Sun)

The gossips of Washington are enlivened by Q tale disclosing the quick wit of Will H. Hays, of whom 1t was related in his pres ence that:
 Some one asked Will if he
 was still republican. He an.
 swered, sYes, damn still"
 Mir Hayes is reported to have "grinned reminiscently" in ac- Acknowledgement of this attribution. His grin may well have been refnt. niscent; after the nomination of William Jennings Bryan for presi. dent of the democrats in 1s9G Da- vid Bennett Hill, shocked by the departure of the democratic party from what he conceived to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

sound principles. was reported to be prepared t0 bolt the ticket. His reply to this suggestion was: T am democrat still--very still"
 Mr Hill was not an elder of a church, nor did he ever serve as chairman of q board of ministerial relief and sustentation, which may explain why he was able to use "very" properly where Mir Hays used damn" improperly; and to the credit os his contemporarie@ it may be truthfully said that hIs abstention from trite violence in language in no degree obscured to them the meaning of his remark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

We don't quite see the logic in Senator John F. Lynch's attack on the bill that would license real estate dealers. The bill came up for hearing this past week. In fact, there were three bills and the judic- iary committee promptly threw out two of them and still has the third under con- sideration Senator Lynch thinks it's move by the real estate men to protect themselves. Well, if that's so, then the Connecticut law which now makes it nec- essary for an insurance agent to pass cer- tain tests and obtain license is also class legislation and accomplishes the same end. If we license insurance men, we might just as well license real estate men. It's going to strengthen the profession and won't do anybody who contemplates buy ing home, selling or leasing one, bit of harm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
A Thought for Today

Bchld, . whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even Q gricvous whrlwind; shoII fail grievOusly upon tine head of the wicked.-Jeremah 23:10.
 
 Wickedness may prosper for while but fin the long run he that sets all knaves at work will pay them-LEstrange.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
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.BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN--

sY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN--
 Merr'Go'Round" Radrs Successor AAA Also Complains Emamd Mat "Goug Expect Sir Hundred Million Doars WorkReh Funds for LoOCost Housing; Mok Headwdy Pickpocket andL Liveihood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

o. What was Benjamin Frank lin's definition of a one hundred per cent American?
 A. "He is one who puts his duty to his country above his selfish de- sires, and who is more anxious that his children's children may live fin q country where liberty and jus- tice prevail, than he is for any profit that he may make for him. self during his own life, by cheat ing"
 Q. Give the chemical compost ton of human hair.
 A. Carbon, 50.65 per cent; hy- drogen, 6.36 per cent; nitrogen, 17.14 percent; oxygen. 20.85 per cent and sulphur, 500 per cent. mited suicide in the United States in 1883?
 A. 19,9e3.
 Q. Who was Coal-oil Johnny?'
 4. The nickname was given to John Steele, a famous oil oper- ator in the Pennsylvania oil-fields, who amassed a fortune and squan- dered it in riotous living. Q. Who played the leading role with Katharine Hepburn in "Thc Little Minister? A. John Beal.
 c. Is it possible for the spark of life to exist in an embalmed body?
 A. Embalming insures death beyond all sahdow of doubt.
 Q. What does the word Tioga mean? !?
 A. Among the various meanings assigned are: "at the forks" swift current" and gate"
 Q. What relation are my daugh- ter's children to my sister? A. Grandd nieces and nephews.
 Q. Where Is radio station WIKI AZ located?
 A. Mills, Mass.
 0. How many games did the Detroit Tigers of the American league win in 1894? A. They won 101 games and lost | 53 in the regular season and in the world series they won and lost games. o, Does etiquette require &C., knowledgment of Christmas cards? A. No. Q.-Which had the largest num- bef of outstanding policies at the close of the year 1888, the Metro politan Life Insurance company or | the Prudential Insurance Company of America? A-Metropolitan had 4,660,510 life insurance policies in force in- cluding group certifcates), and the Prudential had 32,388,441. | o. Name the three Secretaries of the Treasury who preceded Henry Morganthau, Jr. l A. Andrew W. Mellon, ogden l.. Mills and the late William H. Woodin.
 o. What is lycanthropy? | A. A form of insanity in which the patient imagines himself 8 wolf.
 0. Who were the "seven wiGe men of Greece?
 A. Bias, Chile, Periander, Pit tacos, Solon, Thales. and Cleo bulbs.
 l Q. At what age do Scottish ter riers achieve full growth and what is the average weight and height
 A. They achieve full growth be- tween the ages of 12 and 16 months and vary in height from to 12 inches at the shoulder. Males should weight from IS to 20 pounds and females from 16 to IS.
 o. State the official name for Russia and for the chief executive of the nation.
 A. The official name is The Un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
Revolution In Rubber

If experiments now being conducted at the University of Illinois pan out as suc- cessfully as thes university's Professor George L. Clark expects them to, one of those unexpected and incalculable revolu- tions in large-scale industry may present. ly be thrust upon us. Professor Clark has been able to isolate molecule of the rub Der plant under the microscope and have a good look at it - something which sci- ence had supposed to be quite impossible. The research thus begun, he says, may well lead to synthetic production of rub. Der as good and as cheap as the natural product.
 It is not hard to see the industrial up- set that would take place if this became fact. A tremendous new industry would be developed in this country - and, pre- sumably, in other countries as well; simul- taneously, the enormous rubber planta- tions of the tropics would stagnate. Hun- dreds of millions of dollars in investments would be shaken, the destinies of huge areas would be changed - all because scientist peered into microscope!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
Selected Poem
CREED FOR LOVERS Edward J. Fitzgerald in the
 New York Sum

New York Sun) Now let no patterned phrase confuse the mind. We make pact with time seek to The sigil of immortality.
 In this our love, nor can the quick heart find Truth in an image in any word By mortal spoken by mortal heard For swift decets of language can prevail Against all covenants. So must keep This the only truth: that time is deep And deep. and though the final breath must fail. Though man must live and die alone, moved Once from that inner loneliness and loved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Adequate employment for inmates of our state prison may be assured in the future by the recent announcement of the prison labor authority of the MIRA. Fed eral aid may be granted to states for set ting up state-use prison industries. This necessitates an adequate state-use law" and limits such articles as will be sold on the open market. If it lessens idleness in prisons which the recently Hawes Cooper bill seemed destined to bring, we're all for it. It's problem that can well be given serious consideration by this state, even if we do commit ourselves to the prison and jail farm scheme.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

ion of Soviet Socialist Republic. The chief executive power is vest ed in the union central committee of which, M. Kalinin is the chair man.
 IT you want a copy of our bulletin Pork, write to The Water bury Democrats Washington Bu- reau, enclosing five cents in pos- taGe stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

West Virginia's fledglins Senator Rush Holt, who comes to the senate every day despite the fact he cannot vote or speak, says: T sometimes feel like a horse held back in 0 race when the others are running free. He paws the ground and wants to get into 1t with the others" Next to Holt on the senate floor, sits Bilbo, the Mississippi won- der, whose silence Is self-im- posed. He has told friends he intends to keep his mouth shut flor the first year." If he does, it will be the first time in many years.
 ONE.MAN RULE
 President Roosevelt has indi- cated to several conferees that he is leaning strongly to re- turn of one-man rule for the MIRA if and when 1t receives its proposed two-year new lease of life. This has always been the view of General Hugh Johnson who tried to put the idea across when he resigned last summer. Associate President" Richberg had the presidents ear, however, and 8 seven-man board was in- augurated. Now Roosevelt seems to think that board is not as efficient as a chief executive supported by a council of advis- CTS Glenn Hudson, an ac" tuary associated with Dr Frank E. Townsend, admitted during cross ss-examination by members of the House Ways and Means committee that he would not vote for the McGroarty bill- which embodies the Townsend old-age pension plan-if he were a member of congress The House Claims committee has approved a bill granting to fed eral prison inmate 0 pension of $45 a month for the rest of her life because he lost his hand in falling from a painters scaffold. The bill was the subject of heat ed argument which finally ended when one committeeman de- clared, "If this man was a pick- pocket by trade, he has certainly lost his means of livelihood and is entitled to pension"
 STATUE
 When Congresswoman Isabella Greenway leaves the House chamber to go visiting in the senate wing of the capitol, she passes the bronze statute of her late husband, near the door of Statuary Hall. Booted and spurred, in the outfit of a Rough Rider, John Campbell Greenway of Arizona makes a sharp con- trast to the marble dignitaries who flank him on either side Daniel Webster of New Hamp- shire and Sam Adams of Massa- chusetts. Much commented on the statue is the work of famed GutZon Borglum Tho Wash. ington audience which encored negress Ethel Waters this week in ''As Thousands Cheer" was exclusively white. The National Theater bars negroes, even from the second balcony When the ministers of the two warning countries, Paraguay and Bolivia meet at diplomatic functions in Washington, they bow stiffly tC one another but do not speak The mail of the AAA has changed in character; 1t is nc longer preponderantly protest mail from farmers fighting regu. lation There has been a lot of futile standing in line in tho Capitol these days. Thousand of people hoped to hear the su preme court decision on the gol( clause, but the chamber can ac commodate only 04 spectators a
 one time. This is exclusive o space for lawyers, which is near ly twice as large.
 (COpyriGht, 1885, by United Fca ture Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Thanks for the favor. By suspending the rules this week the House and Senate saved the city of Waterbury added ex- pense Under suspension Of the rules the two bond bills sponsored by the city ad- ministration were passed They were private not public acts and their passage under suspension saves the city the cost of paying for their printing. Every little bit helps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Since the Townsend people say they have 25,OO0O00 signers - or maybe it's 25, 1000, O,OOO,00O - it's plain that the sacred right of petition is still safe.
 Another good public works project might be to prop up Niagara Falls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Q. How many persons com- mited suicide in the United States in 1888?
 A. 19,993.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Q. Give the chemical compost ton of human hair.
 A. Carbon, 50.65 per cent; hy- drogen, 6.36 per cent; nitrogen, 17.14 percent: oxygen. 20.85 per cent and sulphur, 500 per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Q. Who was Coa1-oil Johnny?'
 A. The nickname was given to John Steele, a famous oil oper- ator in the Pennsylvania oil-fields, who amassed a fortune and squan- dered it in riotous living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16

Q. Does bread lose its food value when toasted?
 A. No.
Evening star., 1935-10-24
MRS. ROOSEVELT
SUPPORTS DRIVE
Goodwill Industries Program and
0bjectives Upheld by Letter
Read at Meeting.

Endorsement of Goodwill Industries
of Washington, Inc. by Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt was contained in a letter
read at the final report luncheon of
the group yesterday at the National
Press Club.
Writing to Mrs. Cabot Stevens.
vice chairman of the Women's Division
in the campaign conducted to raise
funds for the organization, Mrs
Roosevelt said she was very much in
terested to learn of the splendid work
which the Goodwill Industries has
been doing and glad to know that you
are organizing here in Washington"
Il am so sorry" she wrote that I
could not be with you today and send
my greetings to you all and wish you
every success"
Ernest H. Daniel, chairman of the
campaign, expressed thanks for Mrs.
Roosevelt's letter on behalf of his CO.
workers.
The letter was read after the pres
entation of two baskets of flowers,
contributed by z. D. Blackstone. to
Mrs. Karl Fenning. vice president of
Good Will Industries. and Mrs. STAN
ley c. Sears. chairman of the womens
division. Mrs. Fenning and Mrs.
Sears were honored for their cam
paign work.
1t was announced at the meeting
that letter and contribution had
been received from Attorney General
Cummings, who wrote:
Il sincerely hope that the effort
b secure equipment and to provide
for other needs of Good Will Indus
tries will be successful"
Evening star., 1935-10-24
JUSTICE MURAL
i OUTLINES SHOWN
Mrs. Morgenthau and Jus.
tiCe Stone View BiddIe's
Work.

Full-scale drawings in outline of
murals proposed for decoration of the
south side Of the fifth floor of the new
Justice Department Building by George
Biddle, famous American artist, were
viewed today by Justice Harlan F.
Stone Of the Supreme Court, Mrs,
Henry Morgenthau. wife of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Edward
Bruce, creator of the public works of
art project.
Biddle explained the motif Of the
proposed paintings, Justice in So
ciety." and exhibited a set Of the pre-
hminary studies based on a 3-inch
scale.
Exhibit Especially Arranged.
The exhibit was arranged especially
for Justice Stone and Mrs Morgenthau
because of their intense interest in the
art to decorate the new public build
tngs.
Last week an advisory committee Of
distinguished American artists met at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art to Judge
striking array of paintings and sculp-
ture submitted by 200 artists in the
Governments national competition for
murals and statuary in the new Post
ONCE and Justice Buildings.
Twelve Statues Required.
Ten paintings and IL statues will be
selected from the large collection to
augment the major works being done
by more than a dozen outstanding
painters and sculptors commissioned
to execute murals and statuary with
out preliminary competition. Seven
Of the paintings and all of the statues
In the competition will 60 into the
Post Ofice Building.
Biddle Is one of the famous paint
ers not in the contest who was ap-
pointed to execute leading murals in
the two buildings The others in
cluded Leon Kroll, Thomas Benton,
Eugene Savage, Rockwell Kent. Regi-
nald Marsh, Boardman Robinson,
Maurice Sterne, Henry Varnum Poor
and John Steuart Curry.
Announcement of the awards of the
paintings and sculpture in competition
will be made Sunday.
Evening star., 1935-10-24

air broke q pine-ship student forma-
ton, sending one Of the planes into
q tail spin.
They were Lieut.. r. r. Coates Of
the Navy and Lieut.. N. j. Pusel Of
the Marine Corps, both Naval Acad-
emy graduates in the class Of 1880.
Their plane and one piloted by
Lieut.. G. 8. Willard, flying at close
range on the extreme right Of the
formation, crashed. The fuselage
mashed in around them, and they were
unable to bale out as the ship went
into q tail spin.
In spite Of q crumbled left wing,
Willard brought his plane to q safe
landing. Lieut.. r. T. Corbin, flying
Evening star., 1935-10-24

with Willard. took to his parachute
and was uninjured.
The collision occurred just as 26
Army planes from New Orleans landed
at the Naval Air Station nearby as a
part Of their mimic warfare maneu-
vers. Coates home was at Wausau,
Wis, and Pusels at Carlton, MINI.
Evening star., 1935-10-24
Dumping Duties Cancelled.

OTTAWA, October "a (P.-The
department Of national revenue an
nounced cancellation last night OF
dumping duties on the following COM
modities entering Canada:
Plums and prunes, effective Octo-
ber 90; radishes, effective October Is;
spinach, effective october 20, and
peaches, effective October %.
Evening star., 1935-10-24

Grid Player Dies.
Sixteen-year-old Aubrey Iiill has
died In Tueffontien, South Africa. from
injuries received in foot ball game.