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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-02-08

Mr.. John T. Hickman was given a
surprise party on February 1, the oc-
casion celebrating his seventy-fifth
birthday. Those present were: Mr.. F.
A. Hickman, Mr.. Dickson Smith and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Mas
on, Mr.. James Mills and family, Mr..
Fred Tull and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brantley Crowson, Mr.. Ralph Miles
and family, all of Virginia, Mr.. L. P.
Merrill and family, Mr.. T. ]. Addison,
and family, Mrs. Neal C. Taylor and
family, all of Cedar Hall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Warren of Berlin.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-02-08
NEGRO AWAITING TRIAL
FOR SHOOTING AFFRAY

Frank Smith, negro resident OF
Beaver Dam, is awaiting trial at the
March term of the Worcester County
Circuit Court, accused of shooting
away both arms of Wallace Dennis
another negro.
The affair was just another do
mestic triangle. Smith accuse Den
mis- of threatening to wreck his home
by paying court to his wife. Smith
climaxed the affair by grasping a
shotgun and shooting away both arms
of his rival.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-02-08

The New Church High School will
present a play tonight, Friday, which
will be well worth seeing. The play
is three-act comedy entitled "Attor-
ney for the Defense" The cast has
been carefully selected and the pro-
duction is filled with entertainment.
Don't miss it.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1935-02-08

The regular monthly tuberculosis
clinic will be held in the Court Room,
County Court House, Snow Hill, Mon
day, February 18th at 10 a. m. DR..
Steenken of the Eastern Shore SAM
torium will have charge of the clinic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
Whats Our Program?

It is hard for the average American city or town to lay out a program these days what with public relief demands draining them of all resources and on the other hand the administration at Washington urging heavy outlay of public funds. Of course the federal program of public relief is intended merely to bridge gap until the time when private enterprise, will assume it's proper place in the scope of business affairs. And here again we note a contradiction. We note the contin- ued advance of governments into the fields of private enterprise, notably in the electric power business.
 It is not our purpose to defend or attack the federal government on any of the above grounds. These are extraordinary times and extraordinary means must be adopted to restore normal living condl- tions throughout the length and breadth of the land. The average man is not so much concerned with the means by which this is done, so long as it is done and he is given the opportunity to make living for himself and his family. We are con- fronted, therefore, with the municipal problem. Should it be curtailment or expansion?
 To our way of thinking it should be the former. Connecticut is not much differ ent from the rest of the states, save that her problems are purely those of an in- dustrial nature. Before our Legislature some time in the coming months will be laid plan calling for an entirely different manner of estimating, levying, and collect ing taxes, state, county, and local. It would be well for the individual communi- ties to regard this plan not in the guise of one affecting merely the state, but one affecting each of the 169 towns in Con- necticut.
 Our natural reaction would be a sugges- tion for lower costs in the administration of local government. This is the surest way of making both ends meet. Perhaps it isn't possible to conduct the average city government any cheaper today unless certain services are denied or various civic improvements held up. We should certainly consider doing this very thing then. The time has come for us to retrace our steps. We must pay off our debts be- fore we can honestly incur fresh ones that constitute an imposition on the genera tions to come. The Legislature should set the pace in this instance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
Up From The Ranks

It is a pleasure tonight to extend our congratulations to Waterbury's new Chief and Deputy Chief of the Fire Department. The advancement of Thomas J. Lynch and Thomas Cavanaugh to these posts respec lively merits the plaudits of the entire city. They are veterans of many years service in the focal department and richly deserve the new honors that the city fathers have given to them. And it is extremely gratifying to note that it was not necessary to go beyond the ranks to find men capable of filling the command ing offices.
 Both appointees have been holding their new positions ever since the death of the late Chief Henry H. Heitman in a tem- porary capacity. Both had been predicted as the permanent appointees by this paper and it is natural to feel some pride in the endorsement given to them for the splen- did work they displayed in directing the department of recent months. We need not enter into any enumeration of their lengthy records other than to say that both have given more than 70 years be- tween them to this city in the fire service.
 We feel sure that the affairs of the de- partment will be managed just as eff ciently under the Lynch and Cavanaugh regime as they have been in the past. We know that the department as whole will find general satisfaction with the action of the board of fire commissioners. We feel sure that this will be reciprocated by tie general public. It is good thing to see service and ability recognized in city department. Nowhere is it more con- ducive to the proper response than in a department of the type of the fire or police. Waterbury is fortunate in it's new Chief and Deputy. May they add many record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
AN EDITORIAL BY BRUCE CATION

WE'LL HAVE TO HURRY TO GET THERE ON T THE figures on automobile accidents for 1884. just A released, make horrifying reading To learn that our automobiles killed nearly many Americans as German guns killed during the World is to realize that motor traffic situation has become one of our most pressing major problems.
 And yet, terrible the figures are don't really get mortified by them; don't really realize that the problem Is great r..
 The situation doesn't come home to us, some how; it is someone else who gets killed, someone else who gets injured, someone else who passes through a needless tragedy. We ourselves = well, we're the lucky ones. It won't happen to
 So accept these traffic fatality figures with the most amazing complacence-and calmly go along rolling up death and injury list which future generations will probably find the hardest single feature of our civilization to understand. SUPPOSE start adding up the figures to see D what result get.
 Slightly more than million people were killed injured in auto accidents in 1894. There are approximately 25, O0000O autos in in the United States Figure it out for yourself The chances are about in 25 that you will killed injured in auto accident this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

but they were so preponderantly for old age pensions over all other forms of legis- lation that it is safe to assume the veter- ans will also fall in line.
 We can well recall the days when to mention old age pensions in a Connecticut Legislature was to invite the wrath of the gods down upon you. That was Tn the heyday of Rorabackism and complete control of all branches of the government by the republican side of the political game About 1930 when the democrats put over their first coup there was bit more interest in the idea and in time We had the old age pension commission whose findings, however, were not so well received.
 But the tide seems to have turned. Democratic approval of the pension plan wins support of far-seeing republicans who realize that such form of social leg islation is bound to accur sooner or later even right here in industrial Connecticut. We should be encouraged to predict the immediate passage of a bill guaranteeing safety to the aged in their declining years. We can't do that, for we aren't so optimistic. But we do think that the 1885 Legislature will start the ball roll ing towards some form of relief for the aged.
 We would not care to state what shape it will assume. There are many plans in existence and in practice. There is the Townsend pension giving all eligibles $200 a month for the rest of their lives with Uncle Sam the donor. There are many other forms, including those which demand some contributions from the ben eficiaries during their working lifetime. That is something to be worked out in legislative halls and also in public hear ings We should not cast our lot for one plan without seriously considering others with at least equal merit. It should be easy to pass the necessary legislation once the form is adopted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

Washington, Jan. 3-Legisla- tive history to be made on Capitol Hill during the next six months will be written chiefly by the senate which takes office today.
 In this thick -carpetcd arena will be unfoIdcd the real drama and color of the session.
 Unhampered by gag rules, no longer subdued by the desperate economic depression which two years ago awed 1t into submis- mission, and manned by record number of aggressive, independ- ent fighters, the new senate will be the scene of fierce and mo- .mentous battles.
 And the probability is that these battles will not be sO much between republicans and demo- Crats, but between right and left groups within the administration itself.
 That probability is the m significant thing about the com ing session. It is indicative of the fight that may come throughout the nation. It Is the reason why conservative business, once su- premely critical of Roosevelt, now is more friendly. It is the big question mark of the, New Deal.
 Can the president cope with clements within the country and within congress which are much more radical than he ever thought of being?
 TO MANY, ONCE SHOCKED BY ROOSEVEIT'S LEFT OF CENTER" POLICY, HE IS NOW CONSIDERED THE REAL BULWARK OF NOR l. CON- SENTATIVE INTERESTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
o iuiSEi

If epidemic were sweeping the country at that rate, causing million cases of illness and s6,O0O deaths in 12 months, and you knew that you had chance in 25 of catching 1t, wouldn't you demand that your health department take the most drastic kind of measures to get 1t under control?
 Why, then, be complacent about auto accidents?
 UCKILY, the traffic problem isn't altogether in- hsoluble Although the death list for the country whole increased by 16 per cent last year, there few states which actually reduced their fatality lists.
 It is worth noticing that most of these states have strict financial responsibility laws-such laws forbid persons who have been involved in seruoa accidents to drive until they pay any judbments against them and prove their ability to compensate for any future damages they may
 They also, in the main, states which have adequate highway patrol forces and strict drivers license laws.
 By attacking vigorously along such lines, we may hope to reduce traffic death list. There be excuse for failure to take such action
 The present situation is absolutely sintolerable A drastic and far-reaching program of preventive action is long overdue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

TERRIFIC TEST
 The president, as so often demonstrated, is a master poli- tician, a genius in handling men. But never has he met a test as rigorous as that which confronts him in the senate convening to- day.
 ON ONE HAND he faces about twenty progrcssives, men of accomplished strategy, of great courage, with determina- tion to shape q legislative course more liberal than the New Deal. To them party labels mean little. There arc almost as many re- publicans in this group as demo-
 ON THE OTHER HAND, Roosevelt faces about twenty five dyed -in-the- wool conserva- tives. men thoroughly out of step with his policies, men who would wreck the New Deal if they could.
 To them also party labels mean little. Senator Glass of Vir- ginia, Byrd from the same state, McAdoo of Cafiforniar--all dern- ocrats-are more virulent in crlticizing certain New Deal as- poets than many republicans.
 IN BETWEEN THESE TWO SITS A MUCH LARGER GROUP OF ABOUT FORTY SENATORS MOST OF THEM READY TO GO WHICHEVER WAY THE PRESIDENT POINTS. IT IS UPON THEM HE Mt $ T CHIEFLY LEAN.
 SENATE LEADERS
 His senate democratic leader ship Is of pronounced old Guard complexion.
 Floor Leader Joe Robinson, has explained the democratic side of the senate for seven years. and his h-handed, boor- ish manners aroused such re- sentiment that there was open talk two years ago of busting him. Since then Joe has climbed off his high horse. has soft pedalled his underlying conser- vatism. The Arkansas Is no lib- eral, but he does the presidents bidding.
 Pat Harrison, chairman of. the finance committed, is q close AAASAN cA ADoAhSJ IdLuCA duu has a hard time keeping step with the New Deal. With the treasury planning to submit program of drastic tax revision, Pat may find himself going in the opposite direction. Tn the days of Coolidge and Hoover. Pat was democracy's most effec- tive rhetorical sharp-shooter; but with the coming of the New Deal, his acid tongue has been stilled.
 Jimmy Byrncs, first term South Carolinian, holds no major committee chairmanship, but he is the presidents personal iiaison man. Byrnes is no New Dealer. but the president has no abler supporter on Capitol Hill.
 LEFrT-WINGEIsS
 But the eyes of the public, the attention of the senate itself, will not be on these leaders. The focus will be on the potent and tumultous 1eft-wing group. In 1t are some of the ablest and most spectacular members of the sen. ate. se
 Bronson Cutting. republican, of New Mexico, returns to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

senate despite the fact h a t he was bitterly opposed by the pres- ident whom he helped elect. His legislative plans will give Roose- welt many unhappy hours.
 Burton K. Wheeler of Mon- tana begins his third term under the democratic label but with no obligations to an administra- tion which did not lift a finger for him.
 William Edgar Borah has an additional grudgc against Roose- welt other than mere policies. Jim Farley has determined to defeat Borah when he comes up for reelection in 1886.
 Huey Long, dictator of Louisi- and far wilier operator than generally given credit, will re- turn to Washington with red in his eye over the administration efforts to cnsnarl Huey's cohorts 2, in tax cases.
 Homer Bone, almost more so- cialist than democrat. comes fresh from tremendous power fight victory in Washington. Mrs. Hattie Caraway of Ar kansas, who although no vigor- ous crusader, votes more consist ently for lcft-wing policies than almost any man in the senate.
 Hiram Johnson of California, who despite. q great personal affection for the president, doeh not hesitate to battle with him on matters of policy.
 Bennett Clark of Missouri, who despite q dyed -the-wool q democratic background, is one of the .keenest and most fortnight liberals in the senate. lft
 Bob IAFOlictte, who although only 40 years old. begins his tenth yearsas senator with rec ord for vigorous and consistent radicalism.
 All these plus many others, from the rebellious Norris of Ne braska to the quiet Costigan of Colorado. will make the Seventy Fourth Senate one of the most interesting in decades.
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 Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
So They Say

The American New Deal has shown how sental it is to reconstruct completely 10 defeat depression in every phase of economic life.
 David Lloyd George. There'll be a regular passenger service by flying boats the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in two years.
 Lines.
 We will practically remake in the next 50 years. Charles F, Kettering, famous automotve engineer.
 The human race is evolving into broader sense of international relation but the speed of the evolution is bitterly slow.
 Leopold Stokowsk, famous conductor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
A Book a Day
Modern War Is Held Fight For Existence
By BRUCE CAPTION

The great lesson of the last war says c, R. M. F. Cruttwell in "A History of the Great War;" is that the place which war occupies in human affairs has undergone 6 profound change.
 Because the organization neces-
 sary for waging war has become so extraordinarily complex, and weapons have had such great de- velopment, says MT Cruttwell, war can no longer be regarded as g simple instrument of national policy. From the moment 1t be- gins, 1t becomes struggle for ex- istence.
 Furthermore, the author con-
 tinues, wars cannot end, nowadays in negotiated peace by compro-
 mise. They must continue until one side will accept the dictation of the other. Wars aftermath then, must be more arduous and oppressive than ever before. Nor Is that all. The military clique inevitably tends to slip out from the control of civilian states.
 men. Policy falls into the hands
 of the fighting men; when it does
 such disastrous decisions as those
 of the German high command in 1917 and 1918 are made. Mir Cruttwell, who Is principal of Hertford college, oxford, and
 who fought in the World war him.
 self, has written a first-rate, non- technical history of the conflict. It is useful not only as study of campaigns and battles, but as
 an Interpretation of the national desires and plans of which those
 campaigns and battles were the military expression.
 Published by the Oxford Univer- sity Press, 1t sells for $5.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

c. Can a naturalized American citizen be. deported for an offense or crime committed after naturali- zation?
 A. No. Q. Is the Yang-tse- Kiang an- other name for the Yellow River?
 A. No; the Chinese name for the Yellow River is Roang-Ho.
 Q. Name the United States Am fassador to Brazil.
 A. Hugh s. Gibson.
 0. Who owns the Saar Basin :? How large is 1t and what nation ality is the population? A. Until 1919 the Saar Basin belonged to Germany, and since then 1t has been governored by a Commission of Five, chosen by the League of Nations. The question of future sovereignty over the Basin will be determined by a plebiscite on January 13. The population is approximately S32,00, about 95 per cent of whom are German. The area Is 73O square miles.
 O. Give the address of the Na- tional Council for the Prevention of War.
 A. 632-17th Street, N. w., Washington, D. c.
 0. Are the three Guianas in South America republics?
 A. They are. colonial possess sions of Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands.
 o. In which time zone is Cleve- land. O.?
 A. Eastern standard.
 Q. Name the famous Seven Hills of Rome.
 A. Capitoline, Palestine, Aven- tine, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, and Caelian.
 c. Give the name of the first illustrated tabloid newspaper pub- lished in New York City.
 A. The Daily News, originally called Illustrated Daily News, that started publication June 26, 1919.
 o. Name the president of Ecua- dor and state when he was elected.
 A. Jose Velasco Ibarra, elected December 16, 1933.
 c. What is celery salt?
 A. Ground celery seed mixed with salt.
 Q. Why are American calendars always printed with the week be- ev;n ninD on Sundav2
 A. Because legally Sunday is the first day of the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
Selected Poem
HONORABLE MENTION

(Paul Rayson in The New York Sum Now that the Christmas rush is through It seems no more than proper to Take stock of everything that went To make the season redolent With jocund spirit and good cheer. In fact, I want to pay right here
 My simple tribute to those stout Fellows we couldn't do without! Pause for moment and regard The history of each Christmas card. The sentiment 1t carries may Be quite appropriate to the Day. And we may cherish every kind Sender who kept our name In mind. Yet surely 1t is time to cite For valor those who toiled with might And main when mail sacks oyerfiowed- They bore a Brodbdingnagian load More patiently, I think, than most men: Hats off to all the nations postmen!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
Know a Thing Or Two

Although in the past the republicans have been content to ignore the pleas of the advocates of old age pensions it looks as if in the present session of the Legis- lature they'll speak for such measure
 At least a preliminary survey of the re- publican side of the Assembly by the Hartford Courant's political writer, Rob- ert D. Byrnes, reveals such tendency. True he only canvassed the newcomers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

If all that Miss Eleanor H. Little, ad- ministrator of the Connecticut emergency relief commission, says about our state poor laws is true then the incoming Legis- lature could well spend lot of time re- vising and repeating them. "Abominable" was the term she applied to them. No doubt she is right to a certain extent. There are any number of statutes that should be discarded from time to time in view of advanced modes of living. The laws governing the poor of the state should keep pace with proper treatment. We would urge such revision as part of the program of social legislation planned for 1885,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

Q. Is there a time limit on Adolph Hitler's exercise of powers as obsolete dictator of Germany?
 A. The German Reichstag. by Enabling Act of March 23, 1933, abdicated its powers to Hitler for four years, until April 1. 1887.
 o. Give the names of the three negroes appointed minister to Li- beria by President Woodrow Will son,fi and the dates of their com- missions.
 A. George W. Buckner of In- diana, appointed Sept 10, 1913; James l.. Curtis of New York, ap- pointed Oct 25, 1915; and Joseph L. Johnson of Ohio, appointed Aug 27, 1918.
 Q. What is whiting?
 A. Ground chalk, washed free of grit.
 c. How did the name of the Great-Smoky Mountains originate?
 A. From the fact that the peaks are almost constantly shrouded in a dense blue haze. six bulletins on CITIZENSHIP write to the Waterbury Demo-
 crat's Washington bureau, en-
 closing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
JANuARY 3. 1885

JANUARY 3, 1885
 To-day is quite good. Secret matters and travel are in favor. Apply yourself to the study and enjoyment of poetry, music and literature. Postpone your routine and tiresome work until the eve- ming. Air travel is usually suc- cessful when it Is undertaken while the planets are aspected as they are to-day.
 Birtldate
 Your ideas should be very def mite and you should be able to place the proper value on things. You should experience period of inspiration and should learn much from study or travel from February 26 through July 10. 1885. Avoid contention and argu- ment from January through 10 and April 13 through 19, and June 20 through 24, 1895. Danger November 12 through 16, 1885.
 Socially favorable from July 2l through 25, and September 10 through IA. 1885.
 Readers desiring additional inc formation regarding their iOrO- scopes arc invited to cOmInunI. cue with Octavlne in care Of tilIs newspaper. Enclose Scent ] stamped self.addresscd envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

Even the Washington Monument is not proof against the lawlessness of the age. Either thieves or souvenir hunters have stripped the top of the monument, now having it's exterior cleaned, of number of gold-plated, platinum tipped lightning rods. They are valued at $8 apiece and 1O7 of the 17O on the top of the spire have vanished. The scaffolding erected for the workers provided the, means of access to the rods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03

Connecticut has a chance to be the twelfth state to adopt general sales tax if that can be considered an honor And at that she might have to forego other legislative matters in order to beat states where legislative sessions will be held this year. The Ohio tax went into effect January 1 and citizens out there will pay a three per cent tax on nearly all pur- chases. In this year alone the revenue from the. tax is expected to amount to $6O,OOO,OOO The tax will be collected by unique method not attempted in any of the ten states where the tax is now levied. Stamps of "prepaid tax receipts" will be employed. Merchants buy the stamps in one, two, and three cent denominations. They get dollars worth for 97 cents
 The stamp is perforated, half going on the purchase, half returned to the state