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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

0. Was Leon Czolgosz, who as- sassinated President Mckinley, an American?
 A. He was an American of Ger man-Polish percentage.
 Q. What does Varsity mean?
 A. It is a contraction of uni- versity.
 Q. Has Mae West ever been married?
 A. No.
 Q. Does any country use the Latin language today?
 A. No.
 o. Which are the Pacific states?
 A. Washington, oregon and California.
 Q. Who were the sons of Jacob named in the Bibie2
 A. Reuben. Simeon, Levi, Ju. dah, Dan, Cad, Asher, Naphtali. Zebulun, fssachar, Joseph and Ben jamin.
 c. Who was John Alden?
 A. The hero of LongeIlow's epic poem "The Courtship of Miles Standish."
 o. Is hdolphe Menjou an Amer ican, and Is that his real name?
 A. He is an American, born In Pittsburgh, Pa, of French and Irish descent, and he uses his real name.
 c. Do Ringling Bros own the Hagenbeck Wallace Circus?
 A. They purchased 1t, along with four others, in September. 1929.
 c. Describe the Hope Diamond. Why is 1t so named??
 A. It is a large blue stone. weighing A IA carats, and be- longs to Mrs Edward E. Mclean, of Washington, D. c. It Is sup posed to have been cut from a stone purchased from Tavernier by Louis XIV, which weighed uncut ll2 1-2 carats, and 67 t-2 carats after cutting. The stone was lost in l792, and came into the market In 1880, when 1t was bought by Thomas Henry Hope, an English banker, whose daughter married the Duke of Newcastle. It was on the market again in 1901, and In 1909 1t was purchased for Mrs Mclean for $180,000.
 c. Where Is the Lost Dutch mans Mine?
 A. It is supposed to be near
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Press Comment
MlLK-wAGoN HORSES
(New York sun)

City dwellers blessed with the proverbial sympathy of their kind rejoice to hear from the president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that the milk wagon horse continues to hold It's own. It Is not easy to be senti- mental nt dawn when chatter from the milkman's cart disturbs an un- easy sleeper, but much of that chatter is being eliminated. Rub- Der tires on the wheels, rubber lining in bottle carriers, have helped; the Horse Show displayed their advantages, although not on paved ways.
 The miik-wagon horse is an In. stitution in many q neighborh ood, placid, well fed, self-contained creature that he is. lie is an aristocrat in an equine population of New York city now estimated nt 10000. He has reached an exc celient understanding with his driver. From strangers he VIII take lump of sugar or an ap- pie. HeR rarely lays back his ears and makes threatening gestures at passers-by. Common horses do that after they have been annoyed by idiotic bipeds who tease them or venture upon undue liberties, but somehow it rarely occurs even | to m idiot to tease a milk.wnEon horse. There is . grace and dtR- nity about him which diecouraeps any but the gentlest of famiIiarl-
 ties. Long may the tribe siirviyel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

The first blow towards creation of a Housatonic Valley Authority came from the National Parks Service which rejected the plan that the area surrounding the river be made national park. That was really to be expected. There isn't quite enough land in this strip to be considered for a national park The government is creating them only where sufficient land can be procured And by sufficient land isn't meant few hundred acres or few thousand acres. For example, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park won't be really developed until 427,00O acres of land are obtained by Uncle Sam. There are smaller parks to be sure, but the ten dency is to add to the list only where im- mense tracts can be secured. This is not possible in the Housatonic river valley. But the park board decision need not kill all chance of valley authority or develop ment along recreational and scenic lines. There are other agencies to interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Paris Letter
BY HAROLD ET.rLINGER United Press Stan Correspondent

Paris, (UP)--Amerlca still likes It's liquor strong, but 1t Is slowly teaching its palate to appreciate the gehtler varieties. if one can judge by the French wine exports tot the United States in the first year after prohibition.
 Liquers and eaux de vie such as brandy. benedictine and the Alsatian wines like kirsch anI auetch were far out In front as Il class among French exports, but the still wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy were sold in substantial amounts. The aristocrat, cham pakne, held its own as the biggest single type of wine to be exported.
 Figures for the entire year are not yot available, but for the first ten months of 1884 France shipped 17O,000, 900 francs worth of liquers across tho Atlantic. Champagne sales totalled 1l2,000.- 900 francs and still wines amount ed to 60,000,00O.
 Sent via England
 Besides these shipments direct 10 the United States large quanti- ties went by way of England, and thus tHc dCLuhi hkuTes WIl pN larger than indicated.
 The French would like to think that America Is learning to drink apertlrs, and the number who ask for a Chamber fraise" or a Per nod" before dinner actually has grown. However, 1t is reluctantly admitted over here that good share of the vcrmouths and other apertif wines sold in the United States find their way into cocktail shakers.
 High Hopes Not Met On the whole French exporters admit that 1t would be an .exng. geration to assert that their high est hopes regarding the American market have been met. They add however, that careful calculations made from the time repeal became certain precluded serious dlsap. DoIntmcnt for the old established houses.
 old friends Of French wines in America have remained faithful 1t is said. and host of post -wal converts have made wine the fa. vored drink in many formerly non wine" regions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

I looked up. There, staring with gaping mouths, were q group or slght-sccrs. "I was giving them an eycful --a senator bouncing a ball in the marble corridors of the capitol.
 "Well--I've been very mind full of the dignity of my office ever since."
 PAID AND UNPAID
 Some contributors to the Democratic National Committee get repaid--and some don't. It Is interesting to check the acc counts and see who is favored.
 Among the largest creditors are:
 The National Broadchsting Company-$1O7,576.71. -f The Columbia Broadcast. ing Company-$47, ,G5O.5O.
 Joe Kennedy, SEC chair. man--$5O, ,OOO.OO.
 John J. RaskOb, ex-cIlair. man.-SSO, ,5OO.OO.
 Among the creditors WHO have been repaid are:
 Emil Hurjn, man Friday of Big Jim Farley--$3, ,O0O.OO.
 Big Jim, himself, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, "fOP telephone charges contacted in behalf of the D. N. c. and personally paid for between July 1 and August $, 1884 $3,248.65.
 The Committee also still owes $17,500 to Mike Benodum, Pitts burgh oil promoter, who in the meantime has been rewarded with an appointment on the NRA Planning and Coordlnat- ing Committee. He helped for mulate the oil code, and is still q member of the Business Ad- visory and Planning Council of the Commerce Department. DICTATOR MONOPOLY
 Huey Long apparently wants monopoly on the implements of dictatorship He is having some Of his "Share-thc-Wealth" slogans and< marching songs copyrighted at tho Library Of Congress. MOVIE sHAKEUP
 Some of the boys near Jim Tarley's expansive mahogany
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

Cemeteries in the vicinity of Bridgeport have been stripped of valuable markers recently, particularly the graves of veter- ans. Vandals have been removing the bronze pacques and selling the metal after melting it. This practice, so prominent veteran of Bridgeport revealed this week. has been going on for some months. Enough so to permit nearly half of the markers on veterans graves to be taken. The interest of soldier groups in curbing such outrages has been sought. We recall similar incidents in other parts of the state. We don't know if Waterbury ever had any, but it is well to mention such things, so that all can realize just how low a man can often descend when he will rob grave, desecrate it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

Phoenix. and Superstition Mountain in Arizona. The Dutchman who owned 1t used to come periodically to Wickenburg, near Phoenix, and stay there until his money was gone. He then left town and no one ever knew where he went, al- though some tried to follow him. He never told. He came to town with large bags of gold, but the source of 1t has never been To- cated.
 O. Who is head of the U. S. Farm Credit Administration?
 A. W. I. Myers Is the governor.
 Q. Is the author l.. M. Mont gomery a man? ?
 A. No, her real name is Lucy Maud Montgomery Macdonald.
 if y0u want . copy of our bul- letin "HOusing Under ThC New Dcai," write to The Waterbury Deill0crat's Washington Bureau, enclosing Ave cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Horse Racing Coming?

While we don't know just what attitude the socialist legislators will take during the coming session on a bill legalizing betting on horse races, we do know that this year should witness one of the most determined efforts tc place Connecticut in the list of those states which have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
JANuARY I9, 1883


 Today is extremely evil. It fore- bodes an unfortunate time for the female sex in general. The next two weeks are apt 10 be very eccentric and irrational in action. Watch the headlines. Those who are born from July IT through July 27 should use caution concerning their health and to avoid accidents and trouble.
 You who are born under the rays of Aries should wear the col. ors pink and red. They may also feel agreeably inclined to light blue and deep chrome yellow.
 BIrthdate
 You should have the power of endurance but this year you must be careful Of your health. Guard changes from Jan % through March 22. You should prosper through friendship from Oct 20 through Nov z.
 Danger July 25-2s and Dec SC. 1885.
 Socially favorable Nov O-9, 1885. Headers desiring additional ln. formation regarding tI,eir hOrO- scopes arc invited tO cOnlntunlcafe with Ocfayine in care Og this news. paper. Enclose 5-cent stamped setf.addreeeed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

desk think thero is lot more behind the St Louis federal grand jury indictment of group of big shot movie moguls than ap- pears on the surface.
 Their dope Is that the move Is part Of a drive tO harry Will Hays ont of his job as czar of the industry.
 The recent, little-noticed de- portation of some European stars Is cited as another phase of the same thing. And it is in- timated that a flock of tax violation suits will soon follow.
 That certain democratic poe frOwning On Hays continued reign over the movie industry Is nO secret.
 And there was q lot of mutt tering around Democratic Ma. tional Headquarters when the big-eared Postmaster General and Republican National Chair man had his contract renewed in 1883.
 There Is much mystery about this contract.
 Reports as to It's duration and the salary paid Hays vary, wide- ly. One widely-circuIated story puts the term at five years and the salry nt $250,000 per annum, with Hays paying his expenses.
 Just before the St Louis prose. cution was instituted tho report was current among democratic politicos that big battle had taken place among the movie moguis resulting in Hays being stripped of his powers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Selected , Poem
SONG OF THE FOOLISH MAN

w. II. Gerry in the New York Sun) feel the fase foundations of my house
 Cracking and cfumbIing in the shifting sands And yet alT tremors somehow fall to rouse My slightest care whether it falls or stands. chose this site; raised these himsy walls. The fault is mine, and mine alone 10 face. heard but needed not the frantic calls
 Of mind and conscience to safer place; For loved dunes more than the stalwart rock And though the winds make nomadS of their
 hills
 still shall love them, though their motion mock My efforts to preserve my own What wills dow they shall move, and where. and when.
 Disrupts ths house. But shall build again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope Is out. lined by q noted nstrologer In ad- ditiOn to lDfOrmatOin of general interests, it outlines information Of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

Washington, January 18.--Tke president wili write his own ticket on the social security program, just as he is doing on the $4,000,O00,O00 plan for re- lief and public works. And for much the same reasons, name- ly:
 Congress doesn't dare to de- feat it.
 The Old Guardcrs~ arc be- ing deliberately summed when it comes to advice.
 The program, while falling short Of what the liberals would like tO see enacted and will demand, is nevertheless much more extensive than they hahd expected.
 That this last Is so, Is due to two factors:
 First, the influence Of La. bor Secretary Perkins who Is a strong advocate of fare reaching social security meas- urcs.
 Second, the distinctly un- favorable reaction that greet cd the presidents speech bc- fore the Social Security COn- ference in which he indicated q marked cOOlncss to the eI- actmcnt of old-agc pensions at this session.
 The president, his ear acutely attuned to popular sentiment, did not fall to grasp the fact that he had slipped n cog in re- buffing old age security.
 That the Townsend plan was rolling up teremondous support also had its effect in persuad- ing him to change his mind. It became apparent that if he didn't sponsor an old-age pen- sion program, one would be dumped into his lap by con- gress.
 So he recovered the bali and took the initiative.
 SENATE HAND-BALL
 New Jerseys Senator A. Harry Moore is fond of playing handball, but promises he will never again use the corridors of the senate office building for a hand-ball court.
 New to Washington, Jerseys former governor has not yet found a partner for his favoritc indoor sport. So he went alone to the court in the basement of the building the other day, had Il workout, took a shower and was headed back to the of- flee, feeling fit to face the crowd of 1ob-scekers waiting for him.
 'I wasn't thinking about what was doing" the seantOr cx- pIaincd with genuine blush. ~ was walking along the cOr- ritiOr bouncing the ball in front of Inc, like this T. Suddenly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

Representative John Thoms has intro- duced bill in the Legislature calling for a fifty per cent reduction in motor vehicle registrations. We hope it doesn't have clause calling for corresponding jump in the gasoline tax. Robbing Paul to pay Peter never helped anyone. The same mo- torist who gets his registration reduced pays the higher gas tax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
FRIDAY, JANUARY IS, 1885
A Thought for Today

Whose ofFcreth praise glorIfeth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation arght will | shew the salvation of God.-Psalms G0:23.
 One of the most essential preparations for eternity is delight in prasing God Chalmers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

The government may let business alone when business lets the government alone. And when that time comes, we'll be back in the pastoral age, herding sheep among the ruins of civilization
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Daily Washington Merry -Go- Round

 to It. Old lg- Bding Chds Bag Creditors of Insiders Politics Indictment of otonP PctureM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

These new autos are always fooling you. Some of them look as if they're speeding when they're standing still. Others look as if they're going when they're coming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

There's no more beautiful sight in the country this winter than blast furnace erupting at night and even factory smoke by day looks pretty good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Whenever Senator J. Ham" Lewis steps into a Washington taxi he always cautions the driver: "I am Senator Lewis of Illinois, and for Gods sake drive carefully" Lewis is n Gcner- ous rider. He makes 1t rule to give 25-cent tip on fares of 50 cents or under, and pro- portionately on higher fares
 Big Jim Farley has added q new sartorial note to his dap per attire. He is appearing in light grap spats, as immaculate as his always brightly polished size 10 shoes 1884 was big year for small coin produc- ton. The treasury reports that moro pennies and small coins were ininted last year than at any time since 1919. A total of 35S,269.353 such coins were made for q total value of $2G,- 000,000 Members of the Senate Banking Committee have good joke on Senator Carter Glass. The super-sensitlye Vip- ginian had taken violent excep- ton to publication of a report on the committee's 1933-34 bank ing investigation, and was threat ening to raise row about 1t. But at the last minute, he dis covered that Chairman Duncan U. Fletcher had obtained sen- ate authorization to print 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Dawn Of as, Era

Dawn of an IErn
 Ever watchful--from a distance ---of society's pet foiblcs, I am ablo to report a couple. Breakfast dances for one thing, are just too, too amusing. Guests arc invited for a. m., arrive about 4 and dance until working people are going 10 work Society didn't think up this idea all by Itself. The dusky. folk of Harlem have been doing It for years.
 Another fad. which has been a godsend to starving artists, Is hav- ing n portrait done of your favor ite room in your house. The other day there was an exhibition of DOT. traits of favorite rooms. IL included Il picture of Doris Dukes swim ming pool. :. Pet portraits are popular, too. Mrs Graham Hoyts prize poodle has been painted, and they had an unveiling party for the picture. A rubber bone, with string attached, was tossed to the kpo0ch, and when he trotted 0u With | 1t he yanked the curtain from the canvas. Everyone agreed that 1t was a simply terribly devastating clever Idea.
 Gertrude Stein Stein launched lunched, alas, alas, at the Aigon- quin the other day. and chatted as sensibly as anybody. Saw Lily Pons, Norman Bcl-Geddes, Adoif zukor and Hope Hampton at the opening Of the melodramatic Pct Bankhead (who's rehearsing to become Sadie Thompson In Elsa Maxwell )turn- ed from society amusement to show writing), and Tonic solwart (T,roadway's matinee-idoi gift to HoIIywood) at "The Old Maid" premiere. Also James Roosevelt and Bernard Baruch.
 Among the night-clubbcrs: Ed ward J. Reilly. Hauptmapn's law- yer, and Hymie Bushel. Rudy Val lees permanant counsel. Also Mary
 Mccormick, the wabbler, and George Givot, with n romance ru- mored. Libby Holman uses q iorg' nette, but only because of eyc- trouble. Al Smith must be getting along all right. He chews, up 20 30-cent cigars q day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York-Meandering Some of the Broadway wiseys are earning little small change by wagering long odds that Franklin D. Roose- welt won't serve eight years in the White House. That's because his current term runs only from March {, 1898, to January, I937--two months less than four years.
 Checkroom and cigaret girls who are married--and q lot of them are--are firbidden to wear we'd ding rings at their night club jobs =. Police have handled four com plaints lately of patrons who have been beaten for refusing to pay excessive charges in some of the rowdier cabarets. And many such instances of violence go unreport- cd. The clipping" indicates that many of the smaller spots are fall. ing; they always turn to racketeer- ing as a final, desperate measure.
 The bigger, brighter places, with large crowds and low tariffs, are the ones denniteiy slated for sue cess. For example, the biggest one opened with . crowd of 1S00---cus- toners. It's the Congress restau- rant, and is on Broadway, where Congress belongs. Fin D'orsay, Pol- ly Moran and Ed Lowry head an opulent show which includes the least -clOthed dancer seen around these parts. Also AbeLymnn's music ... Such Advertisement beats the hang ngover-speakeasy atmosphere of most of the small clubs seven ways to the ace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18
Mnnikex Isnsinnss

Monkey Business
 That small cynic. Billy Rose, will have a hundred monkeys in his Broadway circus, each named after q celebrity of the Main Stem. ... Noel Coward will net in movie made by Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur. They've written the story. William $. Hart is in town, seeing shows, trying to sell some short stories, and waiting for his sister to recover from an illness ... Do Herold looks like his angu' lar cartoons.
 Gertrude NIescn. the singer, makes up her eyes slant-wlse, even by day.. Best -manicured Broad wayman: Vincent Loaez. The Pickens sisters, who really are sls. ters. look less alike than many sjster-trio who aren't related. Marilyn Miller is off for the south ... Ina Claire, in her new play "Ode to Liberty" wins unwantcd laughs when she prctends to play the plano. Music comes forth, yet she doesn't even press down the keys,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-18

Some of the boys near Jim Tarley's expansive mahogany
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-13

Random Shot Kills Prowler
CHARLESTON, Mo, U.R)-J. B
Buntin heard a night prowler il
his cornfield. He fired a rifle II
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-13

Automobiles were first licensed in
1899. In that year Elwood Haynes
Of Kokono, Ind. was granted a IL
cense to run one Of the first makes
Of Haynes cars
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-13
1871 Homes Financed
in California Drive
$4,000 Families, $500 Businesses
Repair, Modernize With Bank Aid

total of more than $2O,O00,00O in loans has been
made to date by Bank Of America in its statewide drive
in cooperation with the Federal Housing Admnistra-
ton, it was announced today.
This figure representing loans made to 37960 indi-
viduals and business firms brings to California the
nations highest for bank loans under the National
Housing Act Modernzation loans under Title of the
act totaed more than S200000O during October, the
record month Complete figures indicate the vast stmu
us provided the building industry in California by Bank
of America loans:
6S3 families have built homes planned according to
their desires.
S58 families have purchased existing dwellings, as
permanent residences.
10000 families have been aided financially in repair
ing, undermining, and building extensions to dwellings,
in which they reside
More than $500 business have laid the
foundation for increased profits by improving their
properties resulting in financial benefits to both busi
ness owners and employees.
Fifty-fve per cent - 81 100000 -- of this loaned
money has been paid for labor engaged directly in build
ing, repairing, and undermining California homes.
abOr required to fabricate and process materials and
supplies has not been considered in this fgure)