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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
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 By RALPH E.. FORTE ,
United Press Staff. Correspondent

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 Bergamo, 1taly-(UP) -In a farmhouse made of heavy blocks, of gray stone and built halfway on a mountain flank between the towns of Albino and Vailata, lives and toilsr the proud man of the Alps, Signor Vicenzo Carrara ,60 years old, father of 28 children. A, weather beaten face, leather, necked and hands 50 gcallous as to feel like the taut surface Of a drum, Carrara, today, is. quite perhaps, still burn his heart. z! Of the 2s children his three wives gave him, ten are dead. Another sorrow is that his 18,9OO square meters of land are not as fertile as they might be.
 Hard Worker
 If there ever was a worker in the Alpine region, .Carrara is second to none. For years he has worked and prayed for produce to spring out of his "stubborn" piece of land.
 ,+fOf Carrara's : 16 living ch!l- dren, two sons and two daughters have abandoned the family hearth to build families of their own and fgiyc me a first series of nephews'' as he quaintly puts 1t. The older; boys work in various industrial plants at Albino and have been bringing home their first earnings regularly. Carrara was offered a job, in a factory onces He declined, Teresa (his wife) belongs in the farmhouse and l, out in the fieid,". he claims. g
 Carrara had six brothers. Que was famous; Monsignor Camille -Carrara, former bishop of Eritrea the, Italian colony in Africa. Bishop Carrara was beloved by all Vatican authorities entrusted with mission- ary work. " '3sa
 Carrara first married when 24. Her name was Ambrogia. She liked him, gave him his first ii children and then died. Of this first supply of sons and daughters, Giovanni, now 34 years old, works in. a fa:- tory at Albino and is father of three children. Maria is married and she too has three children. Camille, Q farmer, has a boy and finally Elisa, married but childless. The remaining six including two twin sisters all died between one and two years of age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
A Book a Day
Here's A Book For 2, Life Of The Party
By BRUCE CAPTION

Despite the entertainment of the movies and of contract bridge, there stiIl are many who would like to make an evening of 1t without resorting to discussions on the latest books or the events of the day. ~
 For these, and particularly for the person who yearns to become the life of the party, F.. M. Abra- ham has compiled a ! volume of tricks, puzzles, and other diver sions that ought to fill out many an amusing evening.
 The book, called Diversions and Pastimes," is a sequel to un earlier volume along the same line-Winter Nights Entertain ment.
 Those of us who. still remem : Der Sam Lloyd will recall a few of the tricks included in this com pilation-such as the one asking you to draw, in three strokes. a soldier and his dog going through the problems are new and unusual. per tricks, arthmetical puzzles tnut LII hii lnC way up " tut higher and more involved mathc- matics. "knotty' problems, and { few sleight-of-hands tricks. The book is divided into sec. tons proceeding from the easy puzzles upward,r each ending with its own solution.
 Of course,l the, book would be of littlei value without solutions but you aren't supposed to peck until after yon'yeg tried solving each problem. t5 %; .Dutton's publishes Diversi6nt and Pastimeg at $2. M. ] rt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

erly and without recourse to politics it should be submitted to board of skilled workers in the field. There should be the necessary engineering knowledge to per- init of the creation of proper district lines. There should be the intimate knowledge of voting strength, so that one political party would not be favored over another. Keep ing this in mind perhaps the 1885 Legisla- ture might be persuaded to name board to create six districts out of our present five
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

Few doctors come to congress. Pfeifer is probably the busiest. His chief pride is that the mof- tality rate in operations : for acute appendicitis performed at ! St Catherine's in Brooklyn Is, he says one-fifth that at other New York city hospitals. /"
 Pfeifer's parents were Ger man immigrants 55 years ago and his accent is Bushwick, q cross of Brooklyn and German.
 Another physician in congress Dr William l.. Higgins, of Con- nccticut welcomed Pfeifcr to Washington: t
 Glad to have you with us, Doc: I see you're barefooted on
 Pfeifer is 4s and bald as a billiard ball.
 He committees oss,his ptsct,ce; { Tn Brooklyn, Will oppose: .leEtsia- ton providing for sdisse inasfpn 5 of birth 4cohtrol q sinformation, save in eases of tphysical3 or men, tail deficiency. ,.s
 MERRY-Go-RoUND Vail Street k pfbpealsfng, gYout :. swjithsaa real rash, of, "pnbfic con- sciousnessp.: Its ,1atestH move in wooing public good will is to put Richard Whitney, head ofi,4he New York; Stock Exchange, on the air in a series of broadcasts. The time for these talks; fi1cf- dentaHy, issbeing donated gratis by the broadcasting- -coinpanY. ,.,. Texas beefy Martin Dies, who led the Old Guard Democratic bolt in, the Rules 9Committcc against the presid ent' 'sgfwork- relief bill, is known among the , House colleagues as "Cocky. bex cause of his swaggering -blusteE. =. Representative Dewey, Short Is true to his name in his Con- gressional Directory biography It reads: Dewey Short, R e pln, of Galena, Mo" ...Thes latest tip to54 Congressional leaders re- garding the St Lawrence water way treaty Is that the president will send anew pact to the Sem ate for ratification as soon as the worls-reiief 'and social security meaylres are out of the way. *H Va MI s1 < -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
Press !; ]: comment
A SIXTH DISTRICT
 IN THIS STATE
(New Britain Herald9 ]

The suggestions has; been made to the Legislatukef through a bill to have the state, ,smade into six con- gressional districts instead of the five present districts and the con- gressman-at-larg plan. M t
 When the federal Redistribution of congressional representation took place and Connecticut was given six congressmen instead of the previous five 1t vase found, in- advisable at the time to act hastily in arranging another district; and at least. the politicians could not agree. So rather than extend the argument interminably the plan in effect was made to add a con- gressman-a -at-large instead of pro-. viding the new district.
 This plan however was not in-; tended to be permanent. It was a makeshift method of bringing a condition. Therefore 1t 1t not un- reasonable to suppose that the. General Assembly is more inclined to provide six congressional dis- tricts instead of the five at pres- ent cut out of the state.
 ManifestIy any such arrange ment would be likely to disturb the even tenor of politics in what is now the first district consisting of Hartford county. As things stand at the moment Hartford county has considera ble more pop ulation than one congressman is expected to represent. so that 1t can be said that the county Is real- ly under represented In Congress I-~-tinleNa if Ia f1hr m aaf hfA fn fAAd one-fifth of congressman as its share of the ,congressman-at-largei
 Hartford county under the pro- posed redistricting would be divid- ed; which would not be ,disconcert- ing in the least. The plan has t to, continue New Britain in the same (hrst) district with the city of Hartford, so that the olds rival " for congressional timber would q lJsE A.. 4 t .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

Washington, Jan 29.-The re- volt against Roosevelts -work- relief bill disclosed a behind- the-scenes rebellion among" sup posedly loyal democrats which, has administration leaders wor- ried.
 They won't admit it, but they are. And they have good req son. to be.
 The session is less than month old. The measure was only the opening gun of the presidents legislative program.
 Yet on this first--and what was considered easy test, the fires of insurgency .flared So fiercely that the House leader ship saved it's face only by making material concessions.
 The White House always ex- pcctcd trouble in the senate. e.
 But the House, gagged and curbed, was to be the trump. card up its sleeve.
 In this chamber, according to inner council strategy, the ad-i ministration would put through legislation in the form it de-. sired, then hold the House as . bargaining club over the sen ate. frff
 But with thc- House kicking, over the traces on the first show. down the efficacy of this set-up' becomes extremely uncertain. NO STRINGS ~-E
 It is true that on the major issue-the presidents demand that no string be attached to the $4,88O,000,00O appropriation-the administration was able to. hold its line.
 But it did so only after re- sort to everything but the use of "brass knuckles."
 The president had to abandon. the much desired provision ern- powering him to extend the life of the emergency recovery agen- cics another two years. aNA Also he had to give personal assur- ance that he alone would deter mine the. allocation of the S4,- SSO,000,0O0 found. r7
 TWO things stand out m ahc relief bill uphcayal:. '.. ...
 FIRST-and as repeatedly predicted in this 7 columri--Old Guard democrats and not Liberals are the most serious legislative foes the president has to reckon with.
 SECOND-Speaker Joe Byrns is unable to hold his old, Guard lieutenants in line. E.3rt,. .J. .lA |. He started a campaign of dis cipline when he withdrew his promise to Henry Ellenbogen. of place on the rules committee after the fortnight Pittsburgher had refused to vote for gag rule. f4f
 But he was impotent when. three hand-picked old Guard- CTS on the rules committee Dies of Texas, Smith of Vir- ginia and Cox of GeorEia-st ed the rumpus on the relief measure.
 FARLEY BOY
 Few diplomatic appointments recently have caused as much concern as that of Antonio Con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
ChuckleCor
HITTING THE CORN-BEIT { By chet Kerr i.5 Hot Off the Vine z

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 Last time was in the city, thot I'd like | date with a night-club dancer, but when went back to zee her, she gave me the slip.
 Allow Time TO Torment
 Heard the other day that Will Ro8ers made out a Writing Apti- tude Test under an assumed name to find out if he had any real writing ability. One question read: N.
 we cohld secure you a posi- tiof, would you be willing to go where we can place yon?" Ans. Will be glad to, If I'll be able ti git my stuff in 2. trunk and bud- get"
 Y New York City, Jan. 25, 1885. Dear HirunA .. Shockfodder: el sI As Q man Of affairs, I'd like to inform you that in view of the ubiqutty Of modern trahsportatiois and postais fficiency, you, should be able to communicate with .civil- ization in sa week aE the most, ra- tlier than reQulriNg from 50 to so days. Your informant ion niiistl have been in cold storage for awhile, i, or are you that far kehindI ! uss OtIt there in the baekw6 6odg2 ID 4. Gratefully yourgs X. O. Emery steYehs, i. Asr TsY ks, { s.s1s Y v < X zae esf n [ 6, Tn enclosing ( tllKee cent efannp for rapiv, siuiefes You prefer 70 use the Pony Mxproa6. s4s ' ss {.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

c. From what is curare madt and what is 1t used for7
 A, It is made from the plant strychos toxifefa, and is used fos poisoned sarrowg by certain natives of South America.
 O. What is the derivation and meaning of the family name Dunn !
 A. It is either a British family name. meaning '.brown,s' or an Ire ish family name meaning fort" "castle," mound.
 Q. Who wrote the book, Blood and Sand"?
 4. ';sangre y arena" is by Vi cente BlascU- -Ibanez. The English translation, by Mrs w.. A. Gillespie, was published in New York in 1919 under the title Blood and Sand"
 o.. What is'tlie selection played doring the bolero dance in the motion picture, "Boiefo''7- 9tssi--9T
 A. It is Maurice RaveI's com- position, -...BOlefo.' z z aff fs ---J%---- z
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

If anybody would like to purchase a summer home on Massachusetts Bay rath- CT cheaply, Uncle Sam can take care of him. There is nice six room cottage going to waste at Long Island Head Light. When the hght-keepers were transferred due to installation of automatic light con- trols the house was vacated and has been empty since. Under government regula- tions it must be sold off by bids. The high est bidder will get the house and the land that goes with it. There will always be light at night, because the beacon is still operating. If you don't object to a bit of night light, then here's your chance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
Selected Poem
FOR WINTER

(Aileen L. Fisher in the Christian Science
 Monitor) like the two white miles that lie Between our snowy stoop and town, The weighted shrubs, the winter sky
 Close down. 1 like the deep white foothills crossed By sauntering black-green trees. The fragile jeweled lace of frost One secs. I like barn roofs woolly hood, wInter-blue horizon 1ine The cloistered stiffness in wood
 Of pine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
sales, American minister to Pan-

zales, American minister to Pan- anna.
 He was a Farley appointee, and soon after he was appointed, the State Department began to wish Farley had never seen him. In fact, Gonzalez was the one thing about Panama on which the State and War Departments agreed.
 Both wanted him out. The State Department even hinted to some of Secretary Dern's army officers that they should take the lead in asking for his removal.
 Gonzalez delivered the Puerto Rican vote for us in New York city," proclaimed Jim, and we're goin gto take care of him. You can find hi manother job. if you want to, but you can't fire him" 5, v &t" ;Sy
 So that was what the state' Department did. f'f
 They found Gonzalez another job-that of minister to distant Ecuador. But, in, order to do; 1t, they had to transfer the minister to Ecuador. to .Coloin-> bia, the Minister of Venezuela to Panama, and the minister to Paraguay. to -fVenezueIa-.ALaH to- i take care of Jim Farley's yote-;|. getter. 7 -'5 5,, sHHHH!
 Waiting reporters, senatorial secretaries, clerks and steno- l. graphers suddenly were hustled out of the Senate Banking com .s mittee, f%4,
 No, explanation was given for the forced exodus.
 When the. room was cleared the transom over the outer door was even slammed shut. Opvi- ously q very important confab {. was about to take place. Newsmen waited irnpatiently.f Finally, .tlie door9was opened and the secretary.Eo ofs the Committee emerged. The reporters made afrush for l1ini. AF
 "Wliaps up?''' they demanded.
 "Oh, nothing special. Jim Far ley and Jesse J0nes wanted to confer and asked for ;prfyayyy,,, ..s CONGRESS ROOKIE s
 Joseph l.. Pfeifer, Brooklyn's new democratic congressman, is not interested in NRA,s elAAA, PWA;--but in q abscesses, gangrere and peritonitis, a1 <
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

Are they making mountain out of a molehill? The resolution just introduced in Congress to have Postmaster General Farley give an accounting of the special stamp sheets that he distributed among friends may be actuated by unselfish mo- tives or it may be pure politics At any rate there should be bit more light thrown on the situation other than that which has already appeared. As we under stand it Postmaster General Farley simply presented sheets of stamps to several col lectors, such as President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes. They were autographed. News accounts tell of the "rare" stamps that MT Farley has given away. These stamps are not "rare." They are no doubt valuable, if imperforate or ungummed, but the definition of rarity, even in phil ately, hardly applies to them. And we doubt very much if the Postmaster Gen. eral did anything that should occasion q congressional probe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
Daily Washington Merry-C 10 Round
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Merry nc "Mor Msrr-G .Round" Administration Worried By RH Presidents
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

70. What is copper suiphats and how is 1t made? ..,
 A. 1t: is a compound, white when aniiydrous, but commonly seen as the pentahydrate which forms blue triclinic crystnis. 1t iB made by roasting copper sul- phide ores, and by the action of s,ilphuric acid on copper and cop- per oxide. The blue crystals are also called blue vitriol, copper vi- triol and bluegtorie. r
 c. What are tarots?
 A. Italian playing cards.
 c. Is there a publishing house in the U. s. that prints Bibles In ali languages?
 A. Bibles in all launges may be obtained from The American lii- blc Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York City.
 e. Who was the reigning mon-' arch of France from 1643 to 1716? A. Louis KY.
 O. What is demonology?G
 A. That branch of learning cons cerned with demons, or the de-, scription of popular beliefs in demons: Also, 1t Is the belief in CT theory of demons.
 c. Does Henry Ford give q new Ford automo bile in exchange for one-cent piece dated l922?9
 A. No.
 i, Q. What is an ophthalmonle-, A. An instrument for measur- ing the eye, particularly the size of a reflected image on the con- vex surface of the cornea, by which its principal maridians and the presence and amount of as- tigmatism may be determined. Y ,------{ 2
 e. My mother was an alien; sho married an American citizen m 1920 when I was I9 years of age. In a1921,FI married an alien, girl. Am an American citizen, and, Is my wife also? .
 "A. You became an American ci- tizen, when your mother married you were 8 minor. When you mar- ried an alien girl in 1921, she took your nationality and became an American citizen. Since Septem- Der ..22, 1922, however, the law has changed and the nationality of neither husbands nor wives is changed by marriage.
 O. What kind of measure Is khat?
 A. A Turkish unit equaling, O.394 inchea. ".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
Uncle San's Apology

International justice moves so slowly that the "Im Alone" case is almost for gotten. There was a sensation when the Canadian schooner of that name was pur- sued and sunk by the United States Coast Guard in the Gulf of Mexico in March of 1929. She was loaded with contraband liquor and seeking to land it in an Ameri- can seaport when attacked. She was own ed and controlled by American citizens, but was registered in Canada and had some Canadian citizens in her crew
 The Canadian government challenged the act and demanded apology and conl- pensation. The two governments could not agree. A board of arbitration was appoint ed. Its recent decision awarded no dam ages for destruction of vessel and cargo, because the vessel was used as rum run ner and was trying to land it's cargo illegally, but required an apology for dis regard of the flag flown, and payment of $50,000 for small losses inflicted, mostly for the Canadian sailors.
 Our government acquiesces. Secretary of State Hull tenders to His Majesty's Canadian Government" the official apol- ogy of the United States government for sinking the ship, and takes steps to pay the money awarded, admitting that al- though the mission and use of the vessel were unlawful, it's sinking also was un- lawful. There is honor in procedure like this, and an example to minor lawbreak- CTS. It is a good example of the way nations should deal with each other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
In New York

on the trail of wandering New Workers and their rivals for attention, Paul Harrison i, presents another HIn New York" column from Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

Why talk about cold weather? This is the time of the year when we should, if we are really up to date, be releasing the solar rays that were collected last summer. When will civilization arrive at the point when it can store the suns energy and re- lease it at will? That's day to look for ward to with much relish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

The president of Bolivia has quit. Now if the army would quit, there might still be something left of Bolivia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
Horoscope
By OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that hu- man destiny is guided by the planets, the noted daily horoscope is outlined by noted astrOi0ger. In addition to information of gem cral interests, it outlines infOrma- it0n Of special interest to persons born on the designated dates. . JANUARY 30
 Your mind should be inven- tive today. Put your thoughts on paper for something might come of them later. You may become serious and slower in action in the late afternoon but the evening is highly emotional. Do not allow your feeling to oyer- balance good judgment.
 Blrthdafe
 You should ' be very dipio- matic and tactful< person. Tine oil business has been proved to be successful for many born at your time. You should become fortunate through friends from Dec. IS through 20, 1885. You should have much energy and possible Interest in travel from Apr. 20 through 27 and Z from June through 1e. 1895. VI. | .ss <,
 Headers desifing additional In- formation regarding tIlelF hOr0- scopes arc invited fO cOlnnIuni- catc with Oc(NyiGlc tn care Of tbls newspnpck Enclose a S-ceflt stamped gclfsaut t'Fcseed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

Tom Mooney might be pardoned with the proviso that he keep off the radio and vaudeville stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
A Thought for Today

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great rccompcnse of reward- Hebrews, 1O:35.
 Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show them selves great.-Emerson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
CONGRESS ROOKIE

Joseph +. Pfeifer, Brooklyn's new democratic congressman. is not interested in NRA,s AAA, : PWA----but in abscesses, gangrere and peritonitis. ah .FIH $
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29
c. What are tarots? A. Italian playing cards.

Q. Is there Q publishing house in the U. S.. that prints Bibles In ali languages?
 A. Bibles in all launges may be obtained from The American lii- blc Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York City. &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

c. Who was the reigning mon- arch of France from 1643 to 1716? A. Louis XIV.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

! O.. What is demonology?l
 A. That branch of learning con- cerned with demons, or the de- scription of popular beliefs in demons: Also, 1t Is the belief in CT theory of demons.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-07
FAREWELL PARTY
RECENT AFFAIR

Among recent social events of
interest is the party given this
weekend by Emmanuel Circle and
the ladies Bible class of the First
Baptist church. ..
The party was given at the home
Of Mrs. T. A. McChristy, 1859 Olive
avenue, in compliment to Mrs. w.
C. Denham who is soon to leave the
valley for Long Beach where she
will make her home.
Games were played and the hon
oree received a beautiful set OF
dishes as a farewell gift.
Refreshments were served at a
late hour to Mesdames w. C. Den
ham, Mary Moody. L. w. Cope, E.
w. Lindsey, Hershel Jones, Vesta
Doffing. Grace Marrill, Helen Whit
acre, Juanita Clayton, Zona Skip
per, C. G. Brooks, Herminia Tenn
pie, Guy Harper. c. l.. Pennington,
Anna Mae Russell, Neil Maddox,
Gertrude Forsberg, T. A. McChristy
of El Centre; Sadie Fishburn, May
Wood, Eula Briggs of Heber; Miss
Aline McChristy and Miss Tommie
Sue McChristy.