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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
MARATHON A CRUEL EEK. PLOITATION OF HUMAN
 BEINGS

Waterbury. Conn.
 Feb. 21, 1885. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The local order of Eagles will. perhaps, be able to pay off the mortgage on the old homestead but when one considers the cost of life involved 1t puts us all to shame for allowing the rank exploitation of fellow humans. It harks back to the time of the Roman holidays when Christians were thrown to the lions. The worst traits of hut man nature are brought forth. It Is said that out of the 68 original contestants of the first marathon staged in this country back in 1922, only are alive. Most of the con- testants are supposedly claimed as professionals. They wind up in sanitariums and become hopeless wrecks.
 There haven't been any protests to my knowledge. either from the press or the pulpit. about this traf- fic in human flesh. The Republi- can-American printed holier than thou stories and editorials about the tainted money from burlesque enterprise. At least the troupers in that class of entertainment are allowed to get a nights rest in be. tween performances. If the con. testants in the marathon lack the brains necessary to keep within the bounds of the first law of nature, Self Preservation" then they should be protected against self destruction by the proper autbori- ties.
 It is said that these marathoners and treadmiliers are paid Q salary and move about from one contest to another until they wreck them- selves or go to An early grave. am not Q reformer, a fneddier or q preacher, but At strikes me to the core to see She waste of human life in such an enterprise as tfis so-cailed senbeless marathon. What good does 1t produce for furthering the progress of human well being. To cali 1t entertainment ig akin to the philosophy, "fCat and Drink and be Merry today for tomorrow ye may die" It further has been said that the present marathon IS about to wind up for fear of its being overworked on the public. Aside from being q farce ss enter tainment It kills nnd that is my
 HUMANITY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
RADIO BUG DEFENDS ADvER.
 TISING IN BROADCASTs
Waterbury Conn. Feb 21, 1895.

waterbury conn.
 Feb 21, 1895. Editor, The Democrat:
 Of all the things this modern age has to offer--the radio out classes them all. Up to the present time there has been no tax or serv- ice tolls on receiving sets in this country. Japan and some European countries tax receiving sets and the same thing will be done here if a lot of wise crackers keep up their quips about advertisers. Unthink- ing people and professional mono. logue artists seem to delight in making such remarks as If one could tune out the announcer or the advertiser the program would mt be so bad" and other remarks of similar nature.
 Next time one of these wise- crackers chirps up ask him if he will sponsor 6 program of radio entertainment free of charge. Surely the sponsors of such pro- grams as Show Boat. Ben Bernie. Phil Baker, Jack Benny, Paul Whiteman, VIII Rogers and host of others too numerous to mention are entitled to a break. Such spoh- sors utilize but Q very small per- centage of time on program. If they are to be ridiculed and made the butts of unkind remarks 1t will lead to their discontinuing spon- soring programs.
 The best break the people ever got (next to newspapers, of course has been through the med- ium of the radio. National sport ing events, opera stars, symphony orchestras, leading dance orchcs- tras, public forums and speakers on all manner of educational top- ics. All these and more are at our command at the cost of q few cents day. The vast majority of crwise would be obliged to forego the pleasure of.
 If one should attend some enter. tainment for which they have laid out the price of admission and are disappointed with the performanc9 ---they cannot register their dislike by twist of the wrist and instan. taneously change to something more to their liking. Radio pro- grams can only be sponsored in two ways, A tax on receiving sets or through enterprising advertisers. Under q tax system 1t would mean paying e fixed charge monthly whether the set was used or not. Furthermore, 1t Is doubtful if the programs would be nearly as good. Under the advertising system coin- petition is keen, besides. no one it forced to buy the advertisers' prod ucts.
 Think it over folks and the next
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
Horoscope
By OCTAVJNE

ny OSAh 1bSA1
 For persons who believe that hu- man destiny Is guided by the planets tho daily horoscope is out lined by . noted astrOlOger. In ad- ditiOn to Information of general interests, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
 FEBRUARY 25
 The wee hours of the morning are very fortunate. It is too bad we cannot be up at that time. The afternoon is favorable to handle clothes or thing artistic, or to deal with women. All forms of enter tainment should be successful thS afternoon. The evening is apt to cause you to feel low. You may begin to look on the dark side of things around dinner time.
 Birthdate
 You have have a great deal of intuition. You should have the ability to be psychologist. You must be careful of your health and avoid melancholy from March 30 through April. 19. You should make favorable changes from July 12 through Sept 10. It will be a good time to make new friends and join clubs. August 29, 1895 may prove eventful.
 Readers desiring additional inc formation regarding their h0rO- scopes are invited to cOmmuni- cate with OCtavine fn care of this newspaper. Enclose 3-cent stamped self addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
Your Questions Answered

You ens gsf on answeP Co nny answsrnblo questlom Oe eaei or ln- eeFinatlon by vsFItiBg e vrndoElek q; kesbys 9uestIen eeIless Lhe naFenm, fs1S new HoFk Avenues Wash1ngton. 90. o. euelonln9 THREE cents ln eeln or postage stamps For veply. De net use peneal cards. ngedieal and legnl aavtees lennuot be given ger ean extended RoeaaPeh Do made. All OfhaP aneati0ms will Ferelve . peFsen6t reply. Letters without name eR n16Ee.s enanOt he sn- fial. Y0u are cordially Invited Co make mge Of fhis free service ns Often hh S0u piease.
 THE EDITOR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
Selected Poem
CHESTNUT VENDoI,

(Eliot Rays stone in The New York Tmes) So old, she seems, the ages drape her form And press upon her all their weight of hours. think Of her withered when she storm Thundered on Troy and toppled all It's towers: As old, when Tyre and Sdon still were young. And Babylon tale unprophesied
 When terraced Tower of Babel was upfung, And Adam cast out Liith as his bride: And yet the ages she has made her own She sowed and garnered in few brief years; She was not born to walk her ways alone,
 But gulped deep draughts of love and laughed A (, through tears.
 She needs not storm Deaths Gate to Paradise glimpse that country in her faded eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Trappist monks are known for the aus tere and sheltered lives they live. Yet over in Antwerp, Belgium, there was Trappist monastery whose Trappist beer was celebrated in all the Low Countries. When a private brewer called his product Trappist beer, the order sued. The courts nonsuited the monk, due to certain rules and regulations of the order which could not allow it to be placed on competive business basis with private industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Q. Give the name and address of the American minister to Per- sia.
 A. William H. Hornibrook, Te- heran, Persia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

q. Did Betty compson ever ap- pear in a screen version of "The Little Minister?
 A! She appeared in a silent screen version in 1922.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Q. Which non-commissioned of. ficers in the United States navy have the highest rank?
 4. Chief petty officers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBElsT S. ALLEN

Try Round and "Moe Mery.Go Senator's Expect Sensntions from Completed fshs Aack Fey Called Maneuver Retaliation; vegotm 0 NRA Seets to Put DonoM Rchbeg up Rooseveks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL
responsible opinions readers with the writer's and adress will not he accepted.

time you hear careless remarks about radio advertising just crack down on the wise cracker.
 RADIO BUG.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Q. What is T. N. T.?
 A. 1t is the abbreviation for trinitrotoluefe, an explosive made by nitratinE toiueno.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "Tlie race win be won by he who has the long, est legs''; say "by him who has tho longest lcgs'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

The Presidents usual composure has been bit ruffled lately. A correspondent says the Senate has got under his hide. So it wasn't jitters, but jiggers.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
Test Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn tO last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
THE EDITOR.

o. Who invented the electric A. Joseph Henry in 1881.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

One of the most valuable things in the world is nonsense, if you know it's nonsense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Q. On what date did the first registration occur during the World war?
 A. June 5, 1917.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Q. When and where was Phi feas T. Barnum born, and where did he die?
 A. Born in Bethel, Conn, July 6, 1910, and died April z, 1891.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

O.. How many apples does it take to make pint of cider?
 A. Between seven and eight Of average size. The amount of cider depends upon the variety of apples and the kind of press.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

c. State the amount of the sal aries of the vice president and cabinet officials.
 A. The basic salary of the vice president and cabinet members is $15,O0O. At present these salaries are all subject to five per cent re- ductiOn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

If you want . copy of our bIlle- tim, The New Income Tax Law, write to The Waterbury Demo- crat's Washington Bureau, cnclos- ing five cents i'm postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Q. To what plant family docs broccoli belong?
 A. 1t is Q variety of cabbage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Q. What proportion of an ice berg Is above water?
 A. About one-ninth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

trator during U. s. participation in the World war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

o. Where was the capital or the United States when George Washington was first inaugurated? A. New York city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

q. Was former President Hoov. or ever a member of President WI. sons cabinet?
 A. No. He was food admins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

1. What Is the name for a se- we're, binding storm Of fine dry snow, with freezing wind?
 2. What word describes belief in, and worship of one God only?
 3. Who wrote the collection of poems under the title Leaves of Grass'?
 {. From what ifs dynamite made?
 5. Name the Baltimore woman who married Jerome Bonaparte.
 6. Where is the Juba river?
 2. What is the name for that series of trials for treason conduct ed by Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys in western England after the sup pression of Monmouth's rebellion in 1865?
 g. Name the greatest English satirist.
 9. Who discovered and identi- fled the red corpuscles of the blood?
 10. Name the fifth president of the U. S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

(Copyrlght, 1885, by United Fea-
 turc Syndicate, Inc.)
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11

ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Aurora and McKubin SITS.
est. PauD
Church Seheol-9 a. m.
Rev., FIR. Z. A. James, 3D., in Charge
Holy CoAaunien to 8 u. IN. except
1st Sunday Of Month
Celbatien 10 to ii a. m.
Msgniag Prayer and Sermon
10 to IL a. m.
Holy Conn anon s to 9 a. m.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11

BORDER M. E. CHURCH
4th and Lyndale Ave. No.
Rev. F. C. WALKER, Pasor.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11
WAYMAN A. M. E. CHURCH

537 James Ave. No.
Rev W. nj. Majors, Pastor
Residence s35 James Ave. Ne.
Phone Hylana 5723
Sunday School $50 A. NJ.
Junior Church 1920 A. NJ.
Morning Worship HOO A. M.
Evening Worship $500 P. NJ.
A. C. E. League $50 P. III. each
Sunday.
Prayer Meeting each Friday, 7:45
P. M.
Missionary Society meets each End
and 4th Tuesdays.
Clubs
Mems Twentieth Century Club
Rcets each Wednesday evening.
Busy Bee Club, meets each Tues
day evening.
Christian Leaf Club, meet each
Wednesday evening.
You are always welcome to wor-
slip at Wayman.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11
u here 70 Attend
Church In 1885

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 51st
and James Avenue North.
Morning Worship------12:00 P. M.
Church School ----- 100 P. M.
&. Y. P. U.- Gas P. NJ.
Evening Worship 1880 500 P. M.
Home Mission each second Sun
day.
A. F. BOYD, Pastor,
23l6 9Th Ave. &c.,
Phone Br 1852.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11
APARTMENT FOR RENT -
rooms, 1911 Washington Ave. So.

Three room apartment, all mod
ern, or 4-room and garage if de-
sired, also kitchenette apartment, all
modern. w. M. Ewing, Drexel 3433.
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Fraternal Lodges
u. B. F. LODGES
Bison Ledge No. 1873

Meets each second and fourth
Friday night at 525 Bryant avenue
North.
Robt. S. Morgan, w. M.
John W. Harper, w. S.
Minnetonlxa Lodges No. 15e
Meets each first and third Thurs
day nights of each month.
S. M. T. TEMPLES
Naomi Temple No. 3
Meets each second and fourth
Thursday nights at Elks Rest.
Lillian j. Schofield, w. P.
Mary L. Beal, w. S.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11

2 acres with room house. / mile
west of city limits. Chicken house,
well and pump on 34th and Rosedale
Ave. Price 81, 100000, one mile from
car line.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11

FOR RENT - One room kitchen
cite, furnished to reliable couple.
Call Mrs. Homer Smith, Sr., 1929 1st
avenue south, or call Regent 8409.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11

FOR RENT-5 room house, all mod
ern except heat. $1,000 per month.
1914 East oath Street.
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ct. PETER CLAvER CHURCH
Asrsra and Farrf lston, st. Paul
(Cstfr2lic)
Rev. Ehss. J. keefe, Pastor.
Nasssa at s: 80 A. M. and 1880 AN.
Rcly Hour Thursday Evening at
1889 2. IL
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FOR Rents rooms, Modern, $12.
per month. Or will share with
bachelor. Call Aubrey Dupont
1922.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-05-11

s or 6 rooms lower duplex, 342S
Oakland Ave. So. Lo. 8156.
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Classified Ads

FOR RENT - Kitchenette apart
ment, and furnished rooms, all
modern, man and wife preferred,
ZIG w. 31st st.
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FOR RENT - Furnished flats and
rooms. Call evenings. Atlantic
1854.
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ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
sta Ave. So, near Lake St.
(Minneapoiis)
ChHseh Sehoel-9:45 q. m.
Morning. Prayer and Sermon
II 80 Il. III. to IL 80 p. N.
holy Cemapnion, LIST Sunday of
Month
soc q. n. and with sermon IL 80 a. m.
Esv. Fir. e A. James, 3D., in Charge
Evening star., 1935-04-20

Approximate Sales Of Stocks the Y Stock Exchange
1880 AM.......4 100000 1900 Noon ...... ssOOOU
Dividend table are the annual
declarations
Unit Of trading less than 100 shares tPary tPus
stock Paid last Payable
stock ~ in stock Paid this year Accumulated
DIVIDENDS Companies reported reeevershp being
stock X xEX.diyidend
Evening star., 1935-04-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. April 90 lP Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) Cattle 300
calves. 100; compared Friday last week. fed
steers and yearlinRs mostly S5 higher. in
between grades up more in instances: near
choice steers with weight lost heavily as
week closed. shipper stepping out of mar
ket: all grades apparently went up too fas,
early this week and prices reacted; strictly
finished steers and yearlings comparatively
scarce; extreme top; 1.43s pounds. Ne;
braska fed steers 1880. highest price paid
locally since March. 1870: best ,yearlines.
1925; part load. 1.256-Dound heifers.
1".25; steers accompanying these. 1890:
suspended Kosher killing depressed beef
cows and weiehty heifers late this week:
most she stock still 25s50 higher. however;
bulls. Ally so higher: vealers. 50a1. 90
Sheep. 900: for week ended Friday.
16: 900 directs; compared Friday last week.
bulk slaushter lambs around - lower.
sheep firm. feeding lambs scarce: weeks
top. wooled lambs SIS: closing top. $40:
late bulk s.nOa35: weeks bulk. S.OOa4O:
top clipped lambs. 80 Thursday; closing
top. $50; weeks bulk. 1.0Oa5O. with late
bulk 1.00a40: first native Spring lambs Of
season arrived Il is week. bulk 10.00a5n.
grading good to choice and scaling around
5l-19 pounds: few good yearlines 100:
2-year-olds. : 15ati. 90; woolcd native ewes.
4 OOa5. 90: clipped. 3.O0a4 90. with ex-
treme TOP shorn ewes. $50.
Hogs. 1000. including $500 direct:
nominally steady; quotable top. a.05: ship
pers took none; estimated holdover. / 900:
all quotations nominal.
Evening star., 1935-04-20
STOCKS MOVE Up
INACTIVE TRADING
Gains of ST to So Per Share
Numerous Despite Some
Late Profit Taking.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, April 20.-The stock
market struck fast upward gait to-
day as traders returned from their
Good Friday holiday in a decidedly
bullish mood. Gains of l to nearly
points were numerous despite some
late profit taking. The close was
fairly strong. Transfers approximated
1000, 900 shares.
1t was one Of the liveliest Saturday
sessions in about year. The indus
trials, especially those of the invest
ment type, showed the widest ad-
vances. although the rails and utilities
were firm.
changes did not reopen. the grain pit
at Chicago resumed business with the
leading cereals jumping a cent or
more bushel in the first hour. Eu-
ropean markets, with the exception of
London money and oils. were still
closed and foreign exchanges did lit
tie. Bonds improved considerably
Among the most active share gamers
were American Telephone. Chrysler,
General Motors, U. S. Steel, Bethle-
hem, Case. International Harvester,
U. S. Smelling, Allied Chemical, Hou-
daille- Hershey, Santa Fe, Woolworth,
Columbian Carbon and WESTINGHOUSE.
Financial observers expressed the
opinion that investment demand was
the most important equity influence
Of the day with ation-mindedness
apparently wholly subordinated. The
silver buying program and other In
f1ationary factors, it was pointed out.
seemed TO have been pushed into the
background by the cheapest money
rates in history and the desire OF in
vestors to get idle funds working even
at extremely low pay.
The motor field attracted attention
when Grams estimated output for the
week ending today at l10.235 unit
the highest weekly production so far
this year. This compares with 109,-
537 units in the previous week and
9l,224 in the corresponding 1894 week.
The Commerce Department reported
that March factory sales of automo-
biles totaled 429,830 units, the largest
for any month since April, 1880.
Evening star., 1935-04-20
Washington Produce

BUTTER-One- pound prints ,a2 scorel,
81; tub, SO; 1-pound prints ta0 scofeI.
30. tub, IS: 1-pound prints $50 scorel.
35: tub. "a
MEATS-Beef 15a"3; veal. 16s1s;
lamb. 17a1a: pork loins. 25a26; fresh
hams. 2"a24; bacon. 27a"a; lard 16lza
Il: compound. 13al3'3.
Prices by the United States Bureau of
Agricultural Economics:
EGGS-Market about steady at un-
changed prices Current receipts. @la"";
hennery whites. 33s"3. Government
Rrsded and dated white eggs Including
tras. iarse. a4ia: D. S. extras. mediums.
23i2: u. S standards. large. IS.
LIVE POULTRY-Msrket weak and 1e"
lower on colored and Leghorn fowl. Fowl:
Coloreo. all sizes. 90: Leghorns. 16a11:
roosters. 1la13. Spring chickens. Leg
horns. 20ao2: Plymouth Rocks. under 3la
Turkeys: Hens. 20a22; toms. 20.
Evening star., 1935-04-20
CHICAGO COTTON.

CHICAGO. April 20 9p.-The cotton
market developed easiness at the opening
today. Scattered profit-takins sales were
accompanied by statements that uncer-
tainty over possible changes in Govern
ment control plans is likely to prevent de-
veiopment of a definite price trend.
Little response was shown to q dis
patch from Washinston saying the House
Ways and Means Committee will consider
the increase in importation of cotton
goods. Opening prices were = to points
Evening star., 1935-04-20
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
3y the Associated press

BY the Ass0clated Press.
The position Of the Treasury on April
lures. S66. .735.T27; balance. S..124. .626.-
347: customs receipts for the month. $1y.-
956.473. Receipts for the fiscai year
tures S. .sss. .ssesis iineiasina sasof sspsof.
001 %? Of emergency expenditures); ex-
cess Of expenditures, So, 534, ,379. .974; gold
Receipts fo- April Is. 1884 tcomparable
date last year, $146,OQs ,32s; expsndi-
979. sos; customs receipts for the month.
S13. 104. .3s3; receipts for the fiscal year.
So. .43O. AROSE.; expenditures. $4,000. 4S9.-
$40 tincluding Sj.116.22o. 172 OF emer-
sency expenditures): excess of expendi-
lures. 81. 110.01O.467; gold assets. ST.
746. .744.x .x96.
Evening star., 1935-04-20

~ 1k Oliver Farm Equip.
26s, 1Es. Oliver F. F. pr pf A. &.
lhs. 1lh Otis Elevator t60c)
IA 4h Otis Steel.
46 22s. Otis Steel pr pf....
As IS Outlet Co (2D.
90a4 so Owens-Ill GlasSCD .
Evening star., 1935-04-20
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, April 20 CP).-Bsr
silver steady and unchanged at SIS
The Washington times., 1935-12-21
Tea omorroW
At CityCIub

The Women's City Club has
prepared a special program OF
music and reading for the Christ
mas tea tomorrow at the club
house on jackson Place. Miss
Nell v. Price will be hostess, with
Mrs. Mary liant Couch and Mrs.
Gertrude Lyons arranging the
program.
A reading by Miss Price, inter
spersed with songs by Mrs. Lyons,
Miss Marie Nolte, Miss Olive Nc
knight and the audience, Miss
Elena Crivella, accompanist, will
be followed by song sketches by
the children'S chorus of Friend
ship House, Miss Jessie Olin,
director.
Assisting hostesses will be Miss
Jessie G. Lane, Miss Marie Saun-
ders, Miss Isabelle Allen, Mrs.
William L. Corbin and Mrs. C. E,
Gunnels. Miss Clara Saunders
will present the exhibit of paint.
ings to the guen rs.