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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
No More Pickering, Please

Somehow or other we are convinced that Fairfield county enjoys all the fuss that is being made over the proposed Merritt Highway. Once this road is fin ished the county will have to return to it's former staid position in this state of ours. But for the last five years, more or less, and judging by the news of the day for a few more to come, the county at the southwestern corner of the state has been more than enjoying its day in the sun. And what relish do county resi- dents take in prolonging discussion that should have ended ages ago.
 The county legislators and others in whom authority is vested have at last de- cided to issue the bonds that were author ized last spring by the Legislature. Inas- much as the bond issue was for $15,000,- 900 we don't see why the road couldn't be pretty far advanced one year from now. At least we sincerely hope it will, for, unless some drastic action along this line Is taken, this generation will never ride over its billowing surfaces.
 There has been so much haggling and complaining about the federal govern ment's lack of action that we wonder If the county really realizes the time that it wasted itself in deciding whether 1t wanted the road, where it would be built, who would build it, what type of road would be constructed, and a dozen other matsers that may have their relative ini- portance, but all of which are completely (iwarfed by the fact that it is imperative that parallel route to the Post road be built across the county.
 The Legislature said go ahead last spring when it voted permission to issue &15, ,000, ,O00 worth of bonds. Regardless Of federal aid we think the thing to do is to procure the funds from sale of these bonds and actually get the road under way this winter. Big projects can be rushed along without sacrificing quality or durability. This is one that should be hurried to completion before the rest of the state decides it will have nothing to zn with tho entire affair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

South Carolina expects bargain day in automobile license fees to be announced almost any day now. Governor Olin D. Johnston has fired the states fourteen man motor vehicle commission and SUD- planted 1t with one composed of six high way managers. One of their innovations is expected to be $3 license fee, for that was part of his campaign oratory. The present range of fees in South Carolina Is $6 to $8, which isn't so terrible viewed from a New England standpoint. We wonder if South Carolina will try to make money on it's $3 tags by advertising them for sale in other states. That was racket which proved mighty attractive for one southern state, until all the northern ones that were being mulcted of what was rightfully due them in motor vehicle fees complained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

At the request of Attorney-0 Gen. eral Daly, the state board of finance and control has authorized on in- vestigation of the purchasing prac. tices of the state institutions and Governor Cross has named Q sub- committee of three, composed of Attorney General Daly, Tax Conn
 missioner Hackett and Comptroller Swartz to carry an unnamed tris- tee of state institution. Such Q practice is not only questionable. Tn Connecticut 1t is Q penal offense, Section 82o2 of the general statutes imposing c fine of 50 on any trus- tee or officer of . state institution who either furnishes supplies or Is interested in any contract for the furnishing of supplies to the insti-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

The National Resources Committee has just finished a survey in which 1t is sug- gested that instead of sending men out into the great open spaces to hunt the powers that be bring the hunted to the hunter. Tn short if the board could put through it's recommendation we would have backyard hunting This would call for extensive leasing of idle farm lands throughout the various states. The only trouble might lie in the fact that the animals would like the "backyards" so we'll that they'd start hunting the nearby residents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
In New York
Esos o.sr,esG..
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Nov. l.-Hig Town Trivia: Fewer hanson cabs, the last relics of yesterday, seem to be billeted in front of the Plaza There was some rumpus on Fifth avenue when Colin Kieth-J Johnson, the British actor, chased butter fly across the street for his collec- ton. Without Q net.
 They tell me about c radio program director who keeps three rooms, in assorted color schemes, for various kinds of additions: blue for Q children's hour broad cast, black and chromium for or- chestra music, kitchen-white for recipe spiders. The right shade, he said, gets him into the mood T.
 On the Broadway rounds, at the moment, is the yarn about the six acrobats who applied for jobs in the new WPA circus ct Q local armory. They came attired in Arabian costume and seemed in dire need of the jobs. A stage name was sought for them. "But we're the Hassan Ben Yousoff Sextette," their leader announced. Lets call 1t the Hassan Ben Ami Six," 6 WPA man suggested. The man in the Arabian mufti de- murred.s "Well, if you must change our billing," he murmur- cd, "why not label us the Hassan Ben Eatin' Troupe" Which is how they are now listed in pro- grams.
 Long Range Fighter
 Enzo Fiermonte, the Tar2anesque Roman who married into the Astor clan, was saying recently that he would return to the scene of the Italo- Ethiopian fracas. But the other evening, while ftaiys guns frowned down over Aksum, Enzo was seen sitting quietly in the Cafe Trouville, absorbed in Q baeatelle board, oblivious to his country's military fortunes.
 Names one can't help remem- bering: dogo Dc Lys, the radio singer whose real name. by the way, happens to be Marie Jeanne Gabrielle 0ermaine Belzemyre Belanger: Vega Asp, c dancer ct the French Casino; G. N. Usticks, Q stamp dealer on Park Row. {. !.
 Rarely does the jury. drawn from the audience ct the trick courtroom drama, "The Night of January i6," return with Q ver- dict of Guilty" soft-hearted playgoers who get sS for serving in the panel, anyway, see no point to give the play an unhappy ending. This chicken-hearted at- titude has troubled Producer Ale Woods. who believes the lovely defendant did 1t and who sat in the panel himself last week to swing the jurors over to Q Guilty" verdict. He failed. And SO he enlisted Dudley Field Ma lone, veteran attorney, the next
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

To the Flathead Indians of Montana goes the privilege of being the first tribe of red men to be granted the right to rule themselves. A constitution has just been signed which guarantees them this right. It is the first move in the Wheeler-H Howard act guaranteeing Indians self-rule. And so the red man at last comes into his own in this, his native land. Stranger things than this probably never happened.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Question Box

Yeu enn wss an amswes @ apv nmswernble aueatiem ee eMee or IAs formGti0n bv writing Q wFsaorick e. keEhys 0u0stion matteh Ihe Waterbury uemUcEass Wnehln9t0m nnFeau, l0is ThiFteenth street. WnHi.1s Ws.15aF:Ss esS,. In so1s or Sosssss stanaps sOr seglz. Do nos esq sstcsded resssroS 6e made. All ether questions will receive personal reply. LetteEn wtsh0uu .s.ss Hnms es naqsss. istss,s s1Sn'. sss eordss. M eial. You are cordially lnvited 60 make mse os thie fsee service as o'''A THn rDI1oR.
 c. What is the address og Ignac' J. Paderewski7
 A. Rione Bosson, Morges, Swift. zerland.
 e. What is the value of Q U. g. gold dollar dated 1852
 A. They are cataloged ct $l.S0 ta $s.OO.
 e. Name the author of the fol- lowing lines:
 q am the master of my fate;
 am the captain of my soul" ! A. William Ernest Henley.
 e. Who played the role of the son of Irene Dunne and Phillips Holmes in the motion picture. '"xhe Secret of Madame Blanche?"
 A. Douglas Walton.
 e. How long after lightning does the thunder comeq
 A. Lightning and thunder occur ct the same time and place, but light travels ct the rate of approx. imately le0,000 miles per secoAd, and sound ct only i,OD0 feet per second, when the temperature is ct a degrees; therefore, the sound usually follows several seconds after the lightning.
 e. What Is the plural of hshS
 A. Either fish or fishes.
 a. Where was Leo Carrillo born?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 8:5l ?. m.
 sun rises 6:22 6. m; sets 4;40 p. m. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Moons phases-first quarter, Nov 8, 0:0a D. m.: full moon, Nov. 10, 0:34 6. m; last quarter. Nov. l7, T:28 ?. m.; new moon, Nov. a5s o;e8 ?. m.
 Morning stars-AEercury. Venus; evening staEs-Afaes. Jupiter, saturn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
A Book a Day
Looks at Virginia With Cynical Eyes
 ny BRUCE CAPTION

A talented son of the old domIn- ion named Julian R. Meade has written Q book entitled T Live in Virginia" and if he is . wise young man he will not go back to his na- tive state until the smoke has cleared away.
 This book treats the sainted in- stitutions of the old dominion with considerable lack of reverence. It does for Virginia what stars Fell on Alabama" did for Alabama with Q notable difference: 1t looks ct the state and its people with disillu- stoned cynicisrn instead of breathS less and slightly pop-eyed admira- ton.
 MT. Meade, for instance, tells of textile strike in Danville. He does not seem to have been especially impressed by the nobility of the union leaders, but the tactics of the mill owners, and the towns better element" generally, impressed him even less; and he has named names with bright abandon.
 
 60. too, with the Virginia Mili- tary institute, 8 school about which rich traditions cluster thickly. Mir. Meade says bluntiy that it isn't much of a school, that its discipline is inhuman and that it permits e degree of hazing which is utterly out of reason.
 And so he goes. tilting vigorously with some of the state's most re- spected people and institutions. He tells of Lady Astnr's visit to the old home town and leaves her Q comic figure; he writes of Virginia beach and has c lively 60 at fair southern wcmaKhood. All in all, though, his book is integesting. I am afrnid a lot of Viraintane are going to dislike it.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Horoscope

For persons who believe that hu- man destiny is guided my the plan- cts, the daily horoscope is outlined by O noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the des- ignAtad dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Selected Poem
NIGHT ON THE DEsFRT

NIGHT ON THE DESERT Civilian Allen Ward in the Poets Corner.
 Hartford Times) Night, like dark robed priestess, Walks gently across the nude foot hills, Reaching with long arms across the sky, Turning on the stars. The butte at sunset Stands like Lipan brave of old, Wrapping drying sunbeams around his Shoulders, making red blanket. Tn the distant arroyo A loafer turns his pale nose ot The sky, stabbing the silence with his Melancholy cry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
A Thourht for Today

Their tongue is as on arrow snos OusS ,.,s eneaEeth deceit; one speaketh peacably to nus ,,rs~hhor win his mouth. but in his heart nc Inyeth his waik--Jercmiah 9;S.
 Deceit is the false road to happiness; ana ail the ioys we travel through to wee hAe A1y 11;, hnnnmets, vanish when we touch them'-A hli
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Middle Glass Problem

The future of this country, according to Lewis Corey, depends on our middle eIass. That IS, the small business and confessional people and sRlaried workers. Af present, he finds this class in a deploE- Mble condition From & group of which S1 nex can't formerly owned property, it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

If there are going to be fewer young people and more old people hereafter, as the population sharps say, croquet will supplant football.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

evening to join the twelve good men and true. The lawyer had no trouble at oil with the boys; he got Q first degree murder ver- dict back within Q quarter of an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

test question Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. How is quintuplet pronounced? 2. In mechanics, what is con- necting-rod2
 3. What is Q nare7
 {. What was the name of N0ah's second son?
 5. What is chili9
 6. Who was Charles Edward Mu- Cieq
 [. Name the largest seaport in the world.
 8. on what river is the city of oonnellsvllle, Pa.2
 9. ls Pearl White still in the mo- viesq
 70. Where was Alexander Fsanlllon boFn2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

The Daughters of the American Revo- lution are being severely criticized by prominent educators, but not for their revolutionary principles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Daily NM~~vx- Round Washington se@z : ( BRITISH AND AMERICAN
 NAVAL CONFERENCE
- llx pRKR REARsON Ana nOnERT s. ALLEN

Washington, October S1 = The naval conference to be held in London next month is not particularly i- portant except to pave the way for the big naval con 7nrnnna in khn SnrinQ of 1888. ..- .1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

We grow discriminating. Mussolini is condemned, but spaghetti is as popular as ever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
To.DAYs COMMON ERROR

Never say, "All who believe in democratic government ought deeply to be palned by dlc- tatorships"; say, ought to be deeply palned."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
TRY s'TAYl5 WET on COL DRY AGAIN."
 MERRY.GO-ROUND

OI0 VI t4AN kkAAC0 " Sstatte SA~ NA the Rare Book Section of the Library of Congress Is a, collection of early American "dirle novels" .. The Map Division of the Library is proudly displaying Q map of Ethiopia once the per- sonal possession of Emperor Halle Selassie. The map, decorated with pictures of the emperor and the empress, was presented to pr. Homer |. Shantz, president of the University of Arizona, who gave 1t to the Library The Federal Trade Commission hes quietly launched it's nationwide investigation of food costs by sending several agents to Detroit. The automobile metropolis was chosen for the opening survey be- cause of it's recent strike of housewives against meat prices.
 Copyright, 1885, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

If you want 3 copy of our new booklet FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT, write to the Wa- terbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing ten cents (l0c) for postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

c. Why are United States coins nilled around the edges?
 A. To prevent chipping and also to prevent the coins from being fraudulently reduced in weight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

NOVEMBER 2
 Most favored ones today are those who were born from Dec. 2a through Jan. 20.
 General Indication of the Day for
 Everybody
 Morning-Very good.
 Afternoon-Fair.
 Evening--Excellert.
 This Is Q particularly good day for practical achievement.
 Today's Birthdate
 You should have good voice and you may deal with steel.
 Be prepared for sudden changes which may come upon you dur ing July through October, 1886. You may be called upon to adjust your self to new conditions.
 The month of February, 1886, may be filled with creative constructive activity. You may fall in love with one older, or an old acquaintance, Danger April II through i7, isse. Socially favorable March g. through 27, 1886.
 Readers desiring additional infor- nation regarding their horoscopes are invited to communicate with Octayino in care of The Democrat. m A AA-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

e. What flag is flown by steam- CTS entering Q foreign port?
 A. The flag of the country whose port it is entering is displayed for- ward and the national flag of the ship ct the stern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Current Comments


 I have been Q long time in edu- cation and have yet to hear Q single valid argument against the position that education is Q nation d resposibilitys-Dr. Robert M, Hutchins, president, University of Chicago.
 You can't have morse and buggy prices with new deal taxes.--Henry stude, president, American Bakers association.
 Unless sanctions march with san- ity it means conflict and chaos and with them the zero hour of civilization .-Isaac Marcosson, writer.
 When the British empire puts f5O war vessels into the Mediterra- mean there's something more than 8 rehearsal of Gilbert and Sullivan in prospects--Dr. William X. Elliott of Harvard.  Whatever may have been the case 10 years ago. America Is now old enough to be told the facts of life, Edward 4. Filene, Boston mer- chant.
 The greatest dinners probably are the philanthrophists and Che doc- tors. They have done everything they coald 70 keep the unit -Dr. George Burton Cutten, president. cQl1ale NniRzzllNs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

Q. Does human slavery exist in Ethiopiae
 A. Yes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

c. What is the date for the next presidential inauguratione A. January 20, 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Test You UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test question Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01

e. How much tobacco was raised in the United States in 1884?
 A. Approximately i,0e5, ,669, 900 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-01
Los Angeles, Calf.

c. What is the aggregate cirsu. lation of oil daily newspapers in the United States and Canada?
 A. Approximately 36,540,00.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
McCarl More Concerned About Being
Controller General Than President

press agent. His decisions DO the
talking for the ONCE, and CUSTOM
arily. these are made public three
days after they have been sent out
this to give them ample time TO
reach the recipient. Sometimes, this
rule is broken If the matter is of i'm
mediate and broad public interest.
If he considers q matter in q state
of pendency, there is never any in
formation concerning 1t forthcoming
from his ONCE. When he once re-
leases q decision, however, that is
notice. that so far as he is concerned,
the matter is washed up, unless some
new development enters.
The McCarls (he's married) almost
entirely eSchew the usual social activi-
ties of official Washington, maybe one
White House affair q year attracting
them. The controller goes in for golf,
and shoots pretty fair game when he
finds time for a round-generally with
some Of his staff-at Congressional
To him Johnny Goodman, the Omaha
thumb tourist, Is tops in the golfng
world, and any time Goodman is IN
tournament play the sports pages
divide interest with governmental af-
fairs.
McCarl Is now in his middle sos, q
good age for presidential-or vice
esidential-timber, and it Is only
natural that as his time as controller
general gets shorter there will be in
creaSing speculation as to his future.
In fairness, however, it can be said
that the presidential talk has only
proved q source Of embarrassment to
McCarl. Intimates will tell you all
that interests him is doing good job
where he Is.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

in large trucks. Soldiers with their
rifles stand in the vestibules of many
of the more important business build
ings. There is a good deal Of minor
street fighting and brswling between
civilians, but I have seen no clashes
with troops.
Spain is to me one of the most in
teresting countries. because the Span
lard preserves more individuality and
independence than almost aEy other
man in Europe. He is almost the only
really proud poor man to be found
anywhere. And he is certainly poor,
on the average, although there is q
good deal Of money in Spain. The
country has suffered less from the
depression than most others because
its economy was very simple one
and It's agricultural resources have
held up satisfactorily.
She takes little interest in inter-
national affairs, although recently she
Is beginning to stir with the idea. at
present fostered by only few pow
erful men, that she should reassert
herself as Mediterranean power and
not allow Italy and France to settle
such questions by themselves. II she
should have revival similar TO those
in other lands she would be formid-
able, for she has about $4,000, 900 peo-
pie. and there Is still immense stamina
in them.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
PUBLIC LIBRARY
PEARY AND BYRD.

THE reader may not believe in
astrological influences, but he
cannot help being interested in
l. the fact that the birthdays of
two of our greatest Arctic ex-
plorefs fallin the same week in May
Robert Edwin Peary, May 6, and Rich
ard Evelyn Byrd, May Q. In tribute
to these two illustrious Adventures the
Public Library presents the following
book list:
The Background.
The Conquest of the South Pole: Ant
arctic Exploration, l906-1931, by
]. c. Hayes. 1882. G149.H32.
''Mr. Hayes has had access to many
new documents, and he tells his stories
with spirit. The book is q valuable
addition to polar literature"
To the Northl The Story of Arctic
Exploration from Earliest Times to
the Present, by Jeannette Mirsky
1894. G14M67.
"a fit chronicle of the gallant epic
of human courage pushing into the
Arctic, to and often tragically far
beyond the utmost limits Of human
endurance. Lewis Gannett.
Peary and the Arctic.
With Peary Near the Pole. by Eivind
Astrup. 1898. G14.As878.
A young Norwegian who Joined
Peary's expedition in 1891 writes OF
the far North.
Peary, the Man Who Refused to Fail
by FitZhugh Green. 1926. E.P31Sg.
"This book is specially important
because 1t presents by competent
hand the story Of Peary's early life
Evening star., 1935-05-05
Spain's Bullfighting Proves Real Sport,
Demanding Great Skill of Performers

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nationality to throw of my already
established ideas about sports. At the
same time, am glad that saw it.,
because it convinces me that North
Americans who say that there is
nothing to bullhghting but gore and
racial depravity, simply have not seen
flrst-class fight, or have not been
honest enough TO admit the strange
potency Of such a spectacle.
Our Latin cousins have here q real
sport-make no mistake about 1.-THE
only thing is that it happens not to
be our kind of sport.
There is, Of course, much more 90
ing on in Spain than bull fighting. II
is, indeed. one Of the critical points oi
Europe, from the political and sociaI
viewpoint. It is probably the least
stable Of the larger European govern.
ments, or, perhaps, I should say II
Is the one which has made less prog
ress in determining what course 1t will
follow in this changing age.
Party Support Lacking.
The present government OF spsir
lacks party support. This is not sur
prising when 1t is realized that there
are 20-odd parties here. What hai
been arrived at temporarily Is a
coalition government. Even that CO.
alition, however, is so Shaky IN par
liamentary support that the President
has dismissed the legislative body and
an interim rule without the Legisla-
ture is in effect
This will come to an end next
month, when 1t will be necessary to
decide where power is to be lodged
There still is some monarchist senti-
ment, Of course. The real struggle,
however, will be between the extreme
radicals and the conservatives.
Meanwhile, this is another heavily
armed nation. To cope with riot
ing, special riot troops have been
organized, and these may be seen rid
ing up and down the principal streets