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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

Q. How large an army hasDen- mark?
 A. Denmark has no standing army. It has Q national militia in which every able bodied male citizen is liable to service, excepting those living fin the Farce Islands. Even clergymen must serve. The perma- nent establishment is about 14,0OO, with 66,000 available on mobiliza- ton.
 c. Are time signals sent out daily from the Eiffel tower in Paris?
 A. Daily time signals are sent out by radio under an international agreement.
 Q. What does the name zena mean?
 A. It is a Persian feminine name meaning woman"
 Q. Has any trace of the ship "Cyclops" ever been found? A. No.
 c. Which of the European peo- ples are the tallest and which are the shortest?
 A. The Scandinavian peoples are the taIlest having an average height of feet inches. The shortest are the Italians and Spnn- iards, averaging 5 feet inches.
 Q. What is the past tense of broadcast?
 A. Broadcast is the regular past tense, but in radio work broad casted is used, and is permitted, according to Webster's dictionary.
 0. What is the Japanese popu- lation of California?
 A. The 1930 census enumerated $97,456.
 c. Is an alien woman who mar ried an American in 1882 an Amer ican citizen?
 A. Yes.
 Q. How many colors are there in white light?
 A. White light is mixture of all the colors of the spectrum, from red to violet, inclusive.
 0. What was the attendance at the Army -Notre Dame football game, November 24, 1894, and the Army-Navy game, December l.. 1934? A. The reported attendance at the former was S0,000; at the lat ter, 79,000. Q. How is tannic acid made? A. 1t is derived chiefly from Turkish or Aleppo gals, produced by the insect Cynips gallae, on q variety of oak, and from Chinese gals. due to the activities of Aphis chinensis on an Oriental tree of the same family as the sumach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
A Book a Day
Falls In Pool And
 Regains His Youth
By BRUCE CAPTION

Thorne Smith, who introduced a new brand of ribald insanity to the American novel, died some months ago. But he left one prac- tically completed manuscript be- hind him, and this has been pub lished. The result is q sprightly new navel. "The Glorious Pool"
 If you are Thorne Smith de- votee, you won't need to be told about his style. If you aren't how ever, a word of warning is due, lest you pick up a hot potato by mistake.
 Let 1t be said, then, that MT Smiths books are an amazing blend of hilarious accepance of impos- sible happenings--such as ghosts, and Greek statues which can come to life--and broad and lusty inn propriety.
 If you shock easily, leave them aloneI If you don't. you'll find a great many laughs in them.
 '"The Glorious PooI' deals with a 60-year-did New York business man, who calls on his mistress to celebrate the 26th anniversary of thelr--ah, liaison. They are both slightly decrepit and battle-cafred. but they tumble into pool in her backyard and the pool has some- how become enchanted. 50 that both unexpectedly recover their youth.
 Then things start happening. The house catches fire. While the French maid entertains the fire- men, the rejuvenated couple bor. row a hook and ladder truck and go adventuring.
 The plots grows slightly compli- cated at this point, and more than slihtiy dizzy, but it's all pretty funny; and if you like humor so broad that you could drive a truck on 1t, here it is.
 Published by Doubleday, oDran and Co. the book sells for $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

The Green Line will become a thing of the past if bill introduced Thursday in the Legislature is passed. And there seems little reason to think it won't. 1t terminated the corporate existence of the Waterbury and Milldale Tramway Com. pany. The state has already bought the concerns right of way along the Meriden Road. It joins the slowly-vanishing trol- ley lines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

Q. What will be the date oi shrove Tuesday this year2
 A. March 6.
 Q. Hoy many acres of improved farm land did the United States have in 1880?
 A. 2S4,771,042.
 @. What was the production of wheat and corn in the United States in 1884? - A. Preliminary data show wheat about 497,OOO,0OO bushels, and corn about 1,372,O0O,O 900 bushels.
 Q. Who wrote the play "Death Takes a Holiday?"
 A. Alberto Casella.
 1T yOu want . copy of our bul- Iefin Housing Under The New Deal, write to The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau. enclosing Ave cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

It was news at the recent New York Automobile Show that the big six in the road-building industry petroleum, cement, asphalt, automobile manufactur- ing, railways, and highway construction are banding together in program of adequate and planned national highways. In view of the tremendous amount of money being put into street paving, state roads, and federal trunk lines we hardly see how the total can be boosted much higher without producing Assures in the foundation. Right now there is ten dency here in this state to cut down bit on highway expenditures. It's due to the fact that the local, state, and federal gov ernments are going so far into the red that it will be years and years before the debts are cleared of. Future generations will pay them, but future generations won't ride on the rides built by these debts. There'll be new roads then. We've got to temper this road program, so that other bills can be wiped out first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
JANUARY 2l, 1885

JANUARY 2l, 1885
 To-day is an extremely acciden- tal one. Anything started to-day may prove disastrous in its out come. Avoid eccentric things. tra- vel. machinery. antiques or any thing uncommon. It is not apt to be wise to approach anyone in au- thOrity.
 Color
 Those of you who come under the vibrations of Pisces should wear misty purple, gray and ma teriaols of a cobwcbby texture and an aluminium like glitter. Light green and orange brown should also be becoming.
 To-day's Birthdate
 You are apt to be careful in all your dealings. You should have an attraction for lead. Financially fa- vorable and suitable for making new friends from October 24 through November 3. Upsetting period from now through Febru- Danger July as-s7 and December
 Socially favorable November 5-s, 1885.
 Readers desiring additional inc formation regarding their hOrO- cate with OctaviIie in Care of this newspaper. Enclose q Scent sfamUed ecIf-addFesscd envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
CORSETTESS
Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that hue man destiny is guided by the plan cts. the daily horoscope is outlined by noted astrOloger. In addition tO information of general interests, it outlines information of special interests to persons born On the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
Melting Snow

Chambers of Commerce have many trials, but none sadder than that recently suffered by the Berkeley, California chamber. That organization thought it would be fine to stage a great skiing tournament. The snow track would make q pleasant contrast to the sunshine and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

The General Assembly is going to get a bill from the Connecticut Dairymen's As sociation calling for an appropriation of $5O,OO0. It would be used to erect per- manent building at the Eastern States Ex- position grounds in Springfield, Mass, for use of this state. Once before the Legis- lature received such request, but turned it down. We don't think this is just the right time to be coming forward with the same proposition, although we will admit that we would like to see Connecticut have it's own building at this great fair. If the funds were available, we would jump right into the fray. As it stands, we think other things come first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
Selected Poem
FLORISTS WINDOW

(AIay Fowell HoIsington in The New York sum Glimpses of summer, scenes of faryland To chilled and hurrying throngs that crowd the
 street;
 A neHsboy'B eyes are lured, his mittened hand Brushes the glass, he wriggles numbing feet. A flight of orchid butterflies has swarmed Hardly an inch away: his nostrils press The glassy wall his quickened breath has warmed While drinking drafts of tropc loveliness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

Isn't language wonderful" cries a neighbor. Here I've been using that old hot air furnace in the basement for twenty years and just discovered that it's an air conditioner"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
WINTER CLOTHES

Sistie and Buzzie Dall, on these cold winter days wear very trimly tailored overcoats. Sistie in Eleanor blue, BuZzie in brown with leggings to match. The commerce department bu- reau of aeronautics could have stopped A melia Earharts Hawaii-San Francisco flight if 1t had wanted to do so, by inyok- ing its right to forbid dangerous ventures. But Gene Vidal, close personal friend of Amelia and head of the bureau, wouldn't hear of 1t. Regardless of what lay observers thought. he argued, Amelia knew better whether her plane would make the flight than did anyone else. Worst split in the democratic high command yet to come in the New Deal is the one developing on ac- count of the presidents support of World Court adherence by this country. Politicos insist 1t will be q death blow to him in the middi ewest, The Secretary of War. smiling George Dern. UuB OCCn VubhAb6 ss Fte~os
 $85,0OO,000 from public works to carry, out further mechanization of the army and the development of the army air corps. And, in the same connection, war de- partment circles are extremely sore over the respective budget allowances for the army ana navy. The army was cut to the bone, not allowed enough in- crease over last years figures to make up for the depreciation or the dollar. The navy budget was almost doubled. Fact is, the army itself was much to blame. While Secretary Swanson plays a game of very smooth pol- itics with the capitol and the White House, keeping all the ways greased, Dern has had sev- eraI open breaks with Chairman Macswain of the house military affairs committee. The strange part is that Dern is by nature one of. the most d0ciie figures in political life. His bad steers come from the general stan, which hasn't been able to dis. card it's ego long enough to realize that q mule can De coaxed with hay much easier than whom It's tail is twisted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
Questions And Answers The Democrats Washington Information Bureau
YOUR oUnSTIONs ANswERED

 vtlng Frederick Washgten Oy enclosing THnEB reply. 
 
  invited so make o this Free service often
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
A Thought for Today

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evIl-Jercrniah f3:23.
 As surely as God is good. so surely there is no such thing necessary evil.-Southey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
ARSON and ItOnERT s. ALLEN-

hhono of MrryG oud and" Continue AAA Irons
  Won't Go Whe House Pary Sec Inquiry Into Reorganization Commit tteesW Worries Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

People don't seem to care much for silver coins any more, but the silver peo- pie might try plating em with chromium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

/ Washington, Jan. 19 -- Inner administration circles have just learned that preceding the fall congressional campaign, q secret republican investigator was on the payroll of the NRA and pre- pared reports on tho official and personal habits of many Blue Eagle executives. Two years of democratic incumbency has caused no abatement in the num- bers of job seekers. Members of congress report that there has their time and correspondence is still occupied with 'spoils." Jim Farley's new stamp museum is making rapid prog ress. Collections of current stamp issues have been received from 79 countries. He expects to open tn emuseum formally within e few weeks.
 FENCE BUILDING
 With treasury executives none to friendly toward him, Cur rency Comptroller "Jafty' O'Connor Is busy wooing senator ial support. Latest evidence of his quiet Capitol Hill activity is 6 framed letter in his office from Michigan's Republican Senator Jim CouZens commenting him on the way he handled the De- troit chased bank situation. NSA hearings on price fixing were the dullest that body has yet held. At most of the sessions there were not over 0 score pres ent, and most of those were code authority representative wait ing their turn to speak. The NRA board would have cut the hear ings short but many of the vis- itlng businessmen complained saying they wouldn't be able to get their expenses paid unless their speeches appeared in tho record of the proceedings. The AAA is pursuing new pol icy in preparing amendments for this session. Instead of sending them to congress and awaiting attack from businessmen as 1t did last year, the AAA is hold ing conferences with dealers and processors in an effort to iron out differences before the legisla- ton goes to Capitol Hill.
 CORSETTESS
 They are taking off the "corset" from the Washington Monument. After four months of cleaning and repairing, the scaffolding is being taken down. Prin- cipal concern that animates Montana's former Congress- woman, Jeanette Rankin, as she plods about the Capitol corridors these days is a bill to bre a k
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19

porations to file consolidated in- come tax returns on March 15. It is hinted that treasury experts have decided that separate re- turns are such complicated prob- lems as not to be worth h the trouble they entail In preparing. ./The day after Huey Long criticized the president on the senate floor, a White House mes- senger left an invitation at his office asking him to attend the reception that the President and Mrs Roosevelt are giving for members of congress and their families. Huey has never attend cd a White House party, will not be present at this one. The president may be hoping for short session of congress but the budget bureau took no chances. In its appropriation request for printing for the Congressionl Record, new bills, etc., 1t boost ed the figure from $2,500,000 granted last year to $2,700,00O for this session.
 WORRIED
 The investigation launched by the securities exchange comniis- sion into the operations of so- called stock and bondholders protective and reorganization committees has caused consider able futtering in certain Wall street quarters. The formation of these committees in recent years has caused widespread com plaints, and the commissions at- tempt to bring their dealings into the light of day is causing per- turbation. A letter was recently received at the NItA ad- dressed: General Hugh John son, care Donald R. Richberg." New YorE's news Congress- woman Mrs Caroline O'Day Is telling friends that her first im- precision of the house was the number of handsome male mem. bers in the chamber. She says she noted particularly that many of the men had beautiful wavy hair. Villain Averlll Harri- man, executive officer of the MIRA, has introduced new wrinkle in official press confer ences. He eats his lunch while answering questions from the correspondents. When q difficult query is shot at him he reaches for the coffee cup.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
DEATHS

Marion B. RidEate. 81. 2s13 Thirty.
ninth ST. y. W.
Jans NJ Boal, 81, Thirteenth and o
SITS. n. W.
/ Charles l.. McCawley. SO, 1910 New
Hampshire Ave. n. W.
Sidney HUNT, IS, Gallnger Hospital.
Edward Baker. SIS, Garfield Hospital.
Daniel T. Benson, 81, 1872 Sixth st.
y. E
saIMe Been, SO. sibley Hospital
Arthur E. Foster, IS, 5o2l Fifth st.
n. w.
Howard Evans, IS. Gallnger Hospital.
Raymond T. Baker, S. 1900 Fox
Jessie B. Rusth. 81 1913 Eleventh St.
n. e.
Celia S. Finlayson. So, Columbia Hos
pital.
Joseph N. White. 81, 100 Seventh St.
S. E.
Joseph Dunn. 20, Walter Reed Cen
eral Hospital.
Gladys schoonmaker. II, Homeo-
pathlc Hospital.
Elizabeth L. Marshall. 10, 7H Girard
st. n. w.
Lottis Clark. SO. St. Elizabsth's Hos
pital.
Belle Christian. 66, 40 R st. ". W.
Marry NJ. johnson, IS, 1908 A Half
St.
Marie V. Grass, IS, 1913 K st. n. W.
Perry Barnes, 46, sos First st. S. W.
John Hemphill. 80, Freedmens Hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
WA|F CLAIMED
BY MOTHER

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May
IA three-week-old infant. found
abandoned on a front porch of a
Charlottesville home Saturday
night, April 20, yesterday was
taken to Staunton by city welfare
officials along with Mrs. Iva
Shumate of that city, who claims
to be the child's mother.
Judge Philip Grove of the Juve-
nile Court here ordered the child
turned over to Augusta county Of
ficials until the mother can prove
her identity.
Mrs. Shumate claims her hus-
band, who is paid $3.50 week
by the dupont plant in Waynes-
boro, said he could not afford to
support his family and disap-
peared with the child the same
morning it was found here.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
LICENSED TO MARRY

James v. Fenton, 81. Bridgeport W.
Va, and Alice E. Dredge, IS, 1881 .
Charles H. Clarke. rs. cuIp.p.r. Va,
and Lille NJ. Bowen, 20. Amissviile,
Va.
Hubert Johnson. 81. and Bertha
Seals. 13, both Of 1918 corcoran st.
n. W.
winsfield Minnix. 21. and Kathleen
B. Craig, 10, both of Roanoke, Va.
Edward H. Candy. IS, 1903 Florida
Ave: n. w, and Susie Digs, A. 1926
NJ st. n. w.
James R. TeasdaIs. a, and Viola
NJ. Kemp. 29, both Of Richmond, Va.
James r. Newman. %, 1927 Ninth
St. n w. and Elnore Pegram, IS, 500
Clay st. n. E.
Clifford F. SNYDER, al. Los Angeles,
P Pnnr ard Rachel o. Gursarnus' 2S'
James B. Bennett, 81. so12 North
Dakota Ave. N. W, and Mary ]. Allen,
2s Meter. Va.
Clayton E. 1ckes, 4s. 1870 K St.
s E., and Edith Harrington, ~, 1919
G st. N. W.
John F. Myers "a. and Florence
Hqmberger' 20. both Of Philadelphia:
Lorraine L. Hammett, 20, 511 So.
Capitol st. S. W., and Ruth E. Chat
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
FUSIONISTS TAX
EMPLOYEES TO
MEET DEBTS

KVILLE, Md, May 1.
Montgomery county Fusionist
Party supporters who received APP
pointments following the. change
in country administration last
fall will be assessed Is per cent
of a months salary as payment
on the party's standing campaign
debt, it was learned today.
The payments, which may be
made in three monthly install
ments or in q lump sum, are to
be paid to Ira c. Whitacre, clerk
to the Board Of County Commits
sioners. Many have paid in full,
it was learned.
Plan Explained
Although a few Of the Fusion
leaders denied knowledge of the
action, E. ]. Gray, county build
ing inspector and one Of the
Bethesda District FusioniSt lead
ers, said he was one Of the
originators Of the plan, and that
most of the money would be
used to pay the guards who have
watched the ballot boxes at the
county Jail since the election last
November, pending the outcome
of the recount suits.
Some of the funds also will be
used to pay campaign expenses,
as the Fusionist party received
very few contributors toward a
campaign fund, Mr.. Gray said.
Pressure Denied
Asked what would happen in
the event of an employe refusing
to pay, he declared:
Nothing will happen If an
employe does not pay. We will
just have to assess the ones who
pay a little heavier. I do not
think there is any threat con-
nected with it. No pressure is
being brought to bear. And 1
do not think any one will re-
fuse to pay it, as many who are
not employees have made con-
tributiOnS since hearing about
the drive"
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
AAA BILL SPLITS
HOUSE GROUP

The proposed AAA amendments
vesting Secretary Wallace with
greatly increased powers over
agriculture we're favorably re-
ported by the House agriculture
committee yesterday with a mi.
nority report assailing the pro-
posal.
Terming the proposal political"
and designed to give the Secre'
tary Of Agriculture supreme HcenS-
ing power, the minority said:
at is doubtful if any member
Of the committee has q clear
conception Of the extent Of
authority being conferred by
the bill upon the secretary.
Therefore, our only conclusion
can be that there is no limit to
what he can do with the powers
delegated to him."
The majority report declared
the purpose of the bill is to make
the AAA more effective" and
that there is no danger of abuse
of the licensing provisions. 1t
added:
"The bill recognizes that SO
far as possible adjustment Of
production and consumer price
increases in the United States
shall not operate to deprive the
American farmers of their share
Of foreign trade in agricultural
commodities"
The measure already has been
3avorably reported to the Senate.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
FLOOD CONTROL
SUPPORT ASKED.
Of PRESIDENT

BLADENSBURG. Md, May 1.
The flood control committee,
fighting for a 100000 public
works grant to hem in the East
ern Branch of the Anacostia River
during high water, will ask Presi'
dent Roosevelt this week to back
the project.
The President will be sent the
War Department solution, termed
Plan B, and a number of reports
on how the flood condition affects
health, property values, National
Capital park developments, trans
portation over Maryland's two
main highways and over the Dis
trict's main entrance from the
north.
Senators Tydings and Rad
cliffe and Representative Gam
brill, Secretary of War Dern, Sec
rotary of the Navy Swanson, F.
H. Dryden, Maryland engineer for
the works division of the FERA;
Abel Wolman, public works di-
rector. and others are expected
to join in urging that the work
be done Immediately.
M. H. Davis, project supervisor
for Prince Georges county, will
detail the plan to Mr.. Dryden in
Baltimore tomorrow, while John
S. White, chairman of the com
mittee. will present the data to
the President.
The control plan includes a
deepening and widening of the
channel from the District Line
to Bladensburg Road, and a
clearing of the channel in the
remaining area around seven
towns. Water from 159 square
miles, from Sandy Spring to
Muirkirk, drains into the stream,
the military study shows.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
BIRTHS

Basil and Mary Pitzen, twin girls.
Gerald and English Oberholtzer, boy
Maurice and Marian Protas, boy.
Sidney and Blanche Lineker, boy.
Dexter and Anne Billiard, boy.
Adam and Roberta Lauer, boy.
Theodore and Helen Schulz, boy.
Harry and Beatrice Hesse. boy.
Thomas and Mary Stone, boy.
Lee and Cora Gordon, girl.
Alvin and Anna Kerns. girl.
Besley and Laura Manley, girl.
George and Mildred Crum. girl.
Gordon and Hilda Logwood. boy.
Samuel and Emmalee Tetlow, boy.
John and Nancy German, boy.
Edwin and Catherine Stokes, boy.
Harry and Elizabeth Sturges, boy.
Arthur and Ruth Council. boy.
Archie and Jennie Hughes. boy
George and Naomi Kline, boy.
James and Delora Reynolds. boy.
Harry and Barbara Small. girl.
Jesse and Violet Hasty. girl.
Charles and Elizabeth Miller. girl.
Eddie and Elizabeth Samuel. boy.
James and Edith Johnson, girl.
James and Mamie whiting, girl.
Russell and Elsie Jackson, girl.
Charles and Fannie Chase, boy.
Nathaniel and Mary Evans, girl
Francis and Ruth Taylor. girl.
Fred and Sarah Looper. girl.
James and Laura Jackson. girl.
Hollis and Catherine Snoddy, boy.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01

the singing and dancing vet
eran," will be buried at p. m. in
the family burial ground follow
ing services at the st. james
Episcopal Church. Confederate
colleagues will serve as a guard
of honor.
Captain Rose was a youth when
he enlisted in the war between the
States as a drummer boy and be.
fore he was 16 years of age he had
attained his captaincy. After the
war, he turned to farming inter.
rupted only by his annual visits to
the Confederate reunions. Last
years conclave was the first he
had missed and only serious i'll
ness prevented him from attend,
ing.
The Washington times., 1935-05-01
Alcohol Boosts Tax
Collections in Va.

RICHMOND, May / (SpeciaD.
During the first nine month Of
the present fiscal year, the State
treasury collected $15,272,125 more
than in the corresponding period
the previous year, the monthly
report of Comptroller E. R. Combs
disclosed today. Collections were
$43,712,639 for the nine months of
the fiscal year ending March 81,
compared to $28,440,514 during
the same period last year. The in
crease is due mainly to $9,447,385
in Alcoholic Beverage Control
money which passed through the
treasury.