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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
Press Comment
AGREEMENT ON SHERWOOD
 ISLAND
(Hartford Courant)

At last a legislative hearing on Sherwood Island State Park mas brought out an encouraging unani- mity of opinion. The neighboring property owners, the toWnsfolk, Fairfield County representatives and the spokesmen for the state all agree that action should now proceed to make of this half mile of shore the recreational center TOT the people that was envisaged when the property was bought Tn 1914. The property owners are TO longer protesting; they are eager to sell. In all fairness, they should be given the opportunity. They have lost their privacy and quiet, for in the last four years more than 100000 persons a season have visited what small part of the island is now developed for park uses, and they have lost all hope Of selling on the open market. Jus tice to them is coupled with the need of the people of the inland cities and towns for an outlet to salt-W water bathing, especially now that many town baeches are re- stricting the privileges of non-resi- WILL d investment, the beach can be opened to 50O,000 or more visitors each year, adequate parking, bath ing and refreshment facilities ill., cluded.
 On matters of detail there Is not so much agreement, either as to how the money should be raised or as to how much Is actually needed in the coming biennium. Because of the temptations that exist to use such a project for ulterior pur- poses, the experience and judgment of the State Park and Forest Coni- mission should be the first reii- ance. Its members have reputa- ton for handling these matters with discretion, fairness and econ- omy. Tn the midst of conflicting interests and counsels, they h:e likely to take the longest view and the one best calculated to put first recrcational values and service to the greatest number. The General Assembly, should entrust the mat ter to them and allow sufficient funds for as rapid development as they consider desirable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
Moscow Letter
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD / United Press Stan COrresDonden)

Moscow (UP)-To the prospec- tive automobile buyer abroad, bounded by salesmen and inun- dated with catalogs whenever he admits his possible interest in new car, life In Moscow might be q sweet relief. At any rate he would find 1t rich in contrasts.
 For the would-be purchaser of a car here, however much cash he may have to offer, must wait for months or even years, unless he IS able to pull effective political strings, before his order Is filled.
 Auto Output low
 This situation results from the fact that the output of the new Soviet motor car factories Tn Gorki, Moscow and Leningrad Is far below the popular demand. And the Soviet government per mits no foreign cars to be im- ported except by officials and for- eigncrs (who have the machines registered on their passports and must agree to re-export them when they depart).
 The time one has to walt for q car does not dcpend entirely OH the priority of his order, for a privileged position sometimes is given high-ranking communists, proietarian writers and other fa- vored persons. Also "shock-worls- ers' and other "heroes" occasion ally receive cars as premiums without waiting at all.
 779 Privately Owned Autos
 According to the latest census. there are 779 private citizens in Moscow who own their own cars. This is a larger number than In any other Soviet city.
 Although the streets of the So- viet capital are filled with expen- siye foreign cars of various makes which belong to "Intourists," the state organization which arranges trips for foreign visitors, to high ranking communists and govern ment officials in the Kromlin and to the various commissnriatg, 90 per cent of private car owners drive one standard brand. It is a passenger touring car, based on the Ford patents of several years ago and produced by the .Mofotov" factory at Gorki. It IS known popuiariy As the Soviet Ford"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
BILLBOARD BILL

(NeW Haven Journal-Courier)
 The bill further to regulate road side signboards will be up for hearing in the Assembly in the middle of the week. How New. Hnveners in particular and Con- necticut in general will react to the plan hardly needs emphasis. We are coming increasingly into a time of great trunk highways where traffic conditions grow in- creasinglyy complex. If we ever needed to police roadside distrac- tions of motorists attention we need 1t now. The active support of the billboard bill by the Fair. field County Planning commission ia significant on that point. Their advocacy, of course, refers to the Merit highway.
 The measure proposed would rush the billboards further back from the roadside and hcighten the tax upon their surface. That 1t would harm the outdoor adyer- Using business to some extent need not be denied; here is simply an issue on which the whole good seems to transcend that of any group within the population. In the modern four-ply roadway With traffic dense in each direction, tho driver must be encouraged, not dis couraged, from keeping his eye on tho road. Above and beyond this purely pragmatic reasoning, fnore- over, there is the aesthetic view. Connccticut'B scenery should be locked al. n0t obAnnraA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

We'll, the plan to establish air bases in the Midway and Wake Islands of the Pacific is off to flying start, as it were. Supplies for the two little dots in the broad expense of ocean left San Francisco last week. And there were all sorts of things on the steamship - everything from ping pong sets and jig-saw puzzles down to tubes of tooth paste. It seems that 118 men are to be set up in housekeeping at the two air bases. Supplies for six months were planned for in the allotment. We hope that the boys won't be forgotten when that six months periods ends. It must be pretty lonely way off there in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with nothing to do but lol around most of the day. Once the air line travel is established it will be all right. You can always go down to the landing field and see the planes land, but until then .. oh, my!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

sage to Capitol Hill demanding action.
 Such a "crackdOwn" may do the trick--but 1t is a long shot.
 MAIL BAG
 w.. c. O'C., Tyler, Texas Representative Maury Maverick played leading role In the for nation of the newly-organized liberal bloc in the House. AL though newcomer he has al- ready made his mark as a hard hitting fighter and canny par liamentarian. T. L., Racine, Wis. Representative Edward kenney of New Jersey has intro. duced a bill for national lot tery to be operated by ythe Gov ernment. It's chances of enact- ment are nil. -. H. G., Santa Fe, N. M.--Tbe building lots on lower Pennsylvania Avenue from which the bonus marchers were forcibly evicted in July, 1928, are still vacant. President Hoo- yer justified his use of troops to evacuate the veterans and their families on the ground that the land was needed for construc- tion purpose. It is still covered with debris, and according to present plans will not be used for the erection of Government buildings. The area will cventu- ally be handicapped and made into a park. =. c. H., Win- field, Kans.--A communication addressed to Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, The White House, will reach her. R. E., Rich- mOnd, Va.-Senator Carter Glass comes up for reelection in 1898 and from present indications he IS certain of another term. +. G. A., Silver Creek, N. Y.-- Vice President Gamers failure to equal the record of his pre- Gecessor, Charlie Curtis, as the capitals chief diner-out, Is duo to the fact that official dinners bore him. On the other hand, there is nothing the Vice-Presl- dent enjoys more than small poker party among his cronies. He is not 0 teetotaler.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

Henry Ford has tried this out fin his River Rouge plants near Detroit with considerable suc- cess. Other industrialists, how ever, sayy 1t cannot be done on large scale.
 MT Swope's complete reaction is not known. But he has been willing to cooperate with the President to the extent of plan ming a small General Electric plant at Reidsville, w. Va, the first Subsistence Homestead project.
 If ever legislation needed emergency restorative measures it is the Presidents social secur- ity program.
 So hazardous Is its condition that 1t will only be shadow of what the President asked for if it ever passes.
 Privately, floor leaders are prophesying that the measure will be stripped of it's uneinploy- ment insurance and annuity fea- lures and limited solely to an old-age pension system.
 Underlying factors responsible for the bilis desperate plight are:
 1. The unfriendly action of
 Speaker Joe Byrne in send
 ing the measure to the Old
 Guard d-dominated Ways and
 tAn ivae et nf
 placing it in the hands of a
 sympathetic special com-
 mittee as the President
 wanted.
 2. The secret hostility of many
 democratic members-chief
 among them Arizona's
 althy Mrs Isabella Greenway to the unem-
 ployment insurance and an-
 nuity phases of the Presi-
 dents program.
 2. The secret desire of Con-
 gressmen from states where
 the Townsend plan has n
 strong following to jam
 through an old-age pension scheme of some kind in or-
 der to ease the pressure on
 them to support the Town
 send formula.
 4. The investigation of the
 MIRA being conducted by
 the Senate Finance Com
 mittee which makes 1t diff
 ficult to get to social se-
 curity until May.
 Inner White House circles are disturbed over the predica- ment, and the President Is con- sidering sending a sharp mes-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

Washington, April 1.-Al- though there have been definite efforts to iron out pickering within the Presidents Cabinet, there still exist raw nerves and a certain resentment, underneath the surface which seems almost impossible 10 eradicate.
 This Is due partly to the di- verse clements of which the Cabinet Is composed. Also, Cab Inet meetings have become mere matter of rOutinc-pOssi- bIy more so than during the Hoover Administration.
 There is no attempt to discuss general policies, no attempt to attack problem by the Cabinet as 6 whole. Usually relatively minor questions are raised. Sore points between cabinet members are deliberately skirted.
 Sometimes when 6 debate re- suits in complete disagreement, the President cuts 1t short and decides the matter within the next day or two himself.
 Most important questions are taken up in tete-a-tete talks be- tween the President and the ir- terested Cabinet. officer. This, of course, is a serious drain on ROosevelts already oyertaxed time.
 It also happens in many of these discussions that the Prcsi- cent himself does most of the talking. When he is finished, such little time Is left that lot of important questions are left high h-and-dry, must await the next session.
 This is one of tine big factors behind q lot of delayed New Deal projects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that hu- man destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope Is out lined by Q noted astrOlOgcr. In ad- dition to information of general fin. tercsts, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
 APRIL 2
 Do not allow the tendencies of the morning to cause you to be- come rash or extravagant, in speech and action. It would be well to deal with supcriors around mid day. The evening is somewhat TO- mantle, but very intangible, if you are dealing with practical subjects
 Birthdatc
 You should be, attracted to peo- pie who were born around Aug. 0. of any year. Your best financial period during the coming year is indicated as the last part of this December and the first part of Jan- uary, 1936.
 Danger June. Socially favorable June 17-20. Write letters April I4, i5. 16. You may make changes within the coming month.
 Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their horO- scopes are invited tO communicate with Ocfayinc in carc of this news- paper. Enclose Scent stamped self.Mddrcnsed eiiyelOUes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
A Book a Day
Falls In Love-And Fails In His Quest
BY BRUCE CAPTION

The only real trouble with R. c. Hutchinson's "One Light Burning" is the fact that it takes the author something like 100 pages to get himself unwound. The yarn gets under way slowly and is more than q little confusing at the start; but once you get into 1t, you find 1t a really excellent novel.
 It has to do chiefly with book ish and scholarly oxford profess sor who has flair for high adven- ture. A friend of his, a German theologian, has gone into the depth of Siberia on some quixotic effort to spread the light of Christianity in a goddess land. There he has disappeared.
 Someone has to go and find him, and the professor takes the job. He gathers four ardent undergrad uates together and sets forth; and the five of them make q danger ous and painful journey across the Siberian wastes under circum- stances which provide material for an exciting story.
 But simple adventure is not the whole of this book. On his way to Siberia the professor meets a young girl who, having married a m-scarum Irish ne'er-do-weIl, Is beginning to regret 1t. The pro- lessor can't get her out of his mind; and when his great venture finally fails, he planes himself for letting her distract his mind.
 The core of the book. then. be- comes his effort to iron out his own psychological turmoil--which, If you know your fiction, can be done only by getting back to this young lady. How he does 1t, and settles both her troubles and his own, makes moving and charm ing story.
 Published by Farrar and RIDc- hard, the book selle for s2.hO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
Selected Poem
PORTRAIT

PORTRAIT (carl John Bostelmann in the New York Tmes) l was the plowman, and planted here Early spring mornings when the light dew fell Crystal and cold water from the we'll cultivated when the days were clear And during storms my hands always near For quick repair of damage. Like a bell Rewaking It's echoes, can hear Myself again: Sow for another year The sharp axe arches to the waiting W ood, Chips fly in arcs the sound of steady chopping Shakes the taut air! How long this chestnut
 stood
 Before it's crash and sudden flash of dropping, Abruptly silent Now l but remember Green leaves 1t bore from April to Septemberi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

Connecticut is nothing if not persistent. For good many years she has been try ing to collect from Uncle Sam money she claims is due her for services performed during the War of 1872. l don't know if we'd dare call it bonus Actually Con- necticut advanced supplies to the federal government for which she was never recompensed, so we are able to learn. The bill right now, including the interest, amounts to over $600,000. It's quite tidy sum and if we ever did have it paid back to us would be very welcome, l am sure, in view of the alarming financial condition of the state. Even few printing press dol lars would suffice, Uncle Sam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
RURAL INDUSTRY

An important White House caller the other day was Gerard Swope, head of giant General Electric.
 With him, the President dis cussed one of his great dreams for the agricultural-indnstrial development of the United States. It is the establishment CT small rural-industrial com munities where each worker can have about ten acres of land, raise his own garden crops and work part time in an adjacent village factory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "The dog is an in- tellcctual an intellectual ani- malv; say "intelllgent."

recreational purposes. President Roosevelt has visited it, but he does not use 1t during his summer holi- days.
 o. Does the marriage of an alien man to a woman citizen oi the United States confer American citizenship upon the husband?
 A. No.
 o. Tn what year was the great St. Louis cyclone and how much damage did 1t do to life and prop erty?
 A. It occurred May 27, 1896, and in the city proper 137 persons were killed and the property loss was estimated at $10,239,0O0.
 Q. What instrument was used to behead the female spies recently put to death in Germany?
 A. Press dispatches said that that they put their heads on a block, and the executioner chopped them off with an ax.
 0. Are any daily newspapers published in Kingston, Jamaica?
 A. Only one-"The Cleaner, published every morning (except Sunday.
 o. Give the full text Of the Bible verse that contains the fol- lowing line: "Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall gee visions .,
 A, Joel 11:28. And 1t shall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

All state legislators were shocked by the news of the death of the Senate's blind chaplain, the Rev k. P. Aver of Branford. He had become fixture in the State Capi- tol and was familiar sight. His prayers in opening sessions of the Senate were al- ways well worth listening to. He had the happy faculty of combining the immediate thought of the day with the idea of prayer. He succeeded admirably in his purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
SLIPPERY JOHN

No matter what the inlmedi- ate outcome of the present peace-or-war parleys in Europe, the State Department will keep its fingers crossed regarding any thing which bears the handi- work of Sir John Simon, British Foreign Minister.
 Career diplomats will hasten to deny 1t publicly, but private- ly they call him "Slinly JOhn", and compare his Geneva speech- es to his defense pleas before q jury.
 Sir John is one of the great est barristers fin England, but under his leadership, intcrna- tional statesmen claim they can rot tell which way British for eign policy will jump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

come to pass afterward, that will pour out my spirit upon ali flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions" O. What is the average annual cost per inmate to maintain coun- ty homes for the aged in the Uni- ted States?
 A. Recent statistics indicate costs ranging from $187.53 in Ala bama to $865.10 in Nevada, an average of about $330 for the Uni ted States.
 Q. What does the name Purnell mean?
 A. It is a British family name. derived from the French, and means a gossip or chatterer.
 Al you want Q copy of our buile- tin BIRD HOUSES, write to, the Waterbury Democrat's Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents m postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

1. what year did the U. s. marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, by order of President Wilson?
 2. Is Ben Bernie married7
 3. What is another name fos the game of Draughts?
 4. What is the approximate circumference of the earth?
 5. Name the highest mountain in Great Britain.
 6. What is an epitaph?
 2. Who appointed c harlet Evans Hughes an associate justice of the U. s. supreme court in 19lOi
 8. What was the legendary oc. cupation of the Emperor Nero whole Rome burned?
 g. What is chetah?
 10. Is New Orleans at the mouth of tine Mississippi river?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

We learned in the last war that neutral rights at sea are like right of way on the road. Being in the right isn't much con- solation when you're blown up or run down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARsON and RoBEfsT & ALLEN-

"Washngt MrryG- Round" ad My-Go Rutind Hoovw Administration; Fdent  John Roosevelt May Attempt Crocedo" o LegidatIn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

Another thing this nation needs is political traffic cop. No party will keep in it's own lane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
Feet Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
Your Questions Answered

You ean get an ansvgeP Co any amsVwegnbto auestl0n of fact or ln- formation by writing e wFedeglek n. KeFby, 6aaestlOn Editor, Tue Waterbury lDemoevne. WasblngtOn DuTenm. l0l3 ThiPteeRth street, Washington. D. c. eneI0sIng THREeIe eeHts tn coin or pessege nonenI enrds. Medical end legal adVIees cannot he given nor can exfended FeseaPeh be made. All other aueseIons will receive persOmal reply. Letters without mamse Or nddFesa cannot be nn- ssveTed. All letters are oOnmden- aaaI. You are cordially invited tO unmke uee O9 fIh1s free service as often as you please.
 TIFF EDITOR.
 O. Has any stock automobile attained speed over 100 miles per hour in official tests?
 A. Only one, the 12-cylinder Auburn speedster, which hold the stock car speed record at 100.7746 miles per hour, attained July 9, 1882.
 V. GlVe LHe udIHe anu duui SpS of the Chinese minister to the Uni- ted States.
 A. MT sao-Ke Alfred Sze, 18th and Vernon Sts., N. W, Washing ton, D. c.
 c. How many musicians com prise the New York Philharmonic orchestra?
 A. From 100 to 110.
 c. Where was the "summeI White House" during President Hoover's administration? Doei President Roosevelt use it?
 A. President Hoover spent lonf week ends in his camp at Rapidan Va, in the Blue Ridge Mountains After he retired he deeded tho camp to the state of Virginia fol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01
A Thought for Today

And if thou wilt walk in my ways then wil Icngtben fly days.--I Kings, 414.
 None but God can satisfy the Iongngs of the immortal soul; the heart was made for him, he only can fill it.-rrencb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-01

c. How many musicians com prise the New York Philharmonic orchestra?
 A. From 100 to 110.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

the office of the County Re-
corder of San Diego County.
Written bids or offers are in
vited for said property and the
same will be received at the law
offices of Messrs. Gray, Cary, Ames
&c Driscoll, 1410 Bank of America
Building, San Diego California, at
torneys for said Executor, or may
be filed with the Clerk of the
above entitled Court, or delivered
to the said Executor personally at
any time after the first publication
of this notice and before the max
ing of said sale.
Terms and conditions OF sale:
Cash in lawful money of the Unit
ed States of America, ten per cent
(10To) of the purchase price to be
paid on date of sale, balance on
confirmation of sale by the Court,
or partly in cash and the balance
on credit evidenced by promis-
sorry note of the purchaser secured
by first mortgage or deed of
trust on the property hereinabove
described.
DATED: This 7th day of Novem-
Der, 1885.
ALLEN T. HAWLEY,
Executor of the Last Will and
Testament of DOMINGO +.
FORNEY, also known as DON
F. FORNEY, Deceased.
Nov. 8 to % incl.