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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

portant part of the story-the value of the work accomplished in the forest. It has been said that this land of forests has no practical value. My answer to that would be that it will never have any value unless 1t is cultivated, which holds true of any apparently valueless land. Thus you see, we are making something out of land that would be worthless were it not taken care of properly.
 In addition to this, we are pre- venting fire hazards to surround ing towns and farms in the build- ing of innumerable fire trails, mak- ing these forests accessible to fire fighting equipment.
 After all, the full realization of our natural resources is a forward step in the progress of any great nation, and you will agree with me that there is much of this work yet to be done. All of us, with but few exceptions, are willing to pay for a vacation among the beauty and peacefulneSs of the forests, so why not make them habitable? The problem is not remotely removed from the pioneering objectives of our ancestors. They desired a place to live, all the time-we desire a place to live, some of the time.
 This work cannot be done with machinery. The axe and the pick must come first. The machinery will come later, after the land is clear ed and trails made to form access to the forest.
 Why do we, who pay homage to the sailors and warriors, to the ac- compartment of brass bands, fail to see that there is being done the greatest work for civilization since the beginning of our country? This movement should be only the be- ginning of new day in human his- tory instead of merely a tempo rary adjustment.
 DANIEL HERBERT SULLIVAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
Looks Like Good Year

Everyone expects that 1886 will usher in a return of the good old days. Some commentators wonder what is exactly meant by this. They refer sarcastically to the good old Coolidge boom days. Of course, the idea is that most Americans want to return to the days when there was some degree of safety for them in their more or less proSaic existences. The majority of Americans follow pretty we'll defined patterns as they go through life. During the last five years these patterns have been mixed up. They seem to be clearing now and normalcy looms.
 Waterbury anticipates good year in 1886 for many reasons. One is, of course, the fact that the city government is be- ing so well managed that the tax rate will be further cut and changes made in the salaries of city employees so that they will be returned a bit farther towards the standard they were on when Old Man Depression laid us low and demanded rigid economy. In adopting the budget the other night the Board of Aldermen revealed pertinent figures which every body must have immediately grasped.
 There will be greater degree of safety in 1886 between estimated revenue and expenditures of the city. This is hearten- ing. And it is doubly encouraging in view of the fine percentage of tax collec- tions which the city shows for 1885 and which has won the commendation of both democrats and republicans alike. It is good proof and substantiation of what the Waterbury Democrat has long claimed. The administration of Mayor Frank Hayes is worthy of the highest praise instead of the rounds of criticism that have unjustly been heaped upon it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

For the first time in the history of this country the law proposes to bring these giant financial in- stittitions under government cola- trol. Such control, if sustained, will result in sweeping changes in corporate practices and policies.
 TWO, the regulation of inter- state power, provided under Title 3! has many precedents and much less chance of being thrown out by the Supreme Court.
 Merry Col Round
 The Persian Minister who was handcuffed by the Maryland poe lice and protested officially to the State Department, has registered various protests before. He once protested publication in the Washington Star that the Shah of Persia had risen from the ranks. Again he protested a story in the Chicago Tribune that his wife - who is English - had discharged Persian servants and replaced them with English but lers Appointment of Lamar Hardy as district attorney Of New York is causin gprotest rumblings from within the New York Bar association, which cites Hardy's previous connection with a mortgage company.
 
 Copyright, 1895, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

There is one thing that can be said about the various pests and blights that strike our American trees and crops, they have swell-sounding names. The latest to come to light is the Spruce Sawfly. The bug was found during the past season and it's finding is regarded as an entomologi- cal accomplishment. The bug has laid waste many acres of spruce forests in Canada The next step is to see it devas- tating our spruce trees. It already has been found in this state and as near to Waterbury as Middlebury. The danger is done by the larvae of the sawfly which eats on the needles. The only means now known to control the sawfly is to let loose on the species forms of parasites that will prey on it. Still sawfly goes with Mexi- can beetle, fruitfly, blister rust, Dutch elm disease, and the host of other colorful enemies of vegetation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
A Book a Day
Why Munsey Never Got To First Base
By BRUCE CAPTION

Every school of journalism in the country should have copy of Forty Years-Forty Millions" by George Britt. For this is biography of that lamented publisher, Frank A. Mun- sey, and it is a magnificent hand book of the things that newspaper man should not be.
 Munsey made millions in the mag azine field, and more millions in chain groceries. He aspired to be a Dana or Pulitzer, so he started to buy newspapers; but his touch was death, and all that he is remembered for today is the way in which he killed respected old journals.
 Munsey was crochety, opionated, and willful; but his chief fault seems to have been that he looked on a newspaper purely as money-mak- ing proposition.
 Now newspaper, of course, has to pay it's way, and if it doesn't it fails; but it is also a great deal more than that, and the publisher who doesn't know it is no publisher at all and never will be.
 Of the business of finding out what mankind is doing, telling about it, everlastingly hurrying to get the news before anybody else gets it., and getting more solid fun out of the job than you can get in any other way-of all this Munsey had no more notion than a Chinese coolie; nor did he have any better conception of newspaper work as a high calling with a deep and weighty public responsibility.
 He was money-bags incarnate, and the reasons for his failure in Journalism are obvious.
 MT. Britt has written an excel lent biography of the man. It is worth reading not only for its in- trinsic interest, but as 6 reverse English study of the essentials of journalism.
 Published by Farrer & Rinehart. the book sells for $3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
TO-DAYS COMMON ERROR Never say, "He lives in 8 near by house," say, "neighbOring house" or "a house that stands nearby"

A. Yes, and he made his debut in Italy at the age of 24. Later he sang for four years with the Metropolitan Opera company in New York.
 e. Who played the role of the leader of the gypsies in the motion picture "Caravan?"
 A. Charles Boyer.
 o. How many inventions pay their owners as much as $1 ,000,00 Q year?
 A. It is estimated that at least 50 inventions in the U. s. today yield their inventors more than $1,000, 900 year; about 300 yield between $250 900 and $500000 a year; and about 10000 more yield more than $100,000 year.
 If you want . copy of our book let MIXED BEVERAGES, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Northwest, Washington D. c. En- close 10 cents for postage and ham ding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
Question Box

o. How much creamery butter was manufactured in the United States in 1884
 A. Not including butter made on farms the total amount was 1884, 7O8,O00 pounds.
 @. Name the six largest cities in the United States in order.
 A. New York city, Chicago. Phil- adelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Cleveland.
 @. Are red and pink salmon the same species?
 A. Red salmon is the red or sockeye specias and pink salmon is the pink or humpback species.
 Q. What does the name Kilburn mean?
 A. It is British family name de- rived from number of localities and means "cold stream"
 e. Did Everett Marshall study for the opera?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

"I am convinced Jim Farley has done a good job as postmaster general and has affected lot of desirable economies" said Representative Louis Ludlow, democrat, of Indiana, the other day. He also added that Tt isn't his fault that the depart ment is back in the red" Which will be news to many, but which came to light when it was shown that a drop from three to two cents postage was not advisable in a congressional hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
Selected Poem
PORTRAIT BY HER DAUGHTER (Emily Otis in The New York Times)

l see you cleaning up the Elysian fields Or burning bonf1res in some heavenly lot While your half-humorous God, as like as not, Looks on, and little angels kick their heels To smell the good wood-smoke. You say to God, That hackberry should come down, it spells the
 view'-
 Just once, and wait until He knows it's true, And have five trees cut and fill in with sodl Youuve two Great Danes with wings and halos on, So good they never jump the pasture bars And in your little house all lit with stars You tell the cherubs about General John. And everywhere you go in cloudy blue The ghosts of us as children follow you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
VALUE OF eco TO ANY COM MUNITY IS OFTEN UNDER
 RATED
Dec. 10, 1895. Waterbury, Conn.

Dec. 10, 1885.
 Waterbury, Conn. Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 I have been 8 member of the civilian conservation corps for nine months and I often come in contact with people who are anxious to learn just what the CCC'S are doing, and of what value the work is to the particular section or the coun- try as a whole. have found that a large number of these people knew particularly nothing about the ac- tual conditions in the camp life and the work that the forestry army is doing.
 Having always been more or less accustomed to an outdoor life, it was not so difficult for me to ad- just myself to the conditions as they existed when the camps were in their infancy. When I arrived in the camps in 1883, there were no electric lights, barracks, and except for the mess hall, the only form of shelter we had was tents. There were no chairs or tables except in the mess hall which was the gen. eral meeting place for those who wished to read or write letters.
 In a few words, we were close to nature, in fact, rather uncomfort- ably close. The camps are located in one of the widest spots in the section, and 1t is in such spots that most improvements are needed. Like pioneers of old, we are starting from scratch, with only the thought of a hard winter ahead. I have often thought, and discussed with my companions, that we were reliving the scenes of our forefathers when they first came to this country. We were going to build thriving com- munity out of the wilderness.
 Cold weather and a few comforts are two of the greatest handicaps; and so, in a period of six months we see a miraculous change taking place. First came the building of the barracks. Lined with wall boards and furnished with stoves, they did much to make the long winter nights enjoyable. Then came the electric lights. Few city dwellers can appreciate what electricity means to them. It was like coming out of a dark cave into the radiant light of day.
 But I am forgetting the most im-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

A nod or two of approval should be given William L. Laurence, special writer for the New York Times, today. Laurence wrote masterly description of the "un- yelling" of the 2O0-inch telescope lens that has just been declared perfect up at Corning, N. Y. He dealt with a maze of technical phrases in such fashion that even the common ordinary layman knows what it's all about.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
DECEMBER IF. 1886

OGOGNAOA1AS ASS 4OOV Most favored ones to-day are those who were born from June 21 through July 21.
 General Indications of the Day
 For Everybody
 Mcrning--Fine
 Afternoon-Good
 Evening-Very good
 This is an excellent morning to do Christmas shopping. You may be both artistic and practical in your taste.
 TO-dayss Birthdate Wood carving or carpentry should interest you.
 You should have good fortune, success and gain through superiors, business or employment during February, 1936. Make the most of this time for your judgment should be excellent.
 Be quiet during May, 1886, for it is an unfortunate period. Your business. health and reputation are in danger.
 Your affairs may be unsettled, you may feel anxiety, confusion, may travel, move about and pass through a state of restlessness dur- ing November and December, 1886. Danger June through 13, 1936. Socially favorable Jan. IS through 21, 1896.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

this because the work of government is mostly intangible. People cannot see it's output coming off the production line like automobiles. Nevertheless it may be as absurd to say that government creates nothing as that the governing body of an automobile company creates nothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
Horoscope
BY OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is Out- lined by a noted astrologer. In ad- dition to information of general interest, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

Progress out of the depression has been retarded since the policy of cutting production of wealth was put into eeffct and to-day this country is behind all European countries except those now on the gold standard.
 Prof. Irving Fisher, Yale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
I est Y O U r Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Where is the principal seat of the motion picture industry in the U. S.?
 2. What is the translation of Rio Blanco?
 3. What is the principal alkaloid of tobacco?
 {. Is malaria contagious?
 5. Who was David Crockette
 6. Of what larger body of water is Pensacola bay an inlet?
 2. Between the rulers of what three countries was the Holy Ali ance signed in 1915?
 8. What is the address of the Nae tional Liars club? g. Who was Friedrich Wilhelm Nietszsche?
 10. Name the capital of Minne- sota.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Dec. II = When Broadway show is ailing and someone yells, "Is there a play doctor in the house?" they generally have to wait until Doc" George Abbott hurries over in his ambulance. They cal him Structure Abbott around the Rialto because he almost never has lost 8 patient. .
 Right now, he is top general practitioner of the show-shops having nursed to health and hap- piness such Broadway bonanzas as "Three Men on @ Horse" Boy Meets Girl' and Jumbo. His weekly income would tinge a movie stars fat contract crimson.
 Abbott, a favorite. son of Buff falo, is the greatest all-around man in current theatricals. Ac- tor, author, director, producer, scene designer, he has had his fling at all of them and has sev- eral million dollars to show for the time he has served Broadway. Broadway" was the name of a show, by the way, he once CO., wrote with Philip Dunning which cleaned up three million dollars in its day. In another show he doctored "Coquette", Helen Hayes had her famous Act of God" ba- by. Out of a drama he efficiently treated for a slight case of ane- mia, -Four Walls there emerged an actor destined to chage his name from Muni Weisenfreund to Paul Muni, whom you all know. Secret Remedy
 What Abbott's particular mag ic happens to be, nobody seems to know. except that he can pump more hfe-blood into 8 play than any other man. Give him a script that locks "zowie" or punch and he will take its temperature, pulse and give it the works. He injects laughs when there aren't enough and peps up the action with his own special speedball. While directing, he clocks seconds instead of minutes so that there must be something happening all the time. In anybody else's hands, 8 Men on a Horse" one of show business's biggest money makers in ten years, might have easily been a flop. Abbott doctor ed it, directed it and hired all the players himself.
 The players he hires are not star names but, more often, ac- tors and actresses getting their first break on Broadway. Part of the special magic Abbott weaves over play is his knack of dis covering fresh talent.
 Two years ago, he found a young lady called Joyce Arling proving around his front office in quest of a job. He gave her a part in "Kill That Story" one of his minor efforts, and later cast her roles in Ladies Money" and 8 Men on a Horse" because he thought she had the goods. Now, he's assigned her to a leading part in Boy Meets Girl" and not only are the papers full of her praise but the movie scouts are begging her to come out the Baghdad- on-Pacific that is Hollywood. Aid if your correspondent doesn't miss his guess, this Arling girl will be Hollywood's next camera queen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

We should think some of those boon- doggling projects would be teaching the new generation of unemployed how to play checkers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

H. G. Wells, gone movie, says ''The film is finer art than the novel, stage or opera" Now we'll soon be getting an Outline of Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL

not responsible for facts opinions from communications with writer's and address will not be accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
Daily NNor,.xy- rsn. Round Washington M z 1. NEW DEALERS OPEN FIRE
 ON OPPONENTS
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALIEl

Washington, December Il -- That thunder you have been hearing the left the last few weeks is the New Deal staging political counter-attack The lombard rnent of rhetoric by Administration big shots is not coincidence carefully mapped out plan of political aAp AarSxr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their h0r0- scopes are invited to communicate with Octavine in care of this news paper. Enclose c 3 cent stamped, sel9-addEe1sed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11

Yule Perils
 It is about this time of year, when the Christmas shoppers are merrily elbowing one anoth- er's ribs on Fifth Avenue, that your correspondent requests to be safely tucked away under lock and key, before he starts proving around the gadget shops.
 What earthly use I could have for sterling silver key that is linked onto 8 sterling silver chain; a combination chrome and tan pig skin shoehorn and button-hook; a chromium mug-shaped bottle holder to make bottle-beer drink ing easier; a pen that needs only water to write 100000 words be- fore running out of fuel: a magni- flying glass that lights up; . chemical ,weather-forecaster or a carrot-juice extractor - will nev- CT know. But I've never been able to resist the temptation to have them "sent." The distaff in your correspondents home. generally has them ''Sent" right back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
Myth Allen

Myth Allen
 Oracle Allen has been talk ing about her little blue hat for years. Fact is, she hasn't 6 single blue chapeau In her entire wardrobe. LikeN that mythical brother.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-10-18

lin that ieyerish a,mospherr1 You
you appealed 20 me in certain
Wy. that's all know that nov
Gerald And ! don't want 20 &
hack 20 what I left behind me. :
dau't want that kind of ufe-yours
and and pad's~
lie looked % her hard. and she
saw an almost wistful disappoint.
ment enter his eyes
"Well--of course-iha, lets me
ous.- be said slowly. "Hnt you hap
pen 10 ba The ouly girl I've ever
wanted 90 marry. Silver. And I'm
thirtyfwo now" lie was thought
tut for moment. Are you sure
you WON'T want % 90 hack after
you have had a taste - this Hfe7
I can't see Silver Grcuoble living
Ia n place ike this It's al right
FOR you 20 Ike it--hut the place
has 80 Ike you. remember. or it's
going 20 raise h--l with yon. Did
you ever ~ee a prize pup trying 20
make up 10 a pack of mongrelsi
It's a 10; of fun-lf you don't hap
pen 10 care FOR the prize pup"
I'm taking that chance" she re-.
torted. Anyhow don't consider
myself n prize pup. have n good
deal 10 live down. Gerald
lie patted her lnierlocked anEers
I'm sarry you feel that way about
g. darling" he said softly. Guess
I'm 20 blame
Sllvcrs free laugh rang out II
should say you were mott II I
do anything. It's because want
70. whether ivs right or wrong
Gerald gave low whistle
There speaks Jim Crenoble p be
said soherly. but Ia believe YOU
silver. And wish you luck. n IL
doesn't work out. I won't be FAR
Away A. least not gor awhile. 10
you want me 20 drive sou up 60 The
hoasef IN promise not 20 set foot
on one little biz of your sacred"
Gerald" Silver interrupted sharp.
Is. She thought quickly Tor a mo-
meat IAN right-drIse me up"
Quite abruptly and mysicrlously.
her relationship with Gerald Lucas
had changcd--had changed so that
Il seemed u had never existed. Less
than a month ago. his very pres
ence would have thrown Ter into a
panic Of wild emotion. Was Il
her fathers death that had made
her a different person. or was n
this uncompromislng landscape. IN
which Gerald aud his kind seemed
a little absurd Both. perhaps. But
there was something else. too
something which she could not pull
40 10 the light and analyze.
Gerald was turning the car In a.
the Willard gate. And there. be-.
tween poplar trees that were defined
vaguely against moon that was
Ike a rising red world. stood
Corinne In her white dress
Silver got out OF the car. Gerald
swung II abou, 10 leave Immediate
ly. but Corlnne came toward II and
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-10-18

pea;ed. And ahere have you been
al my Hfe7~
Where nice girls always are. &"
cor.ane replied archly. Living At
anene wiih mother
"Just n nice. old fashioned girl. q"
Gerald bantcred Hmlably. We'll.
come along out TO Emerald bay
some night When mother Isn't
around Bring her out with you.
Silver"
silver stepped TO the side Of
the car.
Gerald" she said. you're going
TO be late FOR your appointment
And besides"
"RlEhto. silver" Gerald pu, In
Immediately. 4 vas forgetting. See
you both later"
The car shot into the road and
vanished beyond the ,hickci where
the highway turned to the south.
Well must sny--you have a
way o. dismisslng people" Corinne
observed
I just happen 10 know Gerald. "
Silver said quietly.
$50 have heard" Corlnue 70.
markcd. Hes not Al am what /
imagined him. And be is awfully
good booking isn't hcf"
Silver was though,ful Tor a mo.
ment
"Corlnne.~ she said al last. Il
don't want Gerald around here AZ
all"
Wen it's no affair of mine. ms
dear" Corlnne said laz,ly. and be-
gan calling 20 her dog. who was
exploring the nnderbrush on the
hlll
Something deep within Silver
trcmblcd She saw Corinne turn
away aud 40 toward the house.
From among the shadows under the
great oak came the sound % Jason
playing a quaint old lullaby. The
music. miuElinE with the unbroken
ehurrius % the frogs. seemed 10
come from FAR away. from a past
of halfremembered. half.forgo,ten
things
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-10-18

something mas 10 happen ever,
rear," f'hronie said. ~Aud he's such
a nice boy. too. Well. hurry up and
Get washed supper Is ready"
Is Corinne home yet:" Roddy
asked
shes upstairs chans,n' her
clothes. Have you seen Silver any.
where9 She went TO fetch the
COWS. hut ! haven't seen her since.
Roddy told her then of the part
silver had played In getting the boy
ready TO 20 20 Maynard with Jason.
~Nvell-that girl beats me - Phro-
ME declared but then-she's just
like her mother. remember"
YOU'D better go In and look
after things. ma" Roddy interrupt
cd.
Roddy FASTENED upstairs 10 put or
clean clothing before he sat dowb