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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
A Book a Day
This Man Took His Religion Seriously
By BRUCE CAPTION

Thornton Wilder gets the new publishing year off to a good start with "Heaven's My Destination" a novel in which, like Samuel But. Ter, he seems to suggest that the only thing which would shock pco- ple more than to hear Christianity iiouted would be to see 1t put into practice.
 His hero is a young book sales man who Is incredibly religious. In fact, in a world of pretenses and self deIusions, he makes the as- founding experiment of fitting his every act into the Biblical mold. As result. everybody thinks he's crazy.
 He concludes that interest Is un- scriptural. 50 he empties his bank account--thercby iprecipitating c run and getting himself arrested. He pays off hoidup man and let's him gO--and gets arrested again. He talks a millionaire into giv- ing away his fortune, wanders into a houset of joy and mistakes the madam and her staff for happy Christian family, adopts a wall of A girl because he thinks It his duty, hunts the country over for Q farmers daughter with whom, pri. or to being saved. he had dallied briefly, and marries her--some- what against her will.
 Tn fact. by the simple process or following primitive Christianity across modern America, he has the oddest adventures imaginable. And in accounting these adventures Mr
 Wilder, in q sly back-handed way, tells us great deal about human nature and about American, sociesy
 ---and writes an exceedingly pene- trating and thoughtful eatiEe
 which you are urged not 70 miss. Published by Harpers. the pook sells at sz.6O. It is the January choice of the Book-of-the-M Month Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
ChuckleC Corner
NosING AROUND
By John Ioux

By John I.Oux
 Tn the kitchen of a woman who dishes the dirt you'll likely find some dirty dishes.
 It's not exactly the cold weather that husbands mind. It's the coal weather.
 The kind of man II like to be Would spend his wad on one big
 spree.
 Raising a family is like cleaning house. There's . certain amount of beating to be done.
 Which is more proper: to ride the freight cars like a bum, or t0 thumb your way like a scholar? It must have been the moon last night
 made riding in that truck seem right. The drivers kiss was lots of fun M And at the time.sit semed well done; But how can one romantic stay, A-trucking fish for market day? 4 man who gives unsound nd- vice has one thing in common with the girl who uses too much. lip- stick. Their victims get in the red A girl who takes the long walk home
 Has brAlns-not gin. within he's dome. know 2 fellow who has worked In some Of the toughest Joints il the city. Now he's old and has own bum joints.
 Some folks live 'to cat. but chews to live,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

posed central authority should have enough financial power to influence the policy Of local authorities It should insure the desired coordination by the methods of loans or grants, made liberaIIy in times of depression and sparingly in times os prosperity" Tie report suggests that in- ternational coordination would be very useful, too, but it is hardly possible at this time. Coordination within any given country is about all that can be hoped for soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

ing. wanted 1t made less specific.
 But Senator Wagner, labor champion and tltular author of the Dill, insisted on the prOvi- sion.
 It Is certain to be challenged vigorously by employer groups and It's packers expect 1t to be one of the chief battle grounds of the social security legislation. ONLY A CONGRESSMAN
 When New Mexico's sole con- gressman came to Washington he got q welcome that was @ surprise to him. He registered at the Hotel Washington, went up to his room, disrobed, and got into the tub for bath.
 A knock came at the door. It was q bell-hop offering to take the gentleman's clothes to be pressed. Soon another knock. A news photographer. Presently two more. arrivals - newsncn asking for an interview.
 In desperation the congress- man Licked up the telephone.
 Look here, Mr. Manager, I want to be let alone. Whats the reason for all this disturbance. anyhow?"
 Then the explanation came.
 "Sorry, Mr Dempsey. I've just discovered 1t myself. You sec, tisc nanic Jack Dempsey Is a bit misleading, and when the boys saw 1t on the register, they thought 1t was the Jack Deinp- scy."
 "No. no, I'm only a congress- man. was the reply. WARPATH
 Secretary George H. Dern Is on the warpath.
 The stolid war department executive is a slow starter. But when his dander is aroused he Is q logged fighter.
 And his ire has been touched to the quick.
 The reason Is some secret in- ner administration sniping at his protege, Senior Assistant Attor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

Creation of a traffic court in Waterbury as proposed to the Legislature yesterday would have to be predicated on the success of the court now existing at Danbury. Although the idea was preached rather generally back few years ago so far as we know the Danbury court is the only one of it's kind in the state. Perhaps the inclusion of district centering around Waterbury in the scheme would be but the forerunner of the establishment of the dis trict court plan which will eliminate even the traffic courts, not to mention city and police courts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
MERRY.GO.RoUND

The existence of the securities exchange commission has cer- tainly made some big changes in Wall street. When the tip spread through the financial district re- gently that certain operators were staging a secret bear raid on government securities. ofIi- cials of the New York Stock Exchange immediately launched an investigation and they got no prompting from Washington. |. The prominent presence at White House functions of the secretarial staffs Of President and Mrs Roosevelt is causing some private muttering among certain high ranking senatorial wives. It appears that the prcce- dence-conscious ladies feel that they have been sighted in seat ing arrangements by being plac- ed lower down the table than members of presidential clerical stan. :. The action of Joseph E. Weaver, head of the bureau Of navigation and steamboat inc spectiOn. in refusing to make public the reports of naval ofil. cers assigned to check on safety . appliances of merchant vessels following the Moryo Castle dis-' aster, may lead to . senate in- vestigation. Viewers explanation for his secrecy was that "this is no time to arouse the suspicious of the travelling public" Senator Pat McCarran says that he has been privately informed that the reports disclose widespread in. fractions of the law and that he will offer q resolution calling for n public probe of shipping conditions and Weaver's atti- tude.
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ney General Harold M. Stephens.
 A New England born and edu- catcd Utahan, Stephens is head of the antitrust division of the Justice department and one of its ablest and most liberal law yers.
 Because of his outstanding ability and the known fact that he Is highly regarded by mem- bers of the supreme court. Att torney General Cummings desig- mated Stephens to argue the governments side of the New Deal cases which have come be- fore the court this term. Notwithstanding these facts. however, there has been some busy whispering against Steph- ems in inner administration cir cies.
 Just who Is behind tlsIs mndcr- cover knifIng is . mystery but Stcpicn's friends have . strong suspicion.
 On various occasions, he has found 1t necessary to criticize caustically certain of the youth ful attorneys, who clutter up the legal staffs of the recovery agcn- cies. for the sloppy and incOm- petent manner in which tn y were doing their work.
 It Is know that Stephens admonitions were resented and there has been much hostile muttering against him in these quarters.
 CONGRESS ROOKIE
 When C. G. Binderup, new democratic congressman from Nebraska, bought rubber stamp in the house office build. ing the other day, he said. i've always heard that's what con- gressnen are for
 But the folks back in Nebras- ka don't expect any rubber stamping from Binderup. His book, Depression, the Cause and the Cure" is an economic Bible in their homes.
 Another Bindcrup book has q theme much like tine favOrite ChmphiBn tucEue OI MbbbIssIVpl BilbO: "Our Invisible Govern ment, The Power Behind The Throne"
 Rcsembiin both Bilbo and Huey Long In his left-wing eco- homie ideas. Binderup is too nild-mannered to compete with their "heli-raising." Born in Denmark, he came to this coun- try with his parents at the age of six months, grew up on q ranch In southwest Nebraska. herded cattle near the ranch where George r. (commodity Dollar) Warren was herding sheep. They used to pay 10 cents in. Nebraska to hear Binderup speak; but in Washington, things are different.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
Selected Poem
ITALIAN MUSICIANS

John Jordan Douglass in the New York Times) heard you playing in n crowded street, Three wanderers from beneath blue Italian skies Hayhap from Rome old Caesars regal seat, Where. Ike Hon. the tawny Tiber lies: You piped to Pan from many wind stirred hill And mad Terpsichore came to dance her fll Diam came with her wild huntress' horn And Circc bound her flowing hair once more. Sad Ariadne called to rose-red morn, Down where the brought treasures to the
 shore.
 From old Italian garden flowed that tide While all the crowd stood silent, wonder eyed. tossed you. half in jest, brace of coins-- To you whose sIres once leashed the Saxon's Ioins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

Washington, Jan. 23-Govern- ment attorneys admit privately that there is one vulnerable point in their defense of the constitutionality of the gold clause.
 This Is the fact that congress delegated to the president the power to manipulate the value of the dollar.
 The authority of congress to make changes in the monetary unit, they assert, Is beyond ques- tion. The constitution expressly states that congress shall have the power to "coin money and regulate the value thereof"
 But whether 1t has the right to turn that power over to an- other branch of the government is something else again..
 The administration contends that it has, but it's legal jousters concede privately that this point is the Achilles heel of their case. CONGRESS TAEK
 Visitors to the Capitol are thronging the senate galleries these days to see the big show. but many turn away bewildered and disappointed.
 And here are typical c o m . mcnts showing why:
 "SceIncd like they were tend- ing 10 their own business but not to the speaker" T'yc heard the house of rcprcsentg- tivcs, and l expected to hear clOqucncc in the senate dcpart- ment, but | didn't" "I didn't listen much. Huey Long was walking all around the floor, and I was watching him." "Rc- minds me of what we used to do back In school days--anythlng but listen to the teacher" "I was there ten minutes and l didn't near Huey Long," "A lot of kibitzi." I guess they haven't got started yet" 'I wonder how they make our laws if they don't pay any more at- tcntiOn than that"
 LABOR VICTORY
 There is one provision In the administration omnibus social security bill where the hand Of organized labor guided the draft ing pen.
 This section is in the unem- ployment insurance portion of the measure.
 It provides that no worker shall be disqualified from re- ceiving benefits because he participates In a strike. refuses to take work at standards below those prevailing in the locality. or because he refuses to join co.npany union or insists upon Joining the labor union Of his own choosing"
 old Guarders in the inn CT council objected to this word
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

ted States, are imported from Germany? A. Among the important ones are: tin, chemicals and allied products. hides and skins, and chemical wood pulp. c. What were the total receipts from the 1934 World Series base- ball gares7
 A. $1.031,541. If you want . copy of our bull letin THE CONGRESS, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash intOn Bureau, enclosing i've cents fin postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

Regardless of personal opinions on the World Court, we don't think that Father Coughlin made out so well in his denuncia- tion of it last Sunday as he has in other causes which he has espoused from time to time The radio priest seemed a bit more vehement, even vindictive in his utterances There is plenty of sentiment in the United States aginst the World Court. We never heard it expressed, though, in quite the language or attitude that the crusading priest adopted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
In New York

Broadway starts at 249md street in hte Bronx, weaves through Manhattan. vnnislles into the llarlDoF of Battery Park and next reappcaFs niysferlousIy (during winter rsOnths) in florida. Paul Harrison, who writes Demo- crat's aIn New York" column, has picked up this pleasure trail In the southland and will report on the dolngs Of Broad. wayfarers there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
Horoscope
By oCTAyINE

For persons who believe that lt. man destiny is guided by tie planets. the daily horoscope Is out. lined by noted astrOiOger. ln addition to information of general interests. tt outlines infOrinatlOn of special intrecst to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN


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Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
A Thought for Today

If ye fulnII the royal law according 10 the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy DeIghbOr as thyself, ye do wcll.-Jamcs 2:S.
 It Is the duty of men to love even those who injure them--Marcus Antoninus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

A paper expert in Wisconsin says vol ume of paper consumption is measure of civilization, so we spose tabloids are civ ilization's high water mark
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23

All these hundreds of millions of new deposits in the banks don't make any hit with sensible people. They ought to be in circulation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-23
JANUARY 24

JANUARY 24
 There is not much strength In the day until the evening. The later hours are good and favor many things, but particularly those concerned with important enterprises, companies or people.
 If you were born under the rays of VIRGO August 24-September 23) you should wear, or have the color of heliotrope around you. It represents your sign. Peach color. apricot, pale orange and dark green are also good colors for you.
 BiPthdate
 You may make sudden changes, or your affairs be turned from their accustomed routine from May IS through June 20. There Is fortunate period indicated for you from November 21 through 30.
 Danger December i0-13. 1885. Socially favorable November IF. 14, '1936.
 Headers dcslging additional in- formation regarding their hOrO. scopes are invited fO cOnlniunjcate with OctnylDe lSi care Of this pews. paper. Enclose q Scent stamped | .m9N q. N. a..s..sa.<.sH 4.aawmfsaaaa
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The Washington times., 1935-03-25
Need Some Bulk

Even though the babies had
no teeth when first put on a
vegetable diet, chewing exercise
was good for their jaws and
food not too highly compressed
food with a certain bulk-is
better for their intestines.
This is a good point for
mothers to remember when,
after consulting their own doc
tor, they first begin to give
solid food to their little ones.
Yvonne, Annette, Cecile, Emf
lie and Marie are not finicky
about food, as I have said in
an earlier article. They nearly
always eat what is put before
them, although the nurses no.
tice that Yvonne seems a little
less keen about certain kind
Of celery soup in which various
vegetables have been cooked
and which has a rather dis
tinctive flavor.
Peas they are very fond Of;
spinach, too. They eat carrots
with gusto and they like their
egg-yolk or coddled egg.
Each time they are given a
new food only a little is served
to them at first, in order to
make sure that it agrees with
them, but so far we have had
practically no trobule,
The Washington times., 1935-03-25

Dear Miss Fairfax:
81 never can remember when
r didn't know Harry. We lived
near each other and went to
grade school together. But his
home wasn't happy like ours;
his father drank and his mother
wore herself out trying to keep
the family going, and died of
consumption when Harry was
twelve.
"He sold papers and had no
regular home, and when he was
about sixteen he got in with a
gang and began to go wrong.
Still, we always cared a lot
about each other, and he used to
hope he'd be able to go to
night school, SO he could get a
decent job.
SENT TO JAIL
"Then he got into trouble, sure
enough. He was with some boys
who robbed a StOre-he looked
out for the cop on the corner,
but didn't go in the place at all.
Still, they we're all sent to Jail.
'When he came out he came
to see me first thing, and told
me If he starved he meant to go
straight. 1t was awfully hard
for him to keep a job, because
people would hear he'd been
sent up and he'd get fired.
"My father wouldn't let him
come to the house, and as 1
really loved him, I used to
meet him away from home.
He got job in another State
and we were married secretly.
MY father found out about us
and informed on him, so he
has lost that job, too.
dad says he intends to
have the marriage annulled,
but I shall stick to Harry
always, no matter what hap
pens. Miss Fairfax, don't you
think it's wrong not to give a
boy chance when he wants
to go right? DELLA B."
Yes, I think it's too bad not
to give anyone who wants to
go right chance.
There ought to be some way
of separating the sheep from
the goats; some way of diffen-
entiating between old criminals
and first offenders-boys from
wretched homes who have gone
wrong through bad company,
have taken their medicine, and
desire to go right. Yet they
lose job after job when some
one informs on them.
In prison this boy would
have fraternized with inmates
and learned of underworld char
acters who would have befriend-
ed him when his time was up.
But he came out and has been
going straight for two years,
The Washington times., 1935-03-25

Choosing furniture to make a
room lovely is a little like
choosing guests for a successful
party. You've got to be some
what careful how you mix them!
Take that lovely Queen Anne
settee your great-grandmother
left you-or it's modern adapta-
ton that may be bought so in
extensively. What furniture
would keep the best company
with it? Say a sturdy seven
teenth century oak chair and
carved oak tables? Or would
you select graceful adaptations
Of eighteenth century ma
hogany?
A Delightful Group
Our picture gives you the an.
swer-and what a charming an
swer it is! On one side of the
settee, darling little tripod
table adapted from a Chippen-
dale design; on the other side,
a Federal American drop-leaf
sewing table, practical, yet love-
ly; and, in the foreground, a
ladder-back Chippendale chair
that is marvelously decorative.
Notice that these three pieces
are not in the same design as
the Queen Anne love seat. Yet
they harmonic perfectly because
all have the same general feel
ing in design and all are in cor
rect proportion. They are
particularly effective against
their background of scenic wall
paper.
Why should the seventeenth
century carved oak furniture
have been the wrong choice?
Because it would have been too
heavy and too far removed in
its own nature from the love
seat. That modest little piece
Of furniture would have looked
as forlorn as a shy young girl
at boisterous party!
Generally speaking, you can
feel safe in combining late eight
eenth century styles with those
of early eighteenth or early nine
teenth. Say you want new din.
The Washington times., 1935-03-25

perforations, cut-outs, stitching,
strippings, cordings, inlays, over.
lays, appliques, lattice effects,
even by feminine ruchings. =.
and anything else you can
think of.
Color Is Dominant
Color, however. is even more
dramatic this year. You'll find
many, many navy shoes worn
to contrast with gray or beige
clothes, and there are brighter
blue shoes. Black and navy
shoes are trimmed in white,
and later on light shoes wilA
have dark piping. Brown is
good, of course, and is also
trimmed. Really bright colors
will be worn by some people,
and they no doubt show the
way for summer and another
spring, though few of them
have been seen in town so far.
AS to materials, leather Is
grained to give us many new
and interesting surfaces, and
there is texture interest in the
fabrics used. Mat calf, kid,
patent, reptiles and the un-
usual grains are all good. Later
on there will be a multitude
of fabrics, and they will be
combined with feathers in in
teresting manner. Open weaves,
of leather or fabric, are i'm
portant from now on.
The Washington times., 1935-03-25
abies Readily ACQUIRE Good Food Habits and Table Manners
DIN TIM en- t
Benefits
SCALP
By JULIET SHELBY


If you would be beautiful,
concentrate on acquiring a
lovely head of hair. If, for
some reason-illness, adverse
climate or lack of attention
your hair is thin and lacking
in vitality and luster, then
your problem is greater, and
you must keep your coiffure
nicely styled while you en-
courage the return of your
hair to health.
A woman whose hair is alive
and lovely with a rich sheen
may lack perfect facial fea-
lures, but still she will be called
beautiful. For a healthy scalp
is usually accompanied by q
clear, fresh-looking complexion,
and these two alone arrest ap-
proving eyes.
Take, for instance, 1nez
Courtney, of Columbia Pictures.
Miss Courtney's naturally curly
auburn hair, her glowing, trans
parent complexion and the
eagerness that wells from her
lovely eyes make her beautiful
to all who see her. Her thick,
healthy hair is her chief allure;
people are fascinated by it, they
stop to look at it, and they stop
long enough to know her and to
like her.
And let us remember that
hair beauty begins with a
healthy scalp. For the abra-
sions, eczematous conditions
and irritations that are so likely
to accompany excess dandruff
rob the hair of all its health.
With such a condition exist
ing, you can brush until your
arm is tired, have your hair
shampooed and set weekly and
use rinses or dyes-all without
being able to obtain the hair
loveliness you desire.
You must first effect a cure
before beauty can crown your
head. Clean up that scalp with
a simple medicated ointment
which contains sulphur - long
recognized for its effectiveness
in allaying skin and scalp
troubles.
Full directions come on the
jar, and it is a quick-acting,
efficacious preparation, If you
do what the manufacturer tells
you to do. 1t does not cost much
and it is equally effective for
men, women and children.
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