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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

The Cheshire Meriden road will soon
be resurfaced in an experiment by the
State Highway Department that may rev.
olutionize bodybuilding in this state. A
new type of material will be used. In fact,
seven different types each bearing trade
name, will be tried out in the stretch of
10000 feet in the project. If successful,
this stretch will not have to be oiled every
year as is done customarily with ma
cadam roads. And if the oiling is elm
mated this will mean saving for the
highway department. The experiment has
been tried in small spots around the state.
This is the first time any lengthy piece
of road has been given the test and it is
anticipated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
Darling, l Am Growing Old

Picture Mayor Frank Hayes, Controller
Daniel j. Leary, City Clerk John Fitz-
maurice, City Sheriff William j. Roach
harmonizing in the strains of the above
soulful melody. They totter as the high
notes are reached; their long grey boards
tremble with emotion. Age is written
plainly on their wrinkled countenances. 1t
is a sad picture one that no artist could
paint, but fairly easy for the editorial
writers on the Waterbury Republican,
American to put, not on canvas, but in
printers ink, so that all who tarry on
editorial pages may read
Perhaps we are too imaginative, though.
We admit the picture as above was not
there, but the implication surely was when
we find that it is the youth of the candl-
dates for nomination on the Independent
democratic ticket which appeals the most
to the Waterbury American. Not once,
but thrice, does the writer refer to the
youth of the candidates, all of which
makes one wonder when age became
requisite for holding political office. We
never found the age of the present incum-
bents of the City Hall weighing heavily
against them. In fact it's a pretty youth
full looking set.
U AS to IAN end of the winning of the
Hayes organization by default of repub-
licans," we'll that will be decided October
g. And a good many innocent partici-
pants in this coming affray, permeated
with lofty thoughts about civic pride, ETC.,
gre going to find themselves on the tip
end of limb. It's easy to be seen there;
missiles find an easy target. He who
throws in turn gets hit. The adage about
the person who fights by the sword dy-
ing by the sword finds remarkable par
allel in those who dabble in politics becom-,
ing very much caught up in it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
Stop Signals Up

The reversal of form in Rhode Island
this week should make both democratic
and republican leaders take notice. The
latter are noticeablely pleased over the
results of the special congressional cleo
ti0r in which the cop. candidate was re-
turned victorious. 1t was not one-sided
victory, but it was convincing one and this
in the fact of democratic victories in that
district in the last two elections. State
and national leaders will be obliged to
consider the outcome of this balloting
whether they want TO or not.
Colonel Frank Knox, Chicago news
saser publisher with his eyes on the re-
znblican presidential nomination in 1886,
claims that the Roosevelt administration
sought to buy the election and failed dis
z1H||f 81 the task. We think the colonel Is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
Whispering Gallery

Prior to Mr.. Cramer's appear
ance on the investigating COM
mittee'e witness stand there had
been circulated nationally ru-
mors to the effect that President
Roosevelt was exhibiting certain
alarming symptoms. His "smile
is not so ready, he displayed
an unusual irritation when ques-
toned, he was Sin need Of q
rest, "the strain was telling" on
him, ct cetera, ct cetera. These
rumors were spread not only by
word of mouth but also included
in the press dispatches of parti-
san newspaper correspondents.
The animosity back of the stor-
les became SO obvious and their
authenticity 50 questionable that
decent Washington correspond
ents like Arthur Krock of the
New York Times and Mark Sui
Ivan Of the Herald Tribune felt
called upon to brand them as
unqualified falsehoods. N e VS.
commentators, who not only
were out Of sympathy with Mr..
Roosevelt's political philosophy
and his administration program
but fought fiercely against both,
in common honor and their own
eelf-respect did their best to
counteract the constantly grow
ing Misrepresentation about the
Presidents physical and mental
condition. Still the rumors spread
and the innuendos grew uglier.
The whispering campaign was Off
To a flying start.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

bill, regardless of merit, shall be
given the cold shoulder. Thus
the administration measure, as
it comes from committee, Is to
be damned through without
change.
Reason for Matching this
strategy is first, the heat, and
second, but equally Important,
the Progressives.
The latter, headed by Bob
LaFollette, are itching to get at
the tax bill. Loaded to the
gunwales with amendments,
primed with red-hot oratory,
they are all set for a knock
down drag-out fight to jack UP
rates from top to bottom.
BILLION DOLLAR SOCK
They have been waiting long
time for a crack at the tax laws
and they propose making the
most of their opportunity. If
they have their way the bill will
be transformed into a billion
dollar purse-socker instead of
the modest revenue producer
evolved by the Senate Finance
committee.
The job of blocking the pro-
gressives, therefore, is no easy
one, even for such greased-skid
artists as Joe Robinson and Pat
Harrison.
They have just one trump
card up their sleeves.
This is the weather. All
Congress Is hot, tired and fraz.
zled, anxious to go home. Sem
ate leaders are making the
most of this, are promising
that IL there Is gentlemen's
agreement" on the tax bill, the
session will wind up before
Labor day.
Otherwise they prophesy
weeks of oratory.
NEPOTISM
A lot is heard of nepotism in
Congress, but not much about
nepotism in government depart
ments.
Here are a few cases:
Harry w. Blair, of Missouri, is
assistant attorney general at
$4,000. Emily Newell Blair,
his wife, works with the NRA
on a per diem basis-$25 day.
James Newell Blair, their son, is
is an RFC attorney at $500.
Mrs. Blair's brother-in- law. p.
w. Chappell, serves on the Con-
Citation Board, Department of
Labor. (Mrs. Blair, a National
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

Committeewoman. is the job
getter for the family.)
Marshall Coles, chief of Public
Relations with MIRA at $4,000
has a brother, Harry G. Coles,
in the Legal Division of MIRA at
$4,000, and has a sister, Gather.
Inc Coles, in the Petroleum Adj
ministration at $4,000.
DIR. Meredith Givens of MIRA
Research and Planning at 5000,
has a wife, known as Ruth
Ayres, on MIRA Consumers Ad-
visory Board at $4,000, and a
sister in Research and Planning
at $3.50.
Walter G. HOoke, MIRA Con-
struction Division, gets $500.
He has two sons, one Walter G.
Hooke, Jr., paid $4,000; the
other, Robert ID. Hooke of the
National Labor Relations board,
$500.
NOTE: Miss Catherine Coles
has resigned her position as Sec
rotary to Norman L. Meyers Of
the Petroleum Administrative
Board. She Is now Mrs. Norman
L. Meyers.
COTTON TENANTS
The famous Meyers report de-
scribing conditions among tenant
cotton farmers in Arkansas still
is suppressed by the AAA, but
Harry Hopkins is ignoring Ches-
ter Davis censorship by pgetting
out q report of his own.
Though not yet completed,
its preliminary findings show
that conditions of tenant farm.
ers and share-crOppcrs, always
bad i'm the South, have been
greatly aggravated by the AAA
acreage curtailmcnt program.
In other words 1t shows that
the cototn reduction work Of
AAAdministrato Davis has SIM
ply increased the work of
FERAdministrato Hopkins by
swelling his relief rolls. Evicted
tenant farmers have fallen back
on the FERA.
MERRY.GO.ROUND
Members of the House who
HdtC qulSliy uCpdItCu 4Oi jioit0
without waiting for adjourn
ment are in danger of losing
part of their pay If some col
league should raise the issue of
unauthorized absence. There is a
law on the statute books which
permits docking members of
congress who absent themselves
from sessions. In 1894, when
several congressman filibustered
by staying away from the cham
Der, the law was invoked and
part of their pay taken away.
-. Auto makers report con-
tinued high-level production,
with total output at around ST.
900 cars week. In the first six
months of this year the total pro-
duction was 2,373,471 cars, an
increase of SO per cent over
1884 and higher than every
other similar period since 1929.
The motor boom is attributed
chiefly to better conditions
among farmers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
Old STUFF Here

I doubt II the whispering cam
paign outlined by Mr.. Cramer
would have had much effect in
Waterbury. Here at home we
are SO hardened to such stuff
that little attention is paid to it.
The city administration has been
the victim of SO much and such
constant abuse on the part
of the two newspapers which
hate it that It can afford, as Mr..
Roosevelt did, to laugh at the
abusers. The local snipers,
however, are wiser in their way
than the New Jersey advertising
man. In writing his letter about
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Cramer
laid himself open to action for
libel. Not so the whisperers
about the city administration.
They possess a guile almost as
great as their cowardice. Libel
suits are costly luxuries and It is
much more discreet to attempt
to secure the desired effect with
out falling foul of the law.
Therefore, whenever 1t is pos
sible to suggest by insinuation or
innuendo that the city adminis-
tration, or its officials, is init
mately connected with any form
Of vice, corruption, dishonesty,
or general crookedness that ex-
lists, or can be imagined to exist,
in a community, the insinuation
Is made and the innuendo is
broadcast. It does not snatter
that there Is neither justification
nor foundation for the impiica-
lions. 1t is of no concern to the
propagandists that they are
guilty of bearing false witness
against their neighbors. The only
consideration that is important is
that some miserable political end
may be reached. Character as
sassination Is something too
trifiing to be considered. The end
on Leavenworth Street is the re-
moval from office of the present
administrator and any means,
however filthy, that can be used
to secure it is deemed to be jus
tifiable. AS 1t always happened,
such methods bring on their own
punishment. The time has long
passed when anyone in Water
bury, who has reached the use
of reason and retains 1t, pays at
tention to baseless insinuations
and scurvy innuendos. What be-
gan as political policy has de-
generated into degraded per-
sonal passion, and the utterances
Of near-libels which once might
have been noticed by the public
are now recognized for exactly
what they are:
"A tale told by an idiot. full of
sound and fury. signifying moth
ing"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
A Book a Day
What Makes a Jury
Do What 1t Does
BY BRUCE CATION

1t is hard to contemplate a GRIM
inal trial without rejecting on the
extent to which the defendant must
be at the mercy of the mental and
emotional quirks of the individual
Jurors. Their verdict may be less a
result of the evidence they have
heard than of the psychological
reactions which certain witnesses,
lawyers or the prisoner himself
have touched fin their heads.
Gerald Bullet provides an ex-
cellent fiietional study of this sort
of thing in hi sne wnovel, 1.-THE
Jury" This book, which drags at
the beginning, but moves rapidly
as 1t approaches its climax, tells
how an innocent man was nearly
convicted of murded because the
jurors pondered on their own feel
ings rather than on the evidence
submitted in court.
The prisoner in this book is a
young Englishman accused of poi
him is plausible, but not convinc-
ing; yet the jury comes within an
ace of hanging him because its
members feel instead of think.
To make his story convincing,
Mr.. Bullet tells the life story of
each juror, showing how each
man or woman Is conditioned by
past experience In such away as TO
make an impartial weighing Of the
facts almost impossible.
The supposed crime Is such that
It arouses q peculiar horror In
their breasts. In their deliberations
they are guided by that horror,
rather than by the question wheth-
or the defendant has actually been
proved gullty--untii. at last, ono
Juror is able to inject enough COM
mon sense into the proceedings 70
bring an acQuittal.
II makes an Interesting story.
Published hV Kuonf. Il cos(a 41.te.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

Cam you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to last
page for the answers.
1. Who were rreyja and
Frigga7
.. where was WIN Rogers
born?
.. Who wrote "Moby Dick. or
4. Is President Roosevelt a
Mason?
S. Name the lake. chiefly in the
u. s., between the states OF New
York and Vermont. but extending
about miles into the province Of
Quebec. Canada.
6. From which aviation field
did Charles A. I.indbergh start on
his nonstop flight to Paris?
z. Name the secretary Of state
in the Harding cabinet.
8. What Is the name for nat
ural spring or fountain which dis
charges into the air, At more or less
regular intervals. q column Of
heated water and steamf
Q. What IL the full name OF
Governor Lehman OF New York?
10. Give the date whom the
United states declared war on
Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
TO-DAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, ''The stroke Of light
cning was q phenomena" say
"a phenomenon"

miles: including possessions the to.
tai area is 991.160 square miles.
@. Has Ethiopia a diplomatic
representative to the United
States?
A. No.
Q. Who played the role Of
Ledrantz in 1.-THE House of Roths-
child?"
A. Boris Karloff.
Q. What is the product Of a
number multiplied by zero?
A. Zero.
@. What effect does rubbing
alcohol have on the skin?
A. Hardening.
Q. Give. the address Of the
Moody Bible Institute.
A. 153 Institute Place, Chicago,
Ill.
@. What Is a Bridewell?
A. A House Of Correction for
short term and minor Offenders, in
contrast to a prison or peniten-
tiary.
@. What did 1t cost to build the
Holland vehicular tunnel?
A. $4S,400,00O.
II you want a copy OF our new
Booklet FAVORITE POEMS, write
to The Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, enclosing ten
cents (lOc> for postage and hand
ling.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

binary decency to turn Mr..
Cramer's letter over to the pos
tai authorities and shocked to
learn that his reply to the Gre
ator Of the scheme was not the
prompt, and kind of answer it
deserved instead of an apology
for failure to acknowledge its re-
ceipt sooner. The Edison Indus
tries, Inc, acted with prompt
ness and propriety when 1t fired
Mr.. Cramer on the bat. It VIII
be interesting to watch what Mr..
Groesbeck, chairman Of the
Electric Bond and Share Com
pany will do TO his assistant, Mr..
Walker, who considered as very
pertinent" the plan to whisper
in the public ear the gladstone
news that the chief executive of
the nation should be in padded
cell instead Of the White House.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that
human destiny IL guided by the
planets, the daily horoscope Is
outlined by . noted astroIoger.
In addition 90 information Of.
general interest, it outlines i'm
formation OF special interest 20
persons born ON the designated
dates.
Most favored ones today are
those who We're born from Dec.
81 through Jan. FL.
General Indications of the Day
for Everybody.
Morning-Good.
Afternoon-Good.
Evening-Good.
This Is q very energetic day. You
should do things which require
energy and effort.
Today's Birthdate.
You should gain ,eminence and
be an outstanding person in some
line.
You should have q very success
full period during Feb. 1885. Pleas
ure. love affairs and speculation
should flourish.
Guard your health and those
around you during May, 1895.
Danger Dec. 20. 1935--Jan. /,
1895.
Readers desiring additional IN.
formation regarding their horo.
scopes are invited 10 communal
cate with octavine IN care az this
newspaper. Enclosc 3 ilarce cent
stamped, self-ad,iresscd envelopr.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
The Difference

In his letter of apology to
President Roosevelt Mr.. Cramer
wrote:-
II wish to offer my sincere
apologies for having written
the letter which was the basis
OF last Thursdays hearing.
Please believe me that IT was
written at q time when ] was
stunned by the prospect that
legislation sponsored by your
administration might destroy
an investment representing
considerable part Of my lifc's
savings.
"On calmcr consideration I
cannot but realize that even
under such circumstances
there can be no defense for
even considering anything as
unfair ms q Whispering cam.
paign.' Have publicly aclknowl-
edged that ann ashamed. Per. !
init me to make the same ac.
acknowledgements to you"
1t Is too much to expect that
some day our local Mr.. Cramer
will be moved to write a similar
expression Of regret and publicly
acknowledge that he Is ashamed.
He might as well do so because
Waterbury long ago realized that
he ought to be ashamed. One
essential difference between the
two characters makes the expec-
tation untenable. Mr.. Cramer of
Plainfield. New Jersey, Is only a
whisperer. His local emulator is
just sufferer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
Daily Almanac

Sun rises 5;54 a. M; sets $500 p. M.
daylight tlme).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty min
utes after sunset.
HIeh tec al New Haven Saturday. Aug
ust 10, TAT y. M; low tide. 2:2l q. M.
daylight timol,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

The strange case of the dead fish in
the Wallingford reservoir isn't strange af-
ter all. The first diagnosis of suffocation
through lack of oxygen in the water was
correct. So an autopsy performed by
Professor Charles r. Hoover reveals.
There's too much vegetable matter in the
pond and the increase in that plus the in
crease in fish life failed to compensate.
The result was the fish died and will so
long as the plant life multiplies.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

COHupAlIye 0aO
not fancy having on its payroll a
gentleman whose after-hours ac-
tivities included the harmless
pastinne of making merry sug-
restions to holding companies
about the tactics they should
pursue IL they wished to keep the
Congress Of the u. s. A. from
cutting their threats. There is
some uncertainty whether the
Wheeler-Rayburn bill, with its
clause making unnecessary hold
ing companies a thing Of the in
glorious past, will be passed with
the death sentence in 1t. There
is no uncertainty whatever about
Mr., Cramer's future. The Edison
Industries, Inc. has already APP
piled the knife of dismissal to
Mr.. Cramer's jugular vein. ana
he In now a candidate for the po-
eition of Last Man in Line In
New Jerseys army of the unem-
ployed. In his anxiety to pre-
serve uncut the throat OF the
holding companies Mr.. Cramer
has awakened to the unpleasant
realization that his own has been
severed. The story is a sordid
one but its telling points a moral.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

Gno n q 1 q ! n 3
company lobby
in washington
is Mr.. e. p.
Cramer Of New
J . r Sc ". Mr..
era m er has
been Ared from
his job with
the r h o m a 3
A. e d il o n
industries, Inc.
Evidently the
Edison Indus
tri 8, In Q :,
which Is neith-
er q holding
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
A Thought for Today

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you
one thing; Is 1t lawful on the sabbath days to
do good or to do evil? to save life, or to de-
stroy it?-St. Luke go.
The green oasis, the little grassy meadow
in the wilderness, where, after the weekday
Journey, the pilgrim halts for refreshment
and responsibilities Reade.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
sacriheiaI Goat

The latest sacrfficial goat to be
offered up as q result OF disclos-
ures before the United States
Senate committee investigating
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09
Washington Merry Co. Round
BY DREW
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN 49,
Authors of "aierry "More Merry. 4oun

9-Those to pilot the ad-
through the senate
of
they Washington is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

Some day bright young pacifist is go
ing to start an organization of Veterans
of Prevented Wars.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

Now the warship manufacturers, too,
are bringing out new models.
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THE EDITOR.
@. Is a man who deserts from
the army in time Of peace liable
to arrest?
A. For three years following
his desertion. he is liable to arrest,
and after that time he is not liable
to arrest, provided that during
those three years he has lived
within the United States under his
true name.
@. How is leather made white
A. Either by tanning with ma
terial which leaves the leather nat
urally white, or by covering it with
a lacquer finish containing white
pigment.
O.. What is the technical name
for the herb called ave finger?"
A. Ginseng. y.
Q. How large is the kingdom
of Italy?
A. Exclusive Of colonial pos
sessions the area is 1874 square
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-09

Mr.. .Groesbeck has denounced
the idea Of q whispering CAM
paign as too ridiculous and de-
clared that neither he nor his
associates would tolerate" such
a proposal. But Mr.. Groesbeck's
assistant, Mr.. Walker, evidently
not only tolerated the proposal
to start the whisper that the
President Of the United States
was a lunatic but also considered
the suggestion 30 very pertinent
that he hled Il away for future
reference. It Is plain that some
fiiing clerk in the Electric Bond
and share Company Offices made
the mistake of putting Mr..
Cramer's letter in the wrong file,
that 10 the one where the sen.
ate investigators could ind Il.
Mr.. Walker is 'isorry that your
letter did not get the prompt an
swer st deserved. Honorable
people Of both major political
parties ana executives OF honest
holding utility organizations ex-
perienoed Q different sort OF sor-
rev when the correspondents
was exposed. They were panied
that Mr.. walker. assistant 70 Mr..
0roesbaek, did not have tho Or