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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-05
FINE ARTS BODY
SUGGESTS NEW
U.S.BU!LD|NGS

Striking improvements in the
area surrounding the White House,
including several new important
Government buildings, are recon-
mended in the annual report of
the Fine Arts Commission for the
year ending December 81, 1884,
sent to Congress today by PreSi-
dent Roosevelt.
The commission would make an
area of public buildings and parks
in the neighborhood of the White
House similar to the improvements
in the Capitol area.
The commission recommends
large and imposing Government
buildings on the south side OF
Pennsylvania Avenue west of Sew
enteenth Street, and would eX-
tend this series of buildings from
Seventeenth street southwark
from Pennsylvania Avenue to
New York Avenue. The commits
sion suggests that this area could
we'll be used for rev buildings
for the War and Navy Depart
ment.
The commission is of the opin-
ion that the property on the
north side of Pennsylvania Ave
nue. opposite the State, War and
Navy Department building should
be used for the construction of
q new State Department.
The commission also suggests
that the historic Cosmos Club
building be torn down, along with
the Belasco Theater, to make
room for extension of the Treas
ury Annex, which now occupies
the southwestern corner of that
block,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-05
GROUP TO ELECT

TAKOMA PARK, Md, June S.
Annual election OF officers will be
held by the Little Theatre of Ia.
koma Park, an amateur dramatic
group, tonight at the home of Mrs.
Frederick L. Pratt, in the 100
block of Chestnut Avenue, Ia
koma Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-05
Cros|ey's *
Extra Space
Doubles the Value

You'll be surprised at the abundance Of extra space
afforded by CrosIey's famous SheIvador. Take
look at those neat shelves in the door . . they take
care Of all the small items that ordinarily clutter up
the conventionaIy designed refrigerator. Actually,
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that means real saving Of hard-eamed dollars and
cents :. in other words, you can choose CrosIey
and get all the space you need, whereas the only
way to get it in models without the Shevador is to
buy larger, more expensive model ONLY
CrosIey has the SheIvador.
CrosIey's beauty Of cabinet design, wide range Of
sizes and the simplicity Of its refrigeratng mech
anism assures the owner Of long, satisfactory exper
ience Visit The HUB tomorrow-see just how far
advanced CrosIeys many features are. We think
you will agree with the thousands Of others who
have acclaimed the CrosIey SheIvador-it's the
Refrigerator You Will Want to Own!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
A Thought for Today
Pertinent Figures

In 1884 the tax bill of the motorists OF
the United States was slightly over Sl,-
OOO.OOO,OOO. On an estimated registration
of "a, 933, 4O3 vehicles that would mean an
average tax bill of SALSA. Add this sum
to others representing the upkeep of the
family car and it will be readily seen that
SO far as being an actual necessity IN our
daily existence the automobile still re-
mains a luxury in every sense OF the word.
We need to give serious heed to the ques-
ton of lower taxes on automobiles or else
fewer cars.
A prominent petroleum industry otfl-
cial, who certainly would be preJudlced to
the point of greater use of the automobile
resulting in wider consumption of gaso-
line and oil, stated recently that, cal
though the amount collected by the federal
government on it's gasoline tax is substan-
TALLY smaller than state collections, there
is less excuse for the federal levy and
despite the fact that Congress recently
extended the gasoline tax for an additional
two years, we are going to continue the
fight against it until this levy is eventually
ellIulHdCeu
"At the time the federal gasoline tax
was first passed, Congress pledged itself
to remove this tax as soon as other
sources of revenue could be found. Add
tional income is now being obtained from
LIQUOR taxation and from income and other
federal taxes. Treasury officials predict
total increase in government income this
year over that of the last fiscal year OF
1882 100000. Congress apparently does
not intend to keep faith with the motor
lists, but we intend to continue the fight
until it is does"
That subject of liquor taxation is very
pertinent It might even be broached right
here in Connecticut, where officials are
raising the gasoline tax to compensate for
a decrease in registration fees. That is no
saving to the motorist. But there should
be one whether it is attained by diverting
liquor funds or sheer economy in road
building. We prefer the latter, though we
might be so bold as to ask how liquor tax
es are being apportioned right here in
Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

Politically-wise individuals claim that
the best interests for which the present
membership of the Republican Town Com
mittee is asked to resign, are not those of
the republican party, bat of Publisher
William ]. Pape. And the mandate issued
10 all and sundry of the committeeman
and women is not provoking the sacrifi-
cial feeling among them Rather than be-
come goats or lambs led to the slaughter
many in the ranks of the party's official
organization prefer resistance to accept
hnce.
It should be obvious to everyone by this
time that the powers behind the upheaval
in republican ranks are prepared to go to
extreme lengths to gain their ends. Just
what these ends are have never been fully
explained to the general public. 1t docs
seem, though, as if they might include the
Punishment of all who run counter to the
wishes, expressed or unexpressed, of Mr.
Pape who appears to prefer a policy of
dictation rather than Cancellation.
For number of years now Waterbury
has been pointed out as a glaring example
of mismanagement and political exploita-
tion. This reputation was achieved through
the unpleasant and dictated criticisms of
the Pape-controlled newspapers. Nothing
was too harsh or bitter to hurl at the city
which has been the birthplace of those
criticized and also the means of livelihood
of both critic and criticized. Yet only
few days ago Waterbury fioated tenn
porary loan, the interest rate on which
probably establishes record in Connecti-
cut municipal circles, less than one-half of
one per cent.
Nothing gained through an inglorious
parading of fanciful faults before the
state, the individual official was subjected
to the same caustic treatment. Dissension
from within the ranks has been provoked.
Creation of q political machine to combat
the ruling party has been attempted and
Is still being tried judging by this latest
call for q shake-up in g. o. p. circles. Po-
IiticaI hatred of the bitterest type has
been created in Waterbury, The spectacle
70 the casual observer is one of mad fren-
~ for political power, no calm and de-
f1ched interest in the welfare of the city.
THAT has been tossed overheard as will
everybody and everything until the repub..
Iica< party Of this city has. been moulded
into ff1 shape Of sloop-s houldered serf
'11E'n0 only Qnt Fe'es--'''E masters
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
International Real Estate

When family needs a bigger house it
doesn't go out and take one by force from
the iieighbors. It buys a house or buys
land and builds house. Some similarly
peaceful and reasonable method must be
found to enable growing nations to expand
when they need to without going to war
with the neighbors in the hope of Selling
land and wealth.
Nicholas Murray Butler brings home
that message after visit to Europe. Italy,
Germany and Japan are three nations
that need more territory to satisfy their
economic needs and to provide for the
expansion of population. Great Britain,
France, Russia and the United States
have already acquired all the territory
they need, and were not always particu-
larly righteous in the process. The other
three were not so successful in the days
when grabbing off what you wanted was
a powerful nations way.
Butler asks: "Must these three nations,
because they have come later upon the
scene, so to speak, than the other four, be
permanently. deprived of the opportuni-
ties which the other four have so long en-
joyed?" What the world needs, in order to
keep peace among nations is not so much
strong military establishments as a lively
real estate board.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

The purpose Of this column is
to furnish readers of THE
DEMOCRAT with observations
on national, state, and local po-
litical affairs. Because they are
personal observations the pro-
noun 81" must of necessity be
used. Fairness, not conceit,
compels the usage since the
commentator lays claim neither
to infallibility, second sight,
nor partisanship. prefer
to be an avowed partisan, pro-
vided the cause is good, than to
be a hypocritical neutral.
AS will become obvious. week
by week, have strong feelings
and firm convictions. 1t has been
my habit to express them freely
whenever the need to do so
arose. That habit will persist.
expect criticism and welcome it
if it is made in language that
can legally go through the mails.
Expecting to give hard knocks
am perfectly, willing to take
them. The attitude of this col
umnist will be, in the words of
the late Mr.. Shakespeare,
Lay on, MacDuff,
And damned be him who first
cries, Hold, enough"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

There is no more reason for un-
employed men In this country at
this time than there is for icebergs
In Arizona.
Frank C. Clark. national
commander. the Crusaders.
- -
The secret of our superiority
over Asia will be our brains. Not
that we have more brains In Eu-
rope than they have In Asia, but
we have the creative mind.
DR.. Andre siegfried, French
writer.
II there IL word which has
been ridden 70 death to-day. Il is
the word "plap." I have seen mo-
thing OF planning by any foreign
country which would lead me 20
think Il n q universal panacea.
Prime Minister Stanley
4|HI1WiH.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Selected Poem
TREE PATTERN

(Reba Mahan Stevens in The Christian
Science Monitor):
Far down beside the garden wall,
Seven Lombardy poplars
With close drawn skirts
And folded hands,
Stand gracefully aloof
The linden, tall and straight,
A giant guardian.
Towers above the highest chimney point,
Above all other trees,
Lifting his head into the blue,
His hands outspread in gentle benediction.
Over the roof
The slender ailanthus
Droops TREMENDOUSLY,
Waving her jade-green fan
At every passing breeze.
While from an angle
BY the kitchen door
The aged apple tree
Stretches her gnarled and twisted arms.
Reckoning the birds to come
And build their nests
Among her friendly boughs.
Begging for little stout rope swings
To hang where she may hold them safe
For children
Playing through long summer days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Question Box

You can get an annseF to any
answernble question Of fact or IN.
formation By writing TO Frederick
IA. Kerby, Question Editor, The
waterbury Democrat. WashlngtOD
Bureau. 1913 ThirteeDth street.
THREE MssnSRs. cent. n sois or postsse
stamps fOr reply. DO not use
postal cards. Medical and legal
advices cannot be given nor can
extended research be made. ALI
other questions win receive
personal reply. Letters without
swered. All letters are c0nhden.
thai. You are cordially invlted 70
make use OF this free service ~
THE EDITOR.
@. How long does 1t take pine
and hard wood trees to mature fer
timber?
A. The time varies widely froYs
80 to 40 years up to about $50
years, depending on the species.
quality Of site, amount of erowdins
and other factors. In general,
hardwood takes longer to develop
than pines.
Q. who invented the slipper
fastener?
A. Whitcomb L. Judson obtain
ed patent on March 81, 1885.
covering a fastener comprising two
metal chains which could be fast
ened together by q slider. The first
hookless fastener to be universally
adopted, covering all kinds of uses,
was invented by Gideon Sunback
about 1906. It was patented April
20, 1919. This fastener has been
improved upon by two subsequent
patents granted to Mr.. Sundback
on March 20, 1917. and Oct. 18th.
1917.
Q. When and in what play did
Mrs. Patrick Campbell make her
professional debut?
A. At the Alexander Theater,
Liverpool, England, october %.
1888, as Sophia Moody" in Bach
elors."
@. Is bromine obtained from
ocean water?
A. Yes.
Q. How many Presidential cleo
tors is each state entitled to have?
A. The same number as It has
Representatives in the U. s. senate
and house of representatives.
@. How can oil and grease stains
be semoved from wood floors?
A. Use diluted oxalic acid and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Like O'Connor Roche

Many years ago there was in
the British House of Commons,
a political zealot named O'Con-
nor Roche. He, has gone down to
posterity for a speech he made
attacking the party in power for
alleged corruption.
81 smell a rat" shouted Mr..
Roche, II see It floating in
the air. But i shall nip IL In
the bud"
Whoever the members, lead
ers, hackers, or candidates of the
Third Party may be and what
ever its philosophy, program or
planks, one thing is obvious. It's
publicity agent is the ghost Of
O'Connor Roche.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

cts -. Ewing Mitchell, dis
charged assistant secretary Of
commerce, has become something
of MYSTERY man In Washing-
ton. With offices in a down
town hotel, he holds confer
ences with various anti-New
Dealers is suspected Of teamwork
with McCarl and Lew Douglas
~. Congresswoman Virginia
Jenckes of Indiana is grooming
herself to be the first woman
nominated for vice president.
publicity campaign to put the
American flag on every govern
ment building succeeded so well
that she looked forward to big
ger and better things.
Copyright 1885, by UNITED Fea-
ture Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
TO-DAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say, 1--WE cannot express
an opinion rs to your quail
fication"; say, "about your
qualifications"

wash we'll with soda and soap after
the stain has been eradicated.
Q. How many football fatalities
occurred in 1888 and 1884?
A. Thirty-six in 1888 and 2e in
1884.
Q. Is "all right" always writ
ten as two words?
A. Yes.
Q. What is the title of the
theme song of the motion picture
Let's Live Tonight"
A. Love Passes By"
@. Where is President Andrew
Johnson buried?
A. Near Greenville, Tenn.
Q. What IL the insignia Of the
Medical Corps of the Army?
A. The Caduceus, a winged
staff of Mercury, Greek, Hermes)
with which he controlled the sliv-
ing and the dead so that he could
go unmolested where he willed:
he carried 1t especially when he
escorted the dead to the world be-
low. In its earliest form It is
composed of three branches-one
forming the handle and the other
two intertwined. Later the inter-
twined branches were replaced by
snakes, and still later wings were
added to the staff. Among mod.
ems the Caduceus is used also as
an emblem of commerce over
which Mercury was the presiding
divinity.
II you want a copy of our new
Booklet THE BABY BOOK, write
to The Waterbury Democrat.
Washington Bureau, enclosing ten
cents (1Ocl for postage and hand
ling.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 1910 a. M. daylight time).
sun rises 5:3i A. M: sets s:?2 y. M.
daylight time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty min
utes after sunset.
High tide AZ New Haven Wednesday.
yuly ~. 7i22 g. M, low tide, iiSt D. M.
daylight time),
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

Another thing we might bring up is the
high cost of meals on railroad trains.
Prices are, by comparison with others,
exorbitant. Perhaps there are reasons
why the high prices should prevail, but
the average person who expects to eat on
train can't be expected to take them into
account when studying the menu. We are
glad to note recently that two companies,
the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Union Pacific had decided to bring prices
within the reach of the purse of the man
who uses the coaches, as well as the one
who travels Pullman and club-car style.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

Oan YOU auSNcF SSycm Oh C0G8G
test questions? Turn to last
page for the answers.
1. Where was President Roose-
welt born?
2. In mathematics, what 10
meant by the maximum or mini.
mum value Of an expression or
3. Is British Honduras . re-
public?
4. What Is the name for an aai.
NAL that lives both on land ana
In water? ss
s. What name is applied 10 ese.
tain minerals which, by reason o.
their brillianey. hardness, ana
rarity. are value for personal
decoration?
8. Name the winner 81 ehe
bout between Primo Camera ana
Tommy Loughran At Miami. Fla.
March /, 1885.
z. what II a libretto?
s. What and where II Gavin
porc7
.. Name the largest dam that
n being constructed in the Colo
RADIO riveriin Black Canyon.
70. WIS was Charles a. Dana 9
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Garbage Mans Doom

The latest contribution of technology to
household convenience is said to be an
electric garbage man, made at Science
tady like the famous robot that toured the
country couple of years ago. He, or
rather it, is grinder which stands under
the kitchen sink, in place of the usual
garbage receptacle, and shreds kitchen
waste to fine pulp which is Immediately
flushed into the sewage pipe and carried
away.
1t sounds attractive, and perhaps a
couple of million housewives will be buy
ing them as the country edges off relief.
But none of these miraculous scientific
improvements are unalloyed since we
started studying economics. What will
the human garbage collector do for liv-
ing then? And what will hapen to all the
garbage reduction plants and the people
who build them and work in them, and to
all the products we have been obtaining
from garbage and so on and on?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

Judging by what we read in the news
of the day railroad fares are to undergo
a considerable decline in the near future.
We shouldn't wonder but what this might
have a redeeming effect on the number
of railroad passengers. A considerable
amount of the train patronage lost in re-
cent years to automobile travel has been
not merely the difference in the mode, but
the price. The two-cent mile basis that
the Interstate Commerce Commission pro-
poses may be the turning point. We know
lots of people who enjoy railroad travel,
but the cost sometimes turns them against
such trips. And with air lines cutting in
more and more every day we should think
that the lower rates would be in the ma
ture of challenge to the various means
of transportation by the railroads. How
ever, we do not presume to know all that
should be known of the costs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

Larium, Michigan, is going to pay its
respect to a departed distinguished native
son next month. The immortal George
Gipp who made football history at Notre
Dame University will be honored when
miniature park is dedicated to his honor
on August 8. It's good many years since
Gipp's name featured the sports of the
day, but he still is very much luminary.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

One Of the high lights OF the
past week was supplied by the
publication IN the Sunday Re.
publican Of 81 "open Letter" 10
the editor Of the Democrat. just
how 4 letter addressed TO the
Democrat Waa delivered % The
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23

American flyers are going to help the
Abyssinian army. But don't jump to the
conclusion that airplanes are a novelty
there. The first airship in recorded his
tory, shown in their sacred books, was the
one in which King Solomon sent the son
of the Abyssinian queen home from Jeru-
salem.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
JULY 20

JULY 20
Most favored ones to-day are
those born from May Fl through
June 81.
General Indications of the Day
For Everybody
Morning-Fair.
Afternoon-Good.
Evening Good.
To-day is optimistic. but you
should do hard routine work with
success.
To-day's Birthdate
Perhaps you are not aware OF It,
but you should be In public life.
November. 1895, should be a
very successful month for you.
Enterprise and speculation looks
more favorable than usual and
your children should be help.
II not married. love affairs may
flourish. You should enjoy enter
tainments and the thcater.
Danger December Tia, 1895.
Readers desiring additional In
formation regarding their horo.
scopes arc Invited 90 communicate
with 0cfavlme In carc Of this news.
paper. EncIo4e . 3 cent stamped,
NeffsnIffFnaaef antelQno.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Artful Biting

Whatever merit the Third
Party may have and however
much consideration it warrants
I greatly fear it will get no.
where If its members cannot bite
without showing their hands. If
the Third Party cannot make its
hands behave while biting trial
balloons, Is it reasonable to ex-
pect the voters of Waterbury to
trust the affairs of the city into
that kind of hands? The first
lesson in politics is to learn to
bite without even showing your
teeth to say nothing at all about
hands. Or in other words, never
let your hands know what your
teeth are doing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
BY WAY of NO HARM
by
James William Fitzpatrick

conclusions
necessarily
they construed,
inyar as a vewpoint
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Washington Merry Co Round

BIZ DREW PEARSON ana ROBERT 8. ALLEN -
Authors Of "A1erry-Go-Round '9fore MeryCo-Ound

washington July American housewife does not know
of hacheting
committee session has Just been
most important OF all
nationwide Investigation Of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Horoscope
By ocTAvINE

For persons who believe that hui
man destiny is guided by the plan
cts. the daily horoscope Is outlined
nv a noted astr0lOger. In addition
to information OF general interests,
It outlines information OF special
interest to persons born ON the
designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-23
Ear Chewing Out

However, in the best laying
on" circles there exists set of
rules drawn up by John Sholto
Douglas, eighth Marquis of
Queensberry. They forbid such
pleasantries as eye-gouging, ear
chewing, nose-biting, and espe-
cially hitting below the belt.
There are, also in the news
paper world certain traditions
which regulate the conduct OF
the fiercest kind of political
fighting. I noticed recently, and
regret, headline which violated
both the rules of the Marquis
of Queensberry and the tradi-
tions of the newspaper world.
1t was, as we say at home on the
dear old 'Mersey, mot quite
cricket"
I hope to escape the corrupt
ing influence of such bad ex-
ample and trust that, while this
column may get rough, it will
never become dirty. Should it
become necessary to get out the
hairbrush and administer lit
tie salutary discipline, I warn
the recipients that 1t will pain
me more than it does them.