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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Praise For Stupid Leadership"

The defeat of the proposed sales tax for Connecticut in the Senate and House Is blamed by the New Haven Journal Courier on the stupidity of the Demo- cratic leadership. If that is so, then we know lot of business men right here Tn Waterbury, as well as in other cities ana towns of Connecticut, who will praise thls "stupid leadership" and advocate that more of it be followed by the Legislature For the average businessman of the state is hostile towards the sales tax, knowing as he does that it imperils his business.
 We also notice in connection with the above that some effort may be made In the next three days to revive interest in the sales tax. It was a bitter blow to good many adherents of this form of tax ation to see so much opposition voiced to this form of legislation. Yet we don't see how these same adherents could ex- pect to make the very ones to whose rellet the bulk of the proceeds from this form ot taxation would come pay for it. That is just about what sales tax, designed to be returned in relief appropriations to cities and towns, would amount to.
 Rather than force sales tax, cigar cite tax or any of these forms of special class legislation, which they prove to be sooner or later, on this state we would prefer to see drastic reductions made in the capital outlays of the state govern ment. We would prefer to see state de- partments ruthlessly deprived of appro- priations. We would prefer to see our much-vaunted system of road building be curtailed to the bone. For after all we have forced a great portion of taxpayers in this state to omit from budgets every thing save necessities. Why shouldn't the state follow suit,. until at least the worst part of this present economic upheaval is ended?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Don't Question Such a Gift

Governor Wilbur L. Cross's letter to Senator J. Kenneth Bradley revealing that the federal government will allot Connecticut $15,000,000 with which to complete the Merritt Highway in Fairfield county is the best news that we have heard in many a month of controversy over thls long-contemplated and long-delayed proJ- ect. We sincerely hope that some effort will be made to take advantage of tnls offer. It should neither be questioned nor debated Prompt acceptance will do much to convince the state at large that our legislators are actually interested In see ing the route completed.
 Perhaps the best part of the announce ment, though, lies in the fact that S6 l5o'- 900 of the allotment would be an outright gift of the federal government. The re- maining S8,250,000 would be loan at the rate of three per cent interest sinking fund over period of years would have to be cerated to pay off this loan. Personally we believe this the better means ot H. nancing construction of this route than that now before the Legislature and con tained in bill offered by Senator Brad- lev himself. It calls for $15,OO0,O00 bond issue by Fairfield county.
 To date there has not been any effort whatsoever upon the part of Connecticut to secure federal funds for such projects as the Merritt Highway, Connecticut river reclamation, etc. We think that there IS nothing in the way to prevent acceptance of such an offer as one that contains provision for an outright present of over six million dollars. We would be rather foolish to parade pride before the PWA at this stage of the game. What Connec- ticut residents want more than anything else is the constant haggling over the Merritt Highway ended and the parkway completely built. Here is one way Tn which the state would be saved consider able expense. Whats more logical than to seize the opportunity?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
So They Say

There's too much criticism of government and not enough patriotism given the children now. -y-s State Senator J.-E. Cashman, Wisconsin
  i tHresg sirree, this government is too rich The Hbest kind of government you get is poor Gov. Eugene Talmadge. Georgia Of all the quvering, vacating, responsibility lodging gangs assembled under canvas in Washington, the MIRA is the greatest show earth,
 Robert II. Pritchard, chairman, Joint National Code Authority
 In all the world there is only between $17,000- 900 and SIS, 100000 in gold, and than half of that is in the U S. treasury. That doesn't look though going broke.
 Representative Caroline O'Day of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Paris Letter

oxford, England. (UP)-By serving as secretary for an arctic expedition, Miss Gracia Neville. a former New. York debutante. is shattering a whole bookful of Ox- ford's most time-encrusted. pre- cedents..
 She. is the first woman to work
 her way through Oxford univer- sity, a school where working ones way' is practically unheard of. And in land where woman's place def initely is not in the igloo, Miss Ne vile is one of the few girls who has ever gone in for arctic explora- tion,
 Only few months after she was presented at the court of St James he American girl took her job as secretary of the Oxford University Arctic Expedition. This organiza- tion will send party of ten Oxford and Cambridge students to the ice
 fields of North East Land, 300 miles from the pole. Leaving July Is, they will stay in camp fourteen
 months, making map surveys and studying glaciology and wireless
 wavelength problems.
 Miss Neville, under protest, is
 staying behind. From Oxford she will help run the supply service, tabulate results, and try to organ
 ize any rescue squadrons that may
 be necessary. Already she has ca- joled London merchants into do- hating $5,O00 worth of equipment for the trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Model Strikes

Two strikes in Cleveland have recently been settled peaceably with mutual con- pliments between employees, employers and union leaders. A local newspaper re- fers to them as model strikes" because of the absence of violence and the evidence of mutual good will. The president of one of the companies involved, motor znanufacturer, made public statement at the conclusion of the strike.
 <There is no unpleasantness to be for eotten," he said "There are no wounds fo heal. There are neither vanquished nor c0uuuerors. The gentlemanly behavior of ofr men made it possible to conduct ne- ootIHti0lis in calm spirit of reasonable iless. The men walked out quietly, cover ihe their unfinished work and protecting ln@ehfnafy. Their pickets got brooms and Brushes and kept tfe outside premises
 sIken why the strike in the first placer"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Schools On Defensive

Dr. Edwin C.slBroome, superintendent of schools in Philadelphia, tells the Ma tional Society ofNeW England that "theles seems to be a countrywide movement to. discredit the school system, on the ground. that it is largely responsible for the high cost of government. 4ss sss
 The warming is well-timed.a Our school system is expensive; granted. It may be that judicious pruning of the. budget here and there would be good thing. But in the main, the taxpayer gets more for his money in the educational system that he supports than he does in any other single tax-supported venture.
 To. reduce the cost of government, at tack first wasteful and inefficient political control. See that the so-called "honest graft"-as we'll as the other kind lis eliminated, and that men are elected who will make some effort to do away with favoritism in government.
 Strictly adhered to, such program would sharply reduce taxes and still leave us able to support the schools in the style our children deserve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01

clerks of the agency There are 30 members of the House, 12 of them republicans, who have served more than 20 years in the chamber.
 Too Outsp0ken
 Inner White House circles are privately sore at Speaker Joe Byrns for his outspoken un- friendliness toward the Presi- dents Utility Holding Corpora tion bill. The gangling Tennes- seean has twive been quoted by a Wall Street publication as prophesying that the measue be amended to eliminate the pro- vision abolishing holding com panies. This secion is the per- sonal handiwork of the president, and the inside word is that if Joe doesn't mind his tongue he will be told pointedly to do so. .s. The Senate debate on the Presidents bonus veto was hum drum affair except for one anus ing incident. Tn the midst of . Senator Pat Harrison's speech defending Rooseyelt's stand. Kingfish Huey suddenly appeared in the main. aisle busily chewing a large mouthful of chocolate caramels. After listening to Pat for. a few moments Huey wan ! dered over to he republican side and began distributing pieces of candy, with the result that most of the minority members were < soon vigorously working their ( jaws-much4to the amusement of the galleries.
 Chain Letters
 While the Post Office Depart ment is strenuously trying to suppress the chain letter racket, government clerks have started a chain of their own. They con- tend they are not committing ; fraud since they pass the letters about personally from one office to another, avoiding use of the mails. But in some cases let- ters have been mailed, giving postal inspectors grounds for prosecution. Winnings have been as high as $15O on an investment : of one dollar . <. When Rush Holt, youthful senator-elect from West Virginia, was standing in the senate lobby the other day a stranger from Michigan stepped up, handed him a card and said, "Here, boy, take this to Sena- tor ,Vandenberg" The young man who properly handles such {. messages is the senate's genial page, Richard Riedel, who though only 26 years old, has been in ,the service of the senate for 17 years. He began at g,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
A Book a Day
Stolen Eye Is Clue In Puzzling Murder
By BRUCE CAPTION

Once again, Erie Stanley Gard ner has written the seasons best murder mystery novel. His new est offering is "The Case of the Counterfeit Eye" (Morrow $2) and it shows once more the value of continual action in a story of this kind.
 He builds his tale around man who, being obliged to wear a glass eye, carries a set of spares with him. One of them is stolen, and the man goes to Perry Mason, MT. Gardner's hard-hoiled lawyer-de- tective. for help.
 Then comes a murder, with the corpse clutching the missing eye in lifeless fingers; and Perry Mason plunges into a remarkably ingen- ious plot which moves along so fast that you are practically breathless whe nyou finish it. All in all, it's an almost perfect mys- tery story.
 The jacket calls Mignon G. Eb- erhart's "The House on the Roof Doubleday Doran: S2) her best mystery novel; this reviewer, dis senting, feels that it is almost her poorest.
 It fails because she makes her hero and heroine behave in such a completely brainless manner that the whole story fails to be convincing.
 It tells about lady who is mur- dered in a Chicago penthouse. The atmosphere of creepy dread is well maintained, and if she had given her two leading characters an atom of sense the story'd be n bell-ringer. However,
 "The Red Widow Murders" by Carter. Dickson (Morrow: s2) is one of those ultra-mysterious Eng lish thrillers about q man who is murdered in a locked, barred, and completely impenetrable room. Tho detective Is Sir Henry Merrivale. a refreshingly eccentric sleuth, the plot is exceedingly intricate, and the whole affair rates as . better than-average mystiiieF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01

was favorite of Ohio's Senator Warren G. Harding, remembers when there were five Smiths in the senate.
 Not a Candidate
 Intimates of Al Smith say that he would not accept Fusion presidential nomination next year. According to these friends the Brown Derby champion is sympathetic toward an anti-New Deal movement, may take hand in getting one under way, but has absolutely no Intention or desire to be the standard bearer. Y. The boyhood hero of Nor ris L. Cooke, noted water power expert and head of the New Rural Electrification Authority, was James c. Blaine. The REA's offices have been located in the old Blaine mansion of Dupont Cihcle, and Cooke's pri- vate office is in the former bed- room of the famous Maine re- publican Oklahoma's noisy Representative Percy l.. Gassa- way has added a new touch to his already unique attire. Tn addition to his cowboy boots and black string tie, Gassawey is now sporting flaming red ,handker- chief in his coat pocket The fact that Governor Phil LaFollette's $1OO,O00, 900, ,OO0 work-relief allotment was grant ed by a demQcratic president is not stopping democratic members of the Wisconsin legislature from bitterly opposing measures to get the plan under way.
 Hill-Billy Huey
 Occasionally the Congressional Record leaves out the hill-billy phrases with which Huey Long seasons his talk in the senate. The other day he was speaking of the election that faces him in Louisiana next January. He said though the phrase does not ap- pear in the record-"That may be the end of pea picking time for me-" ... The hand of South Dakota's well-drilling Sen- ator Peter Norbeck was pumped by many colleagues when he re- turned to the senate floor this week after a serious illness Though he representes a district with a population of 13S,000, Chi cago's Congressman Leo Kocial- kowski list snothing but his name and the word sdemocrat" in the biographical section of the Con- gressional Record. He was born in the United States of Polish parents .e.. Relief clients in Wyoming are feasting on elk , steaks these days. A scarcity of hay for winter and spring feed- forced the Fish mad Gamemfwyl ing in Jackson Hole county forced the Fish and Game com mission to slaughter 400 Elk which were taken to the state EZRA for relief kitchens.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Press Comment
ADVERTISEMENTS CLERKS (New York Sun)

Nepotism is not Il great issue, but it can occasionally. trouble a member of congress seeking re- election. Voters who know how difficult jobs are to get sometimes are unpleasantly obtuse about un- derstanding why several of a con- gressman's employees happen to havet he same surname. Repre- sentative Mitchell of Tennessee sought to relieve members of con- gress from this embarrassment by offering an amendment to the leg islative appropriation bill provid- ing that no part of the appropria- Der employing his next to kin tion should be available to a mem- within the third degree.
 The amnedment commanded only eighteen votes in the house, which was sitting as committee of the whole house on the state of the Union. The state of the Union in the first to. acknowledge, is meas this respect, as Mir. Mitchell was urably better than 1t was even a few years ago. If it is, it may be because the nepotism of few years back was exposed 10 consid. erabie publicity. Nepotism does not thrive In the light.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01

Things were all serene on the Hudson river Memorial Day morning as the good ship, s. s. Paumpeck, side-wheeler do- ing duty between Yonkers and Alpine, N J., backed out of the New York side slip. Suddenly Captain Sims noticed lone canoeist riding behind the s. s. Paum- peck in it's suction, dangerous practice that steamboat captains have been try ing to stop. He ordered Fireman Avalon to get the canoeist out of there, which Fireman Avalon tried to do by word of mouth. He failed being told to have the captain steer his boat while the occupant of the tiny craft padded his own canoe. Then Avalon tried to drive the canoe away with a heavy hawser. The canoeist deftly speared the looped end with paddle, tugged hard, and Fireman Avalon de- scribed what is known as a graceful swan dive from the deck of the s. s. Paum- peck to the Hudson river, from which he was rescued by companions after the boat had put to. In the excitement the cause padded quietly away, no doubt content with his single-handed victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01

Washington, June 1.-Despite the fact that the MIRA decision was awaited as the most momen- tous of the year, Supreme Court attaches did not have extra copies of the ruling. So when the White House, an hour after the decision was rendered, sent messenger to obtain a copy, the clerk of the court had none avail able. This is not the first time in recent months that attaches of the court have bungled the handling of an important deci- sion, and caused the suggestion that the august tribunal emulate the rest of the New Deal and hire a publicity man ... Ten nessee Valley farmers who are cooking with electricity are going to have nothing on the White House. The kitchen of that his- toric mansion soon is to be com pletely overhauled and the last word in electrical cooking equip4 ment installed. Cooking at present is done by gas, originals .ly installed in 1878. t%F
 On the Chin
 Rhode Islands wispy little Senator Metcalf was greeted by a newsman with the remark: What do you know?" Metcalf retorted: I've just been reading your newspaper and you don't seem to know very much''. .s. REC Chairman Jesse Jones, who is recovering from a case of shinglbes, telsl friends that if he had a choice between, the ail- ment and the 1883 bank holi- day he would take the latter ... South Carolina's Senator Cot ton Ed" Smith is a strong foe of als-particularly of the Brain Trust type-but that is not keeping him from sporting large, bright red necktie
 Although White House mail has fallen off apprcciably in recent months it still requires staff of 15O clerks to handle the inflow and outgo {. .. Officials of the
 Federal Housing Administration hastily put halt to chain letetr scheme which they dis. covered in full swing among
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
'To-DAY's COMMON ERROR { Never say, "The chance of suc-
 ceedlng is unrestricted ex- cepting by accidents"; say S'scxcept by accidents.'

 It is a term familiar to chorus girls. F,gt
 o. Where was the city of Leon topolis?
 A. It was an ancient city in the Delta of Egypt. The name is also a later designation for Nicepho- rum, fortified town of Mesopo- tamia, on the Euphrates.
 o. What denomination is the Little Church Around the Cor ner" in New York city.
 A. It is Protestant Episcopal, and the right name is the Chucrh of the Transfiguration.
 O. What is the composition of five cent pieces, and how many were coined in 1888?
 A. They are 75 per cent copper and 25 per cent nickel. None were minted in 1893.
 O.. What does the name Teifert mean?
 A. It is German family name meaning "of the people"
 0. What is the source of the quotation, "The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world?" Please quote the com plete verse.
 A. It is from What. Rules the World" by William Ross Wallace, published about 1865. The com plete verse is:
 "They say that man is mighty,
 He governs land and sea, He yields mighty scepter
 Ger lesser powers that be; But 8 mightier power and stronger,
 Man from his throne has hurled,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Horoscope
By oerAvINE ].

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interests. 1t outlines in- formation of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
JUNE 4

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 Most favored ones today are those born from June 21 through July 9.
 -, General Indications For
 Everybody
 The evening is socially good. You may enjoy yourself if you do not contact those who held a superior position or thcse who are in au- thority over you.
 ef Today's Birthdate
 You may haveto pass through a very difficult period this year from April through July. and again in March. 1936. Use care of your health and of those around you. Do not take any chances in your business or make any changes which are unnecessary either with your home or business affairs.
 January, 1886. should be a good month for you if you will guard your expenditures and learn to listen to others timely advice. s Headers desiring additional inc forinntiom regarding their h0ro- scopes are invited tO communicate with Octavinc in care 0f this news paper. EncIOse q cent stamped, sciE.addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Selected Poem
GOLDEN BROOM

(David Wilkins in the New York Times) Gallant golden springtime flower Trembling from slender stalk,
 What young redcoat in what hour Slowed his horse here to a walk,
 Then leaped down ere one had counted, Snatched a handful of dry broom, Fed it to his steed. and mounted Left your legacy of bloom?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01

It must have been. pitiful to see Schu- nn-Heink struggling to remember her lines as she made her debut before the sound cameras in Los Angeles the other day. The veteran of opera and concert stage for the first time in her long and memorable career forgot her lines and had to retire when tears of modification over came her. When the 73-year-old singer had recovered her poise she left the stu dios and went to her home. We should have nothing but scorn for any critics of her performance. This grand old dame has done far too much to have anything but kindly word said about her first ex- perience with the cameras and lights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
In To-day's Mail
 Anonymous letters will not be accepted unless accom-. panied with writer's name.
"BALDHEADED" MAY DERIVE SOME BENEFIT TOO, SAYS
 N. U. S. J. MEMBER.

N. U. S. J. MEMBER.
 Waterbury, Conn.,. ' May Sl, 1935.,.s
 Editor, Waterbury Democrat: ' Bald Headed" in answering "Obseryer" quotes statements which have been made by Father Coughlin over a period of four or five years. It is we'll known that any man in the public eye can be
 made to appear fiuctuating or in consistent by merely reviewing his statements over a period of years. The only persons who cannot be criticized for inconsistency, are, those who say nothing and do nothing. s 4ssts err' freddy" Roosevelt, was once criticized by friend for some statement that was just the op- posite of a statement made by him a couple of years previous. Ted dy" replied, that he had no sym pathy for those who could not change their opinion. The great est book known to man, The Bible, has been picked to pieces for seeming Inconsistencies. But the Bible endeavors to teach men good.
 It Is the motives of man that count. rhu-.t ft Millions of people of all colors
 and creeds are following Father Coughlin because they feel he is trying to help them. They believe he is fighting their fight for so- cial justice. And that he will not be called off or bought off but will go on fighting until he can win something for them. They feel that the only way he can be stopped is
 by bottling up all the avenues of publicity.
 Even you. "Bald Headed" may derive some lasting benefit for yourself and yours from the fight
 being put up by Father Coughlin. N. U. s. !. MEMBER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Daily Almanac

(daylight time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min- utes after sunset.
 Moons phases--New moon June 1. 3:44 a. m; 1irht quarter, June Q, 1:41 a.. m; full moon, June t6, 4:12 D. m; last quarter, June 23, 3:3G p. p. (daylight tmc).
 MerRinE star--Saturn; evening stars Mercury. Venus. Mnrs. Jupiter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
7 PEARSON and RORERT S. ALLEN


  Copy erk; Speaker Bns Talking Freely Against Holding Companies ill., Smith Won't Run Even Though He May Help AnNw Deal Fuon Now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01

VABC lOE eAAC NhoNCNSe
 I. Which English king was called Occur de Lion2
 9. Where was Rudyard Kipling born?
 3. What and where is Tran?
 4, What is the name of the father of the Dionne quintuplets?
 5. Name the first president of the American Red Cross?
 6. Who was John Cartwright7
 z. Name the large French seq port city on the Strait of Dover.
 8. Where was William F. ("Buffalo Bill'') Cody born? s
 g. Name the largest of the Gen. tral American republics.
 10. What was the popular so- briquet of the Duke of Wellington!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-01
A Thought for Today

Thus speaketh the Lord Of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shcw mercy ana compositions every man to his brother'- Zechariah 7:9.
 He who is only just is cruel, Who on earth could live were all judged justly?-Byron.