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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
A Book a Day
It's Mysterious, But
 Not A Mystery Ttale
By BRUCE CAPTION

"Most Beautiful Lady," by Dorothea Brande, is presented as a mystery novel-which seems to me to be a mistake.
 For although this book does have a plot built up around a very dark and puzzling situation, its interest does not depend on the speculations which this mystery arouses in the readers mind.
 It presents real, living people in an absorbing psychological tangle' and you read it, not to "see how it's going to come out" but to fol- low the fortunes of characters who have caught your imagination.
 It brings us to an elaborate Italian palace where a newly rich gent has hired three artists to dc portraits of his wife, who is ex- cessively beautiful, but who doesn't seem to have quite all her marbles His brother in-law, decayed French duke, drifts about the place as does an innocent young niece with whom one of the artists promptly falls in love.
 Over the place there hangs an  air of unhealthy mystery. due partly to the fact that the lady of the house seems to be dumb beyond the ordinary requirements of beauty and partly to the fact that her husband keeps her locked in a suite where the windows are heavily barred.
 Out of this situation is built a skillfully handed tension which culminates, at last, in abduction and murder.> And while a neat bit of detective work is required at the very end, the story is about three cuts above the regu'7 rn de- tective yarn in intellige and readability.
 Published by Farrar and Rine- hart, it sells for $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

Owing to the fact that the stream is badly polluted at that particular point the State Board of Fisheries and Game has been forced to abandon it's shad hatchery at Windsor. Over thirty years ago the shad hatchery was established at this point on the Connecticut river. In the be- ginning the hatchery was an old house. boat brought up from the Pennington river each spring. Fifteen years ago the state erected building near the west bank of the Pennington river and has since operated it fairly successfully. How ever, nature has not been able to keep pace with the slovenly habits of mankind. As result the shad hatchery is no more and the state must seek other means of maintaining it's proud reputation as pro- ducer of fine shad. It's too bad that there isn't real effort made by the state to rid it's waters of pollution. It needs only some such official action to complete the job already well begun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
UBIQUITOUS

Senator Glass's histility to the administration's bank reform bill is so pronounced t h at at the committee hearings he does as much talking as the witness es. N
 Carter's garrulousness finally exhausted the patience of Michi- gan's Senator Jim Couzens.
 ''Scnat0r," he demanded after a particularly lengthy harangue by the Virginian, "just who Is doing the testifying here, you or this witness?" Afs
 Glass glared. But he stopped talking-for awhile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
SPIRIT OF PiOSiI..: OTHERS IS NEEDED r.. ORR
 LAND

Editor of Waterbury Democrat:
 It's the spirit not the letter. Tho message that the Mothers day stamp might bring Into the iIvos Of the millions Of mothers could be cali to the womanhood of the land. "To arm! Defend your homes against vice. corruption and law lessness!"
 The spirit of tho pioneer mother Is hooded today to rid our fair land of blight. Let every Mothers stamp be used in. message of love te the mothers. watching, waiting and praying for the new birth ef a generation of lighters for right.
 NATHAN ALBERT.
 PlalnyilIe. cenn.
 May 5s teee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
Selected Poem
PORTRAIT IN A LANDSCAPE
(Kile Crook in the New York sun)

(Kile Crook in the New York Sum These are his acres--neither gaunt nor lush; This second growth of oak; this titled field That pastdre splotched with granite and berry
 bush:
 The hay lot with it's far-t -mddng yield. His fences sag. but all his ground Is fenced The barren uplands and the creek-s side loam; His stock s tended: his wife Is common -sensed; His house needs painting but his house Is home. This is the man--both affabie and stern; A driven driver when It's time for sowing And harvesting. of-seasons he can turn (And never change) to being easy-going And full of proven wisdom and slow, wry fun Look how those bowldefs twinkle in the Buni
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
Horoscope
By oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets. the daily horoscope is outlined by q noted astFOlOger. In addition to information of general interests, it outlines fine formation of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

Just another playground, eh! If the Virgin Islands don't pay Uncle Sam pretty soon, he's going to get pretty sore about it. We had the prohibition amendment repealed because the Virgin Islands had become "poorhouse" (c.f. Hoover, 1928- 32). Now that the Santa Cruz rum busi- ness hasn't been restored to its former proud perch, something has to be done about the situation. So-o-o-o the island of St Croix will be converted into another Bermuda and tourists lured there. It's to be Americas new playground. Maybe!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

This being tercentenary year, we ought to do everything possible to bring home the fact to the growing youngsters, those old enough to appreciate the historic side of the question. Get them all the souye- nirs obtainabIe as one way of awakening interest. And tercentenary collection in any home ought to be an attraction in the years to come. What wealth of material to choose from.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
Your Questions Answered

Yon cun get nn nnnssoP e anv annWernb1a uuenlion e fact oR Co. 4 ffORmatsDn by writing Go Rredefirk a. KeEay. 0uesti0m E9laoRs The waterbury Qemerrnts WnnhlnBton Bursau. lol3 ThiFseenth Street. THREN cests in eoI1 os posisEs stamps for reply. DO noe une pontal cards. nledlenl and ieEnl aAvaces cannot ba givem nor enn extenaed research Co nsmde. AIS other quentions win receive . personal reply. Letters without name or addFens eanngt De an- taal. You are cordially invited to unake ase of this free service a
 TRD EDsToR. \ 0. Are orchids poisonous and is the foliage sold with the flow CTS?
 A. They are non-poisonous, and are always sold without the leaves. o. How much corn was im- ported into the United States in 1884?
 A. Imports amounted to 2,95s,- 256 bushels.
 o. What is a head tax?
 A. The tax of $500 collected from each immigrant entering the United States.
 Q. Where is the town called Gartok?
 A. In Tibet. It is believed to be the highest continuously inhab- ited town in the world.
 Q. Who modelled the head for the Indian Head one cent piece? A. Originally 1t was modelled by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
--BY DREW PEARSON and ROBBERY 8 ALLEN N----- -

- Terry
 Old Guard Other Than Al Smith To Run In 1936
 Wheels Still Mitchell Chamber of
 D. Liberal Advisers Think Hey of Playing Ball With Business s Now Doomed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

 1. Which letter of the English alphabet is most used? 2. Name the American heiresg who married Alexis Mdivani. 3. Name the most eminent Ital- ian goldsmith of the high Renais- sance.
 {. Where is the city of Kilken- ny?
 5. What part of . Roman house was the atrium? 6. What is extradition7 z. Who was The Cid? B.. Name the commander of the, American Legion. s 9. What are wigwags? 10. Tn Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Prog ress," what was the goal of the Pilgrims journey?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

MAY Q
 Those mostly favored today born July 21 through Aug. 21.
 Emotional Barometer.
 Morning - Good Afternoon = Good
 Evening - Bad
 You should avoid extrayagance and do not believe in everybody's optimistic scheme. This may pc felt strongly in the evening and tomorrow morning.
 BiFthdate.
 You should be great genius in some line of work. Some un- usual pleasure or romance should occupy your attention from Dec 1885 through Dec iese. Your ehil- dren may bring you pleasure or you may hays m Interesting love affair. Avoid extravaganza Sept 1885.
 Danger Aug. ss through Sept i. Headers deslring additional ins formation regarding tilelr IipFos scopes nFa inyiled lo eORininnI. oale witt 0rtHsInf Co care oi ihin nonAlannF Nneioae q gsneHi niasapcd seif.aaereaeea entclons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
Feet Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these test questions7 Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
DUST AND TAXES

The wheels of justice grind slowly-when it comes to mil lion dollar income tax cases.
 Charles E. Mitchell, ex-pres- ident of the National City Bank. is one charged with such vio- lation. He was brought :. before the board of tax appeals. It created 8 national sensation.
 Since that time more than one year has elapsed. The hearings in the case are on file. Month after month has added to their accumulation of dust.
 There are thirteen members on the board of tax appeals. But for some reason they have been occupied with other mat ters. No decision has been handed down.
 NOTE-The majority of the board of tax appeals was ap- pointed under Hoover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
BUSINESS VS ROOSEVELT

Last weeks anti-New Deal fireworks by the United States Chamber of Commerce may mark a milestone in Roosevelt's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

 predecessor was Frances Xavier Wernz, elected in 1906.
 O. what does the goth Amend ment to the U. s. Constitution pro-. vide. x.
 A. It abolishes the Lame Duck session of Congress by changing the date of the first session after a Congressional election to the. third of January instead of the first Monday in the following De- cember. It also changes the date of the inauguration of the Presi- dent to January 20.
 Q. Was Rev Charles E. Cough lin a chaplain in the World War?
 A. No.
 If you want copy of our bull Ietin SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION,N write to The Waterbury Democrat Washington Bureau, enclosing 5c in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

Work as though you would live forever; but live as though you would die today.-St Edmund of Canterbury. so THEY SAY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
A Thought for Today

And he that reapeth receiveth wages. and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.-St John 4:36.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

who was elected in 1914. His predecessor was Frances Xavier Wernz, elected in 1906.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

With the Brown Derby in the ring, it would not be unlike them to grab 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08

0. Are orchids poisonous and
 is the foliage sold with the fiow-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
reply to the Anglo

GERMANY'S reply to the Anglo
French proposals for a European
security pact was not very specific but
welcomed the spirit Of trustful dis
cussion between the individual govern
ments" and promised that the reich
would examine thoroughly "the whole
document concerning the European
questions contained in It," The note
declared the air agreement might be
one step toward solution of other prob
lens, and promised that Germany
would examine the question of how to
avoid the danger of an ornaments
race. No mention was made of the
proposed Danubian and Eastern pacts.
1t was believed In London that meet
ings would soon be held between Brit
ish and German cabinet ministers.
EVIDENCE introduced In the hear
ing on the government claim that
Andrew w. Mellon, former secretary
of the treasury. showed that Mellon
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
Swamp Reclaimed

A few years ago region In Italy
known as Littoria was an uninhabit-
ed swampland. The government has
since reclaimed 1t by draining the
marshes and today 1t is all being
farmed with 10000 families living
on it in modern farm homes. Lit
toria was received into the Italian
empire recently as its ninety-third
province.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

has paid the United
States government In
income taxes in the
q years since the law
was enacted, a total
of $21,223,473. or an
average of over ST.
100000 a year. The
government claims the
banker and Industrial
list has evaded pay
ment of 100000. AS
the hearing began. the
government amended
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
Housewives Idea Box

To Remove Scorch Marks From
Linen
IT Is almost impossible to remove
scorch stains from linen or wooden
materials. However, the following
method often works on linen: Rub
the spot with freshly cut onion
Later soak the material in a solu-
ton of cold water and a little per-
oxide. Then wash the garment In
the usual way.
THE HOUSEWIFE.
Copyright by Public Ledger. Inc.
WNU Service
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
A CHILD'S LAXATIVE
SHOULD BE LIQUID
(Ask any DOCTOR

For your own comfort, and for your
children's safety and future welfare,
you should read this:
The bowels cannot be helped to
regularity by any laxative that can't
be regulated as to dose. That is why
doctors use liquid laxatives.
A liquid laxative can always be
taken in the right amount. You can
gradually reduce the dose. Reduced
dosage is the secret Of real and safe
relief from constipation.
The right liquid laxative dose gives
the right amount of help. When
repeated, instead of more each time,
you take less. Until bowels are NOV
ing regularly and thoroughly without
any help at all.
The liquid laxative generally used
is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. 1t
contains SIENNA and cascara, natural
laxatives that form no habit : even
in children. Its action is gentle, but
sure. 1t will clear up a condition Of
biliousness or sluggishness without
upset. Every druggist has it.
GAGoskN
N|| SYRUP PEPSIN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
Baby Cross and
FretfuI With
Eczema
Relieved by Cuticura

"Our baby had eczema on her
forehead and on the back of her
head. 1t started from a blister and
kept spreading over her face Her
skin was irritated and red, and she
kept it irritated from scratching so,
much. She was cross and fretful a
great deal, and could not sleep well
at night.
"She was affected about two
months before I used Cuticura Soap.
and Ointment, and after using
them about three weeks you could
not tell she ever had this condi-
tion." (Signed) Mrs. Neal Gladney,
r. f. d. 1, Box AZ, Brighton, Tenn.
Soap 25c. Ointment 25c and SOC.
Talcum 25c. Sold everywhere. One.
sample each free. Address: "Cuti-
cura Laboratories, Dept. R, Maiden,
Mass. ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

the ADM nlStra ton
forces had a breath
ing spell over the
weekend during which
they worked hard to
win over those men,
bers of their own par
ty who were consOrt-
ing with the enemy.
Senator Vandenberg of
Michigan attacked the
measure with bitter
ness and Sarc S M,
suggesting this sub
Stitute bill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

/ d tion Of "g o ! d
cha u S e S" in private
contracts, but not on
federal bonds. While
it was held that the
government must pay
off its bonds in gold or
its equivalent in de-
valued currency, an
other ruling that the
Court of Claims had
no jurisdiction over
such cases means that
it would be impossible
for holders of federal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
CURRENT EVENTS
PASS IN REVIEW
ADMINISTRATIO GOLD LAW
SUSTAINED BY DECISION OF
SUPREME COURT.
BY EDWARD w. PlCkARD
g. Western Newspaper Union.

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and the
New Dealers breathed easier after
the United States Supreme court hand
ed down its decision sustaining inval-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

stocks were particularly strong in view
of the decision which held the carriers
would not be obliged to liquidate their
obligations in the new currency at the
present price of gold. Had an adverse
decision been handed down, number
of the country's strongest lines would
have been forced into bankruptcy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
a laxative-three for a cathartic.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

T IEUT. CALVIN NJ. BOLSTER, a
IL member of the crew of the Macon,
gave some sensational testimony be-
fore the naval board of inquiry into
the causes of the disaster that befell
the dirigible. He said that several
months ago three girders in the ships
tail had sheared. and that only minor
repairs had been made because the
bureau of aeronautlcs ordered that
the work should not interfere with
training flights. Bolster added that
this work had not been completed
when the Macon started on her last
flight. but that he did not consider the
craft unsafe for fight over the ocean
except in extremely violent air.
The same indication of structural
weakness also was given by r. J..
Davis. chief boatswain's mate. one of
two crewmen on duty near the Gas
ualty" spot in the rear.
All four fins. two horizontal and
two vertical. were fastened to the al
legedly weak girder, known technical
ly as "No 1115."
Commander p. l.. Katch. judge adj
vocate of the court. made pointed in
quiries to determine If progressive
bumpings encountered in anchoring
the Macon at it's Sunnyvale base might
have strained the girder. The lower
fin was attached to the ground car in
the anchoring operation.
ROlSfpr Said SIlch was a poSSihility
but he did not see how such jars could
hurt the upper part of the girder.
where the casualty occurred.
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60
additional $1,000 alleged to represent
profits on sale of bank stock, which
was intended to indicate that the for
mer secretary of the treasury owned
bank stock while holding the cabinet
post. The treasury secretary is an ex-
officio member of the Federal Reserve
board on which no member who owns
bank stock may serve. Mellon has filed
a counter claim alleging overpayment
of $4,000 on 1881 taxes and seeks
q refund.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

a NEW assault on Germany's unem-
ployment problem is announced by
Nazi leaders, who will put their plan
into effect on April 1. The scheme, the
most drastic yet announced, will force
most young people to give up their
paying jobs and join the government
labor service which will send them to
construction projects, voluntary" la
Dor camps, and to farms.
In this way, positions will be opened
for older men and those with depend
ents. All jobs for persons under twen-
ty-five will be state-controlled. and the
entire labor market will be under
Nazi domination. Jobless at the pres
ent time are estimated at 2,O0O,OOO.
Another feature of the campaign is the
setting of definite goal of 100000 as
the number to be left without work as
Economically unemployed"
There will be no loopholes in the
scheme, and severe penalties are at.
tached for violation. Enforcement will
be particularly strict in the Lower
Rhine district, but is in part national
and is expected to be pattern for the
whole country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

FlORESTON SHAMPOO = Ideal for use In
connectionwith Parker Hair Baisam- Makes the
hair soft and fluffy. so cents BY mail at drug
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

Il. Congress hereby apprOpriateS
81 ,SSO,0O0,000 to the President to use
as he pleases. ~
80 Anybody who doesn't like it is
fined $1,000" Ea
Senator Adams of Colorado, Demo
crat, who fears an appropriation of the
size asked will damage the credit of
the nation, carried to the floor the
amendment that had been beaten in
committee, namely, cutting the total
amount to s2,SS0,O0O,000.
Senator McCarren of Nevada, also a
Democrat, was still arguing for his
plan that the committee had rejected
and the administration opposed, fixing
work relief wages at the rates prevail
ing in different localities. The bill as
modified by the senate appropriations
committee after long controversy re-
quires that prevailing rates be paid if
the President finds wages in private
industry are being undermined.
Vandenberg in the course of his
speech asserted the bill would permit
the government to compete with any
business it pleased. In reply to this
Senator Mahoney of Wyoming, who had
just called on the President, said from
the White House steps that Mr.. Roose-
welt is determined to authorize only
projects that will not compete with
private industry, and also that he will
use all his influence to maintain rates
of wages and standards In private in
dustry."
In a party conference the Republic
ans agreed to try to limit the bill to
one year instead of two. Their rea-
son is that as it stands the measure
gives the President authority to al
locate funds for projects through the
months when the 1896 Presidential
campaign will be going on. Most of
the Republicans also favored the pre-
vailing wage amendment, and seine of
them supported the plan fathered by
Adams The administration Demo-
Gratis were still confident they could
put the bill through without serious
changes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
d EALM LEADER HITLER refused

d EALM LEADER HITLER refused
IN to exercise his prerogative of
mercy and two Berlin society women
were beheaded by the official execu-
toner for divulging military secrets.
Another woman and Polish nobleman
were sentenced to life Imprisonment
at hard work. The execution of the
two women was carried out at dawn
with such secrecy that it was hours
before their exact fate could be
learned. Officials finally admitted that
the women had gone to the block where
their heads were severed by a silk-hat-
ted executioner with a medieval battle
ak.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

n SPECTACULAR break for liberty
L was made by 81 inmates of the
Oklahoma state reformatOry at Gran
lite. tower guard was killed by the
prisoners. Thirteen of the cOnvicts
were captured within short time, and
posses are engaged in gigantic man
hunt for the remainder. The break
followed investigation into report of
cruel treatment of the inmates. From
two struggled pistols the plot expand
ed suddenly to it's deadly climax. The
ring leaders seized a trusty prisoner
serving as turnkey. took from him his
keys. rounded up all the inside turn
keys and locked them in cell. The
mob then rushed into the visitors room
where they herded about twenty visi-
tors together, and using them as
shield, made their escape. The refOr-
matory is under the administration of
Mrs. G. A. Waters. said to be the only
woman warden of a male prison in
the country.
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uosTTLITIEs between Senator

POSSIBILITIES between Senator
= = Long and Postmaster General
Farley moved swiftly toward a climax.
Without objection the senate adopted
Huey's resolution demanding that Sec
rotary of the Interior Ickes supply to
that body any information he may
have regarding Investigations of pub
lie works contracts with which Farley
may have been connected. The post
master general, who was in Sarasota,
Fla, said merely: II do not take 1t
seriously"
Long did not get along so well with
his demand for a senatorial investi-
CATION of Farley 1t was referred to
the post Office committee, and Chair
man Mcclellan said: IF there is any
thing to be Investigated it will be in
vestigated. But l don't know what
the acts are. My committee will in
vite Farley and Long before 1t and
will settle the matter on its merits as
shown by the facts adduced."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01

g TEPS to curb the inroads of jap
- anese landholders in the rich hemp
growing province of Davao are being
taken by the Philippine government.
Strict application of insular laws gov
erning land holdings by aliens will be
guez, secretary of agriculture, who
schemes a wholesale cancellation of
subleases of public lands, which he
maintains are illegal. A recent sur
vey, Rodriguez asserts, shows the
japanese control 10000 acres in the
province, and that leases to 64,372
acres are illegally held.