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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-22
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HEALTH
BIZ DIR. j. M. wIsAN-
Chairman, Counciy ON Mouth
Hygiene, New Jersey State
Dental Society

GOSSIP AND NEGLECT
A school nurse recently reported
that children were not coming to
the school dental clinic for treat
ment because an unfortunate in
cident had become town gossip. 1t
seems that a tooth because OF ne.
glect, became seriously infected
SO much SO that the pus was drain
ing outwardly on the face. The
child was taken to hospital for
surgical treatment. At the time OF
this writing no Improvement was
noticeable.
It would seem that such a hap
pening would teach people the
value of treating the teets while
defects were in arly stages so that
serious infection would be avoided.
What caused the trouble in this
case? The child had refused to go
to the dentist. The tooth defect
(Which could have been easily
filled) grew into a large cavity.
The pulp (nerve) became involved
and later infected. The infected
pus drilled its way through the
thin layer Of bone and out to the
face. If the child RECEIVERS, he VIII
always show a scar.
How much better 1t would have
been to prevent such distress! Early
dental treatment would have been
the logical course.
The importance Of milk in the
dental health diet will be explained
next week by DIR. Wisan.
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~ -
Reosntly read z Rpvsi s,ant
takes the soil a. its prctagcniat.
on this farm lived . happy fAna-
iiy.
The auther pertrsys TIRE nethes
and father not primarily 80 neaas
OF the family, but part 0E It.
Three daughters and two Sons are
the other partners. One is not
told this IN 90 many words. She
records that Hattie, sixteen, who
is to bake next day, gets up at
four to start things going. Leah,
knowing that Jess has - so to
town, refuses q neighbours invita-
ton to supper to take over the
milking. Jess IL the business
head, ana although under twenty
buys the supplies and even shops
around for prices on implements
and feed.
No one tells these girls what to
do. They take their duties AZ .
matter of course. Responsibility
toward the farn-home rests ~
evenly on their young shoulders
as on those Of their quiet and cap
able mother.
Modern Families Are Different
The boys, busy as their father
with the harvest and the stock,
present the same attitude to work,
Too good to- be true3 Perhaps.
Yet the annals OF the old times
are filled with young families All
netting the load.
However, as far an that goes,
many families still do, but with
a difference. They have to be re-
minded, supervised, told repeated
", and they also have q tendency
to regard their part Of the busi-
ness az favor to the house.
Admittedly, adolescents to-day
are busy with education and what
not. Their time Ii pretty well
filled, and recreation and certain
idle hours are not to be criticised
too much. What these young folk
do, or do not, about their home
responsibilities is not to the point
SO much as their whole attitude
toward home and parents.
In q way their point Of view has
not changed since they were five.
The home Is something to turn
them out fed, comfortable and
clean. Parents are expected to
keep the wheels going. They re-
gard the institution a. no con-
Germ Of theirs. Any concession
to housework or chores is some
thing dad or mother should say
"Thank you. for, In spirit II not
in words. The home il theirs to
receive from, not to eive to.
Mothers Usually to Blame
It must lie at the doors Of the
parents themselves one II forced
to believe. The mother makes It
all a one-man show. She IL pro-
prietor, counter-duster, and serv-
er-up. She dictates ana vetoes
and accompiishes. From baby
hood she issues her yiltimatunn.
s'I'll do 1t. Keep off. can't be
bothered.A Later she may call
attention to how noble she is, do
ing 1t all single or COM
plain that 1t IL 80.
Her biggest reason however, is
that she can't bear to see children
work when they should play.
Yet somehow, sometime, they
have to learn that home is theirs
to worry about little. don't
see why eighteen or twenty need
be so helpless at the expense Of
forty or fifty.
Copyright 1895 NEA Service Inc.)
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Solution to Previous Contract
Problem

Solution to Previous Contract
Problem
This is the fifth of series OF
hands by Miss Elinor Murdoch,
of New York City. winner of the
Individual national masters event
and Americas outstanding woman
player.
A good masculine player VIII try
harder with a woman partner. but
when playing against a woman he
Is apt to relax little. Therefore,
he will get the best out OF her
when she is his partner, and when
she is his opponent, If he is on his
toes, he may ''get the best of her."
Here's a play that might fail
against an average player, but not
against an expert, because he VIII
do little too much reasoning on
the hand.
Miss Murdoch sat in the West.
Her opening lead against four
spade contract was a small club.
East won with the queen and re-
turned the king. South trumpet
with the four of spades.
The ace of spades was cashed,
then q small spade played and won
In dummy with the ten spot. De-
c1arer's next play was q small
heart, and the nine finessed.
Now doesn't it look as II the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-22

Burgess ana Cottrel Of the Uni
versity OF Chicago, showed that
children whose parents were hap
PLY married have about 20 percent
better chance than usual for mar
ried happiness. Whether they an
hertz better dispositions or merely
initiate the habits Of their parents
IL not answered by the research.
Probably both.
Q. Nothing il more obvious to
every one except the parents in
vowed. II. L. Latham, OF the
Character Research Service, Chi.
cago, concludes an extensive re-
search by saying: 'Many OF the
methods which parents consider
Indispensable for the control Of
their children are often very effec-
tive means Of driving them into tho
most disastrous forms OF mafed-
iueiment." Among these metheds
he mentions showing disgust with
the child, making fun Of the ehiId'n
Ideas, showing fear IN the ohiId's
presence, making the child angry
the number h iegien.
Copyright John y. pi1It Coz
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his head, negatively. "1'd rather
you stayed right here" he said,
with an interrogatiye look at Mrs
Merser.
'sOf course she shall. OF counsel"
cried her hostess delightedly. ''That
will relieve me of anxiety. should
be terrified to turn her out now.
without being certain she was all
right !"
SO Katharine, Invested of her
muddied riding things, spent the
day in the little mansarded room
of the Merser house. 1t was de-
licious to be fused over this way.
The stout colored maid helped her
to undress, ad her hostess brought
pajamas and gown of many times
washed striped silk. The children
toiled up the stairs with offerings
Of flowers and shells.
mo be COntinued)
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beautiful, 20, is disconnected
with the useless round Of social
activities that make ND her iife.
Her father and nristOcratic step
mother, BERTHE, refuse 70 let
Katharine undertake any sort OF
work.
Katharine rides daily with
MICHAEL HEATHEROE, young
wcsterner who runs a riding club
SALLY MOON, local cOquette,
also cnrOlls at the club for riding
lessons.
ZOE PARKER, Katharine's
friend, returns from Europe
where she was sent to forget a
love affair with GIBBS LAR.
KIN, OF whom her parents dis
approve. Zoe is still in love with
Gibbs. He comes to see her and
Katharine, against her will, helps
them keep the visit secret.
DIR JOHN KAYE, a relative of
Bcrtine's visits the Strykhursts.
CHAPTER TX
After the fog the morning was
crisp and cool and invigorating.
There was blue sky, high ruffled
clouds, and a breeze blowing over
the harbor.
Katharine dressed hurriedly.
after her shower, eager to be out
and away. Ellen brought her a
tray because the others were not
vet stirring. There was crisp toast
ana clear coffee and strips of bacon
under a silver bell.
"Oh Ellen, this is a divine
breakfast"
you've got your appetite back,
Miss. That's what it is"
1t was the fog. the brooding
heavy weather, that had made her
fel SO heavy and stupid. Katharine
told herself. This morning she
wanted to sing.
''Dr Kaye packing p"
81 think he is, Miss. ! heard him
moving around in the gunroom."
Berthe had put John in the gum
room, half a fight up, because she
said it was quieter. Well, Kath-
arine had said goodby to John last
night; it would spoil things-be an
anti-climax-if she saw him again
now. Better slip away without
saying a word.
The morning was clean washed
when she stepped out into it. Every
separate blade of grass, every
newly opened calyx enchanted her.
"Oh, beautiful day!" Katharine
almost sang it aloud.
Her car purred under her touch.
Funny, some days the motor ran
better than others. Cars were like
people-moody!
"Good morning, Michael"
.'Mornin', Miss Strykhurst! He
stood. smiling at her easily, one
hand braced against the rail fence
which bordered the meadow of the
old Rogers place.
II thought I'd ride" Katharine
said demurely.
.'oh. splendid. Furys rarin' to
be of. Tips!" he called to the boy
whose steps could be heard on the
stable floor. Bring Fury out, will
your"
''How do you think I'm doing? 2"
inquired, of her prowess
as horsewoman. There had been
many animated conversations be-
tween them all spring concerning
her progress; she was determined
now to have the relationship back
upta its old, safe footing-that of
pupil and teacher.
"oh, you're grand" he said sim
ply, II noticed the other day ;"
Something within her exulted.
Michael, when you say you're
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To-DAYs FASHION TIP

Mid-season openings show q
tendency Of fuller skirts, blouses
with lots Of tucking, shirring and
pleating. Bright colors IN printS
for afternoon and evening.
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NEXT: Vacations.

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to Alicia Hart in care Of The
Democrat Special Service Bureau,
Room 3O5, 4ef Eighth avenue,
New York. N. Y.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
A Good Republican

We thoroughly disagree with republi- can enthusiasm as expressed throughout the state by unanimous republican press that the appointment of ex-Senator Fred erick c. Walcott as welfare commissioner was the crowning achievement they repre- sent it to be. Naturally the answer will be that we are too partisan to appreciate MT. Walcott's abilities. Perhaps we are, but SO are the republican cheer leaders, who find Governor Cross's action right up their alley.
 There is no need of arguing over Mr. Walcott's abilities, or characteristics, for the position, plenty others rate as high. The real fact of the matter is, why did the governor have to resurrect a politician that present Senator Francis T. Maloney and the democratic party worked so hard last election to retire. If he was all re- publicans now claim him to be, the electorate would have retained him then.
 No, the appointment of Mr. Wal colt, both upon the part of Governor Cross and the republican legislators, was good piece of real old republican strategy. The actions of republicans was to be ex- pected, but why Governor Cross should have been a handle to such a gratuity is beyond our conception. There are two reasons perhaps uppermost for his posi- tion, one to garner republican votes for next election, the other to repay his democratic senatorial colleagues for the fiasco which marked this sessions open ing. In either event the governor picked 8 good republican, no one will disagree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
A Thought for Today
Romantic Northwest

Looking ahead small matter of II years, the people of the Pacific Northwest are already preparing for big centennial exposition in 1946 to celebrate the acquisi- ton by the federal union of Oregon terri tory If you like expositions = as most of us do - almost any excuse is good enough to justify holding one. The ex- cuse in this case, however, seems espe- cially good, for it celebrates one of the most romantic and important phases of our entire history = and marks, also, significant event in international re- lations.
 Consider the second point first. Oregon territory - comprising the present states of Washington Oregon, and Idaho-was part of vast stretch of land which was in dispute between the United States and England for many years. The Louisiana purchase left the northwest boundaries of the country in fog. The United States claimed everything up to Alaska; Britain claimed everything down to Mexico -- whose northern boundaries then was the upper end of California.
 You can still read in your school books about the "54-40 or Fight" slogan of the fire-eaters of those days. The way was open for war; indeed, war was at that time just about the only recognized way of settling an argument of that kind. But there was no war. Instead, there was peaceful compromise, with each nation taking less than it felt entitled to- and this compromise, more than any other one ching, cemented the theory that no dispute could arise along the Canadian boundary which could not be settled peacefully.
 So much for that. The purely romantic and picturesque aspects of the anniver- sary make it equally worth celebrating. It was in 1843 that the first great wagon train plodded its way to Oregon. The first white women had taken up residence in the territory seven years earlier; Tn 1843 the first American government was formally organized there.
 And then began that great epic of pio- neering achievement which made the homely covered wagon an emblem of lusty youth and high daring, and which by it's steady pushing back of the frontier saved America from the pressure of Europe's industrial problems and made it possible for the concept of a classless society to endure to our own day. All in all, the story of the Oregon trail is one of the greatest in our history. If any chapter in the American story is worth celebrating with centennial exposition, it is this. The people of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon ought to put on great show; they have all the materials for it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
Least Said The Better

Perhaps it were better to draw the mantle of Christian charity over the scene in the legislative halls at Hartford Last night it seemed fairly obvious that special session of the General Assembly would be required to enable pertinent matters to be properly disposed of. Today all may be changed as today the Legis- lature should and undoubtedly will adjourn whether or not it has finished it's business.
 We sincerely trust, though, that the Legislature will adjourn without attempt ing to obey the governors command to impose sales tax upon the people of this state. There is no logical excuse for such an imposition. We admit that relief bur- dens are worry and some means of pro- viding state aid for cities is needed, but we do not admit that the sales tax is the one and only avenue of escape. It cer- tainly is not.
 Furthermore, we do not take any great enjoyment from the spectacle at Hartford of budget that was slashed some $5,000,- 900. yet one that is not adequate unto the situation. This may sound somewhat paradoxical. It isn't. The point that We would like to drive home is that the As sembly or some state officials have been remiss in not securing for the coming biennium such reductions in the cost of  government as the times demand. We have heard much of governmental reor- ganization. We have read that the State Senate stormed at the budget because it did not contain provisions for restoring salary cuts.
 f We have no time for any such palaver- ing as all this is sure to turn out to be. It was perfectly obvious when this session of the Assembly began that some atten- ton to reducing the costs of government was required. We have little or no such attention. It even required superhuman effort to have the legislators approve study of existing state departments to see if some could not be eliminated or consolidated with others. As for cutting down appropriations by dropping needless or extrava9ant services, we'll, that just doesn't go In Connecticut.
 Tho time is coming when voters of this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
Unused Power

The United States is pretty fine place to live in. Its people enjoy higher stand ard of living than those of other countries, at least in the use of the material con- veniences of plumbing, heating, lighting and labor-saving household appliances. Yet the people of the United States have tremendous distance to go before they utilize fully the possibilities already exist ing in these respects. A year or so ago q careful survey showed an astonishingly high percentage of American homes not equipped with any of the conveniences and comforts on which our boasted high standard of living rests.
 Data dug up by the Federal Power Commission give surprising picture of our scanty use of electricity. There are only 320O0O families in this country who use electricity for all power in their homes. Only a million use power for cooking, 5,OO0,0OO for refrigeration, and 13,O0O,OOO homes have electric lights. We use more of these things than other peo- ples; but considering the fact that there are some 126 millions of us, the showing isn't so good. It should be obvious what the proper development, distribution and use of electric power could mean to the nations well-being.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
So They Say

Never was there time when many chances for service beckoned to man to go out and do something for his fellow men. Harry H. Woodring, assistant secretary of war. The next generation must keep this land true to the traditions of it's founders The only ism we want to see here is Americansm. Bernard $. Deutsch, president of New York Board of Aldermen.
 The American theater is dsintegrating rapidly, and will reach levels of despair unless the movies come to it's rescue. The stage needs the talent and the genius that the screen has wrested from 1t.
 Producer Arch Selwyn. Columbus did not know where he was going He did not know where he was when he arrived there, and he did 1t all on borrowed money. Director c. B. Ladd of Massachusetts, univers- alist society, drawing analogy between Presi- dent Roosevelt and Columbus
 The sentiment for federal anti-lynching law is as widespread the impulse of humanity itself Let us not hesitate to smother Judge Lynch under a heavy blanket of national resentment.
 Senator Wagner of New York.
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Washington, June 5 Those who watched Franklin Roose- vlet at close range during the crisis of the supreme court vs. MIRA have an interesting private story to tell.
 1t is the story of how the pres- ident got advice from a host of advisers S-- some of them so panic-stricken they could hardly see straight = but in the end came through with a course which has materially strength. ened his hand.
 The White House counselors who were knocked for the big gest loop by the MIRA decision were the legal gentry.
 Donald Richberg, chief author and legalist of the MIRA, appear ed to be in a state of d daze demoralization., He had b cockily confident that his argu- ment before the supreme court would bring complete victory to the government and much-need- ed laurels to his battered brow.
 Tn fact, when he met Bill Green a few days before the court handed down its reverber- ating< decision. Richberg airily brushed aside the A. F. of l.. leaders concern about possible defeat.
 "Take my word for it, Bill" Richberg said. this is in the bag. I'll stake my reputation as a lawyer who has had consid- erabie experience in practising before the supreme court that the government will win this case"
 Naturally, therefore, Rich- berg was punch drunk and woozy when the court riddled his argument. But he was not alone. Mnstcr-minds of the jus tice department were just as be- wiIdcred.
 Attorney General Cummings
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state are going to rise up and demand that their problems be considered before those of any special class. We would not care to have the position that Connecti- cut has achieved in various fields of en- deavor sacrificed on the altar of economy. Nor do we think this is necessary. But we do think that if our Legislature and our officials are going to restore state employees wage cuts, appropriate millions for projects, aid city's relief work, not to mention a dozen other expensive services, then there should be some corresponding attention to governmental economy reach ing into every political subdivision of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
Selected Poem
DUTCH DISHES

 Dorothy Grace Beck in the Christian Science
 Monitor). Blue and white IS my oatmeal bowl And blue and white my cup, And my wee round plate is blue and white. When I sit down to sup. Strange blue boys walk round the rims, Clasping strange blue hands. And by dark blue. wandering stream dark blue farm house stands. Its pale blue smoke curs grandly Into pale blue sky, And meets three Tapping blue-winged birds Skimmng gaily by. The grown folks plates are snowy white And ringed with ring of gold: They the proper plates to use When one Is tall and old. But I'm glad that my bowl Is blue and white. And blue and white my cup; And like my wee plate blue and white When 1 sit down to sup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
THE GOOD OLD BABE HIS OWN WORST ENEMY,
 SAYS FAN

Waterbury, Conn. June 4, 1885. Editor, the Democrat:
 Back in the hey-day of Babe Ruth this writer was an ardent rabid fan. was living in New York and almost without exception attended all the, Yankees home games. The big Bambino was sock ing them all over the lot and had the baseball bugs in a frenzy. All pitchers looked alike to him.
 I heard lots of things about the Babes temperament and how dif- ficult he was to manage. He would stay out all night and show up at the ball park the last min. ute, grab few hot dogs, do a lit- tie batting practice and go right into the game. The Babe has been fortunate to last as long as he did. Physically he took little care of himself--his eyes remained keen and strong-but his legs paid the penalty of carrying around his big pauneh.
 It seems a shame that such a grand old baseball character should leave the game in the man ner he has. Crying and blubber- ing about being double-crossed The sports writers of the country thought Colonel Jake Ruppert was a first class sap to let the Babe go. But Jake knew his Babe. Hc put up with his nonsense for a good many years. Ruth would never make q manager and the Colonel knew it. Before one can qualify to lead he must learn to follow and Ruth wasn't that type. But Ruth would make a valuable coach. It Is still to be hoped that he can catch on with some bah club in that capacity. He should have the managerial complex out of his bean after this experience,
 rhe Babe was perhaps the greatest character in tho game. The fans loved him in spite Of all his faults, The same was tlnd in