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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-04
COUNCIL CONTRIBUTES
TO CATHOLIC HISTORY

Sheridan CounciT has contributed
her bit to the observance of Com
Enecticut's tercentenary observance.
When Waterbury was asked to
designate places of historical in
|terest, it was to the knights of
Columbus that the officials turned
when it came time to set up land
marks in the progress of Catho-
Elicity IN the city.
Thanks to the kind cooperation
Eof Joseph Scully, son Of the late
Martin Seuliy, completA survey Of
the city, so far as its Catholic HIS
tory was concerned, was made.
Spots have been suggested to tine
IIocal Tercentenary commission foE
Inappropriate markings.
First and foremost was the spot
where Mass was first celebrated in
/ the city. It is moot question, one
Ithat probably never can be decided.
Offered to the committee was the
choice Of placing marker at a
point corresponding to the corner
on West Main and Crane streets OF
on the home OF the late Michael
Neville, one Of the early Irish resi-
dents of waterbury.
This residence stands on the
south side Of East Main street at
a point almost opposite the Hend-
ricken school and by many OF the
oldest residents of the city has al
ways been regarded as the house
in which the first Mass in Water
bury was celebrated.
The birthplace Of the late Rev
Michael J. Mckinney. founder Of
the Knights Of Columbus, was pro-
posed. It stood for years on Rail-
road Hill street before being re-
moved to q point east of the pres
ent Waterbury Naugatucl5 road,
quite near Dead Mans Curve.
/ The first Catholic church and
school in. Waterbury stood on the
site of what for years was known
|as st Patrick's Hall and which Sof
recent years has become Genlot's
tavern, pool parlor, and bowling
alleys. This was where st Peters
church was built. In its basement
Catholic children went to school.
The birthplace of Archbishop
John G. Murray on Bridge street
was also suggested as contributing
to the Catholic history of Water
bury. He was the first native son
to be consecrated both bishop and
an archbishop. Also the Notre
Dame Convent played an important
part in the development OF the
Catholic history of the city and
rightly deserves some place or
mention. It was properly placed on
the list submitted to the .Tercen-
tenary Commission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-04
TRADITION LINKS
FATHER AND SON

/ Like father, like son. How true
the old expression is with regard
to Sheridan Council. In no one Or
|ganization in our city has the man
tile Of officfaldom been handed
down from one generations to an
other within the same family as 1t
has been in the knights OF Colum-
bus. 1t is a matter of some pride
with Sheridan Council TO record
such events to-day on its public
annals.
The first Grand knight Of Sheri-
dan Council was Cornelius Maloney.
who had been one Of the prime
movers in the coming of the Order
to this city, the birthplace of its
faunder. To-day as Sheridan coun-
|cn opens her Golden Jubilee ceie-
bfation the order of succession
brings to the chair OF Grand
Knight once more the second Cor
neiius Maloney, the son OF the first
Grand Knight.
But This fs not the first occasion
where the son has succeeded to the
ofice held by the father. Past
Grand knight Charles E. Melon
aid is the son himself of a Past
Grand knight. His father, the late
j. w. Mcdonald was Sheridan
Councils seventh Grand knight.
And it is possible to trace the
sequence of similar events back 10
the time OF Past Grand Kniehf Ed
ward J. Real. It might be truly
said of him that he Followed indeed
in the footsteps of his father, the
late p H. Real. who had acted as
Grand knight in 190s-ID. Past
Grand knight Edward J. Real Svas
i'm office in 1919, barely four years
after his father had occupied the
chair.
And the present Grand Knight.
John F. Robinson. has his heritage
of Columbianism to look back upon
with great pride and pleasure
His father. the late Patrick H.
|Robinson. served as Deputy Grand
knight under the late Michael
Carney and was in his day one Of
1.-THE most energetic members Sheri-
|iden Council ever boosted. In degree
work he was. unexeeIled, SO are the
|stories that old-time members re-
late to-day His mantle has been
|caught and held high by the excel
lent manner in which his son,
fGrand Knight Robinson has eIe-
waited Columbianism in Waterbury.
Two brothers held the Office OF
EGrand Knight at not too far apart
|period, Some twenty to twenty Ave
Iyears ago. In 1911 Thomas b. Car
Iney was the Grand Knight Of Sheri-
|dan Council and SIX years later his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-04
PoET'S c0RNER
sHEREDANsS RIDE

02 8A1llAA319 4N~<<-An~sAA1NAA AegssNA
Up from the South at break of day.
Bringing to Winchester fresh dis
The afrigheed air with q shudder
bore,
Like herala in haste to the chief
tain,s door,
THE terrible grumhle and rumble
Telling the battle was ON once
more
And sheridan twenty miles away.
land wider skilg those pillows OF war.
EThnndered along the horizons barr.
AND loader yet into Winchester
H rolled
The roar Of that red sea uncon-
troIled,
Making the blood OF the listener
cold,
AS he thought Of the stake in that.
fiery fray
with Sheridan twenty miles away.
But there 10 q road from Winches-
a good. broad highway leading
down;
| And there, through the fash of the
morning light,
A steed ar black as the steeds OF
night.
Was seen to pass as with eagle
flight,
Az If he knew the terrible need.
He stretched away with the utmost
speed.
Hills rose and fell-but his heart.
was gay,
With Sheridan fifteen miles away.
Still sprung from those swift hoofs.
Numbering South,
The dust. like smoke from the cam
mons mouth
Or the trail Of a comet, sweeping
faster and faster,
Foreboding to traitors the doom OF
disaster.
The heart of the steed and the
heart Of the master
Were beating like prisoners ass
sau1ting their wallis,
Impatient to be where the battle-'
field CALLS
Every nerve OF the charger was
strained TO full play,
With sheridan only ten miles away.
Under his spurning feet the road.
Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed.
And the landscape sped away be-
hind,
Like an OCEAN flying before the
wind;
And the steed, like bark fed with
furnace Ire.
Swept on with his wild eyes fuiI
of fire.
But. 10. he is nearing his hearts
desire:,
de Is shutting the smoke of the
roaring fray,
With Sheridan only five miles away.
The first that the General saw were
the groups
OF s.ragxlerw and then the retreat
ing treopa.
What was t1one-what to do--a
giance told him both
And striking his spurs with a ter
rihle oath
He dashed down the line mid a
storm Of huzzas
And the Wave of retreat checked
its course there, because
The sight ef the master compelled
It to pause.
With foam and with dust the black
charger was gray.
BY the fash Of his eye and his nos
trails play
He seemed 90 the whole great
arnY to say.
TT have brought you Sheridan all
The Washington times., 1935-10-24
A Billion Is Money

One dollar looks big to most Of US.
Multiplied by thousand, it looks grand though few
of u ever have the chance look at that much at time
But imagine you can thousand piles Of thousand
dollars each. .
dollars
Then imagine thousand Of these million dollar piles
These piles, also swept into one, would be ONE BAON
dollars
In the last three and onehs months your Government at
Washington has spent billion dollars MORE than it has
received from taxes.
That billion dollar pile represents the amount that it has
gone into the red SINCE JULY l.
You and your children and your childrens children Will
have to provide that money which the Government has thus
lavishly handed out.
The BILL in direct and indirect taxes will be sent to you
and to them in due
The Brain Tusers and the abundantifers and their crop
ing experiments and hobbies come high.
The Washington times., 1935-10-24

Washington the necessity OF
making and keeping the big
ditch across the Isthmus Of Pan
anna impregnable to any hostile
threat.
The Suez and the Panama
have Francis de LeSsepS in COM
mon. This great Frenchman
had a ruling passion, which was
to bring the world together by
shortening the lanes Of COM
merce. He succeeded at Suez
despite great political opposi-
ton, and he failed at Panama
because of the tremendous OBJ
stacles which nature placed in
his path.
UNIFTES EMPIRE
De Iesseps caught England
mapping, which is the reason
the suez Canal is controlled to-
day by the French bankers.
They govern it after their own
fashion, much to the chagrin
of British shippers, who are
forever protesting against the
high tolls exacted against their
commerce, which makes up
most Of what passes through
the canal each year. The idea
was not new with de Lesseps,
not by a couple of thousand
years.
The Persians, Egyptians and
Romans of antiquity had an
ever-recurring dream Of sailing
ships through the desert" Six
hundred years before Christ, an
Egyptian potentate tried to dig
out a ditch to connect the
Mediterranean with the Red
Sea, and gave it up at a cost
of 10000 men.
It was de Lesseps who dug
the first shovelful Of sand IN
1859, and 10 years later it was
de Lesseps who rode through
the completed canal on the first
ship as the guest Of Eugene,
Empress of France.
The British prime minister,
Lord Palmerston, had fought
the building of this dirty
ditch" hammer and tongs. To
him it was nothing but a
scheme to increase French in
fluence in the Orient and to
threaten Britannia's rule Of the
waves.
Ironically enough, it developed
The Washington times., 1935-10-24
HOg-Running

United States Commissioner Hubert Genaway sitting at
Malone y held farmer for Federal Court charges he
had brought across the border from Canada hog without
ing heed to the foma Of declaring possession Of the hog
Farmer Thomas McNerney defense that the hog was
native American raised by him. stolen and transported to
Canada.
said had simply gone the border to retrieve it.
Nevertheless, he was held for trial.
After all with the Raw Deal administration killing off all
native hogs it is difficult believe the farmers story.
price pork ample evidence Of the scarcity Of pork
in America, and "hogrunning' inevitable as
rum running used to be.
The Washington times., 1935-10-24
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson

moved at all? How long since
you experimental with a new
viewpoint, riSked g new doubt,
rebelled against an old preju-
dice?
Within the last four years
a new world has come into be-
ing-a world utterly different
from anything you have ever
known! But how much thought
have you given to the differ
ence-to these endless, unique
problems? How aften do you
consider anything but Yourself
your own good or bad luck?
Come clean, now! Don't you
really dodge new ideas, dread
arguments e S mt anything
which disputes or belittleS your
opinion?
SLOW SUICIDE
Mental tranquility-after 30,
even after 20, most Of us begin
to yearn for it as we yearn
for a soft bed. It's delightful
to sog down in our own unchal-
lenged ignorance, sentimentality,
intolerance. And it's easy to
call our ment-. lazineSS con
servatism" and even kid our
selves that it is.
But we can't fool the World.
A muscle that is never exer-
cised will surely wither-and
so will a mind. And a par
alyzed mind is as obvious as a
paralyzed body. and as great a
nuisance. The world soon
knows whether we're a Live
Wire or a Dim Bulb-and
treats as accordington.
Is that, perhaps, the reason
for the raw deals you've had
lately? Is that why your huS-
band and children are growing
Indifferent to you, Mary? Why
they treat you as a Has Been
down at the office, Bill? Shov-
ing you aside-seeking advice
from and giving the choice
chances to someone younger,
without half your experience.
You think angrily Of your years
of loyal. plodding service. How
unfair they are! self-pity
chokes you!
But why should it? Why
weep and rage because others
treat you as a Dead One, when
all the while you're turning
yourself into oneP Tranquility
is slow suicide. Safety is GER
tain death. If you act like q
Dear Departed you must expect
to be treated as one. Don't do
it! Wake up and get going!
Stop snivelling or grouching at
the World AS IS-and begin to
be part Of it. It's your only
chance.
Otherwise you might as well
order your own lilies, before
the Other Fellow hangs 'em
on you.
Copyright, 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, Ino.)
The Washington times., 1935-10-24
Bitter Fruits Apparent
Bv James T. Williams, Jr.

by rewriting the Constitution
are sponsored by Senators and
Representatives who are known
to have been in consultation
with these Radicals.
Some, at least, Of the speeches
made at the last session Of Con-
greSs in support Of drastic
changes in the Constitution read
very much like the literary out
put Of these Radicals.
It was these Radicals whom
H. G.. Wells, the English Rad
ical, was most eager to see
when he last visited the United
States peddling a cure-all Of his
own concoction for Americas
troubles. This cure-all was moth
ing less than the junking Of
the Federal Constitution.
"The Federal Constitution"
declared this English Radical
in conversation with q high Of
ficial Of the Administration, sis
. milestone around the neck Of
the American people. Their de-
vOttOn to q written constitution
is fetish worship"
This sounds very much like
the sort Of stuff that appears
in book on government which
is sponsored by another Eng
lish Radical, Professor Harold
j. Laskey who was at one time
a member of the Harvard facul-
ty. This book was written by
an English Radical named Bro
gan and Harvard students are
encouraged to read it in their
course on government.
Here Is what the English
Radical Brogan, friend Of the
English Radical LaSkey, has to
say about the American Consti-
tuition for which the English
Radical Wells expressed such
contempt when he last visited
this country:
TOOLS AND DUPES
"The Constitution is a Frank.
enstein'S monster to whose ex.
istence and eccentricities the
American people have become
so used that it is difficult for
most Of them to think them.
selves out Of their inherited
political atmosphere"
There is a lot more anti
American sluSh to the same ef-
feet in the writings of this and
other English Radicals now en-
gagged in an intrigue, which
their domestic tools and dupes
on the Federal payroll of the
American people are abetting
"to undermine what cannot be
directly overthrow" in the
American system Of govern
ment.
Americans are not trying to
undermine the English system
Of government. Why should
these English Radicals try to
overthrow the American sys-
tenn?
Copyright. 1885. The Washington Time,
The Washington times., 1935-10-24

January D.
Elected majority leader at the
Democratic caucus last session,
Bankhead was stricken by Sc
rious illness and was forced to
relinquiSh his work to Repre-
sentative Edward T. Taylor, OF
Colorado.
Taylor's tenure was not salts
factory to many of his col
leagues and they urged a sub
Stitute.
Into the picture came Repre-.
sentative John O'COnnor, OF
New York, chairman Of the
House Rules Committee, who
later incurred the animOSity Of
the Administration by his con-
duct Of the utility investigation.
, It was conceded, however,
that O'Connor would be q
formidable candidate if he
sought the leadership next
session.
With BanEheGd back on the
scene, the situation tDiII be in
crensingly difficult, II he seeks
to be Majority Leader.
Although he was invited on
the Philippine trip, Bankhead
was unable to make the journey
with his colleagues who went
at the invitation and expense
Of the Philippine government.
Physicians advised him it
would be wise to remain at
home and continue his recupera-
ton so that he would be in
condition to return to the
House in January.
From one Of Washington's
charming hoSteSseS comes a
sidelight on the Italian-Ethi-
opian question.
At a recent luncheon gtven
bv her lSas an outstanding
British subject and q Deu-
known diplomat tDho t0GS nnGc'
The Washington times., 1935-10-24

Criticism Of the Radicals
who are the power behind
the throne" Of the present Ad-
ministration is not confined
either to its political oppo-
nents or to its personal enemies.
Because of its obvious SINGER
ity some Of the most effective
criticism on this score comes
from close personal friends and
ex-members Of the Administra-
ton as well as from respected
leaders Of the party now In
power.
It was pointed out on this
page more than a month ago
that Professor Felix Frank
furter of Harvard University is
credited with having selected
most Of the Radicals now
holding key positions in the
Federal Government" This in
formation is now corroborated
by no less a friend and ad-
mirer of the President than
his first Administrator Of the
N. r. A.-Hugh s. johnson,
the political father Of "the
Blue Eagle"
NFEST AGENCIES
In the course Of his devastat-
ing criticism Of the mistakes Of
the Administration, which he
contributes to the current is
sue of the Saturday Evening
Post, General johnson devotes
considerable space to the Radi-
Gals of the Frankfurter School.
He attributes to Professor
Frankfurter the responsibility
for the selection Of these Rad
icalS who were quietly infil-
trated in the Government and
now infest so many Of its
agencies.
To these Radicals, General
johnson writes In the latest IS
sue Of this national weekly,
"the Constitution is just q foil
for clever fencing-an antedi-
luvian joke to be respected in
public like a Sacred Cow and
regarded in private somewhat as
Gertrude Stein probably re-
CARDS the poet TennysOn, or
any other Victorian"
These Radicals holding key
positions in the Government
on the recommendation Of this
Radical Professor are believed
to be organizing a country
wide agitation for the rewriting
of the Constitution and its
drastic revision at vital points.
These agitations are being
spread not only among organ
izations of workers and among
farmers but in the schools, col
leges and universities. And the
bitter fruits of these agitationS
have begun to appear in both
Houses Of Congress.
Many Of the more sweeping
proposals to Europeanize the
American system of government
The Washington times., 1935-10-24
Taxpayer Can't Win

The District Commissioners have submitted to the
Bureau of the Budget the ctys budget for the coming
fiscal year and, as submitted, THE BUDGET IS WELL
BALANCED. ser.
It calls for maintenance of the present tax rate OBJ
vates the need of new additional taxes, and still pro-
vides for SPENDING FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
MORE THAN EXPENDITURES IN THE CURRENT
YEAR
But this budget despite the u0hich has been excr.
csed in preparation by the Commissioners and District
Auditor Daniel J. Donovan, Is merely hyPOthetEc0I
budget.
There is great big IF right in the middle Of the
document
IF the wishes of the Commissioners borne out and
IF the budget isn't kicked around too much by the half
dozen agencies that still have to go over It, the tax
payers of the city might have idea Of where they Will
stand next year.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES HOWEVER, THE
BUDGET RIGHT NOW Is LITTLE MORE THAN
GUESS.
The Commissioners, with commendable persistence,
are listing under expected revenues Federal appro-
priation of slightly than eight million dollars
That less than fair appropriation for the Govern
urent to make to support the National Capital.
About the same estimate was carried in the current
budget when it left the Commissioners last year.
But the appropriation the Federal share, was only
$570000O. -
IF THE FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT INSISTS ON
HOLDING ITS APPROPRIATION DOWN TO $780,
600, THE WHOLE DISTRICT BUDGET WILL BE
THROWN OUT OF BALANCE AND THE CONTEM-
PLATED SURPLUS OF ABOUT $4,000 BECOMES
DEFICIT OF MILLIONS.
Of course the deficit could be eliminated by reducing
the appropriation items and probably would be, or the
items could be retained intact and DISTRICT TAX
PAYERS SOAKED WITH NEW LEV1Es.
Either way the taxpayers suffer.
They will either have to pay additional taxes or they
will have items in the budget cut with some depart
ents and services thrown entirely out Of line with the
rest of the Government
THE TAXPAYER JUST CAN'T WIN WHEN IL
COMES TO BUDGETS.
The Washington times., 1935-10-24

study and thought and the
enjoyment Of trees and flow
erS-"
Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
Spent a lot of time on that
same wheeze yourself, haven't
you? And you honestly believe
you'd enjoy q life devoid Of all
risk and worry. Well, maybe
you would. Some do. CLANS,
f'rinstance. BarnacleS, snails,
mud turtles. But as a program
for Humans it's not so hot
according to Mr.. Hearst.
How long has it been since
you spun a top?" he asks. do
you remember how it hoped
around when you first spun it
how it literally danced and
sang in the full expenditure of
the energy you had communi-
Gated to it? Then, after a
while, it did not dance and
sing so much. Finally, it set
tied into a tranquil leepy
hum and, shortly after that,
it toppled over.
TIMELY WARNING
Beware Of tranquility. It
proclaims the toppling over
stage. 1t is the sleep which
precede dissolution. Life is
action. Sport as well as work
is contention. All nature strives
and vies, not to attain tran
guilty, but a more effective
degree Of activity. Nothing that
is alive and -igorous is tranquil.
=. Whatever begins to be tran
quill is promptly gobbled up by
something which is not tran
quill"
Thank goodness, you may
say complacently, that doesn't
apply to me. I'm always on
the co."
But are you? Your body may
move in its accustomed round,
but how about the thing that
spins the top"-how about
your mind2 Stop and make an
honest check-if you dare.
How long since your mind
The Washington times., 1935-10-24
By Edwin C. Hill

Bombay $500 miles closer TO
England and providing q short
cut to the Strait Settlements
and to Australia and New Zea-
land. Drisraeli saw Palmer
Ston's mistake and he wasn't the
man to repeat it. The story Of
his coup, which made England
the largest shareholder, is well
known to those who know the
canals history or who have seen
George Arliss portray Victoria'S
prime minister on the stage and
screen.
England had refused to sub
scribe to the shares for the
building of the canal, and it
was almost entirely a French
and Egyptian affair. In 1875,
176,602 shares, the largest block.
were held by the disSolute Khe-
dive Ismail. He wanted to get
rid of them, feeling in need Of
the $20.o00.000 they would
bring.
De Lesseps offered to buy
them when Disraeli heard Of it
while dining with a newspaper
publisher. The $4,000. 900 was
q problem. England didn't
have it handy. Nathaniel RothS-
child was the one man who
could provide it. Disraeli's Sec
retary went to him.
"The prime minister wants
four million pounds by tOmor-
row." was the message.
ION what security?" was the
calm parry Of the banker as
he continued eating from q
bowl Of muScatel grapes.
WEAKEST LINK
"The British government" re.
piled Montague Cory, the mes
senger.
"YOu shall have It,"
His word was his bond, and
Disraeli was able to send his
message to the queen:
'Tt is just settled, you have it,
madam!"
She didn't have it entirely be-
cause the shrewd French had
inserted a clause in their 99-
year lease which provided that
no shareholder shall have more
than 10 votes at the company's
meetings. Disraeli had not
counted on that, but time has
worked it out that England's
stake in the canal Is such that
she must even go to war, if nee
esSary, to preserve it and use 1t
for her interests.
One hundred miles long, with
a medium width Of 1876 feet and
a minimum of AZ feet, the Suez
Canal takes Is hours to navi-
gate at a speed little over six
miles an hour. It is a bore
some journey, with sand dunes
on either side and natives and
camels.
But for all that, it is, as John
Bakeless in his book, "The
Origin of the Next War" says:
"The weakest link in the long
chain that binds India to the
British Isles"
Copyright. 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, In0.)