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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

implied that Lake Zoar would be- come even more popular with Wat erbury folk because of the connec. tion.
 But the real impetus for the new highway lies in the fact that 1t will be the shortest and best con- nection to the Merritt highway, when that project is completed. The Waterbury-bound traffic will naturally follow the Merritt high way to the North Main street crossing just above the Bridgeport line. then turn north to Long Hill. Monroe. Stevenson. cross the dam and through Oxford to Route 135.
 Such a connection would greatly facilitateS Waterbury's use of the Merritt highway. Representative from Southbury, Middlebury and Waterbury all appeared at the hearing and spoke in favor of the project. It ought to be approved by the legislature as obviously useful and necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08
Press Comment
LARGE AND SMALL TROUT Bridgeport Telegram)

Law, sentimentality and sports manship can sometimes be tangled up in such a way that one defeats the other. A good illustration of that fact is to be found in the fol- lowing comment (taken from the Waterbury Democratl on a propos- al to permit the taking of trout less than six inches in length from our streams:
 Removal of restrictions on
 the size of trout than can be
 legally caught won't aid the
 cause of the fisherman any.
 We don't imagine any real
 red-blooded angler would take
 specimen less than six inch-
 es from our streams to-day.
 Perhaps we're wrong in this
 supposition, but somehow or
 other we can't quite see those
 enthusiasts of the rod and reel
 filling up their creels with
 baby fish.
 This is case of putting the cart before the horse. The idea is not that sportsmen desire to take these small fish, but that they should. be required to do so.
 The present law, which forbids the taking of small fish, is a good example of the sentimentality get ting mixed up with law. In theory the purpose of the law is to pro- tect small fish and permit them to grow up, so that there will be more fish. In practice the law has been found to work just the other way. For fishermen have no way of pre- venting small trout from hooking themselves, and experience has shown that the majority of the small trout thus hooked by acci- dent will die when released.
 But since the law requires the fisherman to put the unwanted fish back in the stream to die, instead of Nkeeping 1t in his creel, he is given a chance thereby to catch just so many more fish before he has reached his days limit. The cause of conservation would be much better served by requiring each fisherman to keep what he caught, large or small, and to count it toward his days limit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08
In T'o-day's Mail Never say, "He was uncon- solable"; say ''inconsolable."
AMATEUR POLITICAL OBSERV. FER THINKS ROOSEVELT WILL
 NOT BE REELECTED
Waterbury, Conn. March 2, 1885.

Waterbury, Conn. March 2, 1885. Editor, the Democrat:
 President Roosevelt started off as though he was going to be an other Washington or Lincoln. Peo- pie all over the land, whether re- publicans or democrats or some other political faith, hailed him as the man of the hour. They be- lieved him when he said he was going to raise up the forgotten man. That he was going to chase the money changers out of the temple.
 Everything he planned indicated that he was going to raise up the common man to more liberal standard of living. Congress, the people and small business was be- hind him to q man. Only the big shots were against him. To-day they are with him because they feel assured he is not going to do the things he started out to do. h the beginning people gave him plenty of power to carry out his program. No one was permitted tV upSSI SA0 dPplC CdiIs ouS Io the vast espionage system that was set up in Washington it was diff cult to get ansthing but colored and tinctured administration re- ports.
 But actual facts cannot be kept from the people indefinitely. President Roosevelt has demon- strated that he is for big business. He gives the cold shoulder to those in his official family who try to carry out in actual practice what he breaches by word of mouth. Latest, to get the cold shoulder, is Madame Secretary Perkins.
 President Roosevelt through a combination of luck and shrewd political maneuvering has, until re- gently, managed to keep himself free from personal criticism. Ex- President Hoover had to take it on the chin all by himself. President Roosevelt has been able to find plenty of fall-guys.
 Can 1t be possible that Al Smith had Roosevelt's number right from the start? Huey Long, whether you like him or not, says, AtOo5CVClL AS JuSI dHOtuSI pOlitl- elan. Father Coughlin was fooled until just recently. Old General Johnson is being called back to de- fend the New Deal after once run ming out on 1t.
 President Roosevelt doesn't think prices are high enough. At the same time he fights against in- creased wages in government work. Food prices are beyond the reach of the workingman yet the Presi. dent wants the prices to go higher. Production Is up 54 per cent while wages are up but 21 per cent. Un- der his system the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
 From now on President Roose- welt will be forced to stand or fall on his own policies. The people are not going to accept any more trial balloon stuff from the Rich bergs, the Johnsons and the other puppets. The way Roosevelt IS heading 1t is extremely doubtful that he will be reelected in 1856.
 DISAPPOINTED ROOSEVELT
 HACKER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Al Smith was talking the other day about city zoos. Al, it may be recalled, recently presented number of animals to the Central Park zoo in New York He thought it would be fine idea for people to present more animals to the zoos in their own community so that people may come and look at them on dull summer evenings. That seems pretty tough on the animals, we'd say. Our own personal reaction to ZOOS is that there are only few of them in this country that ought to exist. The remainder are simply nothing more than prisons .for' their inmates. If America would copy some of the foreign zoos there might be more appeal to them. In Europe the idea is to surround the im- prisoned animal with as much natural habitat as possible. Even wire fences are discarded sometimes in place of high natural hedges and the like We ought to get away from the steel cage and wire coop complex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

loose, avoid all semblance of COT. poration with the Soviet.
 Also the Navy Is hipped on the danger of the Red Menace within the United States, even within the fleet. One man, Commander Walter K. Kilpat- rick, has devoted three years to stacking his office full of pam phlets purporting to show Red agitation in the United States. The admirals harped this home at the White House.
 So the debt break with Rus- sia was dictated direct from Roosevelt. Secretary Hull was not in favor of it. And while he kept Ambassador Tr0yanov- sky waiting in the ante-roonl, he called up the president for final orders.
 That was why Troyanovsky was with Hull only four minutes and a half. That was why American consuls later were withdrawn from Russia. Roose- welt wanted to make the break decisive and spectacular. It suited his policy in the Far East, and incidentally it did not hurt him with Catholic and pa. triotic groups in the United States either.
 Copyright, 1885, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Washington, March $.-Be- hind the quiet one-hour confer- ence between robust Sir Ronald Lindsay and slim Acting Secre- tary Phillips were some of the most important developments in the foreign policy of the Roose- Welt Administration.
 It explained n lot of things, among them the recent break with Russia, the tremendous naval program, American alOOf. ness in the Pacific.
 What the British ambassador wanted to know was whether the United States would join Great Britain and, other powers in ex- tending financial aid to China, to head off Japan's taking a strangle-hold mortgage on the country.
 The ambassador had given Phillips an advance indication regarding his proposition, and Phillips had discussed the ques- ton at the White House. What he said, therefore, came direct from the president.
 His answer was a definite "No".
 Sir Ronald countered by point ing out that China was suffer- ing because of the Roosevelt policy of raising the price of silver. He also emphasized what was much more important, that a Japanese loan to China meant that Japan would swal- low up China.
 Phillips, in effect, replied: "China is too big to be swal- lowed. Japan will find herself throwing money into a bag with. out n bottOm."
 NAGGING THE BRITISH
 The nature of Sir Ronald's visit was public property. But what most people did not re- alize was that it was a tremen- dous victory for Roosevelt dip- lomacy. For nearly two years Henry L. Stimson had been nagging at the British, trying to secure from them a common Anglo-American policy in the Far East During that time the British, despite huge economic stake in China, sat complaisantly on the sidelines. They enjoyed their chestnuts being pulled out of the fire by the United States.
 Roosevelt reversed all that. He remained aloof in the Orient. Now the British are nagging at the State Department in the same way StimsOn used to nag at them.
 Roosevelt policy in the Far East now can be summarized as follows:
 1. Build up a gigantic navy.
 Gro accomplish this Roose- welt completely disregarded his own stipulation that Public Works should create employ ment. Instead, large hunks Of PWA money were set aside for warships which--two years later
 are not beyond the blueprint stage and have not employed a. single workman.)
 2. Avoid all understandings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

1. Name the institution estab- lished in New York city in 1859 for the free instruction of the working classes in applied science, art, and social and political science.
 2. Near which city in India is the Tai Mahal?
 3. What is the derivation of the name hockey?
 4. Where was the battle of Fl Clancy?
 5. Name the British general who led the disastrous expedition against Fort Du Quesne, in the French and Indian war.
 6. Name the capital of Norway.
 2. What is copal?
 s. In which state is Moosehead Lake?
 9. Who was William Hogarth?
 10. Where is Ellis Island?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08
Selected Poem
MARCH THAW

(Berne Cooper in The New York Sun). Tree limbs dripping moisture and the earth Is melting slowly; down an inch two The ground is frozen, and the dormant roots Feel not the urgency of temporal spring. Brown hills and pastures. soft to eleven hooves, Seepy and wet beneath the tangled sod: brilliant sun hangs in the azure sky Where birds wing northward in unhurried flight; The tang of April in the fragrant air, And spring, the fugitive turks everywhere!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08
Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by the planets. the daily horoscope Is outlined by n noted astrOlogcr. In addition to information of general interests, it outlines in- formation of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08
MARCH 9

MAltSh The day starts off fine. It will | be 8 suitable morning to ask fla
 vors from those above you in au-
 thority, or to handle business prop | ositions of big nature. The after noon is not good for 1t is not de- pendable. It may look better than
 it really is. Do not promise to pay
 someone more than you can really afford.
 Birthdate You are suited to deal in an oc- | cupation which requires the hand-
 ling of liquids. You should have a very favorable period of financial advancement from May through
 September. You may travel for pleasure and profit. Foreigners
 may be of help to you in a finan-
 cial way. You should study some
 new subject.
 Danger Oct. 10 through IA. 1885. Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their horO- scopes are invited to communicate with Octavine i'm care of this news-
 paper. Enclose a 3-cent stamped, seif-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN

 Britain Seeking Acam Help ThW Chinc State Under White Policy SM o Troubles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

with foreign countries, even in. directly.
 (This was behind the recent break with Russia.)
 3. Forfeit the Philippines if necessary in order to keep out of trouble in the Orient.
 ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE9
 Of these, the policy which has come in for most secret discuss sion lately is that regarding un- derstandings with foreign coun- tries.
 The State Department leans toward such understandings in a mild way. The Navy does not. Secretary Hull has made 1t ap- parent that American sypathies in the Far East are with the British. Some of his chief ad- visers believe that the affinity between the Dominions and the United States, the distrust which Australia and Canada have of Japan, makes the English speak ing peoples natural allies.
 With this the General Board of the Navy emphatically dis agrees. In fact, some admirals have been much provoked that Admiral Standley, Chief of Na- val Operations, and head sea- dog of the Navy, cooperated so closely with the British during the naval discussions in London.
 The. General Board stands for only two things: A gigantic fleet and complete isolation from the rest of the world.
 The General Boards ideas, in- cidentafy, are pretty much Roosevelt's ideas. The presi- dent is first, last and foremost a big navy man. Also he has his cousin Harry, assistant secretary of the navy, acting as a peren- nial messenger boy between the White House and the Admirals.
 Harry Roosevelt is charming, anything but brilliant, has the vitality of marine and can be depended upon to do the general boards bidding.
 ANTI-RUSSIAN
 It was the Navy primarily which sold Roosevelt on making a break with Russia.
 Litvinoff originally was invited to Washington because Roosevelt wanted friend in the Far East in case of trouble with Japan. Russia was the natural enemy of Japan, the natural ally of the United States.
 But recently the Navy has been harping on the inevitabilty of war between Japan and Rus- sia within a year. They have been urging Roosevelt to cut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

There's only one way to talk all the time and get away with it. Talk to the other fellow about himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Q. How many acres are in the White House grounds at Washing ton, D. C.?
 A. Within the enclosing fence there are 1S.077 acres.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Q. What does oconomowoc mean?
 A. 1t is an American Indian name meaning "home of the beaver"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

A. RKo-Radio Pictures, Holly wood, Calf. M
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0. In what language was the original draft of the U. s. Consti- tution?
 A. English.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08
Feet Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Q. What are the official lan- guages at the sessions of the League of Nations?
 A. English and French are the official languages, but delegates
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THD EDITOR.

o. VHas the United States ever issued gold certificates in denom- nations lower than ten dollars?
 A. No.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Q. What does the word Pope mean?
 A. Father: from the Latin "papa" and the Greek 'papas."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

o. Name the United States Senators from Ohio.
 A. Robert Johns Bulkley and Vic Donahey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

OAAAOAeAb toAS uaSCos O. What Is the value of the Mothers of America" commemo- rative 3 cent deep violet stamp of 1884?
 A. It is catalogued at 5 cents If uncancelled, and ? cents if caA- celled. Q. About how many pansy seeds are there in one ounce, and how many plants can be grown from that amount? A. There are between 25,000 to eS,0O0 seeds, and growers general ly allow one ounce for 4,00O plants. With good, fresh seed and great care, 1000 to 5000 plants may be obtained.
 Q. Which company produced the motion picture, Symphony of Six Million?'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Boston is just waiting for tree-plant- ing weather. A fine program is arranged for that tihe There will be 1000 trees set out along 194 streets. In a town the size of Boston that is fine news. Too bad more of our New England towns don't fol- low this example. We, cut down the trees along our city streets to make way for progress. Rarely do we think of replacing them in front yards where they would escape the fury of passing motor cars and thus live to ripe old ages. More trees ought to be the motto of every community in the next fifty years. We need them badly.
 "Is this government by law or what" an inquirer wants to know. From the tel egram showers, you might say it's gov- ernment by wire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "The twins are un- distinguishable"; say ''indis- distlnguishable."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

o. What is the origin and meaning of the expression stand the gaff?"
 A. Calf is something difficult or painful to bear, an ordeal. The expression, which is idiomatic, means to bear up under oppression or attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-08

Q. Is the National Guard part of the federal armed forces?
 A. It is that part of the militia which is organized and trained as land troops, subject to the juris- diction Of the governors of the va rious states and territories, for use in local emergencies, and when in- ducted into the service of the United States, it is a part of the U. S. Army under the command of the President of the United States.
 If you want a copy of our bul. letin SEA FOODS, writet to The Waterbury Democrats Washing. ton Bureau, enclosing five cents tn hostage stamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-20
BOY TRAILS
SLAYERS Of
HIS COMRADE
Youngster Succeeds In Locat-
ing Pair And Obtaining Con-
fession From Them

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 20.
WP)-A 16-year-old volunteer detec-
tive, Robert Norwood, was free to-
day to resume his search for a job.
His quarry was in Jail here charged
with murder for slugging his pal,
Eugene King, l8, of Flatrock, Ohio.
William Robertson, Is, OF Stock
ton, Calf, and Roy Purdue, 18, of
Coalgate, Okla, were charged with
murder after Robertson lost his
composure when confronted with a
picture of Killing and confessed.
Norwood came here three months
ago from Wichita Falls, looking for
a job. He was engaged as a runner
for the federal transient bureau. He
was given food and shelter as his
pay. At the bureau he met Killing,
another transient working as a typ
ist. The two boys roomed together
and became friends.
Killing was slain three weeks ago.
His body was found on a vacant lot
where he had been bludgeoned. Po-
lice listed the killing as an "unSolv-
ed murder"
Not so, Norwood. He vowed he
would find the killer. After some
thought, he decided Perdue and Ro-
bertson might have information.
They were gone.
From hoboes and railroad men,
Norwood learned they had left for
Texarkana. When he reached that
city he found they had gone on, no
one knew where. Norwood stopped
next at Monroe, La, and at break
fast one morning, sighted his men.
II was scared all over" Norwood
related, when we went up to the
table where Purdue and Robertson
we're and I pointed them out. The
officer arrested them"
The pair waived extradition and
were returned to Fort Worth.
"Take it away" Robertson blurt-
ed out, when shown a photograph of
King yesterday. "Ill tell you all you
want to know"
He said he and Perdue planned
to rob Killing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-20
M& Ro7u<.
q 1855. NeNadght Syndicate. tAA
HAUPTMANN' :
COUNSEL KEEP
Up THEIR ROW

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 20. (UD
The four defense attorneys of
Bruno Richard Hauptmann divided
equally into two camps today with
the condemned man repeatedly sup
porting one side and his wife the
other.
G. Lloyd Fisher, Flemington law
yer who defied Chief Counsel Ed
ward j. Reilly in moving for a
speedy appeal, was supported by
Frederick A. Pope, Hauptmann auth
orized Fisher to proceed with the
appeal and was considered friendly
to this faction.
Mrs. Hauptmann appeared to ia
vor Reilly and Egbert Rosecrans,
fourth defense trial lawyer. The
clear-cut alignment of the defnse
staff was indicated yesterday when
Mrs. Hauptmann arrived here with
an associate of Reilly and was join
ed by RoSecranS.
The three fastened to the state
prison and Mrs. Hauptmann went
Immediately to the death house to
confer with her husband. The law
yerS remained in the warden'S Of
tices. Then Fisher and Pope arrived.
The stage was set for showdown,
but it was announced Reilly and the
other defense attorneys would meet
here tomorrow for a showdown.
During the stay at the prison only
Mrs. Hauptmann saw the condemn
ed man. 1t was evident that Reilly's
associates. Rosecrans, and FISHER
and Pope had engaged in heated
discussion. Fisher plainly showed his
irritation.
"They tried to put one over on us
that time" Fisher remarked to Pope
as they left the prison. "but they
didn't get away with it,"
How was Bruno?" Mrs. Haupt-
mann was asked after the visit.
He said he was fine" she replied.
"He seemed worried by the lawyers
fuss and I told them to stop fight
ing for Richards sake, and they
said they would"
AS a result of appeal moves yes
terday Hauptmann gained at least
several more months of life.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-20
NAVY CHANGES
|. HIGH COMMAND

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. U.p -
Claude A.. Swanson, secretary of
the navy, today announced changes
in fleet assignments OF the U. S.
navy involving virtually all high
commands afloat except the COM
mander-ip- -chief of the U. S. fleet.
The changes become effective
during the summer. The exact dates
have not been fixed.
The term of Admiral Joseph M.
Reeves, as commander-in-c OF
the U. S. fleet recently was extend
ed for another year.
Under the changes announced to-
day Rear Admiral o. G.. Murfin
will relieve Admiral Frank B. Up
ham as commander-in-chief of the
Asiatic fleet. Murfin will be adj
vanced automatically to the tempor-
ary rank of full admiral and Up
ham will revert to his permanent
rank of rear admiral.
Vice Admiral Harris Laning will
relieve Admiral F. H. Brumby as
commander of the battle force. Lam
ing will be promoted to the tenn
porary rank of Admiral and Brum-
by will revert to his permanent
rank of rear admiral.
Rear Admiral A. j. Hepburn will
succeed vice admiral E. H. Camp
bell as commander of the scouting
force, Hepburn taking the tempor-
ary rank of vice admiral and Camp
bell reverting to his permanent rank
of rear admiral.
Rear Admiral w. T. Cluverius will
relieve Rear Admiral G.. t. Pettin-
gill as commander of the base force.
Rear Admiral w. d. Leagy will
succeed Vice Admiral T. T. Craven
MS commander of the battleship di-
visions. Leagy will take the tenn
porary grade of vice admiral and
Craven will revert to rear admiral.
Rear Admiral G.. H. Woodwork
will relieve Rear Admiral Hepburn
as commander of destroyers, battle
force.
Rear Admiral S. Cannon will re-
lieve Rear Admiral A. E. Watson as
commander of destroyers, scouting
force.