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The Washington times., 1935-02-12
Old-Tinne Party

The Park View Women's Club
will meet tonight at o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Glen Leach,
STD First st. N. w., with the
president, Mrs. Maurice Smith,
presiding.
Hfter the business session,
Mn. w. o. Hancock will present
a Program that will carry the
menbers back to the days of
Or hdma's parties.
1here will be minuet dance
by@Grs. Hancock, Mrs. Thomas
H. &aris, Mrs. Warren Wagner,
MI Z Harry Gutridge, Mrs. Aria
Mqgan, Mrs. E. Kirby, Mrs.
tn pas E. Griffith and Mrs.
FIR S. Walker. These ladies,
wtEwill war crinolines, ruffles,
Lad and silvery white wigs,
alEWill dance the Virginia Reel.
M &c for their dances will be
plaEkdG by Mrs. Theron Brooks.
lis. ECharleS Sterner and Rob-
erqSoAscher will sing a group
of lid favorites. with Mrs. Fred
S. INA lker as the accompanies.
Ml& Harvey Haun will play
Sol 4 the songs popular dur
in@h4 colonial period, as played
by gFande danes of the age.
e president of the club,
Nh Smith, will give a reading
in ID Ate to Lincoln.
Astesses assisting Mrs. Leach
wilEbd Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Nor.
gail MRS. Leonard Niester, Mrs.
H@y Moore, and Mrs. Waugh
H48sfA
hohA the guests expected to
athdI tie meeting will be Mrs.
H3ey ". Wiley and Mrs. Ed
gaEMeritt.
OLE. S. Party
hal arrangements for the
an hal benefit card party of
Es er Chapter, Order of the
e. ern Star, which will take
plt on March / at the Willard
The Washington times., 1935-02-12
les So Nervous She
Wanted To Scream
sband Sees Great Difference Since She
Lydia Z. PInkham's Vegetable Compound

Was Nervous and Rundown
II was nervous and rundown.
When I got up in the morning I felt
too tired to do my work. I had such
backache and soreness in my stomach
/ was always full of gas Since !
took the Vegetable Compound I am
like a new person. feel well and
strong to take care of my big home
and two children" Mrs. Amelia
Otto, 1926 Fifth Street., Brooklyn,
Maryland.
So Can Not Do My Work.
How often we hear a woman say
it. How discouraged and helpless
she feels. Here is a medicine which
has helped thousands of women who
were tired, nervous and rundown.
It will quiet quivering nerves-give
you just the extra energy you need.
Try It'll AL druggists sell it.
II am 10 years old and I have been
married five months. ! felt weak,
sick, and rundown. Every after
noon used to lie down. My mother
advised me to take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1 did
and now / feel strong and full of
energy. I do all my work and feel
as well after a days work as I did
in the morning" Mrs. Edith Mae
Ralstops Tyre, Pennsylvania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
The Governor Shows The Way

In sending in the name of Senator Harvey l.. Thompson of Middletown to be State Agent Governor Cross has appar- ently played ball with the democratic members of the State Senate. Senator Thompson's name was one of several sug- gested to him by representatives of the Senate group Wednesday afternoon and to whom the governor said he would give every consideration. It is not our opin- ion, however, that the governor yielded to any demands made upon him in his &C., tion in nominating Senator Thompson
 If anything we would be inclined to think that the governor scored heavily at the expense of his own party. It was not any more logical to believe that his delay in accepting the resignation of Raymond F. Gates as State Agent was really delib- eration over whether the incumbent should be renamed than it was to believe that he would place democrat in the office. With the reappointment of Edward F. Hall of New Britain as State Commits sioner of Finance and Control we felt pretty sure that the State Agent would be democrat.
 Although it has been claimed that the governor has not shown any leaning to- wards his own party in making appoint nlents, check-up will show that the dem- ocrats today command more state offices than they ever have. And this has not been achieved yany unseemingly display of partisanship. AS Governor Cross pointed out when he first ran for office a bipartisan representation in our sev- eral forms of government was extremely desirable for the best interests of the state and it's peoples. He has endeavored to live up to this idea and if unbiased persons saw in his appointments demo- cratic tendency, they must realize that control of the state was entirely republi- can up until 1881.
 That the situation seems now under the full control of the governor is unques- toned. The democrats have, or will have when the Senate confirms the nomination, the office of State Agent; the republicans retain that of Commissioner of Finance and Control, as well as the Highway De- partment. The Insurance Department recently went to the democrats, our own John c. Blackall getting the appointment. This may not be the theory of those who subscribe whole-heartedly to "to the victor belongs the spoils," but when the govern ment in the state is not entirely controlled by one party there must be some cleavage in patronage. We are not sufficiently acquainted with Senator Thompson to speak for his qualifications for State Agent, but accept his nomination by the governor as a recommendation in itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
Stick To The Purpose

Now that the Rev Charles E. Coughlin has definitely placed his National Union for Social Justice in politics there will be definite cleavage in his supporters with the great majority still remaining true to him, while small group will drop away convinced that politics and the principles he advocates cannot be mixed. But how wrong are they of this latter group It is only by mixing in politics that Father Coughlin or any other man who enunciates such principles and demands such rights can accomplish anything worth while.
 Our sole thought right now is for the Union. It can do tremendous amount of public good in the United States. It will win plenty of support in our diverse leg islative halls, but it will also be used as q stepping stone for more than one private political ambition. There are great many individuals desirous of furthering their own greedy interests who are going to at tempt to swing themselves into commando ing positions from the coat tails of the National Union for Social Justice.
 We sincerely hope that the Union is go- ing to prove bigger than the individual. Only in that way can it really accomplish it's aims, which primarily are removal from public office of men who promise, and promise, and promise and then let it go with simply another promise. Re- moval of the faults in our present eco- homie structure cannot be accomplished painlessly. Somebody has got to suffer and it might as well be those who can afford to suffer and not the average tax payer who has been pushed and showed this way and that for so many years now.
 The snowball has started downhill Woe betide the person who thinks he can cause it to swerve merely by raising his hand. But this snowball has rudder. It is not without guidance. A firm hand grasps the helm Once that firm hand is removed, we do not guarantee the direction the snowball will take. It might bring up against some object that would burst it in all directions. Under foresighted guid- ance it can come into the open and make its mark, long indelible line down the countryside of our economic existence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
A Book a Day
Stock Your Library
 At 25 Cents A Book
BY BRUCE CAPTION

One of the chief troubles about good books is that they cost money. Not a great deal, to be sure-you can buy world classic for the price of a seat at a musical com edy-but enough, just the same, to make 8 difference to people who have to watch the pennies careful iy.
 The National Home Library Foundation, a non-profit organ ization, which lists on its advisory board such names as James Truslow Adams, Haywood Broun. John Dewey, and Will Durant, has taken a praiseworthy step to remedy this situation by bringing out a new series of reprints of famous classics to sell at 20 cents.
 To date, 13 books have been put on the market. These in- clude:
 "Ivanhoe," by Scott; "A Tale of Two Cities" by Dickens; "Salammbo," by Flaubert; Robin son Crusoe," by Defoe; Shake- bRCal v 1lahiAOI hO SOhAoN of Life" by Emerson; collection of Kipling's short stories; "The New Spirit" by Havelock Ellis: collected writings of Thomas Paine; "The Queen Pedauque," by Anatole France; a collection of stories by Tolstoy; ''IIans Brinker," by Mary Mapes Dodge; and Wins low and Brougham's Money and It's Power"
 These books are very small-you can slide one in coat pocket with out difficulty-yet the type is large enough and the paper heavy enough to provide good legibility. They are sturdily bound in cloth. The appearancme of these books in the two-bit price field should be a boon to schools and libraries as well as to individuals. hope that Sherman Mittell, editor of the Foundation, will be able to add other titles to the list in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
So They Say

I cannot believe that by preparing for we insure peace It seems that instead simply opening a way for the use of implements of war. Mary E. Wooey, president of Mount Holyose College.
 Out of the present social crisiD a larger measure of economic equality will to the children of man. -Rabb A. H. Silver of Cleveland, o. I have tried hard to laugh at of these jokes about New York relief work, but just not laugh at human misery.
 Mayor LaGuarula of New York l want there fights this year, and willing to fight anyone if be shown there will be money in it. Max Baer Only through the complete renunciation of Christianity will the German people achieve the unity it needs and which would have saved it from the trying days cf 1918.
 General Erich Ludendorf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL
newspaper responsible opinions From unless accompanied with the nanic address will be accepted
THE HOUSE OF MORGAN CANNOT STAND THE LIGHT
 OF PUBLICITY

Waterbury, Conn.
 April 25, 1885. Editor, the Democrat:
 The senate munitions investiga- ton committee, headed by Senator Gerald P. Nye, has been probing into the allied loans made to Eu- rope before this country entered the World War. Critics of Fath 1T Coughlin have accused him of de- flaming the great House of Nor gan because of his caustic ar- raignment of J. F. Morgan and his associates.
 If the house of Morgan had dealt honorably and above board there would not be so much anx- iety shown among the participants in the war loan deals. They are in mortal fear of the public learn- ing the truth. It must be pretty rotten when Sir Ronald Lindsey went direct to the White House il an effort to prevent the scandal from coming out.
 Rugged indIvidualists are bitter. ly fighting against changes in onr political, social and economic life. When one checks up on some of these rugged individualists they are found. to dislike the light of publicity. The way they have been doing business and the way they want to continue doing business won't stand out fin the, open. Their business must be. done secretly and that means crooked deals.
 The rugged indiyidualist's idea of success is to make illegitimate profits. stay out of jail, pose as 2 philanthropist, die a peaceful death and go straight to Heaven. What a heluva philosophy. Tho only thing that worries them n life is publicity. Pitiless publicity will do more to make them behave than all the laws put together. They so love themselves that they seem not to know right from wrong when 1t comes to building up false front for themselves. Ripping off their masks is the worst thing that can happen to them. Let's hopc the President does not allow the war loan deals to become squeiched.
 COMMON CLAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
POSTOF'FTCE AND PROSECU- TOR APPOINTMENTS NOT
 WILL OF THE PEOPLE
April 25, 1895.

April 25, 1885.
 Editor of The Democrat:
 May I congratulate you on your two editorials of the current week. When a newspaper of the same general political stripe as our city fathers has the courage to sharply criticize the political acumen and questionable sagacity Ca stronger word may be more appropriate) of our elected representatives the case of the "dear peepuP Is not entirely lost.
 When a political party, which, to clarify the situation, means an inside ring of professional politi-. clans, becomes so sick with con-' tinued power as to show by it's ac-' tion a studied contempt of the wishes of the electorate, there is som ething wrong with either the party or the electorate. Usually there is something definitely wrong with both.-
 Let us take the Postmastership situation. No one seriously denies that MT Kelley is the choice of the "dear peepul". Mayor Frank Hayes contention that the twins of Grand Street" are back of all the agitation for MT Kelley is neither good sense nor good logic.
 The Waterbury Democrat seemed to have very definite ideas on the subject and apparently still has. When the Mayor stated at the Jeffersonian dinner that the Re- publican newspapers assumed a different attitude when it was a Republican appointment he seemed to forget that the local adminis- tratlon was putting itself in the very same class. Something like the pot accusing the kettle of being black. As for the third prosecutor of the city court, if the electorate of this city does not interest itself in the near future we'll have case of pionnc Quintuplets on our hands. And that means money for doctors, nurses and private hos pital. Of course we might be able to use the Isolation Hospital in case of emergency. It has been idle for so long that cat with three tails as a patient would probably bring in some favorable
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York-The 'boondoggling scandals. in which it was revealed that unemployed persons were hired with relief money to learn interpretive dancing and to twid- dle the strings on puppets, have brought a boom in anecdotes about relief administration.
 A courier has just loped in from Harlem with an account of the plight of MT. Hinkty Davis, who went around to the welfare people and asked for aid. AL though built like a stevedore, Mister Davis admitted under ques- tioning that his profession was gambling. But man couldn't gamble if he couldn't find any. body with money to gamble with.
 The bureau executive to whom he talked--a spunky little trick recently out of college-snid she could give him a temporary job loading and unloading relief sup plies in one of the city's sore houses. Mistuh Davis sighed re- proachfully. said he didn't feel fitting for any work harder than Looohn d pdii OA ulSCs
 Have you got some dice?" asked the young lady, with gleam in her eye. Mistuh Davis produced them. Twill you shoot to see whether you go to work or whether I give you some food tickets and rent money?" Mistuh Davis would. They did, and the girl won. She won the next week too. and the next .. Lift dat barrel, tote dat bale! IIinkty says he's cured of gambling.
 Recompensc
 No skeptic in matters pertaining to the circus, I wouldn't think of questioning Mir. Dexter Fellows story of the grateful Ringing ele- phant To go back to the begin ming, it sems that young Amer ican doctor was Q member of a scientific expedition travelling in India in 1925. One of the riding elephants got a thorn deeply lodg- ed. inside it's trunk. suffered for days, then stood without a whim- per while the physician cut 1t out.
 The scene shifts to the present. and Madison Square Garden. The grand entry is under way, with much noise and tinseled trap pings. Suddenly one of the ele- phants (THE elephant, of course) trumpets happily and breaks ranks. Shuffles over to the rail, hoists the physician out of a cheap end seat and deposits him gently in one of the $3.50 boxes. oh, well - skip it. hadn't heard it before.
 From Hollywood
 Dorothy Parkerism relaped from Hollywood: At one of those large and practically interminable par ties, Miss Parker found herself in the company of a boorish fellow who plainly wanted her and all the world to know that he was an up and-comer in the movie business. and that he had an uncanny skill in picking new talent.
 T know dozen obscure peo- ple," he bragged, "who will be
 stars one of these days and will have me to thank for their recog- nition. There's IT. x. Blank, for instance"--and he mentioned the name of socially unpopular ac. | tor who had few secondary roleAI lately. "He was one of my discoy'l cries."
 "Where had you becn locking2'i sstaA Misa Parlar. Under rncksY ltI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "I shall help you";
 say 'I will help you."

young student in chemistry ard anatomy who created a monster from materials collected from graveyards and dissecting rooms. The name is now synonymous for persons whose own works bring disaster or destruction.
 Q. In which season did Bahe Ruth make the greatest number of home runs?
 A. In 1927, he made GO in. tine regular season, and 2 in the World Series.
 o. What material is used for airplane propellers?
 A. Laminated wood, steel, bakelite, micarta and aluminium alloys.
 Q. What will remove the odor of skunk from clothing?
 A. One part of Labaraque's so- lution to three parts of water, sprinkled over the clothing, will almost immediately remove the unpleasant odor.
 0. Was there an explosion in Pittsburgh, Pa, in 1927 that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
Horoscope
By oCTAvINE

By OCTAVINE
 For persons who believe tint human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is out. lined by a noted astrOlOgcr. In ad- ditiOn to information of general interests, it outlines information of social interest to persons born oD the designated dates.
 APRIL 27
 To-day should be devoted 70 writing or clerical duties. Ac- counting, figuring and balancing the budget should be accomplished more easily to-day than would bc usual. The evening should be de- voted to unusual pursuits or hob- bies.
 Be careful that you do not pit yourself in a position where you may be wrongly < treated. The coming year does not look very important for you, but the year after may be filled with events. Danger August 6-1a, 1895. Socially favorable July 1a-17, 1895.
 Write letters or do other cler- teal work on April 27 and 2S, 1885.
 Readers desiring additional fin. formation regarding their horO- scopes are invited % communicate with Octayine in care of this news. paper. Enclose . Scent stamped saIf@adArnssaA 1ssuovora,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
CunIess Bird-H Hunting

Museums of natural history no longer think they have done their work when they arrange excellent groups of stuffed animals and birds behind glass for the public to study. Nowadays they take the public outdoors to observe birds, wild flowers and animals in their native haunts.
 One such project is the bird walk. Lead CTS and learners meet at announced points and then loiter along beside ponds and in woods listening and observing. Bird walks conducted last spring by one museum became so popular that they have been increased in number this spring. The scheduled walks began at 6:45 on Easter morning, an early hour on day already crowded with church, family dinner, fash ion parade, and so on. Yet men, women and children turned up for the six groups, armed with pocket bird guides and field glasses. When the leaders compared notes later it was found that 58 different birds, including land birds and waterfowl, had been identified.
 It might be imagined that groups of 30 or n, ore persons tramping along a wood- lan:, path would frighten the birds to cover Not so. The birds seem to know that they are safe and carry on their nest building, their singing and their search for food in cheerfully matter-of-fact and unconcerned way. No hunter with gun could be so rewarded as are these hunters with eyes and ears. Participants in the bird walks have found them great sport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26

Nomination by Governor Wilbur l.. Cross of John H. Goss as member of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration recalls the part that this same state de- partment played in the campaign of last fall. Everyone must remember how States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn baited the governor with the board and how the governor warmly defended himself. The governor was accused of being lax in his administration of the state government by not permitting the State Board of Ar bitration and Mediation to function prop ery. AS matter of fact the board had been dead issue for many years past. And this wasn't the fault of the members, either. It was simply due to the fact that when republican legislators created this board they neglected to give it the neces- sary powers by which it could function when labor troubles arose. Now it evi- dently is to be given some authority or else the governor would not have named such men as Mir Goss, Commissioner Tone, and Professor Fisher to it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26

l. Who wrote the novel "Ivan- hoe?"
 2. What nationality was the ez- plorer, John Cabot?
 3. Tn what country is the province of Iloilo?
 4. Where in the Holy Land was the Valley of Kidron?
 5. What country bounds Mic. aragua on the north?
 6. In what country is New Brunswick province?
 z. On what thermometer scale is zero fixed at the freezing point of water?
 8. What is cacao?
 g. Name the speaker of the U. s. house of representatives.
 10. What are nautch girls?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26

sued to the public there is no way the SEC can stop the sale of the security.
 This is the greatest Illusion which the investing public cher. ishes about the SEC. The unsus- pecting man .in- the street with a few dollars to salt away may have the idea that. because the Gold Nugget Get Rich company has been o. K.'d by the SEC, it is as sound as the Rock of Gibraltar, whereas the company may state quite frankly that its assets are purely ethereal and its profits as alIusiye as . firefiy.
 One Of the severcst tongue. lashings ever given by the vola- tile Ferd Pecora, former SEC commissioner, was administered to a woman broker who had lost money on United States Smelling, a fluctuating stock, and then came to Washington to ask the commission to collect.
 LENIENT
 The SEC, however, has not leaned backward to aSd the un- wary investor in avoiding some of these pitfalls. In fact its ruliSg on the bond Notation of the Northern States Power com-. pany has let it in for consider able criticism.
 In this, the company purport- ed to show an learned surplus" of slightly over $4,0OO,OOO, al. though Arthur Anderson, the ac. cOuntant, refused to certify this, and indicated that instead by one form Of bookkeeping the company had deficit of $1, ,1O0,. 900. Thus, according to the ac. countant, the cOmpany's balance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26

Washington, April 26.-Now the Financial log jam" is sup posed to be broken and money once again is loosening up in the investors pocket, it is a good thing to keep an eye on the &c., curities and Exchange commis- mission.
 That commission, established after one of the hardest battles ever witnessed between Wall Street and Washington now has been functiOning about nine months.
 During that time it has come to be one of the most sincere. and on the whole. effective Of New Deal commissions. This is due chiefly to the fact that the president started the SEC off with genuinely high-grada group of commissioners.
 But perhaps because the quail ity of its personnel is so far above par, more is expected from the SEC than from the faltering steps of many other New Deal agencies.
 At any rate, certain weakness es have developed in the admin istration of the Securities and Stock Exchange Acts-though principally the fault of the Acts themselves-on which the inves- ting public should keep a weath- CT eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
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