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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

,mings and refused to abide by McCarrs decision.
 And there is nothing the latter can do aOOut 1t as the only way the money can be rec covered is for Cummings to prOs- ecute-a course he obviously will not pursue.
 In view of the fact that Me- Carl's term expires next year, 1t is unlikely that the administra- tion's war on him will go to the extent of an custer move.
 But from now on if he hands down a ruling deemed objection able it can be expected to be disregarded. HERO
 In, the office of EZRA boss Har- ry Hopkins hangs a handsome oil painting of the late Charles Stein- ] metz.
 And therein hangs an inter- esting story.
 The portrait of. the brilliant scientist, who immigrated to to U. s. as boy and overcoming tremendous physical handicaps rose to fame as one of the the worlds greatest electrical en- gineers, is the work of PWA ar tist.
 The picture was first offered to Miss Frances Perkins for the new Labor Department building.
 But Madame Secretary, after one look, demurred.
 The picture, she $averred, bore too close a resemblance to Com munist Leon ,Trotzky, and Stein- metz or no Steinmetz she, was taking no chances .e
 So the portrait was banned.
 Hopkins heard, of the paint ing. Steinmetz is one of his heroes. He forthwith sent for the portrait and personally sup ervised it's hanging in his office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
HUEY LONG MUST BE
 THIS WRITER'S SANTA CLAUS
Waterbury. March 11,1ss

waterbury, March 11,1ss5 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 I see by your paper that you be- lieve Huey Long was some what of Q flop the, other evening.
 I guess you must have been peeved by staying, up so long af- ter what suppose Is your regular bedtime.
 Was Huey a flop because he advocated a liberal education for all, that gift which he himself said he missed so much? Remember that though he has been in his own words deprived of the fruits of a liberal education he has been instrumental in furthering general education in his own state of LOOS-E-ANA. Instrumental more so than any other person in his state. PORE WHITE TRASH and low-down niggers have been taken care of.
 Carpet-baggers of today have be- set the path of Huey and his fol- lowers.
 Was Huey a flop te you. because you Qike many others) failed to hear a blasphemous tirade?
 Was Hueya flop to you because he advocated compensation for the persons of sixty years or bet ter, because he said that perhaps many of the ones over sixty might like to go to school again so as to learn of some of tife things they missed in younger days?
 Was Huey a flop because he thought that every family in the United States should have an in- come of $2,500 a year or because he said every family ssscn1d be furnished with q .95.000 home to live ili and not be sold by him but passed on to his offspring?
 Was Hney a flop because he said that ninety-siS percent of the wealth of our nation was owned lby four percent of our people Note-- Today was looking over q nnrinHicnI and p4AwfaA e0nsa raNe~-
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auctions of famous paintings, part of twenty million dollar collec- tion, owned privately by one of our ranking Americans. As for myself I'd like to spend few hours just gazing at the originals. That might be a little too Utopian for you, let's skip 1t.
 Is Huey a flop to you because he has done more than any one else has done in Loos-ezana to wipe out the SHINY sections of his state that were infested by degen- erated specimens of humanity?
 Note-Education and decent liv- ing conditions are the instruments Huey is using. Question. Would you call that flop?
 Space would not permit me to state all the good things that Huey has done. But don't let party poll itics blind your views or distort your better judgment in the judgment of Huey Long.
 From 8:30 to 9:00 p. m. the same night that Huey spoke an- other self f-admitted Irishman spoke before an august body of citizens in the beautiful ball room of a swanky hotel over in Rhode Is- land.
 If you listened to his broadcast you might have heard him tell the august gathering of his Irish ex- traction; you might have heard him tell the story of Ireland dur ing the time when the Duke of Argyll strayed forth and set posts in many places so that his friends, the Irish. could place the mid- dle of their backs against the posts and scratch to their hearts content and the more they scratch ed the more they would say. God bless the Duke of Argyll for these posts he's given us. If you listen- ed you might have heard the Gen. eral, who never smelled powder or shot cap-pistol, tell his audience the Irish were so grateful to the Duke. of Argyll because the posts were set during an epidemic of LICE that beset the Irish people. If you listened you heard the General say that there was now another epidemic of LICE in ex- istence. Meaning, suppose, that any one who opposed him was just another LOUSY Irishman. I suppose 6,000,O00 followers of Father Coughlin and Huey Long are classed also as LOUSY Irish by tile General. Put that in your ould Dudeen and smoke 1t.
 Question. How does 1t sound to you, you son of an 1rishmap? w. '. LANNEiR, R. r, n.7Ne !.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
So They Say

The Dean brothers great fellows and great baseball players. but they will have to prove this year that they take it. Rogers Hornsby, St Louis Browns manager.
 
 Aspiring poets must learn to live on bread and water If they're good poets their art will keep them alive, Herman Wildenvey. poet et-laureate of Norway. Life at 100 is not much different than it was at 5O except that you cant get around quite so we'll The Rev Samuel Durham, Binghamton, N. Y. centenarian.
 I have never been able to bring myself to see that the United States had any right to go into the retail business
 Federal Judge W. l. Grubb. Birmingham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

Washington, March 12.-Not yet known to. Fownsendites throughout the country, or even to Congress generally, is the fact. that the famous old-age pension scheme has quietly undergone drastic revision.
 The $2OO month feature is out.
 Instead has been substituted a provision assessing a two per cent sales tax plus additional in- come and inheritance taxes with the size of the monthly stipend dependent on tho amount of money such taxes would pro- duce.
 In other words, if the pro. posed special taxes would raise only enough to finance a $1OO a month pension that Is all that would be paid. ...ss',,
 Reason for the significant change is failure of the original plan to make. any real progress on Capitol Hill. at%, BLOCKED
 Despite the hundreds of bags of mail that have rained down on Washington, the tre- mendous personal pressure brought on members of congress from the folks back home, pr Townsend and his corps of zea- lots simply have not been get ting anywhere.
 His bill was ridiculed and bat tered in committee, and he per- sonally was humiliated.
 When a photographer asked Chairman Pat Harrison, of the senate finance committee, to pose with Townsend, the Mississippian shied off as if hit with club.
 Not l." he snapped. "I won't shake hands with him. 1t might lend favor to the plan.
 In the hope that by making concessions enough support can be rallied to get the essentials of his plan accepted my congress Townsend has resorted to the strategy of offering compromises.
 II lndL ldliS lc IldS Stiit ah- other card up his sleeve-a march of 100000 indigent aged on Washington early in May.
 If an army of this size could be mustered it would have tre- mcDdOus political revcrberatiOns, If nothing else.
 The bonus-seeking veterans numbered less than 100000 and they played plenty of havoc with the Hoover campaign.
 OPENING GUN
 Much more than appeared on the surface is behind Secretary Swanson's defiant announcement that hereafter he will ignore, rul- ings by Comptroller General Me- Carl. .
 The Navy head spoke not only for himself. .E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

said that one bank foreclosed on 500 parcels of property.
 When laws are made to protect the equity of each party>in piece of property then, and only then. will2itt be safe for the average man to purchase property. Any other arrangement merely means putting ones neck in a, moose with a par asite holding sthe other end of the rope.
 a 's SUCKER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

wear down to the gums. Another way Is by the horns, but this is not always accurate as deer often grow more than one antler a year.
 Q. How can dry cell batter ies that are partly run down he temporarily popped up? a
 A. By drilling a series of small holes into the battery and flling them with a solution of sal-ammO- niac, vinegar, or diluted sulphuric acid. The battery should be al. lowed to stand idle for several hours, after which add more acid and plug the holes with sealing wax or soap.
 Q. When did Claudette Colbert enter motion pictures? What is her real name?
 A. Her first engagement was in June, 1927. Her real name Is Lily Chauchein, and she assumed her mothers maiden name.
 Q. What is the highest tenn. perature that an ordinary clinical thermometer will register.
 A. One hundred and ten de- grees.
 If you want . copy of our bul. letin GARDENING, write to Wash. ington Bureau, enclosing five cents lin postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

One more municipality has given itself over into the hands of other authorities than it's duly-elected one. Asbury Park, one-time fashionable Jersey coast resort Git may still be for all we know), will henceforth have her affairs conducted by the State Municipal Finance Commission of New Jersey. The city, it seems, is in default of $6,000000 worth of bonds and steps were immediately taken by the holders to proclaim virtual receivership. This is an unusual case. We have heard of towns petitioning for the state to take them over, but never have we heard of a case quite like this when the bondholders haven't been more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

1. Who wrote "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table?
 2. What is a moraine?
 .. Who was Tycho Brahe?
 {. What sort of climate has Panama?
 s. What name was given dur- ing the Civil war to northerners who, believing, the conquest of the south impossible, objected to the vigorous prosecution of the war?
 G.. How many. known major planets are there in the solar sys- tenn?
 2. Where is Holy; Cross moun- tain?
 g.. Of what New York city DO. litical organization were Tweed, Croker and Murphy leaders?
 g. What does the word Brahma mean in Hindu religion and phil osophy? @
 10. Who is Micha Elman? s7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that hu. man destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is out lined by a noted astrOlOger. In ad- llition to information of general in- terests it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
Your Questions Answered

You can ret an nnsWeB Co any ansvyeFnble quesllgu of fact eF ln. Waterbury niemOrFne, WauhlnwfOD Bureau. 1013 Thirteenth Street, WnBhlngtou. %. C., enPlDsIug TmREeH cents tn eoin or postnge stamps tor reply. DO aOt use pOstnI cards. hledieal and legal advtces cannOt bo. given nor ean extended research be made. A1l other questions will receive . personal reply. Letters without name or nddResb cannot be an. swered. All, letters are cOnnden- tial. You are cordially ipVlted ao make use Of this free seTvtee as often as you piease.
 THE EDITOR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

Q. What is the legal penalty for sending blackmail letters through the United States mail?
 A. Either five thousand dollars fine or imprisonment for not moro than five years, or both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
A Thought for Today

Again, the devil taketh Him up into an ex. Ceetiing high mountain, and sheweth Him all tfte kingdoms of the world and the glory oI them.-St Matthew, As.
 The devil tempts us not. It is we tempt him, beckoning i1is skill with opportunity George Eliot. fs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
MARCH.1s

MARCHES
 Home is the best place this morning, but do not argue with the family at the breakfast table. The afternoon is good for people who are concerned with oil, air. planes, drugs, liquor or movies. The evening is good for business.
 Birthdate
 You have the ability to camou- flage, as a hairdresser may change a persons whole appearance. Many merchants, hairdressers, and bar bers are born on this date. You should have a fortunate period from March IS through April 16 and again from September 2G through October z, 1885.
 Danger October 16-19, 1885.
 Socially favorable May 30-June 1, 1885.
 Write letters or travel April 2 through 5, 1885.
 Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their horO- scopes are invited to communicate with Octavine in care of this news paper. Enclose Scent stamped self addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
Daily Washington Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT

 Bacte $OOPrMomth Pensions At Ofo Comptroller Those Who Defy Ftmancia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

lQ. Who starred in the motion picture, "The Masquerader," pro- duced in 1888?
 A. Ronald Colman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

, A. Capt John Alcock and It A. w. Brown crossed the Atlantic, June IA. 1919.
 O. Did Peregrine White, who was born on the ship "Mayflower" that brought the Puritans to Massachusetts, have brothers or sisters? Did he marry?
 A.. He was the son of William White, and had one brother, Re- solved White. Peregrine married Sarah Bassett, and Resolved mar ried Judith Vassal.
 o. Are alien Chinese and Japa- nese residents of California allowed to own land there?
 A. No.
 o.. By what means can the age of deer be determined?
 A. The most reliable way is by the teeth. Deer get their perma- nent teeth around the age of three, and these gradually wear off with age. Some have been known to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

With Huey Long, Hugh Johnson, Father Coughlin and various other experts on the job, our national problems ought to be elucidated. But so far, people get less light than smoke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

Q. What does Qobar mean?
 A. It is the Ethiopian name for a dry fog on the upper Nile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

O. Name the delegate from Hawaii in the United States con-
 QraaQ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
Feet Your Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
THE EDITOR.

O. What is the address of the French Consul General in New York city?
 A. 61O Fifth avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

Q. By whom and in what year was the first successful trans- oceanic flight made?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

Again the world is ''arming for peace.' V Oh, yeah!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, 'It looks as if we
 shall win"; say ''shOuld win"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12

Al. Samuel wilder King.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-23
Hitler Insists on Dignity

TN the Berlin of Adolf Hitler dignity and form
L pervaded the ceremonies. The AMMAN presented
himself to each of the ladies with a courtly, old
world bow, the guests conducted themselves with a
polteneSS which bespoke generations of culture and
admission by card. only
In Smithand, KY. William De Boo % himself
country boy, had no conception of proper behavior
under the circumstances and contributed as much as
his accuSer, Mrs Marjorie Johnson to the general
display OF bad manners De Doe hauangued the
crowd for just one minute under an hour and the
lady permitted herself to be drawn into an exchange
OF repartee which did not be1t the occasion.
For $500, the young man said, he could have
repaired the loss of that which is said to be more
priceless than pearls
No" the lady shouted Not for thousand
dollars"
That is lot of money. to be sure, but since De
Doe was dealing only in figures and not cash. he
might have gone ahead to bid up the price out of
natural curiosity. Now he will never know what the
answer would have been if he had said Twelve
hundred them"
Not only this attempt at bargaining in solemn
moment but the personnel and gala spirit of the
throng around the scaffold in painful contrast
to the way they do such things on the other side of
the water. Delicacy entirely lacking except in
the conduct of the sheriff who wore his working
clothes, to be sure but leaned upon the condemned
man for comfort and promised him the best Job of
which he was capable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-23
Today S Science
BY DAVID DIETZ-

TINE amazing effect of thymus gland extract
unon growth and development has been demon
strated by Dr. l.. G. Rowntree ana ms aSSoca1eo u
the Philadelphia Institute for Meolcal KeSeaIOn.
DIR Rovntree was one of NUMBER oil as
tincuished scientists reporting upon researches at
the annual meeting of the American PhlloSophlcal
society. Americas oldest scientific organization
founded by Benjamin Franklin
r., their experiments of the last two years, Ut
Rowntree and his associates believe they have
demonstrated that the thymus gland. little gland
at the uncture of the neck and cheSt cohVIoiS 'le
growth and development Of the young
Or Rowntree exhibited the ninth and tenth
generations of a family of rats which had been
given daily injection of thymus gland extract
starting with members of the first generation.
TIME experiment showed that each succeeding
i generation grew faster. gained weight more
rapdlv and mated earlier The female Of the ninth
generation had Young at the age of 4S days Normal
rats do not have filters until the age OF so to 100
days.
of eight Young These members of the tenth gen.
Grafton had their open and their teeth erupted
upon the first day and their eyes open upon the
second day They were covered with hair the
first day.
Normally young rats do not have their ears open
until the third day. do not erupt their teeth until
the eighth or tenth day dc not have hair until the
18TH day and do not have their eyes open until
the l4th day.
DR ROWNTREE pointed out that the method Of
- treating succeeding generations of the same
family with the thymus gland extract represented
new technique biological research and that this
was the first time that q cumulative effect from
one generation to the next had been noticed.
He expressed the opinion that this same tech
nique could be tried with the study of other glands
and that similar cumulative effects might possibly
be found.
The commonly accepted notion of the way in
which evolution functions does not leave room for
such cumulative effects and may be necessary to
plain them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-23
Tomorrow Is Ear AWdU

A ND perhaps they are right. Nothing of very
"A much moment is ever done tomorrow morning.
No group individual with true concern viii ever
wait that long Like the women of the Easter story
they Will choose the first day Of the week and the
rising Of the sun
Who shall roll away the stone from the door Of
the sepuichre?"
And the answer is nobody but ourselves by united
effort Ano that should be the greatest miracle OF
al and the one most acceptable unto Cod. Though
the stone Is very great 1t is not an lmmovable nody
The assures in it's surface show that here is no
granite cate set against our progress for all time.
Within the shoulders and the hearts OF men there
lies the strength to toss it out Of the path ike a
pebble.
What for instance. do historians and commen-
tatOrs mean when they say, war IS inevitable
They mean and all they have a right to mean, IS
that war can not be avoided If the nations oil the
world continue to arm against each other IN an
excess OF mounting petty nationalism. They mean
that as long as imperial trade rvaes persist there
will be clashes in the reaching out for colonies 1heJ
mean that religious and prejudice spHt me
worlds attempts to reach cooperative effort Ihey
mean that the profit system in itself Is klho Oh
warfare in which the strong prey upon the weak
and make capital of their necessities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-23
Mr.. LdUeS' Ethics Blasted

HE father and sister of the boy were present to
see him off, violation of good taste as estab-
hshed by the American arbiter eegantiarum Lewis
E. LaweS, of Sing Sing At Sing Sing where the
decorum combines something of the Old Worlds
solemn majesty with a touch of American democ-
racy, the guests include any interested person
beyond the subject himself, and certainly never
would a complaining witness be permitted to at
tend.
But this neighborly, social hanging in an
intensely democratic community. The people came
IN from miles around, lovely woman with her sweet
compassionate nature well the men-folks whose
duty it is to shield her from all offensive experiences
AS a rugged, homespun American scene It lacked
only salty philosopher a'settin the eight-foot
fence around the yard and tellin' the folks what
he said to the President last time he down to
Washington watchin' them Republicans try to steal
the country back from the Democrats.
1t is going to be trying time the next few weeks,
however Already the Nazs of Germany will have
scornful essays in print about the barbarian char
acter of people who make a carnival Of execu-
ton
Copyright 1885. by unitd Feature Syndicate. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-23

A ND vet not one of these conditions IS inevitable
n They may be ancient and 1t is true tnat the
feet Of many are set in the old and the tamlar
wavs The stone is very great But 1t can be rolled
away. - -,
And dc not tell me glibly, you can't change hu -
man nature" for when was it ever human nature
10 desire hunger instead of plenty death rather ta
life and fear before the tranquility of mass securlty
Every now and then some individual tens me ne
5o- not want safe world He prefers, he an
nonces to take his chance with breadhnes logging
houses disease and bitter cold. But this has never
been said to me by anybody who was actuaHy oll .
toadline II has been the whim of somebody who
sat in soft chair and suffered little IN his ann
realization of having had more than talr snare
of what the world affords.
And when people speak of the limitations OF man
ord tote his failures they forget that they are hoC
dealing with static element. Bent tWlgs may COME
-, time 10 dread their inclination 1t is not cream
n saw that the world can change because the "orIo
has changed. ,,, - al, o,o1
And the new dawn is here. VIII you roll away
the stone?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-23
PARK LIGHTING
TERMS STUDIED
Power Firm Official Will
Attend Board Session
Thursday.

Emmett G. Ralston, vice president
of the Indianapolis Power and Light
Co., will attend the meeting of the
Park Board Thursday to discuss the
renewal of the boards boulevard
lighting contract. The present con-
tract, which has been in effect 10
years, expires July l.
The draft of a new contract was
submitted to the board in October
but no action has been taken be-
cause board members felt the pro-
posed rate was exorbitant. Jacket
W. Joseph, board president, said that
under the new contract the city
would pay more than twice as much
as other cities in the Middle West.
Mr.. Joseph and the other COM
missioners said that unless better
terms are offered they would con-
slider having park engineers service
the lights and thus effect a large
saving. The park board contract is
separate from that of the civil city