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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
A Just Complaint

The bill of Senator George T. Cuihanc of this city calling for probe of disburse ments of the State Emergency Relief Commission is intended primarily to benc- fit the city of Waterbury, Waterbury be- )ieves she has q just complaint in demand Ing it, for have we not been forced to ,tand by and watch other communities profit through the distribution of fedora! lid, while we were denied it? Conditions Tn Waterbury, highly industrialized center, have been as bad as those in any other like type of city in the state.
 The trouble started with the refusal of the state representatives of the federal aid groups to recognize WateFbury's Mutual Aid as q means by which the state was distributing relief It is re- garded as private agency. It is un- fortunate that the efficient means of combating the depression, raising them above the ordinary level of politics, are scorned in this fashion. We should think that any examination of the relief agen- cies of this city would immediately show this city in class by itself
 Unfortunately the federal emergency agents chose not to regard the situation in this light. And the city has been con stantly penalized as result Senator Culhane's bill calls for searching probe into the activities of the commission to de- termine if distribution of federal funds has really been equitable. There are other questions, too, to be answered, but this really is the one with which Water bury is most concerned. We have not protested too vehemently in the past We now simply seek ap establishment of our rights on par with those of other equally afflicted communities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
More Air Pioneering

A curious public debate took place recently in London. The Mollison---James and Amy, of aviation fame debated before an audience of women engineers. The subject discussed was the value of record-breakng flights. Mrs Molison maintained that such flights mo longer serve any useful purpose" The era for them, she asserted, ended with the air race to Australia last fall The pioneer work of aviation was over. The public had lost interest in stunt flights, making t almost impossible for avators to finance them any more. Experimental flying, if still necessary, should be supported and carried out by commercial interests.
 Mr Molison maintained that there was much pioneer flying still to be done. He mentioned the stratosphere as one field .or new record-seeking flights and an- bounced his own determination to try if he could secure backing. The Women Engineering Society listened closely 10 all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
So They Say

Any attempt it the standardization Of ship- ping on hn international basis must take into Hc- count the hidden factors of trade and defense. R. J. Baker, president, American Steamship owners Association.
 Beginning at 11:45, we'd like To be esuming our normal lives as ordinary Americans. John Boettiger, President Rooseyelts new son ln-laW, ht 1l;l5,
 There's way for us to keep out of Euro pehn questions If we got into the World court.
 Senator William E. Bofah.
 do mol want Philippine independence 10 be il reason for some nation tD gobbe up the Philip pines.
 Pedro Gueynra, Philippine resident commis- siOher in U. H
 Decisions expected in baseball, but every time you blow your whistle in a hockey game, you're bunL --EllI Stewart, National league umpire and ice hockey referee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Horoscope
By OCTAVINE


 For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope Is outlined by q noted astrOIOgcP. In addition t0 information of general interests, it outlines ia. formation of special interest tO persons born on the designated dates.
 FEBRUARY $
 The morning is quite bad, but the afternoon and evening are very good. The later hours at night nre preferabl to any during the day. Whatever occupies your attention in the evening is liable to turn out to be very satisfactory and finan- ciaily beneficial,
 BtrtiIdatc.
 Many persons who are inter- ested in the production of oil are born with the Sun in the position yours was it birth Exulosions seem 10 have aD attraction for you, You have a great amount of en- ergy mad should be attracted t0 those pursuits requiring enthusiasm from April { through 10. and from June 27 through July 2, 1885.
 Socially favorable. April 2s"s0, 103b.
 Headers desiring additional in. f0rHtaiiOn regarding tIIeir hOYV. scopes apc invited 10 eDsnObUIib' rale with Ociayine IT carc 0f tIiis newspaper. Enclose R BsccHf stamp. ed self- addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

turn down tiie Norris amend nient."
 Hucy Obeyed orders. He becklcd Robinson constantly. Whether for this reason or other reasons, Robinson vetoed the Norris amendment, the sey- en shnky senators were nlienated the World Court was defeated. CHIEF ISSUE
 The major point in the con- trOVersy that has developed in the senate and house committees regarding the social security bill Is the provision for federal con- tribution to the proposed old age pension system.
 The biIl specifics that every indigcnt over G5 years of age shaIl receive SIS monthly from the treasury.
 Liberals are demanding that this be increased to at least $20 monthly.
 But 4 strong element iD the two committees, particularly from the south, want to rcWrite the provision so as to change 1t entirely.
 In its present form, the gov erhment would have the power 10 withhold all contribution un- less state added what Wash ington authorities considered a satisfactory sum. In other words if state paid its indigent aged only $5 or $l0 n month, then the federal government could, if it so desired, refuse to con- tribute anything until this allow nnce had been increased.
 Foes of ihc provision want to revise 1t 50 that contributions are Q na dOllar-fOr-dOllar basis.
 That is. if fl state paid only SIC monthly then all that would be forthcoming from the treas ury would be like sum.
 The effect of this would be to remove power to fix the standard of payment from federal hands and place it in those of state authorities.
 The administration is vigOr- ously opposed to this on the ground that it would inevitably mean sealing down from bare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
London Letter
BY HENRY T. RUSSELL United Press Stan COrresDOndent,

London (UP)-~-The most inter- esting event during his trip in Eu- rope, according to Lieutenant Her nandez, of the Chilean Carabinie- ros, was his visit to St. James Pal ace for an audience with the Prince of Wales.
 When the Prince visited South America in 1881. Lieutenant Her. nandez was assigned to guard him when he reached the Bolivia -Chile borded. The Prince was struck by HernandeZ's knowledge of English which is exceptionally good. Her. pandez, on the other hand, greatly admired the Princes knowledge of Spanish. which he had acquired purposeiy before he left for South America. At Saint James's Palace, the Prince ehatted with the Lieu tenant for ten minutes in English, then switched to Spanish, which, said Hernandez, he spoke remark ably well.
 Cheerful Greeting
 When Hernandez arrived at the Palace he was ushered into n wait ing room two doors away from the Princes study. The Prince, seated on sofa, arose as soon as he saw the Lieutenant and walked across the room to greet him. He smiled and extended his hand. The Lieu tenant replied by presenting the compliments of his chief. General Arriagada, to which the Prince re- suonded immediately by asking numerous questions concerning the force. There followed conversa- ton on the subject of police prob- Iems all over the world upon which the Prince, said the Lieu tenant. displayed remarkable in- side knwledge. Recalled Visit
 Recalling his visit to ChiIe,' the Prince spoke of well-knowh Chi- lean personalities he had met tbere. including President Ailes- sandri and Finance Minister Ross. He spoke of the improvement in chiie's economic situation, which, said Hernandez, he evidently had followed quite closely. He ex- pressed the hope that he would be able to return to Chile at some time,
 During the part of the convefsa- ton which the Prince decided to carry on in Spanish, he punctuated his sentences with such we'll known c0iloquiai expressions as "Yo tambien," with An occasional ''como mo-" indicating a thorough h knowledge of the language, which Hernandez admired considerably.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

The present Public Utilities Commis- sion is abolished under terms of a legisla- tive measure introduced just before the final date for bringing bills by Senator William Hagearty of New Britain. In place of the present board of three mem- bers, one of seven is suggested. It would be known as the Public Service Authority. It would comprise four divisions - light and power division; transportation di- vision; communications division; holding company division. Offhand we'd say there is no real reason why the commits sion of three should not be able to per form the duties outlined above, just as well as larger board. In fact in view of all plans to simplify our state govern mcnt, thus affecting economies we can't see any objective in doing as the New Britain senator suggests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Gun-Makers And Wild Ducks

A new slant on the question of one- year ban on duck shooting is suggested in a sentence in q news story about the recent American game conference. The little hunters - those who have makeshift equipment and can get out only one or two days season are generally in favor of the duckless year in order to give the birds a chance to increase in number. The big hunters those who have elaborate equipment and who belong to exclusive private clubs or who operate clubs for profit -are more interested in immedi- ate sport or financial gain and less in the future of the duck population.
 "Far in the background,' reads the thought provoking sentence, "are the man. ufacturers of arms and ammunition who would feel most heavily the effects of q one-year ban" So here we have the munitions-making villain again, this time threat to wild ducks of North America. Perhaps his losses could be avoided by stressng some other sort of shooting, the year of the duck moratorium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

c. Has the portrait of any live ing person ever been used on U' S. Postage stampsY
 A. No.
 c, Are. the graves of soldiers buried in Arlington National ceme- tery marked?
 4. Yes, with white marble slabs.s
 Q. Where, when. and in what role did Mary Garden make her Operatic debut2
 A. In the title role of carpen- tiers "Louise," at the Opera Comique, Paris, April 13, 1900, as substitute in the third act of Mile. Rictop, who became sudden Iy i'll. Mary Garden continued in the same part for 100 nights.
 c. Is there 6 national associa- ton In the U. s. devoted to arch
 A. Yes, the National Archery association, Rye, New Hampshire.
 c. What is the Spanish spell ing for the Tagus river? A. lTajo.
 c. Who played the role of the Chinese daughter in "The Mask of Flu Manchu"? A. Myrna Loy. c. When did the Roman En- pire attain its greates extent? A. Under the Emperor Tratan A. D. 98 to IF.
 c. Who is Henry Ellsworth Vines and where does he live? A. Famous tennis / player who lives in Pasadena, Calf. c. How many living persons are there on earth today2 A. The International Statistical Institute of the League of Nations | estimates the total world popula- ton at little more than two bil- lion.
 @. What is the name of the fa- nous Jew who helped to finance the American Revolution?
 A. Haym Solomon. Q. Which poet wrote poem | about a dragon-fy? A. Lord Tennyson's poem, TWO Voices" gives an account of the dragon-fy. c. Please give the date of the earthquake that occurred on Sun day and shook New York city and the Atlantic coast some time in the eighties.
 A. August 10, 1884. c. Where are the headquarters fthe Tennessee Valley Authority
 A. Knoxville. Tennessee.
 Q. Can an alien be dcported
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
ChuckleCorner
TOWN TOPICS Fly c. R. Birch

And that Park Hill woman kept her divorce . secret until .she c0I- lected from hubby.
 Also that a Lakewood woman tried to sell a bowl Of gold fish at the U. H. Mint. She'd heard they wanted something for the Gold Eagles.
 Too, that Brighton woman called q taxidermist shop for samples to order i skin.tight gown.
 Hear that J0nesbOr0 bakery owner was pinched for running Q speakeasy. He was doing n lana. office business with one Sweet Roll in the show window.
 They say a Newton editor can write wise cracks all day and never heave sigh. but when wifey rush. es in to have . check signed he has a sudden attack of pen parai- ysis.
 High pressure advertising has conquered the depression. A Rob- bjnsdale mineral water salesman started out with only one sign in his window. "Bt0maeh Relief, Now he has signs for everything from Pimpies and smaiip0x to PaFaiysis and Poverty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
A Book a Day
All Of New Deal . In World Almanac
By RRUCE 'CATTON

Evidence of the / far.reaching manifold activities of the fed- eral government under the New Deal is found in ths unusually large and comprehensive section devoted to the "Recovery Alpha bet" in the new 1885 World Alma nae. published by the New York World Telegram.
 The b0th issue of the famous old almanac, published first in lSs6 by Joseph Pulitzer, celc- bfates fits half-ceDtury with new cover dress, and dev0tes 40 pages of its total of $40 to a complete description Of the "alphabet' Of government from AAA tAgricnl- tural Adjustment Administration to USiS Limited States informn- ton Seryiee).
 In the same manner, Editor Robert Hunt Lyman has brought the entire issue up to date, TO- cording in full events to the middle of December. tr
 The Dairy of 1884, a. tchr0nol- ogy of events, pne of the most widely read and referred-tO fen. lures of the book, is a complete, accurate summary of world hap. Dentngs of the last 12 months. New Sports records, progress Of aviation, Pulitzer prizes and med- alists, the rsshuffling of political office holders, and the vast eyer- changing miscellany of news have been included.
 Facts Of vital importance --- divorce and remarriage laws in | the various states - and such of aip institutions of learning, are to be found here, grouped in their own special categ0ries.
 The book sells for DO cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

A state park on the Housatonic river somewhere near Derby is asked in bill presented in the Legislature last week. A sum of $lO,000 would be appropriated for such d purpose. Of course, we already have one state park on the Housatonic down near Derby and there are great plans ahead for making the entire river valley of the Housatonic into some sort of q glorified parkway We'd like to, wait on these plans which call for some federal assistance before committing the state to any state parks at any one spot along the stream. There are such things as stream reclamation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

the arguments and then gave the verdict to the would-be record-breaker. From this distance, and with only the reports of the debate to go on, 1t looks as if they were both right in part. Repeating dan gerous stunt flights indefinitely without any new discoveries or gain to aerOnau- tlcal designing seems foolish now. But there is still plenty of air-expIorin9 to be done, and somebody will have to take some of the risks involved in doing it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
subsistence level to a starvation

HOT SPOT
 Horny handed Henry Wallace was testifying before the senate agricultural committee on world cotton acreage restriction. He m a d 0 a remark to the effect that the administrations mone- tary policy was 8 mere stop gap."
 Senator Bailey, standpat dein- ocrat from North Carolina, caught him up immediately.
 "DO you advise an pbandOn- IneDt of our present monetary policy, Mr Secretary?" he asked.
 The secretary of agricultural paused, flushed, shifted fin his seat. His cabinet colleagues, the secretary of state and the secretary of commerce, were sit- ting in corner listening intently. Finally, he replied:
 "SeDatOP, it seems tO me that the purpose Of your question is to place me in fl false and em- barrassiDg position"
 Bailey grinned. >.
 'Is there anything I can do to get you out of 1t, Mir Secre- tary?"
 NOrE-When the hearing was over Bailey came up to Wallace and said: I'm afraid senators sometimes ask foolish questions"
 "Undersccretary TugwelI, who stood nearby, interjected: "1stgbt, know by experience"
 MERRY.Go.ROUND
 Mrs Roosevelt is far more popular with White House att taches and secret service per- sonnel than was her predecessor, : Mrs Hoover. She is meticulOusly considerate Of ali, despite her constant rush of activities. Least sung but most important among the interests of the White House are tine several hundred grey squirrels, tame as house cats, thht throgn the executive mansion grounds. And most re- markable of all facts about them is their systematic frugaiity. When offered peanuts by visit OTIS, they eat one, bury the next, eat the third, bury the fourth, etc. Never slip fin the alter mating procedure. The fight that North caroiina's dour Senator Josiah Bailey was try ing to organize against coDfirma- ton of Prank II. McNinch, fight ing liberal chairman of the federal power commission, has collapsed. Bailey was unable to muster much support. Even his fellow North Car0iinian, Senator Bob Reynolds. shted away from z taking too aggressive fl stand. The post office department has one duIy-appointed post master who, although holding his job for more than K months, never has been to his own post office. He is John Oliver LaGOrce, yicN- president of the National Geographic s0- ciety, named postmaster of Little America in 193s. A member of the Byrd crew Is actually do- ing LaGorcs's work. sen- ate clOakroO mgossips are offer ing two-to-0ne wagers that Miaeissippi's Senator Theodore Bilb0 will take his time before he tangles with Huey Long. The KtBgfishhas let 1t be known that he is ready and waiting for Bilbo with a complete file on the iatter's long and eolorfui public |, record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Selected Poem
ON LOSING TEN DOLLARS

 tMildred Weston in The New York Sun), Thrice l had il in my hand Thrice l closed my fingers on if Only 10 turn cautious and Snap prudent purse upon il. OgIing window, booth and stall, Prey 10 merchant, haWker, monger, Somehow 1 WithstO0d them hiI Sales resistance growing stronger.
 Oh. you who pick it up From whatever eObble stopped it. feyel in your run of luck, Give no thought 10 me who dropped it. Profit by this wry harangue: Do not save it, DO not lend il, Go Cfhis costs fl bitter pang) Co and spend it!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

London has at last become statue con- scious. It has so many of them that traf- fife is being slowed up. Every time you drive q hundred feet in London you run into square in the center of which you'll find statue. Authorities are now plan ming on eliminating many of them by placing them in parks or buildings where they won't interrupt the even flow of motor travel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

Washington, Feb. 4-Though the fufor created by the world court defeat has subdued. there is one lesson which left Il pros found impression on several of those around the White House.
 It was the guickness with which the cOuDtry--Or at ieAN the most vocal part of the coun- sry-tan bc aroused by a cOiIccn- trated appeal from n handful of powerfully placed people.
 The president was genuinely dish ppOinted to lose ratification of the World Court. But those close to him say he much pre-" terred to learn the lesson on what he regarded as il comDara- lively innOcuous issue rather than on "a domestic issue essen- tial 10 his program.
 What several advisers arc wondering is what might happen 10 hn administration measure should the full power of Father Coughlin's radio appeal, plus Huey L0ng's Uibustering antics, plus the pressure of certain newspapers be turned against it.
 What might happen, for in- stance, on the bOnus2 On iniia- tiOn?
 And how deeply have been soWn in the United States the seeds of mass psychology similar 10 those which have grown into the Relationships of Europe?
 These are thoughts which are troubling fl good many admin istratiOn advisers perhaps more than the mere fact that we did not enter the World Court. CLOSE SHAVE
 How close the World Court came to going through despite the last minute power of it's opponents is secret carefully guarded in senate cloakrooms.
 Thc little hand which icd tiic opposition had counted on the fence seven votes which would determine the issue.
 These seven senators, they ngufed, would vote TOT the court if the Norris amendment tO the Thomas reservation WAS passed. These two safeguards made the Court as innocuous as skinned milk.
 Norris, himself, was expected tO vote for the Court tf Ills amendment passed. lie was way cring.
 Therefore the little bank of court fighters determined ,to kill the Norris amendment, if possi- bye to get Administration Lead CT Joe Robinson 10 reject it. To that end Wheeler of Montana summoned Iiucy Long.
 "Iluey," he snid, "wc'ye got tough job 10 he done and y0u'" the man lO do it. You've got W take inc floor and m il k q doe It0binsOn sO sore that hc will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
LUCKY FIND {

Burlington, Wis. tUP) .---An old receipt bearing q cancelled stamp blew against the feet of Jay Land here and he picked 1t up Trying to trace It's source, he discovered that 1t came from bale of paper which junk man had taken from aD old express office in a neighbor. ing town. Land bought the bale for 76 cents. If contained many more stamps Of the Civil War period, HH already has sold sib0 worth to dealers and has made one rare find that may be worth as much as all the others sold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
1O7TIf BIRTHDAY

Columbia, Mo. (UP) yl-'Uneie Joe" aoalin, negro, central Ms. soiifi's oldest man, recently ceie- brated his l07th birthday, Tho Bo0De county house in which Uncle Doe' was bora during the admiHistratien Of President John Quincy Adams still stanfs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
In New York

Continuing his quest for M n h 8 ttan celebrities on winter vacation, Paul liar. risOn sends another "ln New York" column from Miami, Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

Bartenders are sloW-minded folk With all this interest in vitamins, they haven't yet started competing with tomato juice by putting chemical vitamins in their cocktails.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Daily Washington Merry- -Go-ROund

of Washington Mery.eoRoud'
 Roosevelt Propaganda Through World Defeat Ad ve Now Wonder What Same Pressure Might Do On Other Father Coghns Radio Power Plus Longs Methods Worries Admisa ton Doaro Dollar Old Age Plan Will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

Uruguay Hits Plot". Mexico Probes Revolt. Cuban Government Menaced". Couldn't Huey Long take q little turn around through Latin-America and straighten things out?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

Edna Ferber finds the Hauptmann trial "revolting". And how people love to be reVolted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
A Thought for Today

John answered and said: man receive nothing, except it be given him from heaVen.-St John, 3;27.
 That which is given with pride and tentation is rather ambition than bounty.-Seneca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

from the U. S. for refusing to ap' ply for American citizenshipY
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