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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
Of to a Flying Start

It was the Roosevelt of old who ascended the platform at the democratic state convention in Syracuse, N. Y, Tuesday night, to aSSail the foes of his administration who seek to beWilder voting populace with the fantastic tale that the White House is inhabited by flaming "red' who will turn the affairs of the government over to communists. We don't think there is single person in the United States who honestly believes this hokum that gop. spell-binders have been turning out. Certainly listening to the President Tuesday night or reading his speech the next day the ridiculous ness of the claim is seen.
 Any voter who is misled by republican promises of plenty must surely have a short memory. It need only go back to 1883 when President Franklin D. Roose- welt was sworn into office. At that time each and every one of us could recall distinctly and wildly the happenings of the previous four years under the regime of Herbert Hoover. We do not propose to lay MT. Hoover out in lavender. Far from it. He is not factor in this cleo tion, the republicans don't dare make him one, although he did promise for few months to make trouble for the boys who were shelving him so smartly. He was wrong; they were right and suc- ceeded in their effort.
 We are not going to nalign Mr. Hoover nor his sorry administration History will reveal what misfit it was But we do wish to call attention to the fact that republicans must go back to the days of the Hoover promises of security and future if we are to accept present. day republican plans If they do not intend to swing back to the days of 1929- 8, then they don't deserve one vote this fall If they intend to move in differ ent direction, it must be in one that will parallel that followed by the Roosevelt administration. They reveal this in their promises, but refuse to give MT. Roose- welt any credit for showing the way.
 We are eager to hear what the PreSi- dent will say tonight in following up his first real speech of the 1886 campaign. He started in real earnest and with pur- pose that will not be baked by the mighty machine that republican money, Liberty League dollars, and Wall Street is build ing. He is the same Roosevelt who was our saviour in the days when the bank ing system of the nation faltered and might have collapsed had he not inter- vened; the same one who provided jobs for unemployed; relief for the needy. And yet there are those who call him RuSsia's envoy plenipotentiaty. What crimes are committed in the name of political imagination!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
Border Money

American tourists in Canada are legion
 = and everything is done to make their vacations pleasant. Canadian tourists are beginning to discover America. The beau ties of our southern lands, our national parks, the wonders of our great cities, at- tract every year more of our cousins from over the border.
 One very simple little thing would do more than any big one to make it easy for the Canadian = and that is to honor his money An American tourist can go almost anywhere in Canada with the same dol lars, nickels and cents he uses at home. Unless there is serious difference in exchange value no question is made of 1t. If there is aSerious difference, the Cana dian adds or subtracts the approximate number of pennies in every dollar in mak- ing change, and that's that. He sells small stuff taking our nickels and pennies as his own.
 When the Canadian crosses our border, what happens? Can he buy gas with his good Canadian dollar? Food? Shelter? Not until he goes to bank to get his money changed. If he arrives after bank ing hours he can go gasless and hungry. It is natural that money from foreign countries with different systems of rack oning should need changing. But the Canadian money is reckoned exactly like ours, and the government and banking systems behind it are certainly as sound.
 Canadians quarter ought to be good for hot dogs or ice cream cones anywhere, hi sloddar for gas or cabin. If he stays long, he cashes checks and soon begins to use our money. But first impressions do make difference in point of view. Insult ing the Dominion og Canada by scorning it's currency is not good tourist business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01

the socialist party. This report was accepted by the national executive committee. The national conven- tion of May, 1886, at Cleveland = with the left wing in an overwhelm- ing majority - adopted unanimously a resolution rejecting and condemn ing armed insurrection and reaf- firming its belief, which it has never abandoned, in "the strengthening and maintenance of existing dem ocratic institutions. Unequivocallyr socialists advocating armed insur- rection are subject to immediate expulsion. No other political party takes so clear 8 position.
 Perhaps I may add that occas- ional references have likewise been introduced into editorials and news reports to the effect that the left wing of the party under Thomas's leadership has been moving toward a political united front with the communists. Again 1t is only nec- essary to state that this question was settled at the socialist national convention in Cleveland when the question was asked from the platform by a left wing member of the na- tional executive committee, which was itself opposed to united front, "Is there anyone who thinks our ideals can be advanced by a united front with the communists in this campaign?" and the delegates roared "No!" with a behemence that shook the rafters.
 That we of the left wing firmly stand against any change toward the abandonment of socialist prin- ciples, is true. should have thought that the position of eminence which Norman Thomas holds throughout the United States might have made such a statement as this of mine un- necessary. Possibly 1t was not too much to hope that my own record, and my socialist views, which l have been privileged to state frequently all over Connecticut before countless churches, synagogues, teachers groups, ministerials associations, the various service clubs, the American Legion, colleges, public and private schools, etc., might give nothing more than a humorous cast to sucn groundless gossip. The issues of the current split are worthy of discus sion, but they should be settled without resort to red herrings, dead nake 0s. old vuiyeS tales
 Devere Allen.
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Roosevelt than ever before.
 2, The Relief and much of the Negro vote Is in the Roose- welt bag.
 3. Business is booming in every section of the state. Booming Business
 This business factor is import ant. Factories are busy, ezll- ployment is up, there has been no summer decline in retail sales. Telephone installations, motor sales, car headings everything and everyone is up. This may even put 8 dent in the pro-Landcn business mems vote.
 Most important of all, however, is Labor. Labor Is enthusiastic cally and uiIitantly behind the President, and this is the trump card he is counting on to hold Ohio in his column.
 Headed by Labor's non-partisan league, a tremendous drive Is ull- der way in every industrial center to deliver 100 per cent for Roose- welt. And the LNL is doing 3 remarkable job.
 It may offset the clutching hands of Martin Luther Davey at the Roosevelt coat-tails. But the word, remember, is MAY, and it's going to be one of the TOUGH EST FIGHTS of the whole cam- paign.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01

The late Admiral Sims was man of fearlessness and capability. While he was of the old school in naval matters, his early experience dating back to the beginning of the century and even previ- ous to that, still he was man who kept apace with the times One editorial conn mending him and his career expressed it, "a midshipman of the old navy'". He had fifty years of service in the navy, a department that makes men keen and perhaps trif1e on the sharp side, it's dis cipline ranking as the hardest in any branch of service. His career in this de- partment will be written down into his tory as that of a great admiral, and gen. erationS to come shall be able to picture tionS.
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has gone off on a tangent. He finds it moving not with purpose, but wildly. It is question which man will influence the more voters in New Hampshire, but we would place our bet on Winant. That he could swing the state to democratic columns, of course, is not counted upon, but that he could proclaim, so that all might hear, that a republican still sees good coming of the New Deal should in- fluence many voters throughout the entire country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01

The question seems to be, shall we or shall we not dismantle Settlers Village. It had been decided Qast year) against that procedure; then recently it seemed dismantling was the only thing to do; now there is a strong movement on foot again to let the village remain as is. Ra- cial committees who have spent no little time on producing something repre- sentative of their countries hate to see their efforts scrapped. We would all like to see Settlers Village remain as per- manent exhibition if this is feasible. No definite plans have been announced yet, but if enough pressure is brought to bear it looks as if the Village might be pre- served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
SPLIT IN SOCIALIST RANKS HINTS AT NO VIOLENCE,
 INsURRECTIONS
Wilton, Connecticut, September 21. 1886.

Wilton, Connecticut,
 September 21, 1886. Editor of the Democrat:
 do not intend to debate in the public prints the issues at stake in the current controversy within the socialist movement of Connec- ticut. However, I have noted here and there in the press vague refer ences to some supposed change of program in the socialist party, usu- ally referred to as a policy of the So-called left wing, which might con- ceivably influence readers to believe that Norman Thomas as leader of the national organization, and the ticket on which am candidate for governor, endorse 8 policy of vio- lence or even of "insurrection". Such implications are, of course, ridiculous hNt they can so readily be made use of by interruptions political oppor- tunistS that I feel warranted in making a categorical denial. Fortu- nately, the truth or falsity of such rumors need not be left to opinion, but can be discovered by reference to abundant records.
 With the full approval of Norman Thomas, a committee of the socialist party, of which I was chairman recommended the adoption, in May, 1885, of a policy that would make the advocacy of armed insurrection incompatible with membership in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
New Hampshire to the Fore

Maine had her day when the voters recently went to the polls to indicate which way the weather was to blow on national election day in November, but this is New Hampshire's day right now. The state is more than coming into her own with native and adopted sons occu- pying prominent position in the news paper headlines. We refer to Ex-Governor John G. Winant and Dr. Ernest Martin Hopkins, president of Dartmouth College. Both are the news politically and may remain there for some few days.
 Former Governor Winant, republican, catapulted himself once more into fame from the comparative obScurity of the three manned Social Security Board, ere ated by the Roosevelt administration, when he resigned his place on this com mission. If that was not enough, he added the further fuel that he was talk ing this action SO that he could engage actively in the presidential campaign. He chose to remain on the side of Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 And not content with that he intends to battle against the election of Governor Ali M. Landon as president, solely be- cause the latter took such pains to criti- cize the social security measure of the administration. Ex-Governor Winant doesn't like this kind of talk because he regards the Roosevelt adventure in social security as a real one and not to be com pared to the experiment that Governor Iendon branded it publicly. Faults he Admitted it has, as he should know, be- '1k ore of the administrators, but he .ISiras that 1t is a step in the right direc- <i1n and one that will in the long run HEEomrlizh much good.
 of fIze other hand President Hopkins *{ Dartmouth. also republican, is de- &f1inz President Roosevelt. He joined +'s* @s 4es1. because he realized then ||<k 1Iss republican party was headed in =E ~E6ne direction and progress seemed
 zSzf nfiser Roosevelt. He doesn't :. ..4 EtzE 1fonfsss has not been made
 sIs 6Hl he believes that the New Deal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
Current Comments

I don't advise young athletes to train on bubble water (cham- pagne), but when you've been in competition as long as I have, 1t provides needed relaxation.
 Eleanor Holm Jarrett.
 Each individual must be per- mitted to work out for him. self that most personal of all rela- ticns. mans relation to the uni- verse.
 Roger W. Strauss. New York
 engineer. asking for tolerance
 in religious matters.
 Old bucks like me are really a menace to the motion picture industry. We ought to step aside a bit and give young talent a chance, and that Is what ! pro pose to do.
 William Powell. Hollywood star.
 Italy rejects the absurdity of eternal peace. which is foreign to our creed and to our tenpera@ ment. --Benito Mussolini.
 They'll get away with 1t be- cause theyll say it's artistic, but q nude is nude any place. Hal Garxott, Carmel, Calif., ar- tisk, commenting on nudist ex- hihit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

e. What Serbian was recently honored by having his portrait on a commemorative issue of postage stamps issued by the government of Yugoslavia?
 A. Nikola Tesla, eminent electri- cal engineer and inventor.
 @. How many persons took the recent civil service examination TOT substitute railway mail clerk?
 A. 145,ooo.
 @. Who played Mary Tilford +. the stage and screen versions of '"The Childrens Hour?"
 A. Florence McGee in the stags
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
A Book a Day
Paints Bleak View of Americas Land
BY BRUCE CATION

The American continent is the heroine of Stuart Chase's new book. "Rich Land, Poor Land" (Whittlesey House: $2.50); a hero- inc who has been so bedeviled by exploiters and sharpers that she faces a fate worse than death if rescue doesn't come pretty soon.
 We have deforested the county, says Mir. Chase, and overfarmed 1t and subjected it to wind and water erosion and befouled its streams and wasted it's irreplaceable resources until today we actually face the immediate prospect of seeing our great natural heritage fold upon us like a busted bank.
 One-sixth of our county's ara ble surface, he says, Is gone, go- ing, or beginning to go. An area equal to Illinois, Ohio, North Car olina, and Maryland combined has been ruined by water erosion.
 Corn yields in some parts of Iowa have been cut in half within the memory of men now living. Prob- ably half of the original fertility oi the land as a whole has been lost.
 Well = so what2 Must we fold our hands and wait helplessly foi America to turn into, a second China? Not at all, says MT. Chase We can remedy things s-but to dc so we must plan. '
 The IVA experiment is 8 stet in the right direction; we need more such steps, MT. Chase insists, q long-range and all-inclusive plan tc restore and protect our land. We can do 1t, he adds, if we want to
 People" he concludes, "do mol make condiments; continents make people. The age-long strength |of Russia is due to her latitude climate. resources, and sweep. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01

OCT. Those who are most ligely to be affected by planetary vibrations today were born from March 21 through April 2l.
 General Indications
 Morning-Favorable.
 Afternoon-Social.
 Evening-Changing. The early morning is excellent for business.
 Today'S Birthdate You should be affectionate and confiding, having strong sympathy. Too great expansion of estate. home or property, or general ex- travagance, may cause some dis turbance for you in January, 1887. Dangerous Nov. 25 through Dec. l, 1886.
 Socially favorable, deal with op- posite sex, Dec IT through 19, 1886.
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play and Bonita Granville in thS screen version, entitled These Three"
 o. How much oil does the Nor mandie consume on round trip from France to the United States?
 A. Between 57 and 60 tons per hour, or about 14,0o0 tons on . round trip.
 @. What does .'pyxilated" mean2
 A. It is . colloquial word, used in the motion picture MT. Deeds Goes to Town" that signifies "a lit- tie queer mentally-slightly touched in the mind"
 e. Tn what time zone is Colum- bus, Ohio?
 A. Eastern standard.
 If you want . copy of our book let The Housewives Manuel. write The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau. 1O12 Thirteenth St, Northwest, Washington, D. c. nclose 10 cents in postage.
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Rev. John J. Wynne, s. J., co-editor of the Catholic Encyclopedia, who has just passed his seventy-seventh birthday, celebrated the occasion with very apt pun. He remarked, T am just getting my second Wynne." Father Wynne has done vast amount of literary work, and is still busy He, it will be remembered, was the founder of the Catholic period ical America, which was started in 1909.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
LoGGERs USE TRACTORS

Sacramento. Cal. (UP).-An old time standboy of logging camps the donkey ne-apparently is doomed to pass out of existence Tractors have been substituted ir Ilsot of the far western logging areas in recent years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
Selected Poem
THE SWING

U. S. in the Christian Science Monitor) In the swing can fiy Look, my toes touch the tree: Now I'm down, Now I'm high. In the swing can fly! There's bird! can see Far below Where the river goes splash There's a flash And salmon leaps by. Now I'm high, Now I'm low, Now I'm slow. Now I'm fast: I'm bird On the wing. See me swingl See me Swingi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01

The president of Princeton University at the opening of the institutions 190th year, said that modern civilization was lacking in good manners. One might add to that a wholesale disrespect for everything and everybody, and lack of re- ligion and morals among the many evils of the day.
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 1. Tn which state is the town oi Santa Claus?
 3. Name the traditional resting place of Noall's Ark after the flood 3. Of which country is Minas Ge- raes a state?
 4. What is chutney?
 5. Where Is the British Unknown Soldier buried?
 6. Name the largest city in Wis consin. T. What is the name for the science of the study of sea shells? 8. What is the name for 3 nine sided polygon? g. Who was St. Chrysostom? 10. What group of islands lie north of the mainland of Scotland2
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Daily Almanac
ses 6:46 D. m,

Moon rises 6:46 p. m.
 Sun rises 5:48 q. m; sets 5:34 D. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Moons phases-last quarter. Oct. T, TAO a. m: new moon, Oct. IS. 5:12 a. m: first quarter, Oct g, 6:z6 a. m; full moon Oct 30, 12:50 a. m.
 Morning stars. Mercury. Mars: evening, Venus. Jupiter. Saturn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

. day when you get out on the wrong side of the bed:
 Jack Denny is an ace bandmaster and his arrangements are agile dance tunes-but he ought to be told that orchestra leaders stopped using those wax-like, prop smiles long ago
 Ida Lupino is an attractive girl, with a fetching manner and win ming smile-but somehow no one seems to share her idea of fun in inviting guests to inspect her swimming pool and then tossing them in fully clothed.
 Tommy Manville, the incorrigible playboy, supplies columnar maws with items of his escapades-but smitten by the autobiographical urge, he is now writing book about them entitled "Manville Burns Up" (And he is the asbestos heir.)
 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the gracious First Lady of the States and an indefatigable worker in charitable causes-but she frequent ly makes bigwigs at formal func- tions i'll at ease by appearing il knitted sports dresses.
 Wants Front Seat
 Rudy Vallee is still the Nations No. crooner-and a pretty nice fellow, too-but he has never beer known to accept the rear table when he is dining out.
 Max Gordon is probably one oi the country's foremost stage pro- ducers with an impressive record of smash hits-but his horror ot being left alone is so pronounced that it's downright childish.
 Gene Tunney is a retired ring champion, ShakeSpearean scholar intimate friend of William Lyon Phelps and an occasional lecturer at Yale-but he turns up hatless at theatrical premiers. (Truth is we don't hold its against him.
 Charles Macarthur is the Peck's Bad Boy of playwrights, devoted husband of Helen Hayes - but keeps his wife waiting for the script during radio broadcasts. Old Stuff
 Katharine Hepburn stands high among film lovelies, and she has a way with her-but that now you see me now you don't" game she plays with reporters and camera men, is responsible for more yawns than a collection of political speeches.
 Rachmaninoff has written an immortal Prelude and to hear him play is precious privilege-but he remains one of the gloomiest gentlemen in private life.
 Helen Wills Moody cuts tennis ball harder than most male rac- queteers, and she is fairly gifted with pen and brush-bu the hue of her nail polish is traffic stop sign.
 George Raft is slick cinema ac- tor and an adept dancer, too-but those fantastically high-heeled shoes of his fool few people.
 Kate Smith is one of radios most popular singers and no one denies the cheer she has brought to shut-ins-but she endangers life and property daily by insist ing there's plenty of room foi one more" in already over-crowdeo elevators.
 Max Reinhardt has few rivals as 8 stage director and is congeniaI man when he is away from work but the faces he makes while coach ing actors would COW Karloff inte 8 frightened demon. George Ross usually writes [ column full of sweetness anC light-but not always.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
IN TODAY'S MAIL

newspaper responsible facts opinions its communications unless accompanied with the writer's and address will not be accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
Horoscope
BY OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, it outlines in- formation of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "He is likely to have an accident if he drives so
 reckIessly"; say, liable to
 have an accident"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01

Columbus Ohio, October = The little black book which Jim Farley opens up only to favored IeW as Democratic National Headquarters has qtestionmar and the numerals "5O-50 noted after the word "Oho" In other words Roosevelt has 5050 chance of carrying
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
A Thought for Today

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man Is 2 friend to him that giveth gifts.-PrOverbs 19:6.
 Purchase not friend by gifts; when thou ceasest to give, such will cease to love.-Fuller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
D.ily 3: Merry-G Round FARLEY SECRETLY LISTS
 OHIO A 5O- 30 BET

EDITORS NOTE: guest columns is again ntsr rupted about Ohio from Bob AMcn now takng hy slftng political in the middle wesk)
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strength Of England Is due to her position iA the sea. The strength oi our nation is due to the continent of North America. Shall We destroy its"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-01
TAP DANGER

Margaret Perry, the young New Yorker, appearing with Mae West in "Go West Young Man." is adept at tap dancing.
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T est Y Q ur Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.