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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10
A Book a Day
Across Spoon River" Spoiled by Self-Pity

"A Cross Spoon River" by Edgar Lee Masters (Farrar and Rinehardt: {: $3.50), is the autobiography of the American poet who was raised to greatness in 1916 by the publication of Spoon River Anthology" It recounts in detail his childhood. his youthful struggles. his years in the legal profession, his ultimate suc- cess as a poet.
 Tn SUI. h career, there is, as you can see, the stuff for a written. informative. clinically impersonal autobiography.
 Had Mir. Masters even attempted that kind of biography, the reader might be willing to forgive him the chips on his shoulder, the nettles in his palm, and the remarkably unin- terestng love affars about winch he plumes himself.
 But MT. Masters didn't even try that kind of job. He set out to outdo Rousseau, Frank Harris, and Casanova with his frankness and his insistence that his love affairs Alhu AAOtAiAAiB OV AO WitAi oCAt but WVAC part of a search for unattainable beauty. He has. regret to say, only made himself look silly.
 MT. Masters, as we all are, Is the victim of the eternal pinprick. He suffers as hard as the heroine of East Lynne." but not as well. If you want the brutal truth, Mr Masters snivels.
 Any sympathy the reaner may have felt for the man during the eraly pages of the book vanishes because our hero Is 90 everlastingiy sorry for himself. He Is the only man in the army who is In step Everyone in the world lacks subtlety sympathy, and the ability to say ives" to Mir. Masters. Hence thls book, which shoult have been important. b nothing but an anthology of our feelings. Il h Q bit disappointing to sec th, man who wrote Spoon River" writl
 this kind Of book.
 --E. M. T.
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Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

Q. What makes the flame of a candle?
 A. The flame results from the combustion of a gas. In burning candle the fatty or other substances that compose 1t are melted and car- ried by the wick into the interior of the flame, where they are. con- verted into gas. The sole purpose of the wick is to carry the melted fuel to the flame. and the flame is the result of the burning of the gas into which this fuel is converted by the heat.
 e. How long has Senator Hiram Johnson served as 8 senator from California?
 A. He has been in the United States senate since 1917.
 e. What proportion of the gate receipts for the Dempsey -Tunney fight in Chicago, on September 22, 1927, did Tunney receive?
 A. The oflcial gate receipts amounted to $2,658, ,660, and Tunney received $990, 0,445.
 c. Do tariff regulations require that all goods imported into the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10
DECEMBER II

DECEMBER II Persons most likely affected by the stellar vibrations today are those born from Oct. 9 through Nov. 2l.
 General Indications
 Morning-Optimistic.
 Afternoon-Unimportant.
 Evening-Social.
 Generosity marks the day. One will be inclined to think very kindly of his fellow man.
 Birthdate
 If Dec. II is your birthday, you should love water sports and fishing.
 January, 1897, is bad for you. Real estate, property, home condi- tions and those relating to the parents ar sources through which disappointments may be expected. You should make financial plans during February, 1887. An outline on paper of your method for mak- ing money may be of valuable as- sistance later on.
 Danger-Sept. 9 through 16.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10

Somebody must be reaping a comfort able investment from tree-planting. Esti- mate the number of Christmas trees that are sold every year in the United States. They must come from legitimate sources who make it business to raise the trees and have crop each year. It's fortunate that most of the fir trees so sold are not as susceptible to disease and blight as our flowers and vegetables seem to be these days.
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of Manly,s, befriended him years ago when he first came to wash tngton.
 Ruble Expert c
 Adolph Berle, one of the few remaining original Brain Trusters is now attending his second big international conference.-the Pan American peace barley at Buenos Aires. His first conference was that at Versailles in 1919.
 Berle, then 21 and one of the youngest advisers there, was chief of the Russian Division. He was selected for the job through the following coincidence:
 Berle held Q minor job In the Russian Division of the War De- partment's Military Intelligence, when the lieutenant-colonel in charge was called to Siberia. Next day, thea senior colonel came in and complained that with the lieutenant-colonel's departure the War Department no longer would be able to get daily quotations on the Russian duble.
 'T guess I can get them for you," said Berle.
 And he did, next day sending ( the customary ruble quota tion.
 In Solid
 Later, when the War Depart ment was choosing a battery of advisers to accompany Woodrow Wilson to Paris. the colonel said to Berle:
 Eve got to go to Paris as chief of the Russian Division and need an assistant. You seem
 to get those ruble quotations. How'd you like to so along%"
 Berle jumped at the chance. Later the colonel could not go and Berle became chief.
 But he never told anyone at that time, that the way he got those ruble quotatoins was merely by looking them up in the New York Times.
 NOTE: Berle was one of two men at Versailles who claimed the conference was laying the foundation for another war and resigned. The other was Will liam c. Bullitt, now ambassador to France. Both men are high in the counSelS of Roosevelt and Hull, both of whom once ardent ly supported the peace treaty and the League of Nations.
 Merry-GO-ROund
 While a delegation of leading mayors of the country were pro- testing to Harry Hopkins lieutcn- ants over heavy slashes in relief funds, the boss of the WPA was vacationing on boat beyond the three mile limit off New Orleans. Pittsburgh's able, hard- working Representative Henry El-- lenbogen will re-introduce his housing bill on the opening day of congress. The measure is the companion to Senator Bob Wag- ner's housing proposal. Ellen bogen is 8 congressional pioneer in housing legislatoin; offered the first bill four years ago Lobbyists for the District of Co., lumbia public utility corporations are pulling wires to abolish the office of Peoples Counsel, cre- ated by congress 10 years ago on the demand of civic associations seeking lower rates and better service. They are pressing the district commissioners to elimin- ate from their budget salary appropriation for the Peoples Counsel There has been 8 slight break in the utility front against PWA loans to nunicipali- ties for the construction of power plants. The Alabama Power Co, has withdrawn its suit against the $436, 900 loan and grant to Flor ence, Ala. for the erection of a hydro electric distributing system.
 Copyright. 1936. by United
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Selected Poem
HOLINSHED

HOLINSHED (Kimball Flaccus in the New York Sum In fifteen hundred And seventy seven. This book, quite rev, Came down from heaven. Master Shakespeare More like than not Dcvoured It's pages To find q plot. Going, going The hammer falls, And silence curtains The Winc-dark walls. Who cares if clothes Must now be worn A little longer Rayeled and torn? Who cares for food? What matter indeed If Gothic letter Be hard to read, And binding loose, And text prolix, In nineteen hundred And thirty-sIx2
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Horoscope
By OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope Is out lined by a noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10

United States from foreign coun- try be stamped with the name of the country of origin?
 A. Yes.
 e. Who is the author of the say ing: Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wiser"
 A. Thomas Gray.
 e. How tall was the giant, Goliath, whose story is told in the Bible?
 A. According to the Biblical nar- rative he was more than II feet tall, if the cubit is taken as 21 inches.
 o. What and where is Pango- Pango. or Pago Pago?
 A. It is a harbor on the south coast of the island of Tutuila, Samoa.
 Q. Are presidential electors state or federal government employees? How are they nominated and what are their duties?
 A. Presidential electors are state oficials, elected to perform 8 cer- tain act required by the Constitution of the United States. Their term of office is restricted to the carry ing out of that act, namely, casting their ballots for their choice of president and vice president of the United States. They are nominated in various ways &C., cording to state laws. In some states they are nominated in primary elec- tons, the enrolled voters of each party voting for the candidates for the nomination in that party. In other states they are selected at state party conventions. When the presi- dential election is held. the voters cast their ballots for the presiden- tial electors of one party or another and those electors in turn pass their ballots for president and vice. president on the day designated by act of congress.
 Q. Are papaya fruit of any value as food?
 A. Papaya fruits and all other parts of the plants contain a milky juice in which an active principle known as papain is present. This because of its value as 8 remedy in dyspepsia and kindred ailments. has become an article of commerce. In tropical countries the natives ruf the juice over meat to make 1t ten der, or wrap fowls in papaya leaves letting them stand overnight before cooking.
 If yeu want copy Of eur book' let on "The Party Beokle" writ The Waterbury Democrats wash lngtan Bureau 1918 Thirteenth et' Northwest, Washington, D. Q. kn close { asniA ln HastaTe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10

There can be no doubt" say insurance executives, "that the American citizens who hold life insurance policies possess the safest of all possible securities" And they might have added, the easiest to bor- row on.
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S@H yVu SSAhoWSs OSvSss
 these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Who erected the Temple at Jerusalem?
 ?. Where did Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr fight their duel? 3. Name the Chief Justice wh6 presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Jackson. 4. Where is West Virginia Uni- versity?
 5. Who are the Benedictines? 6. In church architecture. what is a front?
 2. Name the science of the various material substances that are cap able of existence.
 8. What is the salary of the Vice. President of the U. S.?
 g. What is a chetah?
 10. Who appointed Charles Evans Hughes an Associate Justice of the U. s. Supreme Court in 1910?
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Sure, the new automobile models are "the most beautiful things in the world''. So were the old ones when you bought 'em.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10
Daily Morrv. Washinston azs. - . z - =s@ szz= FDR No Longer Tolerates
 Talking Out Of Turn
aY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT 5. ALLEN

WASHINGTON December TO- 7 Talking out of turn is becoming risky for New Deal brigadiers Two high rankers already have been publicly slapped down tne President sounding off about pet schemes that oo hovn his
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A Thought for Today

Re ye strong, therefore, and let not your hands be weak; for your work shall be rewarded.-lI Chronicles 15:7.
 Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds and, though late a sure reward Succeeds-CongreVe'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10

With all those auto trailers on the road, isn't it time for somebody to write the Song of the Trailer?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon rises 4.02 q. m Sun rlsea 7:06 n. m; sets l:24 D. m. All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
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Test Y o q 2 Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-10

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "The crowd was
 angry with the delay; say,
 "at the delay"
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If you want . copy of sur book let on "The Party Beoklet" write The Waterbury Democrats wash. lngtan Bureau 1918 Thirteenth et., Northwest, Washington, D. Q. kn- close ( aeniA ln Bastage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-04
ALHAMBRA

Lucky In love, unlucky at cards"
Is an adage that works backward as
far as Fred Astaire Is concerned in
Swing Time this new RKO Radio
hlmusical In which the nimble star
is again teamed with Ginger Rog-
ers as the next attraction at the
Alhambra theater starting Sunday.
Engaged to girl, Betty Furness,
whom he feels he has to marry as
soon as he makes $4,000, and an
xiously looking for some way Out.
of the engagement so he can mar
ry Miss Rogers instead, Astaire finds
his romantic problems multiplying
as q result of his sheer inability to
lose at the gaming table.
This situation leads to many Of
the gay and uproariously funny mo-
ments Of the tuneful Offering, and
It Is further complicated by the ar
dent efforts of Georges Metaxa as
q conceited orchestra leader to mar
ny Miss Rogers, and by the side
splitting interference of new COM
edy team, Victor Moore and Helen
Broderick, who toss plenty of unin-
territorial obstacles in the paint OF
the two stars.
Jerome Kern's delightful musical
offerings, the new and sensational
1.-THE Waltz in Swing Time" danced
by Astaire and Miss Rogers, and a
spectacular "Bojangles Of Harlem"
solo number by Astaire in black
face, are among the many features
Of this Pandro 8. Berman produc-
ton. which was directed by George
Stevens.
The other attraction on the pro-
gram Is Sworn Enemy" with Robert
Young.
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TO PRESENT "RIGOLETTO'
SUNDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT

diuseppi MARITIME Rossi, one t.f
the principal singers with the ven-
Ice Grand Opera Company booked
for the matinee and evening per-
formances this Sunday, December
8 at Jacques theater in Verdis OPP
era masterpiece, Riosletto, was born
In Teano, Italy, near Naples. His
mother was a plano teacher, and
from her he learned 10 sing at an
early age. He came to this country
to reside with his uncle, who at
once started him In business in
Providence, r. I. His love for sing
ing could not be thwarted, however.
and finally the Italian colony in
Providence took notice Of this
promising young baritone and, with
the help Of relatives, friends and
music lovers, he came to New York
to study. His large repertoire. not
only includes a large number Of OPP
cratic roles, but also O variety OF
beautiful songs. His annual oper-
attic season with the Cincinnati Zoo
Opera Company Is anticipated with
much interest. His other operate
appearances have been with the
Philadelphia Opera Company,
Cleveland Opera Company and the
New York Civic Opera Company.
Other singers In Rigoletto will in
clude: Luisa Linconi, a soprano who
possesses a lovely voice; Mario Pal
ermo, the famous tenor who Is
known by opera patrons; Mildred
Anderson, and other Metropolitan
artists.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-04
CAMEO

Jean Arthur's captivating charm.
so much In evidence as "Mr. Deeds"
enamorata, and as 1.-THE Ex-Mrs.
Bradford" will sparkle anew on the
Cameo theater screen starting Sum
day when she literally goes to
town" with Joel McCrea in Column
bias Adventure in Manhattan"
Jean and Joel, both at the peak
Of their respective careers, promise
one Of the most engaging screen
teams since the Gable-Colbert
rumpus that happened one night.
Their diverting adventures run the
range Of high comedy and gripping
melodrama with an engaging ro-
nance deity entwined In the sur
prise-packed plot.
Adventure In Manhattan" relates
the exciting escapades Of a promi-
nent detective story author who
presumes to predict the theft OF
various art and Jewel treasures.
Furthermore, he Is assigned by a
newspaper to write about these
crimes-to-be In q series Of special
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-04
RADIO STARS in
STRAND FEATURE
big Broadcast of 1887"
Ends Era
mona" Starts Sunday

Performances today and tomorrow
conclude the engagement of 1.-The
Big Broadcast Of 1887" with Jack
Benny and a host Of stage, screen
and radio celebrities also THE Mag
niflcent Brute" with Victor McLag-
len, Binnie Barnes and Jean Dixon,
current attractions at Warner
Brothers Strand theater.
Sundays all new show will be
headlined by Ramona" one Of the
most important pictures Of the year,
an exciting perturbation Of Helen
Hunt Jackson's immortal love story
and filmed entirely in natural color.
Loretta Young is featured as Ra-
mona, with Don Ameche as Ales-
sandro and the splendid supporting
cast includes such popular players
as Kent Taylor, Pauline Frederick,
Jane Darwell, Katherine DeMillea nd
John Carradine. In addition hun
dreds of persons were recruited from
the Mesa Grande district represent
ing settlers and local characters.
The Technicolor Is tremendously
effective because 1t is indisputably
true to life. Since large part Of
the picture called for out-of-door
scenes, the main location for the
filming Of Ramona" was $1,000
acre ranch in the beautiful San
Jacinto mountains in California
where the natural beauty of the
region made the setting perfect.
Ramona" is a picture that fairly
teens with high romance, fliestas,
fandangos, songs, roses, secret trysts,
mission bells, stolen kisses, tears,
love and laughter. 1t is one Of the
greatest love stories ever unfolded
on the screen.
Loretta Young Is superb in the
title role, playing the part with deep
feeling and understanding. Her high
artistic performance should further
her career tremendously.
Don Ameche and the rest of the
cast also turn in creditable per-
formances. Ramona" with it's all
natural-color perturbation is a
screen attraction that can be miss
ed only with regret.
The companion feature will be
1.-TWO In A Crowd" with Joel Nc
Crea and Joan Bennett in the
starring roles. If half of thousand
dollar bill came fiuttering to your
feet while you were standing, broke,
hungry, lonely in the midst Of sew
en- million people and you saw
strange girl pick up the other half
What would you do? What would
you say? You'll find 1.-TWO In A
Crowd" a romantic story you will
long remember.
The Strand will present an all
new show starting Wednesday which
will include Give Me Your Heart"
with Kay Francis also Laurel and
Hardy in "Our Relations"
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JACQUES

Success in red letters Is continu-
ing to mark the engagement Of
Beauty, Youth and Folly" at the
Jacques theater this week, and the
widespread public approval Of this
burlesque revue leaves no doubt that
George A. Florida has picked a big
winner. Packed houses are the reg
ular order Of the popular play
house. Beauty, Youth and Folly"
could play here for two weeks in
stead of one on account of the de-
mand for seats. Never have the bur-
lesque fans of Waterbury and the
state been served with so much and
varied entertainment Of the highest
quality as is being dispensed this
week at Jacques.
Charles Red" Marshall, the star
comedian of this big burlesque
show of merriment, mirth and mai
dens, has blended the bubbling con-
coction into a quenching quah Of
Joy. He is ably assisted in dealing
out the fun for two and one half
hours by Joe Freed, Murray Leon
ard, AL Golden, Jr., and Happy
Hyatt, while the dancing is taken
care Of by such beautiful girls as
Colleen, Edna Dee and Dolores
Dawn. The large ensemble of SUI
preme beauties appear In % song
and dance numbers during the two
acts and "a scenes.
Next week the burlesque revue Is
called Hip, Hip, Hooray, Girls, and
the featured dancer is Annette,
young girl who created quite sem
sation last winter at the Minsky
Musical hall, at Miami, Fla, and
who Is coming to Waterbury direct
from long engagement at the
Republic theater, New York. The
stars of this attraction are Billy
Fields, Harry Evanson and Jean
Lee. For two performances this
coming Sunday the management Of
Jacques is going to give the patrons
a treat in opera. They have con-
tracted with the Venice Grand
Opera company to present at the
matinee and evening performances
Verdi's opera masterpiece, "Rigo-
letto," and 1t will be presented by
a metropolitan company of so art
lists, chorus, complete production
and an augmented orchestra which
will accompany the company from
New York for this day. The sale Of
seats is said to be tremendous on
account Of the popular scale Of
prices.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-04
CARROLL.

-Four outstanding stars glitter IN
the film armament at the Carroll
theater where the new Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer hit, "Libeled Lady
opens Sunday.
Jean Harlow, william Powell,
Myrna 10y and Spencer Tracy unite
their exceptional acting ability in
one of the most entertaining films
of recent years, a drama with a
newspaper angle that Is as eye
catching and modern as the cur
rent headlines of the Front Page.
The action Of the piece centers
about a society girl who considers
that a newspaper has treated her
with irreverence and files dam
age suit for five million dollars.
Needless to say, the sued newspaper
is thrown into an uproar and its
managing editor Solicits the aid OF
a former star reporter to extricate
the paper from its difficulties. In
his scheme to make the heiress
drop her suit the reporter succeeds
in making her fall in love with him.
1t is when he, In turn, falls In love
with her that complications begin
and the tsle takes an unexpected
and hilarious turn.
The story moves at lightning
pace. The dialogue is constantly
entertaining. The direction Of Jack
Conway Is topnotch. "Libeled Lady"
Is a picture not to be missed!
The cofeature is 'Libeled Lady"
with RoSalind Russell.