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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Must Be Considered

The Hartford Courant last week right after Governor Wilbur L. Cross an- nounced that special session of the Leg islature would be called this fall to con- vene for extraordinary purposes brought up fine point concerning the eligibility of several members of the General Assembly. The point was really brought about more by statements issued by the legislators in question relative to their status now and when the session is opened. We refer to the cases of State Administrator Matthew A. Daly of the WPA and Julius Stremlau, member of the supervisory staff of the WPA.
 MT. Daly is the State Senator from the 9th district, which is in New Haven, while MT. Stremlau represents the 18th dis trict, which comprises the entire city of Meriden. Both are democratic members of the Senate. According to both MT. Daly and MT. Stremlau in the event of special session they would resign the present posts they hold, federal offices, and sit with the Senate. It is not possi- ble for person holding federal office to serve in the Legislature.
 All of which, according to the Courant, brings up fine point of law or ethics. If the law is specific about federal officials not being state officials, then the gentle men mentioned above might be said to have lost their status as State Senators the moment they were appointed to fed- eral office. A State Senator remains one until his successor in office has been elected Neither State Senator Daly nor State Senator Stremlau has been re- placed, but both have taken over federal responsibilities.
 If, as Governor Cross has said, he wishes to expedite the casting of Con- necticut's electoral vote next January, 1t might not be amiss to determine before1 hand the eligibility of those who will par ticipate in this straightening out of Con- necticut statutes, so that all will be above board If 1t could be shown that unqual- flied legislators participated in this action, 1t would have been in vain. A ruling on the status of.state senators who accept federal office and then resign to exercise the previously held state office is in order, If not demand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Horoscope
By oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by tne planet, the daily horoscope is Oue- lined by Q noted astrOIoger. In additlon to information of general interest, it outlines information 0E gpeciaI interest to persons bern on the designated dates.
 JULY 27
 Persons who are most likely to be influenced today are those wllo were born from Oct. 2S through Nov. 2i.
 General Indications Morning Clerical. a Afternoon-Good. Evening N The morning is good for literary work while the early evening 1avors actual work. Late evening IS paa. ToAay's Blrthdate
 You probably are an active per" son and always on the move.
 Sudden travel to some place oI former familiarity, or the study or some deep subject should pe or lasting benefit to you during June 1887.
 Danger from fire. accident CT rashness from Aug. D through zO' los0.
 Socially favorable, seek iavcEs or I buy new clothes from Oct. 1p I111gmnaMh n MA&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Flood Control Proceeds

While one-half of the nation is pray ing and pleading for rain to moisten a parched countryside, another more fortu- nate section in this respect proceeds calmly with it's plans for controlling water supllies that in freshet times are raging torrents. In short flood control plans in New England are proceeding apace. Every one of us will be interested to know that there will be no delays or holdups in the scheme to place our large New England rivers, particularly the Connecticut, under some form of bonds.
 Right now flood control as 1t concerns not merely the New England states, but other regions where similar conditions prevail, involves the river in question and also all it's tributaries. Even the smallest trickle of water flowing into 8 larger one and eventually working their way together into large river will be given attention when flood control is actually started. Engineers are as one 1n believing that only in this way can com plete and secure flood control be secured. They should know. We accept their verdict.
 Naturally New England is primarily concerned with its own problem, control of the Connecticut river, affecting as this does four states. Construction of the storage reservoirs up near the headwat- CTS of the stream are at the survey stage right now. But 1t is quite obvious from the way the talk now leans that there will be more to flood control in New Eng land than merely construction of these reservoirs high in the Vermont and New Hampshire hills. We look for compre- hensive program of flood control that will touch every stream criss-crossing the above states, as well as Massachusetts and Connecticut which eventually find their way into the Connecticut River.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Pertinent Figures

Recent figures on the finances of the state show that while we may be doing fine work in ridding ourselves of all bond- ed indebtedness we are not faring quite so well in general funds. To the acc cumulated deficit of past years was added another one for the fiscal year just ended It was over the two-million dollar mark, but this was halved when million dol lars in liquor revenues was turned in for the fiscal year period. All of which might indicate that what with added revenues the state might in another year have its annual deficit down to the point where it could be eliminated entirely with little pairing of costs here and there.
 Interesting, too, in this report on state finances, is the fact that for the same period the highway fund showed bal ance as of June 30, 1886, of $807 ,068.23. Tn these days of expensive roadWays and a constantly expanding highway system this is something to be talked about. Furthermore we would like to point out that in the last fiscal year the fund in- come was $25,000000 as compared to S16,000,000 in the previous year. This should not show decrease either year from now when the first full fiscal year under the new registration fees will be re- ported on.
 There was an increase, too, in the expenditures from the highway fund, al- most full million more being spent in 1935-36, than in 1934-35. We spend tre- mendous amounts on our roads, showing what an important factor the automo- bile has become not merely in our goings and comings, but in the actual conduct of government So long as such encourag- ing figures as are shown up by the 1886 report come forth we don't think Con- necticut has much to worry about. Our rapidly increasing deficit can be lowered by artificial or natural means. It is ob- vious that we have weathered hard storm and are ready now to pay up for it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Soiz Conservation Need
Exploitation of Land, Water Resources Now Causing Misery Anguish in U. s. A.-Must
 Take Steps to Preserve Nation.
NEW HAVEN JoURNAL.CoURHER

The great drought now plotting much of the mid section of the country should instruct us anew in the relativity of political principles. For there is no informed denial any. where that much of the present condition roots in extravagantiy wrong -headed policies of land and water exploitation under private ownership. It his been said in con- servation circles for decades that Americans mined timber where Eu- ropeans grew 1t, for instance; we have been 50 long beguiled by stor. les of the endless fecundity of our soil that we betrayed our own long interest. Many of us customers do not yet know how far the thing has gone.
 The national resource committee, for instance, makes no bones what- ever of putting it in terms as sweep. ing and aS terrifying as these: "The fact is that most of the territory occupied by the United States is not naturally suited for c permanent civilization. It is like the land of the Mayas in Yucatan, or the land of Babylon Q rich country where civ-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

We'll, 1t develops now that the Black Hills of South Dakota are safe for Uncle Sam after all. The redskins don't intend to offer them to Canada in retaliation for failure of the United States to live up to the terms of a 100-year old treaty with the Sioux Indians. Some days back Chief Thunder Bull declared publicly that the United States had gone back on an old treaty entitling the Sioux to one-third of all the wealth taken out of the Black Hills, formerly Sioux territory. Evidently Thunder Bull was living up to both his names, according to other Sioux chiefs: Three chiefs whose rank is above that of Thunder Bull have assured Indian agents that it's just talk on Thunder Bulls part: Somebody had inflated Thunder Bull with tales of power and money and he proceeded to give vent to them, but alas for his dreams, they won't come true.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

ture" and "Indlan might get sunburned." !" Also "Indlan get tired riding horse all day"
 It was a doubtful outlook for both sides, until clever business representa- tive of the studio chiefs announced that If the Cheyennes and Sioux themselves didn't want to act their own tribal history and show the world the glory of their ancestors, the movie people would get their old and despised enemies the Crows to play their parts. That prospect was intolerable. The braves mournfully signed, and pop bottles were passed around to seal the compact.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

Motor Vehicle Department inspectors and local police continue to lay down the law for the benefit of motorists who have not yet had their cars inspected. We presume that in another week or so, more than mere warnings will be in order. Right now motorists whose cars fall to display the familiar paster, warranting a checked auto, are merely told to get in line at official inspection lanes. When this period of warning elapses we pre- sume more drastic things, such as regis tration suspension may take place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

ilization can flash into Q blaze of glory and then collapse in c few generations into ruin. Our soil is not enriched by the usual methods of cultivation, but impoverished. By the normal processes of our farming, our mining and our numbering, we create Q desert"
 But what are we to do about it? Americans need to realize that oil other national hopes and aspirations are secondary to the question whe- ther we can continue to eat" says the Resources committee sententi- ously; Any nation whose land na. turally tends to turn into desert must either take measures to pre-. serve the land or 1t will surely die.t. ." It was radicals who began to talk this way first. When Theo- dote Roosevelt brought the high- est executive power to the coflServa. ton drive his enemies numbered 1t as merely one more eccentricity In the credo of political discontents. We have learned better than that since.
 So much better, in fact, that both parties gre now committed to sweep- ing programs for the conservation of the soil that is left and the iTn- provement, where possible, of acre. ages already effected. The Terubli- can party, traditionally devoted to laisseE-faire aS 1t is, does not differ here with the democrats; Governor Lowden, indeed, has recently insist. cd the new Roosevelt program has been larcenously appropriated from republican sources. We have got to close up gulleys, anchor the topsoil down, bring grass again to fields where the sod should never have been groken. And we oil agree now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

Although a straight line from the northeast corner of Maine, where 1t touches the Atlantic to its southeast corner would measure only 278 miles, the actual coastline of this state has been found to measure 2,486 miles. That may sound unbelievable, but it's true. And for comparisons sake the direct Atlantic coastline from Maine to Florida is only 1888 miles. Tidal line is, however, 5,565 miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Selected Poem
THE SIGNAL BOX

(Geoffrey Johnson in the Christian Science
 Monitor) On dim moth-haunted nights of phlox And blackly cowled inscrutable sky, All roads look up to the signal-box And the burning lamp, its sleepless eye. Aloft in his tower of thought, alone, Gathering in cool and masterly hands Networks of destinies not his own, Patterns of lives as ball of strands. A figure moves in lustres of levers, That catch their shine from his lucid will; And the only sound is the heaving rivers, And bird that cries in its sleep, and is still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
A Book a Day
A Dizzy Yarn, But
 It Does Move Fast
BY BRUCE CATION

It is occasionally diverting to check ones critical sense ct the front ofiice and 90 for Q dizzy sky- ride on Q fast-moving melodrama; and if you feel in the mood for an adventure of that kind, you might investigate the possibilities of Red War" (Doubleday- -Doran: e2), by Judson P. Philips and Thomas M. Johnson.
 Here we have spirited and san- guinary account of the infamous plot of Q sinister gent named Viktor Gaszlo, who is out to promote red revolution and world conquest for the Marxists. ~" r
 As he spins his plot, the American state department commissions Q moving picture matinee idol to 60 overseas and Ind out what has hap pened to it's lovely. secret operative, Karen North, who has niysteriously disappeared. The actor goes, trails Miss North into the depths of Rus sia, and rescues her just as 0aszio's horrid phenagling throws tho whole WVkAA AAstV WN4e
 And then do things happenl Ger many invades the Ukraine, Japan invades the Philippines, Hitler is murdered, the Communists seize American railroads and factories, and there is general, three-ply hell to pay everywhere.
 Our movie hero gets the price. less documents by means of which the whole business can be stopped and, with Karen North on his arm. deiles a thousand deaths to get home and became the savior of civ. ilixation. tt.
 All this. as you may have gath cred, makes rather less than no sense at all. But you do feel as if you had been somewhere after you have read 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

existence: the sum total of traits necessary to describe what it is to be Q person.
 e. Do Americans require pass. ports to travel in Mexico9
 A. No.
 e. Are children born of Chinese domiciled in the United States, American citizens?
 A. Yes.
 c. Was Russia an ally of Ger many during the World War;.
 A. No. Russia was ono of tho Allied and Associated Powers.
 e. When did tho Chinese Exclu- sion act, prohibiting the imfnigrG- tior of chinese laborers into the U. S., become effective? a q
 A. May 6, 1882.
 e. How long was the Century of Progress Exposition fin Chicago open2 -
 A. It opened May 27. 1883 and closed November i2, 1033; was TO" opened May 90, 1884 and closed 0c- toher Si, 1884.
 c. Can tor Do removed from afl automobile body? ..l
 A, Rub the spots with Soft grease and let stand until 1t pen. etrates the tar. Then, remove the tor and grease with gasoline, or by washing with hot sudS.
 If you want . copy Of our book lot "CHTLD HEALTH" write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, fOlc Thirteenth s., North. west, washington, D. Q. Enclose lO cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Redskin Treaty

It's sad story, mates, that comes from Sheridan, Wyoming. That is, sad for the noble redskin. Came the palefaces ek Hollywood, armed with film contracts, asking the CheyenneS whose forefathers fought under Sitting Bull to sign on the ;nw e The % hraves @ onSs coranIained ~ thst thev would "have to go almost naked for pic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

with white blouse, . henna hcme- spun with cream silk blouse, . coat with brown collar, and suits of burgundy wool, brown home" spun and blue pin-stripe.
 Mrs, Roosevelts "iHl-between" wardrobe of luncheon and afters noon frocks includes c brown crepe dress with wide cufis, 2 black satin with blue collar, and a tailored black crepe with long sleeves set off with large Wnite woolen collar piped in black
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Current Comments

:. If it Is to be complete. collective security must be combined with general disarmament.
 --Premier Leon Blum. of France.
 o@ .eH A great nation is built to the platform of no political faith-lt \ built tO tho pattern of moderation
 a-MawmnmA ngn1nN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Daily Almanac

Mon sets 1928 a. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:42 a. m.; sets STA ?. m (day- light time). z An vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide at Milfordd Tuesday, July 2e. 0:57 D. m.; low tide, l2:0S ?. m. daylight timel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27


 page iS for the answers.
 i, What is the highest rank of 8 commissioned officer in the .. 8. Navy? 3. Who proposed "E Pluribus Unum" as the national motto of the United States?
 3. What is c inatrass?
 {. Tn which state is Lassen Peak9 s. What is the minimum age for membership in the .. s. House Of Representatives9 6. which are the largest species of snakes?
 .. What body of troops made the last desperate charge ct the Battle of Waterloo? 8. When was West Virginia ad- mitted to the Union?
 Q. Who was William Somerset Vaughan?
 1. What is the name of the science which treats of coins and medals?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. KsFby


 e. What does acuShla n1eanS
 A. It is an Irish word for darling @. Was Herbert Hoover nonlin. ated on the first ballots iii the Ee. publican national conventions oi 1928 and 10322
 A. Yes.
 e. What was the name of the man who attempted to assassii1ate President Roosevelt ct Miafnii Flor ida?
 4. Giuseppe zangars.
 c. Give the address of the Nae tional Conference of Social Work.
 A. 82 North High street, colurii- bus, Ohio.
 c. What is personality2
 A. The collective qualities or ct. tributes that characterize personal as distinguished from impersonal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

Yes, Americas strong on oratory; yet judging from the gossip going around, maybe it's whispering that will win this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

The "world" may have surrendered to MusSolini, as he claims - all except the Philippians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Daily Mavrv-G Coz Round. Washington - S NEW DEAL HAS GREATEST
 SPY SYSTEM IN HISTORY

Washineton July 27 = The tempest in the teapot that broke about the Secret Service shaoowng Justce Department G-Men was only small part or VsEy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "These horses are not near 50 hard to control Ms the Others"; say, "not nearly 90 hard."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
A Thought for Today

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apOthe- cary to send forth Q stinking savOur; so doth little folly him that Is in reputation for wisdom and hOnOur.-EccleslaStes 10:1.
 Garments that have once Q rent in them are subject to be torn on every nail and glasses that are once cracked are soon broken. Such Is mans good name when once tainted with just yeproach.-BiShop Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
Test Y o IF Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questlons9 Turn Co page i3 for the answers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21

Loren and Elmer Harcourt: sisters. Mrs.
Mary Hayes and Mrs. Amanda Simpson;
step-dsughter, Mrs. Bessie Smith.
William Stevens. IS. Survivors: Son,
sAUERs-Fred Ernest stuckwisch. So
Survivors: Son. Fred; daughter, Miss
Esther Stuckwisch; brothers. George and
Louis: sisters. Mrs. Anna Mellenkamp, Mrs
Stuckwisch.
SHELBYvnLE--Mrs Minnie E. Bassett
So. Survivors: Widower. Elmer; brothers,
David and Harry Ford.
so MRS. d Margaret John RspP 70 sqry,yors
Carrie Young and Miss Sophie Rapp. 49, :
Roland Everett scudder. 80, Survivors:
Sons Alonzo John and George; daugh-
half-sisters: Mrs. Abide Coy and Mrs.
| Maggie judi.
SOUTH BEND-Mrs, Elaine K. Press
Ter, 81 Survivors; widower. George: par
daughters, Jeanne Marie. Edwyths Mae
and Gathering Ann; sons, Richard Allen
ana George <. Jr.; sisters, Mrs Walter
ers, Harold Gayman and Wilbur w. Gay
Mrs. Josephine Karnolinska. so. Sur
! vivors; Daughters. Mrs, Joseph Derda
Pierce; sons. Frank and walter Karmoi.
inska: sister, Mrs. Frances Opaczewski.
Gustaf Chaskey, n. Survivors: Sons
Fred and Harry; daughter, MIS-. Lillian
SPEED-Mrs. Sarah Bagshaw. 73 Sur
| vivors Sons, John, Joseph. Charles, Ed
ward and Theodore; daughters Mrs
Homer scholl, Mrs. Mamie Dobbins and
Mrs. Stella Crum.
| SULLIVAN-Mrs. Laura NJ Mahan, 60
Survivors: Sons Gus and Bundy: daugh-
| ters, Mrs. Daisey Rudisel and Mrs Oda
1 Louisa Chestnut
Mrs. Florence Creager Osburn. rs. Sur
| vivors: Son. A. H Mcmillan; brother. L.
| v Creager sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Creager
| Ford.
TELL CITY-Mrs. Eva Bolin, IS. Sur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21

Helen Wagner; sister, Mrs. Eva Cabbage;
brothers, Charles. M. L. and W. N Met
calf.
Jacob Klippel. Survivor: scn-in-lsw.
Roy Huebner.
FRANKLIN Dolly Fuller. a.. Sur
vivors. Widower, Thomas H; sons. Gar
nett and Forrest Fuller; mother. Mrs;
Sarah Elizabeth Green; sister Mrs. Pearl
Policy: brothers. Charles and Joe Green
GARY-Mrs. Josephine Sweikouski, 40.
survivors,: Widower, Konstsntine: son.
Edmund; daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Sheffer,
Mrs. Edward Hehir, Misses Adele and
GRANDyIEW-Lorenzo Dow Jones. 81
Survivors: Son. Clarence; daughters, Mrs
Effie Webb Mrs. Mae Davis and Mrs.
Ethel Sibrel: sister. Mrs. Anna Sutton.
GREENFIELD-Mrs. Rosa nellie. Cottey,
S.. Survivors: Widow. John, daughter,
Mrs, Geneva Leamon. son. Harold Cottey;
brothers. Charles Harry and Moses Wood;
sister. Mrs. Arthur Moulden.
GREENsBURG-Carlos H. Bender, 20
Survivors: Mother. Mrs Mary Bender:
brothers. George and Herman Bender.
William Henry Huber. II.
HARTFORD CITY-Abraham L. Bennett
II. Survivors; Daughters, Mrs Pearl
Smith, Mrs. Rose Grewink ana MIS-, Lula
HUNTINGTON-Mrs Imogene Dugan
Underwood. 81. Survivors: Widower, Ir-
vim. daughter. Sandra Mae; mother. Mrs.
Sadie Dugan; sisters. Mrs. Iva Thiery
INDIANA HA7BOR Mrs. August j..
Carlson, IT,, Survivors,: Widower; son,
Edwin; daughter Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren
NGLEFIELD-- John Henry .Schrader. g.
Survivors: Brothers, Edward and Thee
dore; sisters. Mrs. Anna volkman Mrs
Miss Emma Schrader.
sAsONvILLE-Mrs. Ivan Gender, 54
Survivors: Widower: sisters. Mrs. Arthur
Foster and Mrs. Jack Barber; brothers,
George and Fin AK.
JEFFERsoNyILLE- BENJAMIN Edward
Edward: daughters, Mrs. Dewey Graves,
Mrs Charles Goodwin Jr., Mrs. Vernon
Lentz and Mrs. Weber: half brothers, Har-
Mrs Clara L. Leppert. sc. Survivors:
Widower. John: sons, Carl and Clarence;
sisters. Mrs. Anna Morgan, Mrs, Minnie
Robbins. Mrs. Gus Carr. Mrs. Emma Bells
and Charles Yester.
KEMPTON-Mrs Melissa Forkner. 81
Survivors: Sons, Roy and Lora Forkner.
KENNARD-Mrs. Mary E. starbuck, 80.
Survivors, Daughters, Mrs. w. l. Peacock,
Mrs. Howard Kenworthy and Gdo Mrs Norman
sister, Mrs. George Abshire.
KEWANNA-James Hogan. 80, farmer.
Survivor: Brother, Joseph Hogan.
KOKOMO-Andrew M Wills, S. Sur
yivors Widow; daughters, Mrs; Golde
Hart and Mrs; Orpha croddy: brothers,
ME Hartman and Mrs. Martha Parks.
LAFAYETTE-Samuel T. Conner, So. Sur
vvors: Widow. Mrs. Jessie Cooling Con-
ner: three children.
William Henry Onstott. 70 Survivors:
sons, Hubert, Nicholas. James and Ear
leau Onstott.
LAGRANGE Bowen Markley. 81. Sur
vivors Widow: sisters. Mrs. Edith Kahn,