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Stamp News
BY ]. S. Klein

WOMAN'S great leader, Susan
W B. Anthony, will be honored
by issuance OF a new 3-cent u. S.
postage stamp, on the 18th ami.
Versary OF the final ratification Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-11

the 10th amend.
ment, W h | C h
We suffrage
10 the women
OF the United
States.
The decision
to issue such a
stamp was the
result OF more
than two years
OF con S "a n t
urging by thou
sands Of women
ell oV er the
country. T h G
stamp will bear
q nicture Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-11

NEXT: who was the only U. 5.
president 10 visit Europe during
his lncumbency? II
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Miss Anthony, and will be re.
leased for sale on Aug. 20. 1896.
Place Of first day sale has not
been designated.
Miss Anthony not only was the
pioneer leader in the movement
for women suffrage, but she also
took leading parts in all activities
aimed at equal rights for women
in America.
Arrangements have practically
been completed for extending the
trans-Pacific airmail line from
Manila to Macao. Portuguese pos
session on the coast OF China.
Final plans for first flight over
this route may be expected soon.
Australia will commemorate the
centenary OF its foundation by a
new stamp Of three values, show.
ing the original settlement OF
Adelaide, a present view OF the
same city, and a picture OF the
proclamation tree of Clenelg. Aus.
tralia also is planning a series
showing the animals peculiar 10
that country.
And another big issue comes
from Italy-this time a series of
Is values honoring the great Ro-
man poet. Horace. who was born
just about 1000 years ago.
Copyright. 1885. SEA Service. Ines
NEXT: who was the only u. 5.
president 10 visit Europe during
his lncumbency! II
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Empty Land

A London bishop, visiting Canada late
ly, has been astonished at the contradic-
ton of the vast, fertile, empty spaces IN
that country, contrasting with the
crowds, idleness and poverty OF England.
In Canada, Australia and other roomy
portions OF the Empire he sees unlimited
opportunity for the British unemployed.
An empty empire" he thinks, would be
"a curse to the world" At least 1t would
be blank instead Of blessing.
The sloWness with which the British
Empire becomes populated with white
men able TO use and develop It, While
English cities TEEN wit millions living on
q dole, in idleness and squalor, Is really
one OF the unexplained mysteries OF the
modern world. Undoubtedly there Is still
opportunity of pioneering with modern
facilities. Has the old pioneering spirit OF
the English race died out?
The same question might be asked,
though less pointedly, of our own coun-
try. We have far less good land left than
Canada and other British countries, ana
far more people. Yet there must still be
countless opportunities for farming ana
other forms of profitable land usage IN
our own West, and indeed In almost
every part of the country. Look at the
thousands OF idle and abandoned farms IN
New England and In the south and mid
die west. Would they not make living
again for this generation, II we were
willing to work as theoretically as our
farmer forebears did?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
A New Armistice

We know now that Armistice Day in
1918 was merely what 1t professed to be,
and no more-an arms-standstill. Though
the peace treaty followed, and most OF
the soldiers went home, 1t was not dis
j armament. The manufacture OF arms
and the drilling of soldiers were soon
renewed Today, ID years after the war
to end war;" there are more men under
arms, or ready to be called to the colors
on short notice, than ever before IN peace
time.
& Neither has the world disarmed men,
tally. In fact, there Is the real trouble.
The World War with It's hatred bitter
ness, prejudice, blind desire OF nations
!. to benefit at each others expense, has
gone ahead without respite.
The nations are engaged today In
universal war which tries to accomplish
tits purpose without shooting, but inc
@vtably leads to shooting war OF
racial and national prejudice, a war OF
rival economic and governmental policies,
a war of trade and credit. II Is a war
based on the same old stupid delusion
\ that the interests OF nations are necessar-
1 lily opposed, that there Is only about so
much wealth and business In the world,
that nations can benefit themselves by
destroying their competitors.
We are slowly getting over this foolish
ness within national boundaries. Nations
learn that their various social and eco
Z nomic groups at home benefit most when
they are leach for all and all for EACH;
when they cooperate In business like
way, helping each other to make living;
when they recognize that no group Is
merely producer or merely consumer,
that no family or city or state can sell
without buying or buy without selling,
!. and so on. But although these things are
also true among nations, and though the
civilized world hangs together In one
indissoluble economic system, as the
recent worldwide depression showed,
governments continue ignoring the fact
and impoverishing themselves In trying
to take unwise advantages Of other
nations
The world today, and every unit OF 1t,
needs a mental, spiritual and economic
armistice, q pause TO talk things over.
4 Then, with even moderate disarmament
/. in these fields, the way would be prepared
for military disarmament.
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Fighting Nature

Civilized man has gone through o
period when he prided himself on his
superiority over Nature. This has been
{, especially true In America. We have
regarded Nature as hostile, and there
fore to be fought, and as dumb, and
therefore to be improved on Lately we
have been discovering that Nature, after
all, usually knows what she Is doing, and
oftener than not Is friend OF man, II
he has sense enough TO collaborate with
her.
Two examples lately forced on public
attention are the harm man has done
by ruthlessly blowing up and destroying
: the protective cover OF grass and sod
Y laid by Nature over semi-arid plains,
and by the thoughtless draining OF lakes
and marshes to utilize the black soil and
get rid OF mosquitoes. From these "im-
provenents" have come disastrous dust
storms and threatened reversion OF use
full areas to deserts.
The National Association of Audubon
Societies has lately been pointing out
the folly of draining swamps indiscrim-
inately, for another reason-the useful
living things making their homes there.
Also the folly of shooting birds of prey
like hawks and owls, at sight. Even
when a farmer kills hawk in his chicken
yard, they say, he is throwing away
money, because the rodents on which
hawks mostly feed will then multiply
and do more harm to his fruit and grain.
{ Natures balance is delicate thing, easy
Z to upset to human disadvantage.
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~ AN EDITORIAL BY BRUCE CATION
We Owe It To Our War Dead
To Work Forever For Peace
. 1855. NEA .

But these things not rrevocablc DEGREES Of fate
They will not remain true unless we LETT them. We
who were spared by the can overtur those tragic
facts II we have mind 10.
We can insist, for instance, that the new war
which threatens the world shall not be inflicted on
us. We, the plain people who have TO bear the load
Of war, can demand In unmistakabe voices that
statesmen make new efforts TO enable the nations OF
the world To get along together In peace.
We can support men and programs which lead
toward such a goal, We can denounce blind and
reckless nationalisn whenever 1t raises its head
g.
WE can do our part toward making democracy
w work, here In the United States We can help
our country 10 prove to the rest Of the world that
democracy after all does work better and give more
people happiness than any other form OF govern
ment For II democracy usties Itself by It's fruits II
must IN tho long run prevail.
II In In ways such as these that we can best pay
tribute 10 the dead In the World War; The sacrifice
they made lays heavy responsibility on us--a re-
sponsibity TO see that the better world for which
they died brought closer 10 realization by the living
On Armistice Day we can do no better than 10
recognize that responsibility and dedicate ourselves
TO the Job OF meeting IT, JItg.5 Il
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
Deadly Noise

The war against noise is on. Americans
in the past have been strangely tolerant
of this evil, but at last, especially In the
larger cities, there are organized efforts
to suppress unpleasant noises. Why so
much fuss about 1t? Medical science gives
sound reasons to any citizen not already
convinced. Noise is "a major hazard OF
modern existence and big factor in
excessive fatigue" declares Dr. Foster
Kennedy, professor OF Neurology at Cor
nell Medical College.
He says go 10 80 per cent OF our people
nave ear trouble caused by mechanical
noises. He insists that noise In industrial
plants should be listed as an occupational
hazard along with gases, toxic liquids,
fumes, dust, bacteria, chemical rays, and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

TT rs only natural that Armistice Day should be
j day for looking back. Those limitless rows OF
white crosses that mark the hsides Of Europe with
tragic memories are beacons that we cannot ignore,
and would not II we could. Armistce Day Is day set
aside Tor remembering them
There II not, OF course, anything that we can do.
now for the men whom those crosses commemorate.
They responded 10 O summons 10 the best that was
In them they endured oil that men can endure, ana
at Inst they gave up their lives
Nothing that we can say will help them; no
tribute that we pay will be adequate 70 express
our debt TO them.
But looking back Is not enough Those men who
died did not die for nothing. They died for some
thingdicd In the hope that the sacrifice they were
making was significant that u would somehow help
the luckier folk who did not have 10 die TO enter
better cleaner world
II Is UP 10 use 10 make that hope good. There can
DO no better Armistce Day observance than 10 de-
dicate ourselves TO that task. And we cannot do II
unless we look ahead instead OF back,
TT rs commonplace 10 point out that the war 10 end
l. war did not end war; that the war 10 make the
world safe for democracy did nothing Of the kind;
that the world In general has been q worse place
rather than better because OF the war.
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sentence In passed by some political
cootie owned body and soul by the
moneyed interests, who anticipate
the Popes verdict.
People are once more ready TO
believe that the countless inter-
locked problems and abuses, which
stand between America and abiding
stability, can be solved by blattering
politicians who know not the mean"
Ing OF Christian Brotherhood. Let
no man or newspaper condemn
Father Coughlin IN the name or all
reliable economists or OF the
Church. Economists are divided on
tho soundness OF his money policies,
Most OF them are agreed on his
Views OF banks and bankers.
1.-THE world today. has sore need
OF valiant soldiers OF Christ VINO
strain every thew and sinew to pre-
serve the human family from the
dire havoc which would befall II
were the teachings OF the Gospel TO
DO fiouted and social order per-
mitted to prevail, which spurns no
less the laws OF nature and those of
God. Until, II ever the Pontiff OF
the Roman Catholic Church pro-
nounces Judgment on the activities
OF Father Coughlin, In Christian
Justice let us Judge him In terms
OF the Encyclicais which he so ably
interpreted. and not In terms OF
prejudice, partisan advantage, ~
,orance OF economics, or envy"
Such man rs the Reverend
Charles f. Coughlin will be remem'
bered and respected by future gen.
erations, and recollections OF those
who betrayed him, will be as vague
as the geneology OF Judas Iscariot
who sold the Master to the high
priests OF finance for thirty pieces
Of silver.
Newspapers. which In the past
have been notorious for their at
tacks on Father Coughlin and for
their garbled versions Of social JUS
tice, should not now commit the
unpardonable error Of misleading
their readers In matters which those
papers have not previously noticed,
and which they presently are not
broadminded enough TO understand,
GEORGE L. AYOTTE.
A Laval st.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

so on. Sudden noises like sharp whistles
or explosions are especially harmful to
the nervous system, because Of their un-
expectedness.
Noises excite and irritate US, ruin our
tempers, make us quarrelsome, wear out
out nervous systems, heighten our blood
pressure, weaken our hearts, lower our
resistance to fatigue and disease. There
is hope in this field Automobiles have
been made silent. Street cars are being
silenced. Industrial machinery grows less
noisy. Some time people themselves may
learn to be quiet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

Right now everybody Is intent on
picking out the Thanksgiving bird. The
common topic Of the day Is talking tur-
key. For at least thirty years 1t has been
the custom for the White House In Wash
ington to have turkeys furnished by
fancier In Rhode Island Some OF the
presidents and their families, however,
have had their turkeys from other states.
Despite custom each administration
family has had It's own ideas about the
running OF the White House culinary de-
partment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
UNION PARTY CHAIRMAN
COMMENTS ON FATHER
COUGHLIN'S FAREWELL
November 10, 1885.
Waterbury, Conn.

N,..,...Lo,, an aaaa
NoVe"iper 'o' ie'"'
Waterbury, Conn.
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
10 IA. ,oi,h,,i ,o,,owors NJ Eotb-
M. cn,,ohlin aot,,rd"v cvenif,v,s
sarowc,l hr"oIcos, was crowdcd with
,aa,nnrias h"tn ~ oinrv ana ~ sor.
r"w Az nomhora ~ m" Netionai
i E Sor Social .iuatice we are
nrn,,d ~ shorc IN the imnsrishahlo
nior" wn,ch crowna h,v hrnu, wo oro
oisa nrn,,,, " sharo tho gr,.y whIch
~" ,,ant,a,, 80 Ma ,att,a,ne,,, tron,
the airwova hr,ngs 10 the hearts NJ
his avail HAND ~ Laval Soiiownra
''"' """' "" W 49," o"s'"
Dut trhnscenu'ng Dotn our s,oIy
ana our GRIEF we Ieei conIlueI't .nn'
tne NatlonaI Union ior socIhl 'un ,.,
ice W only sleeping, pecause 10 vus
FOUNDER sald 'tne NhtionaI onio''
was ioundcd on truth'
There are many paradoxes ana
seeming contradictions which clus-
ter around Father Coighlin's last
broadcast. For instance on the PIN
nacle OF the age OF reason, when we
had satisfied ourselves that progress
and prosperity could not be acquired
without Christ and His Church, the
fabric OF civilization was torn asun-
der ON November sra, by the STORM
WINDS OF passion. Ioday ! sun pc
lieve ana 40 SoiemnIy pieoge ny
sell 10 remain q ioliower OF tle Nus ,
tional Union Tor sociaI Justice, a' y.
J. dare 10 iiit my voice III praise VI VI
a valorous priest, o man VINO n 's
worked long ana unIirlngly Ior wy
general welfare OF az, VINO Tecciye"
opposition from witniii' anu was PC
trayed by ms own lgnorans 20
religionists, the so-caliea piue nl0ou-
ed buccaneers whose SKINS are w''ltr
but whose hearts are plack-aN
these things seem 70 pc contraulc ,.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
Ouads and Quints

Since the arrival of those Canadian
quintuplets in 1884 the public. has be-
come convinced that there Is an increase
In the number OF plural births
Perhaps there really are more such
births, although there probably are not
enough accurate statistics from the past
to prove It, There are, however, much
better facilities today for hearing the
news and spreading 1t around the world.
Statistics compiled by the Census
Bureau for 1888 contain some interesting inss
facts along this line There were 2,034 ,466
single births In the United States that
year, 23,095 twin births and 220 triple
births. There were even Ave sets OF
bankruptcies. If the general public heard
OF them at the time 1t forgot about them
quickly. Queer how the addition OF one one
child In 1884 TO the high score OF 1888
has made big news Of all multiple births.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

You might say 1t seems like yesterday
that the World War armistice was
declared. But today marks the eigh-
tenth anniversary Of that nomentous
November II. The year 1914 ushered IN
the commencement OF four horrible years.
Everyone was more or less involved. To-
day there Is going on another horrible
war, but 1t is confined to various parties
of one country. Just to read OF the
slaughter In Spain is sickening. Today,
as on each November II, we celebrate IN
the cause of peace. We are thankful for
the peace that reigns In our own nation
and would hope that peace might become
worldwide.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

tratIOn's crime suppression pro-
gram 20 aggrandtxe himself
Last session he was subjected 70
q caustic examination BY
the Senate Appropriations COM
mlttee.
A change in the attorney gen.
cralship probabl ywould see Hoov-
er,s wings clipped. Foreseieng
this, he may step out while the
stepping Is good.
White House Secretarlat
Another high dealer leaving the
New Deal Is Steve Early OF the
White House observation-disclosures
not for the same reasons.
Steve had expected to resign
and accept O cushy Job In Janu-
airy, win, lose or draw on Nov.
3. He will be replaced by Eugene
("Red") Leggett, former corre-
spondent Of the Detroit Free
Press, now acting head Of the Ma
tional Emergency Council.
Leggett left the Free Press (bit-
terly anti ItOOsevelt) when II
wanted TO recall him TO Detroit.
He has been q New Dealer ever
since, recently handled Roosevelt's
campaign press relations, has done
o good Job.
copyright, 1895. by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
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|PressCOnnent
WARMING TO MOTORISTS
worcester Rost)

A court of appeals In Georgia
has handed down O ruling In an
automobile injury lawsuit that
might well stand rs warning to
all motorists.
In this case O driver was going
along O street near q school. A
child darted out from between two
parked cars and the driver couldn't
stop In time. Suit was filed In be-
half OF the child and the lower
court threw 1t out. holding that the
childs own negligence was the
cause Of. the accident. Now the
court of appeals has ordered the
case reinstated and set for trial.
It's decision Is that 1t q up to
the motorist to take special care
when driving ON O street where
there are many children. He knows
that children are apt 70 pop up from
nowhere In front Of hisecar; ne
must take that fact into account
and prepare In advance FOR such o
thing 10 happen. . :,
IT'S q sound warning for al
drivers.
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ject 10 confirmation by the Sen
ate. The Comptroller General Ia
responsible 10 Congress alone. Tho
office IN not connected with any
other government department.
q. How many banks failed In
the United states In 1890, 1891, and
4. ieso-l,sSa; iesi--s,so4; 1882
-, 466.
q. who was Pegasus?
A. The winged horse OF Greek
mythology.
q. How much did tho expendi-
lures OF the federal government OK.
coed the income during the fiscal
year i035-36?
A. Income was $4,li6, 0b6. 8iB.l3
and expenditures, $3.50, 7oo, 2b76i.
g. When did Queen Elizabeth Of
England rule, and whom did she
rnarryp
A. She ruled from 1858 to 1908
and never married.
II you want copy Of our leaf.
let's on THE PRESIDENTS AND
THEIR WIVES. write The Water.
bury Democrats Washington Bu-
reau, 1919 Thirteenth street, North.
west. Washington, ID. O. Enclose .
cents In postage.
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Selected Poem
DEFINITION

DEFINITION
tBy Eleanor Aiietta Chaffee, In
the New York Sum-
November Is an old man
With a broken broom,
Al his back the baying hounds
OF the north winds doom.
He sweeps The dusty rubbish
Into mis- tattered bag;
Bits Of wrinkled finery.
Leaf and glass and rag.
November Is AN old man
0rumbling az he goes.
And his eyes are bitter
With memories Of the rose.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

These indoor sportsmen from the
cities who shoot anything on sight
are our greatest hunting men,
see. They come out Of the cities
with high-powered guns, booze, and
plenty Of bullets. and blaze away
at the first deer they see. regardless
Of sex or age.
IS. M. Jorgenson, Utah Fish and
Game Board member.
y
gtatecraft has failed 10 abolish
war. Christianity must come "a
the rescue, o. civilization will per-
Ism from the earth.
THE Rt. Rev. J. +. Freeman,
Episcopal bishop YashingtonD.c
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Answers To
Questions
by Frederick M. Kerby

@. Who wrote, "The Mark Of the
Beast2"
A. Rudyard Kipling. II Ia con-
tanned In the volume OF stories ep-
titled "Lifes' Handicap"
@. What was the maiden name
Of the wife OF the Duke OF York?
A. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
@. What Is the term OF the
Comptroller General OF the United
States and what are his duties?
A. He Is the chief Of the General
Accounting Office, which passes
upon the legality OF every voucher
for expenditure made by the federal
government. The term OF the office
IA fifteen years, and 1t rs filled with
appointment by the President sub
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

. So much has been said before and after
about the Literary Digest poll, and the
periodical has taken such a scoring and
such razzing that 1t seems like there
was just one thing left for the next cleo
ton - skip 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

It Is said that the most frugal Thanks-
giving dinner ever served In the White
House was during the Wilson admins
tration, when the dinner was composed
of but three courses as follows: cream OF
oyster soup with slices of hot buttered
toast; turkey with trimmings and vege-
tables; pumpkin pie and black coffee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
Horoscope
RY O(tTAYINE

BY OCTAVINE
For persons who believe that
human destiny IN guided by the
planets, the daily horoscope In
outlined by o noted astrologer.
In, addition 10 information OF
general interest, N outlines In
formation Of special interest 20
persons born on the designated
dates.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

General Indications
Morning-Unimportant.
Afternoon--Bad.
Eveniig--Neutral. gr
The indications are not outstand-
Ing for today. f''
.. Birthdate
n your birthdate falls on Nov, ~
you should make O very formidable
opponent.
The coming year should mark q
time OF achievement In your life.
You should be able TO realize some
Of your dreams OF the past.
February and March, 1887,
should be fortunate for travel,
study or for dealing with foreigners,
All your affairs should prosper.
Danger Feb. o through 20.
Clerical-Nov. 10 through 10. 1896,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
CoMMUTER B0RR0ws BUS

London (Up)--Lcndon police are
seeking a man who missed his last
bus home. borrowed one ne saw
standing near n garage and drove
himself home. The bus was o dou-
BIZ. decker.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1886
A Thought for Today

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry
hut that We sOrrOwed 10 repentance: for ye were
made sorry after gOdly manner, that ye might
receive damage by IN In nOthing-II Corin'
thians 7:D.
A true repentance shuns the evil Itself more
than the external suffering or the shame
Shakespeare
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

And as johnny Barrymore remarked, he
managed to make the headlines. A
Barrymore is always news, but the pres
ent headliner seems to be slipping.