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The Washington times., 1936-11-20
SANDL0T GRID
GAMES HELD
DANGEROUS

What-if anything-can school
officials do about sandlot foot
ball?
This question has been bother
ing physical directors in the Dis
trict's public schools since a re
cent survey Of football injuries
and deaths showed that so pei
cent were the result Of unsuper
vised games on city sandlots after
school hours.
Birch Bayh, head of the De
partment of Health and Physical
Education, in recent tour OF
sandlots throughout the city
found that in many cases young
sters ranging in age from 10 tC
10 years were minus football
equipment with the exception OF
a ball and headgear. He said:
'eBoys are going to play foot
ball regardless of whether they
are supervised. The little fel-
lows who cannot quite make the
school teams will play outside,
and, in my opinion. sandlOt foot
ball is more dangerous than the
regular collegiate games.
PLAYERS EQUIPPED
'Tn inter-schOIastic games
the players are taught how to
take falls - how to tackle
and how to protect themselves.
Furthermore they are equipped
with shoulder pads and head
gear. But youngsters who
play on the sandlOts, are con-
Stantly in danger of injuring
each other, of getting run over
when they chase balls into the
street, or butting into the iron
fences that surround the sand
lots"
Describing sandlot near the
Roosevelt High School where four
games were going on at one time,
the physical director said:
"Not only were four games
going on, on less than a half
acre of ground, but the side
lines were crowded with young
Sters waiting to play. There
were bicycles, dogs and people
all parked within a few feet Of
the players. Most of the boys
were playing tackle though we
try to teach them touch foot
ball which is less dangerous"
URGES SUPERVISION
Asked what the solution was,
Mr.. Bayh said he thought if the
boys were permitted to use the
school stadiums on Saturday, or
when they weren't in uSe-and if
they had leadership, someone to
coach them-it would help. Every
vacant lot in the Northeast section
of Washington is used as a foot
ball field by young boys, he said,
lots with hard turf where soft
ground is necessary for the game.
Eventually, the physical director
added, he hopes to organize
Junior" football teams on which
boys, too light for the regular
teams, might play.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

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Bids and Proposals

vember Is. 1885. Sealed % proposals will will
be received At Room 800 District Build
and then publicly opened for grading
and construction, etc. of stabilized and
GoT concrete roaadTTays;;; a at site Of District Of
County. Mary land. more complete
for of baders aa work IS ven and in M
drawings. specifications. and in other
contrast Rae T6sh may 6e obtained 1s
post of certified check payable to the
Collector of Taxes. D. c., in the sum of
ten dollars IS1o90l to insure return N
complete sets of drawings and specifica-
tions and contract papers will be tur-
proposal viii be accepted unless accom-
panied by a guaranty of not less than
five per, cent (5%.) of the amount, of the
payable to the Collector of Taxes. D. c..
U. S Bonds. or the bond Of an approved
SeTf Sopanf ny tbe becHp r IGr he e Al b
form of surety bond in penal sum
equal to the estimated total contract
to the largest estimated aggregate payroll
for any one month is required. PUBLIC
liability M i = nna i2surance in the sum Of $4,000
CALLED for by this proposal is to be per-
formed IN aGcorda9ce With Nth an agreement
bia and the Federal Emergency Admins
traitor of Public Works, as amended June
II. 1886, and is subject to the !construc:
ton regulations and labor provisions of
Bulletin No 2 of the Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works dealing
with u !. on-Fsderal 1 projects, revised March
for the District of Columbia is G. E.
Lamson. 4S0 Indiana Avenue N. W. The
Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all proposals and to waive infor-
malities as they deem best for the interest
Of the District OF, Columbia. Final award
Federal Emergency r. '' Adminstrator nj Of " PUB fe
lie Works. No bidder may withdraw his
propOsal for a period of sixty 900 DAYS
Attention is called to the fact that not
less than the minimum wage rates pre-
scribcd by The Federal Emergency Admin
istration of Public Works must be paid
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
On the Way Out

The way the republican press of the
state has rushed at the task Of creating
new republican party in Connecticut by
calling for new organization is some
thing to marvel. Scarcely had the Ink
dried on the news of the great democratic
landslide of Tuesday than the wolves were
hard at 1t in this state. It's the organ
ization that Is to blame and we don't
doubt the organization will be sacrificed
in an effort to build up q machine that
Is supposed to bring back some Of the
results that ]. Henry Roraback attained
In his hey-day
While specific instances of slipping on
the part of the handspring have not
yet been cited, no doubt good many
republicans are now recalling how their
state chairman hobnobbed intimately
and In chummy fashion with Governor
elect Wilbur L. Cross at nomination time.
They may also recall that many things
were taken back by the same individual
which he had said some years earlier
when the Cross regime constituted only
a freak Of political nature and not a
fixture
Perhaps there were even some who
hearkened back only few days to last
Saturday night when In mild sort OF
fashion Mr.. Roraback rebuked States
Attorney Arthur M. Brown for being so
harsh in his criticism of Governor Cross.
That may have been campaign strategy,
but republicans today are trying to figure
out just what such strategy was supposed
to produce in the way Of results Perhaps
they are justified in demanding a "new
deal" for the state party, but In the
minds of many Of us there may be some
doubt as to how enough republicans can
be rallied around now to get in on any
kind of "dea".
Last spring we said 1t would take just
one more decisive victory by the demo-
Gratis Of Connecticut to end the republi-
can domination of the state. That has
been done. We look forward to the COM
ing years with much expectation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
Uncle Sam Still Symbol

Uncle Sam was a grand old character
in his day, but he is out of date now and
IL Is time for the cartoonists to find new
symbol for America. So says David Low,
famous British cartoonist, who has come
to this country for visit and who has
discovered that the lanky, administered
Yankee of thousand sketches no longer
represents modern America.
Certain 1t is that the typical American
of today-if there Is such person-ls no
longer down east farmer. The country
has grown citified and sophisticated since
Thomas Mast popularzed the lean
country man in the tail coat. A brisk
business man In horn-rimmed specs
might fill the bill little better. But
national character Is a hard thing to
assay. It changes more slowly than sur
face indications might make you think
Uncle Sam may have moved to the CITY,
logged himself out In up-to-date clothes,
and shaved his chin, but there Is life IN
the old gentleman yet.
For the distinguishing thing about the
American character Is precisely the fact
that away down underneath 1t Is SYM
bolized by this familiar Uncle Sam, in
spite of every thing What Is Uncle Sam
like, anyway? What qualities does he
stand for, when we see him on the printed
page?
First of all, he Is earthly and elemental
He has the tang of the frontier on him;
he Is tough and sinewy, gifted with dry
humor and a native shreWdness, easy
going and slow to anger, but terrible In
his wrath when something does get under
his hide He Is Lincoln and Andrew
Jackson, and he has a touch Of Mark
Twain's gaudy inventiveness, his fond
ness for tall tale. He tends to be can
nily skeptical, and he Is not impressed
very much by outward show. He gets
fooled now and then, but never twice IN
the same way He has a continent to
walk In, and 1t has given him Wiry
muscles and made him just little bit
restless.
That, or something like 1t, Is the char
acter that Uncle Sam stands for. 1t would
be foolish, OF course, to say that every
individual American partakes OF those
characteristics but somehow that pic
ture does express the reality which UNI
derlies the nation as q whole, and the
man who forgets 1t Is due to have an
abrupt awakening some day.
For America Is not half so urbane, SO
sophisticated, and so streamlined as the
outward surface sometimes makes us
think. Down underneath there Is this
elemental and earthly toughness, this
saving and irreverent humor, this raw
boned strength; times Of crisis bring out
these qualities in all their old freshness.
Uncle Sam will do until better figure
comes along. He stands for the best OF
what we mean by the word American.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
Problems at Hand

Democrats in our state government
will have many problems to face ana
solve In the next two years. They are
already at hand In fact they were
apparent even before the results of Tues
days balloting had been announced. The
special legislative session In It's first day
showed that the party must take def
mite stand and must be united on pro-
gram of unemployment insurance that
will be to the best interests OF the
workers of Connecticut But that's only
one of many things that have come up
and will keep cropping forth in the next
few months.
A week or so ago amid the proper cere-
monies and with WPA Director Harry
Hopkins here for the occasion fine new
pavilion was dedicated at Rocky Neck
State Park, which is, for the benefit OF
those who don't know it, one of the finest
seashore parks along our coastline And
the new pavilion is fine addition to this
spot 1t was built with WPA aid and
turned over to the state the day of dedi-
cation. Now it develops that no funds
were made available for it's maintenance.
Unless they are forthcoming the State
Park and Forest Commission cannot
operate the pavilion.
The budget of the department as set
up by the last Legislature will not even
be sufficient to carry it through to June
30, 1887, and it will be necessary to ask
the incoming General Assembly to set up
a deficiency item. If the pavilion is
opened to the public next spring with all
its facilities, it will be necessary to. in
clude In the deficiency item sufficient
funds to cover its operation. Some sort
of means will have to be found TO pro-
vide expense money for these conven-
fences in our state parks. Such charges
as are made never cover expenses.
We're is typical problem confronting
the state and II behooves the democrats
10 put considerable time on the study OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

The opening of the special legislative
session In Hartford Thursday wasn't
joyful occasion for many OF the legisla-
tors gathered there. That was due to
the fact that there were so many republic
cans who will not be around when the
1887 session Is called to order In January.
There was much Misunderstanding and pat
ting on the back, but there were lot OF
sad faces, too. That's the worst OF poll
tics and political career, You just get
to the point where you are accustomed
to the routine and displeased II anything
In your business life Games up to disrupt
1t, when suddenly the tides of political
fortune sweep you back to the compare
tive ignominy of private life, For those
who have been going up to Hartford year
after year for the biennial sessions 1t Is
quite wrench to pull up stakes and
leave. Still that's part of the game; II
you play It, you've got TO accept all the
decisions in the spirit offered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

It's good to see all the traffic lights
around the city blinking out their red,
yellow, and green signals Nothing gives
a city more Of chick" appearance than
O lot of traffic standards idly display
ing yellow caution signal, while frantic
drivers vainly try to solve the intrica.
cies OF cross-traffic Waterbury should
have fewer tie-ups now that the out
lying signal boxes have been put into
good condition. Now all that remains
to be done Is to find solution of down.
town problems such as those confront
ing drivers every Saturday morning and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

Buenos Aires peace conference.
He has tentatively set Novem-
Der 10 as the date for en1barking
on the fast cruiser indianapolis,
which by steaming at full speed
can make Buenos Aires on Mo-
vember 30, one day before the
conference opens. He plans to
deliver an opening address, i'm
pressing upon the delegates the
Importance of their work, and
embark the night OF December !
for the United States, returning
here December IL.
Only two factors may hold up
these plans. One Is the sea-
mems strike, now spreading on
both coasts. The second Is the
situation in Europe. Recent cables
from Italy indicate increasing
turbulence on the part Of Mus
solini and the possibility that
he may clash with Russian
ships now carrying supplies to
the Spanish government.
However, II these two situations
do not become worse, Roosevelt
will head south. He has his
heart set on close Pan-American
cooperation.
NOTE--At Rio de Janeiro on
the way down President Roose-
welt will pick up Sumner Welles,
who will leave the rest Of the
American delegates at that port
In order to talk over last minute
Pan-American developments with
the President en- route to Buenos
Aires.
Copyright, 1896, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
Answers To
Questions
BY Frederick M. Kerby>

@. When was an organ used frs
for religious purposes IN a church,
A. The exact time rs not known
positively, but according to Julianus
Spanish bishop who fiourished
A. u. $50, organs were In common
use In the churches Of Spain al that
time.
@. How many five cent pieces
will o gallon can hold?
A. A rectangular can will hold
3,403 packed solid. Packed loosely,
II will hold about 400 fewer.
@. Was the actress, Mia Naldi,
ever married TO the late Rudolph
Valentino?
A. No.
@. Can the president Of the
United States veto decision OF
the supreme courtp
A. No.
@. Are Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rogers married.
A. Fred Astaire rs married Ia
Phyllis Livingston; Ginger Rogers
Is married to Lew Ayres, but they
are separated.
@. What Is chiromantist2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
T est Y ur
Knowledge

Can yOu answer seven Of
these test questi0ns7 Turn 10
last page for the answers.
/. Who wrote. Far from tile
Madding Crowd?"
2. Where Is Limoges7
3. Who was the first Chief Jus
tlce OF the United etates7
4. Name the capital Of Soviet
Russia.
S. Were the actors Dustin Far
mum and william Farnum related7
6. what Is lifnpkin7
Z. How many letters has the Ital-
Ian alphabet
0. what two points does the Lin
coin Highway c0nnect2
Q. What Ia q farrier7
10. who was the Progressive par
~ nominee for Vice President IN
1912
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
NOVEMBER Z

NOVEMBER Z
Those born between August "a
and September "a are most likely
to be influenced By the stellar vibra.
tons outlined below for today.
General Indications
Morning--Not dependable.
Afternoon-Very good.
Evening--Literary.
The afternoon and evening are
the best times today. Study and
read.
Birthdate
II you were born on November 2
you may be superstitious regarding
the mysteries Of religion.
Many changes are likely TO take
place during September. 1887. Avoid
accident through travel or trafic
by using care In all your actions.
Strive to broaden your views and
come to understand the attitude
Of those close TO you.
Danger-January 30 through Feb
ruary Q, 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

New Workers are getting quite con-
cerned over the East River They want
1t cleaned up before the big Worlds Fair
Is held BY cleaning II up they mean
sewage and refuse, which has made the
river evidently quite unsightly and maui
seous. Cleaning 1t up after such condi-
tions have prevailed isn't matter of
months or couple of years. That's why
we are continually urging Connecticut
communities to hustle along their sewage
disposal plans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
Selected Poem
SONG OF THE IRISH SEA

SUM- vi lhE hhtSH oEh
,y Charles Bancroft In Philadelphia Evening
Buletn)
o, the Irish Sea is a mans sea,
And doubt which love best;
The waves that race through the Channel,
Or those met in the West
For the Irish Sea is rough sea-
When the tides running high;
But the Irish Sea is my sea.
When the winds go sweeping by
o, the Irish Sea Is a wild sea
For those with boat TO sail,
It's steady hands that must pilot
ship through an Irish gale.
For there's JOY untold when you're holding
The prov To the sailed spray:
And peace in your heart at twilight.
When you're safe in Galway Bay.
o, the Irish Sea Is a calm sea-
When the winds have ceased To blow;
With a turquoise sky above you,
And the emerald waves below.
With the love OF a colleen waiting,
As you climb upon the quay
Faith: God put a charm IN ireland
But lac took II from the sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

It. There will be other demands, too, for
institutional expansion and improve
ment. Neglect over many years now
makes the burden extremely large. Dem
ocrats should be prepared to tackle
such problems and to solve them to their
everlasting credit and for the best inter-
ests Of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

revolutions, the first general
issue Of Spanish stamps to echo
the trouble which started last
July has been made by over
printing y revolutionary legend
on current regular issues. The
new series consists Of fifteen
postage from the i-centime TO
the 10 peso and the 20 centimo
special delivery stamps over
printed "sevilla-Viva. Espana-
Julio 1885," Two colors have
been used, red and black, and
some Of the overprints have
been type-set, others hand
stamped.
In commemoration OF the
formal completion OF the new
Japanese Diet Building, Japan
today issued o special series OF
new stamps. The Diet Building
required sixteen years to COM
plete and cost $4,000, 900.
The new stamps are twice as
large as the usual Japanese
stamp and are issued In four
denominations and in D CORE.
spending number OF colors. Two
denominations will bear the
picture OF the Diet Building,
and the other two o picture Of
the main entrance TO the build.
Ing. On the upper side Of each
stamp Ia o chrysanthemum
crest as every Japanese stamp
bears, together with the words,
"Great Japan Imperial Post"
The inscription on the lower
side Is I'm commemoration Of
the completion OF Imperial Diet
Building" then: November,
18th year Of Showa,"
assurances will be In the fol-
lowing denominations: The /
sen ", 3 sen, 9 sen and 10 sen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
Horoscope

For persons who believe that
human destiny Is guided by the
planets, the daily horoscope Is
outlined by q noted astrologer. In
addition 10 information OF gem
eral interest, II outlines informa-
ton Of special interest to persons
born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
In New York
by GEORGE ROSS
O 1850, NEA

L
New York, Nov. 7.--David Low,
the British caricaturist who has
come to town TO sketch ten Of
Americas most interesting PERSONAL
tiles, bewails his misfortune In ar
irving when Coney Island Is board
ed UP for the winter. He isn't too
late, however, for one sight he
never could md at that sandy play
land In balmy summer days--a
meeting Of the iceberg A. O.
The Iceberg A. @. convenes In
the winter time, uniformly attired
In white bathing suits and nothing
else. After being called 10 order
In q temperature Of low Fahren-
heit, q quorum OF the iceberg A.
o. plunges into the frigid waters
Of the Atlantic.
Naturally. most Of the iceberg
A. Q. veteran members emerge
shiverless and warm. They have
TO or they couldn't belong. For oil
OF these South Brooklyn Eskimos
are on probationary terms from
October until December; cold wa
ter plungers who cannot survive
this period without chills are po-
litely expelled. Those who can
take II and come out Of o mid
November Atlantic without shud-
derry torsos become life members.
TO Join Coney Islands Iceberg
A. q. novitiates must undergo ap-
propriate initiation. They are re-
quired TO strut publicly, donned
In white bathing toys. straw hat,
and burdened with o cake Of Ice
In each hand. On q wintry day,
OF course.
Blsrney W.. Ballots
Now that the political harangues
have subsidized. Morton Downey. the
Irish crooner, remembers O few
fragments of the forensics at home
In Erin. Twenty-Five years ago, he
recalls, his uncle, Sean Downey, an.
nounced his candidacy for Lord
Mayor OF Kilkenny.
Sean was man with gift Of
CAB. He'd kissed the blarney
stone 30 often that the, stone
showed the wear and tear. His
opponent was Michael Cleary, and
as Downey reflects upon the
coliloquy, 1t went something like
this:
1T I'm elected again." said
Cleary, "you went be able 10 find
debtor In all Of Kilkenny before
the year Is out"
rye can't find one know" re-
piled Uncle Seam. III he's tipped of
In time"
what Is your stand on taxes2"
Numbered Cleary.
"And wouldn't I be the foolish
one TO be doing that" Uncle Sean
shot back, with my feet aching
as they are already"
"rsn't 1t true" accused Cleary,
that you are against bars?"
"Of course, Dim aginst them,"
said Sean. ANY man or woman
OF Kilkenny will tell We that I've
been smack up aginst them for
the past thirty-five years"
Cleary was silent for q moment.
How do you feel about woman
suffrage2"
"Oi'm aginst IT," said Uncle
Sean: "Oi can't even stand TO see
kitten In pain"
Well that, Downey, who was
then shaver sremasks, broke
down Michael Cleary. He step
ped down from the rostrum and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

Some Of you fellows make noun
tains outof moiehills when you talk
about your wife's relatives. In-laws
are not as bad as they arc painted.
7 wish I had more Of them.
Probate Judge Edward D. o'brien.
Salem. Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

What with cocktail dresses" and "bar
it must be admitted that there's
a lot of spirit now in feminine styles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

II you want u copy OF our leaflets
on SOUPS, write The Waterbury
Democrats Washington Bureau,
1919 Thirteenth Street, Northwest,
Washington, ID. G. Enclose cents
In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER z, 1886
A Thought for Today

hut and II 70 suffer for rIghteousness' sake,
happy are We: and be not afraid Of their terror,
neither be troubled-I Peter 3:A
Know how sublime think 1t Is 10 suffer and
be strong.-Longfellow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

@. What Office In Canada CORE
spends to the u. s.. war depart
ment?
A. The ministry Of national de-
Tense and national health, of which
Hon. Ian Mackenzie is head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Never say. "They located OIL
the Braxos river; say, set
tied"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon rises 1918 A. M.
sun rises $50 n. m. sets 4.42 %. m
All vehicles must BE- lighted thirty min
utes after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

A. One who tells fortunes from
the palm OF the hand.
@. Does the circle In the HJht
hand corner OF the new one d0ilcr
bills relate In any way 10 Soviet
Ru8sia7
A. No.
@. How long was Biblical Sab
bath days Journey"
A. Two thousand cubits, about
OFT yards) which. under rabbinia
law. the jew might travel OH tho
Sabbath, from the walled limits OF
O town or city.
@. Are sweepstake winnings sub
ject to income tax?
A. Yes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

As is usual In the case Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-07

Roosevelt policy which both Democrats and Republicans
approve Is his Good Neighbor policy toward Latin
is tall and austere gentleman who turks in the back
ground Of the American Delegation it sails this week
the Peace Conference at BuenOS Aires