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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26
A Book a Day
This Bottome Novel
Hits a New low

There are too many books be-
ing written by persons who produce
them with one eye on the movies
and another on the tastes Of the
reading public to think that any
book by q well-known writer must
be worthwhile. A book apparently
written In such manner Is Level
Crossing" by Phyllis Bottome
(Stokes, 80.
The result Of such methods usrl-
ally Is that the story Is too i'm
possible even for the widest flights
Of cinema fancy, and that 1t is
snubbed by the reading public. And
it is Q well-deserved fate.
In this story Of rich American
boy married to q simple Scotch
lassie; q hard-hearted mother-in-
law, q kidnapping. with the heir to
American millions being born In q
gangsters' lair; and an escape In
which the heroine takes refuge in
the cage Of q tame lion, the reader
can, without half trying, ind ali the
worst faults Of modern writing.
The plot construction Is naive be-
yond belief, and the characters are
so stereotyped that, after each Of
them has made one remark, the
reader himself could write the rest
Of the description and dialog.
The portrayal Of the kidnapers d
so bad as 70 be funny 10 American
READERS. The gangsters' names, be-
lieve It or not. are Jake. Bert the
Beauty, Toni the Wop. and ehyster
That should give you some idea
And they talk the way gangsters
were supposed TO talk before the
movies taught them how.
Why. then. does she feel called
upon to do this sort Of thing? Thu
newstands are full Of Pulp maya
zines which do It better and n
fewer words. II some insldious crea'
ture Is going around and Whispering
into the cars Of good writer's that
hokum win sell. that creature SHOULD
be destroyed. Because hokum won't
lsell.-E. M. z.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

What would you like most for Christ
mas?" Governor Wilbur l.. Cross was
asked earlier this week. II would like to
be assured that the legislature would give
me the major part of the great construc-
tive program contained in our platform"
the governor replied. And there's no
reason in the world why the General
Assembly shouldn't make this wish come
true. It's not a fairy wish nor one bound
up with offs" and "becauses" A little
intensive work upon the part of our legis-
tors and some serious planning for the
future will make it come true And it
would be Christmas present not merely
for the governor but for the entire state.
The prospect right now is encouraging,
but there's no telling what it will be after
both houses have organized. In the in
terests of good government, though, all
party leaders owe it to the state and the
citizens to whip their men into line and
to push through this program for which
Governor Cross is pleading.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26
In Today's Mail
Anonymous letters will not
be accepted unless accom-
panied with writer's name.
TRAFFIC HANDLING WINS
PRAISE AS FAR WEST AS
WOODRUJRY


Dec. Oath, 1896.
Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
A lady from Woodbury., seeing
Superintendent william J. Roach
directing traffic on Bank street
last night, asked Fred Hickey, head
Of the vice squad, who the man in
uniform was. Looking toward the
handsome chief Mr.. Hickey said with
pride, "Why that's the new Super
intendent of Police Roach"
"Oh," said the lady with rich
smile, 80 Waterbury is finally q
city"
The lady's inference may be lost
in obfuscating calm, but this much
Is certain: Waterbury's holiday
traffic is being handled In a man
ner to excite the admiration Of
everyone. Policemen are now sta
toned on the main streets, each man
within fifty feet of the other or
closer, with three or even more at
important corners. AS a result the
confusion, blowing Of whistles, delay
and bother experienced in other
years Is not In evidence. And Super
intendent william J. Roach, sar-
torially effulgent and impeccably
handsome, deserves the fullsome
credit Of grateful public for his
fine work.
This is no reflection on George
Beach, Esquire, and Joseph H. Nc
Lean, former superintendent, but
it does prove the old adage: "A new
broom sweepc clean. However, with
such a fine, handsome collection Of
men now representing the police
department, any head Of the depart
ment would be encouraged to con-
tribute his utmost to the well being
and greater safety Of the public.
have heard so many comments
on the traffic situation and the ut
terly fine way it Is being handled
that I think the careful planning
Of Superintendent Roach and Dep
uty Daniel j. Carson should be COM
mended by every citizen.
JOSEPH g. GUILFoILE.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26
7 est Y ur
knowledge

Can y0u answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
1. What is frost?
wood alcohol?
3. Who wrote the novel. West
ward Hol?"
4. Name the straits between 81
oily and Italy.
S. Who was Cesar Auguste Jean
Guillaume Hubert Franck?
6. Where are the Cheviot Hills2
z. Does bread lost its food value
when toasted2
8. What and where is Liechten-
stein?
8. Which South American coun-
try produces the greatest coffee
crop?
10. Name the Egyptian King who
built the Great Pyramid In Egypt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

Judging from the existing situa-
ton in philatelic circles in Spain
as a result of the present state of
war, it appears that the only
thing an opposition faction has to
do to put out postage stamps is to
rise up against any recognized
government and issue new stamps.
That is precisely what fascist
rebels, under General Franco, are
doing at the present time in
Spain.
Under the convenient title Of
provisional government" "a title,
incidentally, which is more or less
mysterious in the light of current
happenings in SPAIN the rebels
issue a series Of new stamps
whenever they capture a town.
They seize the post Office and
overprins oil the real government
stamps, calling the new issues the
official stamps Of the provisional
government.
We have only been able to see
few reprints of these stamps in
current newspapers and maya
zines, but 1t is more or less a fact,
and this is clearly shown in the
stamps we have observed, that the
only consistent item in connection
with the overprinted issues is their
militaristic design.
True to fascist principles most
of the stamps usually depict
warrior, or a soldier, or a COM
pany Of soldiers, or some picture
which Is essentially on the mill
tary side of the ledger, so to
speak, the main idea being, we
surmise, to impress upon the peo-
pie the fact that militarism and
war are the only things in life
worth becoming interested in. We
wonder If the people in Spain
agree with this general theme of
General Franco.
In order to guarantee the ex-
penses of the Third international
Philatelic Exhibition, which was
held at the Grand Central Palace
In New York city from May 9Th
to 18th, 1885, collectors and deal
ers pledged themselves for a total
Of over $35,O0O to meet any deficit
that might accrue.
Twenty-Five per cent Of these
pledges were paid IN Immediate
ly to cover preliminary expenses
and this was all that the guaran-
tors were ever called upon to pay.
OF this amount go per cent was
refunded Immediately after the
close Of the show. This was fol-
lowed by an additional 20 per cent
early In November, and at .
meeting Of the board Of directors
Of the Association for Stamp Ex-
hibitiOns, Inc, under whose aus
pices the show was held, which
met 1T the Collectors club on De-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

It's only few years ago that every
time we turned around someone was
mourning about the loss of the American
bison or buffalo Today they have to
shoot the animals to keep down the num-
bers The annual buffalo shoot to reduce
the number on National Buffalo Park,
Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, is now on.
It is expected that close to 1000 animals
will be killed and butchered for the mar
ket. Maybe we'll meet across buffalo
steak or tongue, nicely grilled.
Orr "pOpl1lar front" is now a boiled
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

A. Catching o trout with the
hands by cropping for 1t and sliding
the fingers into Its gills.
q. Are the Presidents Of South
American countries required to he
Roman Catholics?
A. Only Argentina has that re-
quirement In Its constitution.
q. Who played the role Of VIII
Rogers In the motion picture, '"The
Great ziegfeld?"
A. A. A. Trimble.
@. State the differences between
an oculist, optician, and optome-
triSt.
A. An oculist Is physician who
specializes In diseases Of the eye;
an optician Is Q maker Of or dealer
in optical glasses and instruments;
an optometrist Is q person skilled
in measurement Of the range OF
vision, for the purpose Of prescrib-
ing glasses to correct defective
vision.
G. Must q person be q citizen Of
the United States to be eligible for
benefits under the Federal old age
retirement provisions Of the Social
Security Act?
A. No.
Q. What was the next year after
/ B. O.?
A. ]. A. D.
II you want . copy Of our book
let ON "Candy Making" write The
Waterbury Democrats Washington
Bureau. 1917 Thirteenth st., North
vast, Washington. D. G. Enclose
! cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

Best inside information Is that
az least 5,UOO 4tailans are now
lighting In FRANCOIS army, ana
their NUMBER IS Deing increased
steadily.
Troops are being PAID 90 IRE
2 Day (%.!0l, Dig money Tor an
Italian soldier. There Is no
cor ~, upon snem % . en-
1 ~ VIZ E...aS 80 s.Ls
."a... - L.,.,~ ssets. 4, Tt.,y a.
800. 49, - - -..-,,,ts
70 ."s n. ~ 90 10. s'
O!liclauy, 1talan Troops are
paio ny Genefai Franco. 5ut
tnatn Is mere DookKeepmg. Ac-
tualiy tney are paio VAIN 1unos
aovance1 Franco ~ Musson:
FOE IL franco faiis, Mussoaini
gets one .. tne WORST slsps-in-
sne-iace OF DIS enslre ioeeIsn
pohcy. me mas saIeady tecoe
hlzeo Franco aS sne oaticaaa
90vermmens OF SPAN:
MO1|ETancos Iaaiure pIoD-
apiy VIII not a1Iect Mussolnis
yen 20 see ms Names 49, pernanen.iy
Oh the 0aleaEic ASaeS, SWategic
naval nase IN tne western Meoi-
terranean. Areaoy tne isianos
are occuPieo ny . nano!ur Oh
1talAan s,oOpS, anu opaMl WAL pe
eoO "eaSene i, Ma'ser WIN
WN-to get tileih DICK.
Bread ana circus
How Mussolini maintains his
popularity in italy was illustrated
the other day when, without
warning, he hoped off his mo-
torcycle at vittoria. the model
Settlement a IA 1ugweH Wnlcn mas
transformed tne Pontlne marshes:
Mussoimi mas tne hanit OF
jumping aDout ny plane OF Motor.
cycle 70 MsPect inns playground
or mat Settienent, Witnout any
ADVANCE notice. Inls Time NOBODY
reanzeo AT .Arst tnaI IL was Inc
Iron MAN OF Ataiy VINO nao ar
rlveo:
Gong upstairs 70 one room IN
mooel tenemenG; ne looked "
over careIuiiy, puileo OUT a Du-
reau drawer. HIS interest LED the
oio woman whose nome ne mao
entereo 10 complain apou1 tne
bread. IL was terrible, sne saio.
Mussoimi DEMANDED 70 see H.
tore OH a piece ate ~.
FMS Is mucn Detter pread
Imam ave during most OF my
me- ne pronounced, ana
tnere were montns wnen !
could not afford any Dreaa ~
an
Duce VS. Hing
Mussolini is one man who
matches Franklin Roosevelt in
his consummate ability to sense
political situations.
II Duce, popular as he is in
italy, is careful never to crab the
limelight of the King. Victor
Emmanuel, he knows, has the
deep-rooted affection of the
italian people. He Is q figure
head, a sentimental symbol, the
oldest king In Europe, and they
love him.
Therefore, when the King
appears In public, Mussolini Is
careful to remain in the back
ground. If there are any bows
70 De taken from balconies ana
IL Duce Is present, ne always
STANDS Denind. Az the dinner
gwen 70 Admiral Hortny' regent
Oh hungary Mussoiini SAT 70
one side. The Ming did tine
nonors; II Duce QUO tine Denind-
tne-scenes wire pulling.
Ine 4tanan people ADMIRE Mus-
Soilni. Tney are capt'Vateo by
nus auoaciIy, ms power ana ms
courage. never before nave tney
seen anytnlng IKE MN. but tney
40 not nave tne same sentimental
reverence Ior nun tnst tney nave
!or MN tnas tney nave 1or tne
AMg.
NOIE-MusSoinl ana the KING
are on good terms, nave naa rev
di1ferences. But TINS Is not the
case with Crown Prince umDerto,
VINO mas had repeated clashes with
II luce. Umperto, however, lacks
the standing with the Italian peo-
PIE tnat ms 1atner mas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26
Current Comments

It is dangerous to MI the heads
Of children with s. worth Of knowl-
edge when they can assimilate only
5 cents worth.
DIR. I. David Cohen, New York
City.
don't know what Jazz Is, but
no other modern musician does,
either.
--orchestra Leader Fred Waring.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26
Philatelic NezqS.
Spanish Rebels Issue New Stamps at Will Re
cent International Exhibition Underwriters
Gen. Sheridan's Likeness to Adorn Hero Series.
By J. r. ID.

cember IA, 1886, final dividend
Of 20 per cent was declared, SO
that every guarant0r received
back his entire payment.
1t is seldom that show on the
scale Of the Third international
PhiIatelic Exhibition ever fully
pays its cost, and much credit is
due to the directors for the able
manner in which this was ham
died.
OF course, in addition to the
guaranty fund, large number of
donations were made, In both time
and money. A number Of people
elected to give an outright dona-
ton I'm cash or I'm medals, or to-
wards financing certain features
Of the show. 1t was this UNDER
lying support that made the ex-
hibiti0n such an unqualified sue
cess from every standpoint.
The portrait Of General Phil H.
Sheridan, in addition to those Of
Generals Grant and Sherman,
will appear on the thtree-cent
value Of the new Army Navy heEo
series Of the commemorative now
in process Of issuance, according
to a recent announcement made
at the u. s. post office.
Citizens Of the United States
are familiar with these three great
Americans and they naturally de-
serve place on the commemora-
tive list. Who could possibly for
get the excellent work of Grant as
q general and later as president,
or the great rallying done by
Sheridan to win the battle Of
winchester? And who could pos
sibly fail to recall the excellent
work done by Sherman in
Georgia?
The action Of placing the por-
traits Of these men on the new
stamps, nevertheless, comes as
surprise to collectors in general.
It is understood that pressure is
being brought to bear to get the
name Of General Sherman on the
list.
In the meantime, first day sales
of the one-cent Army and the
one-cent Navy stamps at the
philatelic agency on December is
totaled 2,4l8,636 stamps, the
amount of money involved being
about $4,000.
Stamps even I'm the radio world!
A stamp club for performers and
employees Of the Columbia Broad
casting System has been organ
lied by the comedian Milton
BerIe. The first meeting Of the
organization, which must have
been featured by many gags, was
held last week I'm the CHS build
ing In New York.
The Philatelic Agency Of the
post office department has an
nounced that the eight-cent, olive
green air mail stamp was taken
OF sale at thea gency on Decem-
Der IA. This stamp was first
placed on sale in Washington on
September 26, 1882. There were
75,705, 900 of these stamps author
lied to be printed and 1t is said
that the entire supply has become
exhausted. The air mail route Is
also now six cents and there is
no further use for the stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26
A Thought for Today

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark
places Of the earth are full of the habitations Of
cruelty.-Psalms 74:20.
Mans inhumanity to man makes countless
thousands mourn.-BurnS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Never say, solver Wendell
Holmes was . jurist, . writer
and . soldier; say, ~ jurist,
writer and soldier"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26
Daily Mo~. DO,,r.3
Washington .x.@a = 80 sHszss..Ss
S 900 ITALIAN { SOLDIERS
IN SPAIN. MORE SAIL DAILY

------~ ~ DREW PEARsUN and HUBERT : ALLEN ------
EDITORS NOTE While Washington for
Of
the European capitals Following story from RoEne)
ROME, December 26. - Not line appears about
it in the Italian press but Increasing Fascist supplies
and men are pouring into Spain to aid the webbing
rebel forces of General Franco
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

Our popular front" is now a boiled
shirt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

Daily Almanac
sun rises 7:i8 q. m; sets 4:S0 y. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-26

@. What was the next year after
/ B. O.?
A. ], A. d.
The Washington times., 1936-05-21
FL0WERSH0W
FOR FAIRFAX

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.
May 21.-More than so classes
will be exhibited in the annual
flower show to be held by the
Fairfax Garden Club here Satur-
day from II a. m. to 6 p. m. in
the Willard Hall.
Various arrangement classes
will be shown at the homes
whose gardens will be opened,
and an arrangement of flowers
suitable for a public hall will be
on exhibition in the courthouse.
Glasses will include IL groups
of roses, IA of iris, seven of
peonies and 10 of ANIMALS and
perennialS. All amateur flower
garden owners are invited to ex-
hibit. Ribbons will be awarded
in all classes and a special cash
award of $5 will be given the
winner of most points in classes
/ to 43, inclusive.
Those in charge of the show in
clude Mrs. Lomax P. Tayloe, chair
man; Mrs. Koatright Church and
Mrs. Harry Blake. as cochairmen,
and Mrs. John S. Barbour, club
president.
The Washington times., 1936-05-21
GIRL WOUNDED
BY SCISSORS

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 21.
mysterious wounding of 15-year-
old Mary Marino, whose right
ankle was penetrated by the
broken point of a pair of scissors
while she was walking near her
home, puzzled police here today.
The girl, a student at St.
Martins School in Gaithersburg,
was on her way home from
school, walking near the home
of Mrs. George Norris, a few
blocks from her home, when she
said she felt sting like a bee
or snake"
On reaching home it was found
that broken scissors point, near
ly an inch and half long was
in her ankle. 1t was too large to
have been fired from an ordinary
type of gun, police said, but might
have been used in a sling shot.
DR.. w. S. Murphy, of Rockville,
who treated the wound, said it
could easily have been fatal had
it struck the girl in a vital spot.
Mary, who lives in Rockville,
told police there were no automo-
bile near her at the time and a
search of the scene revealed moth
ing except a patch of underbrush
where an assailant might have
hidden.
The Washington times., 1936-05-21
SCOUT HONOR
TO H. {. BYRD

COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 81.
H. c. Byrd, recently appointed
president of the University of
Maryland, is to be an honorary
member of the Boy Scouts at the
court of awards tomorrow evening
on the university campus. Thir-
teen Scouts, representing the
troops in metropolitan area of
Washington, will confer the honor
upon Mr.. Byrd.
The court OF award, sponsored
by the Prince Georges County Ro-
tary Club, in conjunction with the
university, will take place in the
Agriculture Building auditorium
and will be opened at 8:15 with an
invocation by the Rev. Ronald
Taylor, College Park Episcopal
Church.
Frank S. Taylor, Scout district
commissioner of Prince Georges
county, and S. B. Shaw, assistant
commissioner in charge of boys
work in the Rotary, will present
the guests, who will include DR.. T.
B. Symons, George Cooke, Oliver
Metzerott, of the Rotary Club; H.
j. Patterson, of the university; H.
C. Maze, Scout executive from the
District of Columbia; Colonel Mat
tice, assistant director from the
Washington court of awards, and
DR.. w. r. CloSky, representing DR..
Camp Stanley and H. T. Converse,
assistant district commissioners.
Mr.. Byrd will be the principal
speaker of the evening and will
address the boys on sportsman
ship. The Scout awards will be
as follows: Star awards, presented
by DR.. T. B. Symons to Clarence
Troop and William Dorm, Troop
201, Hyattsville; William Bragg
and John Williams, Troop 221,
Riverdale; Charles Price, Lewis
Tierney and William Tierney,
Troop 223, Maryland Park; Nor
4AAdAA CA4AOA1 OdA44NC1 MOO4S' " OWL
Longanecker and Carey Singleton,
Troop 225, Berwyn.
Life Scout awards will be pre-
sented by H. j. Patterson to
David Shaw, Troop, 200, College
Park; William Eisenhauer, Ted
Vial. Richard Warner, Troop 221,
Riverdale; Charles Haines, Troop
201, Hyattsville, and John Wor-
hen, Troop 225, Berwyn.
The Eagle Scout award, highest
honor in the Boy Scouts, will be
conferred upon Harry Rimmer, of
Troop 221, Riverdale, by H. C.
Byrd. George Cook will present
the bronze eagle palms to William
Fill and Angus Macdonald, Troop
225, Berwyn, and Mr.. Metzerott
will award the silver palms to
Roy Bean and Richard Lee, Troop
225, Bladensburg.
The Washington times., 1936-05-21
Seven Oaks Citizens
Want Repairs, Walks

SILVER SPRING, Md, May 81.
Macadamizing shoulders of the re-
Gently widened Colesville Pike, to-
gether with the construction of
sidewalks along both sides from
the Sligo Bridge to Franklin Ave
nue., is sought by the Seven Oaks
Citizens Association, in resolu-
ton addressed to the Maryland
State Roads Commission.
The association also went on
record as opposing any CONNER
cial zoning or development in its
territory, and disapproved an ap-
plication for commercial zoning
said to be before the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission at the present
time. A request will be made of
the Montgomery County Commits
sioners to erect Children Playing"
signs at various points throughout
the community.
The Washington times., 1936-05-21
Scholarships Given
To Capital Students

Two Washington students were
awarded matriculation scholar
ships at Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute for the academic year 1886
81, it was announced today
oy Ralph Earle, institute preSi.
dent.
Winners of the awards are Rich
ard Coleman, of 1882 Otis Pl.
N. E., son of Mr.. and Mrs. De
Arcie P. Coleman, and Kenneth H.
Mcclure, of 1907 Evarts st. N. E..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander E.
Mcclure,
The Washington times., 1936-05-21
odds and Ends

The newest publication at For
est Service is Forest Trees and
Forest Regions of the United
States" a booklet for the use Of
laymen interested in forestry that
has been compiled by Wilbur R.
Matoon. extension forester.
$40 types of native trees are de.
scribed therein, with notes on
them. the A. F. G. E. has a
new lodge which it doesn't know
how to classify exactly. :. it is
located in the New York State
Department of Labor and work
ers are paid from three classes
of funds, Federal, State and
municipal. "A. S. Hoyt, Bureau
of Entomology and Plant Quar-
antine expert, has declared war
on cankerwormS overrunning GER
tain trees in the Northeastern
part of the country he is now
dispensing instructions for mix.
ing a spray to combat the pest
the conservative "In-Com-Co," )"
publication of I. C. c. workers,
has done itself proud with a new
'masthead," or illustrated title
at the top of it's first page,
which carries pictures of the
various types of vehicles, trains,
ships, ETC.. with which I. c. C. is
concerned. the new masthead
replaces a fine one designed by
Mrs. Margaret T. Howell