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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-12
nen~ss % GEORGE SCARED
~ Soy % HAL COCHRAN Q

hand and said, Tt certainly was grand of you to send that bird for me. Quite frankly, I was scared.
 "The small truck took mo miles from here. never could have walked, I fear. Now, thanks to your real kindness, see how lucks fly I've fared."
 The whole bunch had their bouncing turn, and then tho old man said, T yearn to see you Tiniea find treasure. I will help you out
 "Now Scouty, run and get spade, SO real good progress can be made. I'll lead you to hill where you'll bo glad to dig, no doubt"
 It wasn't very long until wee Scouty stood atop the hill. What ain going to find in here?" h0 shouted, with c smile.
 LAW, don't ask questions. Dig away" he heard the kind prospecs tor say. "If you will just be pa- tient, you will find out. after while"
 (ScOuty finds something in the hill in the next stOryo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Not So Many Protests

Protests against the automobile road ? up the side of Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks aren't nearly as numerous this year as they have been in the past. Q Perhaps with the road being opened for it's first full season yesterday there will be 8 renewal of the complaints that acc {. companied this project from the discus sion stage down to the completion of the scenic route Up the side of one of New York's most picturesque mountain peaks. And then again perhaps there will be no /, complaints as people realize that the virginal beauty of the nnountainside has [ not been ruined.
 Last year from July 20 to November 16 when the road was closed to travellers 45,000 people ascended the precipitous slopes. There were 15,000 automobiles checked through the toll gate turnstile at the entrance. This number will natur- ally be increased this year by the longer season, but in addition to that there will be the thousands more tourists who will make special trips just to ascend the roadway and exclaim and marvel over the route and the views at the top of 1t.
 Persons who are contemplating the ride should be warned, though, that the auto- mobile road does not reach the summit rOI WulLcLdCS' 4lAo ID uHPOcoAOAC' 4HCAC A never be road to the top. The present road ends 300 feet below the summit. Ultimately there will be built cable ele- |. vator to carry people to the tip of White face, but not for some time. And another thing should be remembered The route is being paid for by tolls, which are col rIected at the foot of the mountain. The highway is reached from the village of Lake Placid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
The Homes of Old

Connecticut has not been privileged of recent years to hear the Honorable Homer s. Cummings in as good voice as he was last night when he addressed the dele- ,i gates to the democratic state convention in New Haven. The keynoter who brought the hundreds of delegates to their feet applauding and cheering last night was the same silver-tongued orator who in bygone years was wont to stir even larger gatherings than last nights with his foroeful remarks, his logic, his persuasion, < and his pleasing manner of presentation.
 So far as keynotes go that of U. 8. At. < torney General Cummings was skillful summation of the accomplishments ot the administration of which he is an 1m- pOrtant part and an assertion that Presl- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt is going through a period of attack and vilifica. ton quite similar to that which greeted other great chief executives, such as < Washington and Lincoln. There was no vain glorious boosting by the speaker. He Z did not delve into wearisome facts and figures. The few that he used and cited were concise and to the point
 10 our way of thinking the address, confined to less speaking time than that of ex.Senator Hiram A. Bingham, who keynoted the g.o.p. convention in Hartford last week, came as an opening salvo to , victory play by the democrats of Con- necticut. We particularly liked his refer , ef1ce to the cost of restoring normalcy in : this country as compared to the price we paid for the World War. What did we get out of the latter? It cost us $26, ,000 000,- 900. To date half that has been appro- priated for relief purposes and not all of 1t actually spent. Much of it will be recovered; the war costs are never going to be repaid. The democrats of Connec- ticut have been fortunate in the last ten days to be addressed in such commend able fashion as they have by Postmaster General Farley and U. s. Attorney Gen. eral Cummings Let the rest of the state profit by their visits in our midst.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Over Two Oceans

s Dr. Hugo Eckener's maiden voyage to : America with his new dirigible was a triumph. He crossed the Atlantic in rec ord time for such craft, going from Fried richShafen to New York in 61 hours. The ship and it's management have made a very favorable impression, and there will be no lack of passengers on that trans atlantic ferry during the summer. It is easy to imagine fleet of such ships in commission before many years, taking noticeable amount of first-clasS patron age away from the ocean liners. e Meanwhile Americans should not over look a chapter now being written in our own aviation history. The day before the Hindenburg arrived in New York, the Hawaiian Clipper, one of the airplane fleet now coopeating over the Pacific, ar- rived in Alameda, Cal, from Manila, hav- ing crossed the greatest of oceans in the record flying time of 58 hours and 42 minutes That flying service, connecting es lt does with China, may become some day more important than any of our Atlantic transport lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Vitamins bod Eyes

A once-common eye disease is rapidly decreasing in the United States, but in- creasing in Europe. A Pennsylvania phy- slcian who noticed that fewer cases were appearing for treatment became curious He began to look for the possible factors that could affect the entire populace over Q wide area at the same time. Re- gently he told his conclusions in talk before the state medical society.
 The discovery of vitamins and the de- velopment of refrigeration caused the change, he believes. The former set peo- pie to eating the essential vitamin foods, the latter made it possible to have more milk, butter, eggs, fresh meats, fruits and vegetables the year around.
 Europeans may not be far behind Americans in knowledge of the import ance of vitamins, but they lack our wide spread use of refrigeration and conse- quently are more restricted in their er1- joyment of vitanin foods in all seasons.
 In time, doubtless, 1t will be found that many diseases have been prevented and resistance to others built up by steadily improving dietary habits. The harmful effects of the depression of health have probably been kept down by this same factor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Current Comments

The democrats cannot fight with a ghost, and the republican party is the nearest thing to ghost we have seen since Shakespeare wrote Ham, let.
 Postmaster General James A Farley. Americas law enforcement agen- cieS are hampered and strangled by the blood-caked hand of crime-af- flliated politics. --J. Edgar Hoover, chief of G-Men
 
 Many of our modern troubles arise from the fact we were taught not to think. but to ulemorize. -Rollo Reynolds, New York educa- tor.
 People are living longer but what is the use of living longer Il we are not happy, with economic conditions what they are and thu internal noise of cities, and witt machinery we have created running away with us? Lord Horder. physician to Kinl Edward VIII of England.
 
 It's no fun being a one-man col. ony.
 III. M. Hendrikx, Toledo, 0niy Dutchman in that city.
 
 Photographs give no more indi. cation of Inner character than ( silhouette can give of features. HI. L. Walker. employment ana lyst. California State Employment Bureau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Failure of Athletics

Dr. Charles J. Turck, president of Centre College, told group of educators the other day that the worst thing that ever happened to his school was the famous victory of the Praying Colonels" over Harvard's football team in 1921. "That victory upset the whole towns judgment of college values," the educator pointed out, adding that only 32 of the 134 freshmen attracted to the college after the great victory remained to be graduated four years later.
 And so, urges pr. Turck, we ought to get rid of this octopus and let commer- cial agencies of the sporting world pro- vide for the public these gladiatorial shows" Looking back at the swift de- cline of that 1922 freshman class, it's easy to see why he feels that way. It's about time our colleges distinguished between athletic spectacles and the real purpose of an educational institution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

We noticed in recent editorial in the Bridgeport Times-star that Babe Ruth is hailed as the greatest batter in the his- tory of the game. The comment came by way of urging that baseball pitchers develop some talent with the bat as well as with their pitching arms. Now we don't claim to be an expert on anything, let alone baseball but when the claim is advanced that Babe Ruth Is the greatest batter the fine old game has produced, well, we wonder if that just doesn't in- vite arguments. We might say that Babe Ruth was the greatest home-run hitter the game has yet produced, but as to the claim of being the best batter, no. Our entrant for that title would be the one and only Tyrus Raymond Cobb. And we know that this selection will meet with some approval, but with dissent, too. There will be other claimants, all with good records to substantiate them. But we rest on Cobb's all-tin1e record, a jim dandy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

General Washington, furthermore, felt "a grateful sense of honor which you designed me by wishing to dedicate your book to me" and assured the schoolmaster that he would even sacrifice my own idea of proprietry respecting the matter, so far as to comply with your request if I thought that by Q nor. .compli- ance I should discourage 50 good e work"
 But the general didn't believe the arithmetic book ought to be dedi- cated to him, because there were others in your part of the country who deservedly held 0 high rank in the literary world and whose names would add dignity to such Q per- formance."
 In addition to confirming the gen. eral belief that George Washington was Q very polite man, this letter gives some interesting sidelights on the combination of dignity and modesty which characterized the statesman-soldier's thoughts, words ana deeds.
 Washington had a lively enough sense of his own importance to be reluctant to discourage the school master by rejecting the professed dedication. But he did not regard himself asa man of letters and had such profound respect for writers that he thought Q man of Thigh rank in the literary world" ought to be selected for dedicatory honors, even in the case of an arithmetic book.
 Today, it is impossible to think of an American man of letters in the year 1786 whose name would add dignity to such Q performance,'' in greater measure than the name of George Washington.
 And that suggests part of the story left untold in the mathemat- ics exhibit at Teachers college, Col umbia university, where the Wash. ington-Pike letter is on display. Af- ter getting that kindly and tactful refusal from General Washington to whom did Nicholas Pike dedi- cate his arithmetic book?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

News of the tree shelter belts that are being stretched across the Middle West reveals that almost 80 per cent of those planted to date are surviving. Scientists declare that this is a good percentage, particularly in view of the conditions of the soil where the plantings have taken place. All sorts of artifices are adopted by the government to keep the trees in good health and to protect the soil from being eroded In short Uncle Sam is tackling this problem with the view of making 1t successful. We feel sure that ten more years will completely vindicate the plan in the eyes of the entire nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
A Book a Day
Drinks Beer, Talks and Solves Crimes
 BY BRUCE CATION

There is something breezy and refreshing about Rex Scouts new mystery story, "The Rubber Band" (Farrar and Rinehart: $2).
 This is another yarn about Nero Wolfe, the fat man who solves homicidal puzzles by sitting pla- cidly in his oft1ce, drinking beer and orating in vaguely Alexander Woollcott vein.
 Here we find him digging into the case of 8 lovely stenographer who is being framed by cruel boss. AS he digs, he runs across $1.000,000 debt owed by Q dis tinguished English diplomat: and that, in turn, brings him up to a neat and baffling murder.
 He finds himself presently, lln- framing the Stenog, putting the hooks into the Englishman, and solving the murder, and the ac- count of his activities makes about as nice a bit of reading as the detective story fan could want.
 Not so much can be said for Mig. non c. Elbefhart's Fair Warning Doubleday, Doran: @2). This one ii pretentious and somewhat up-stage and, in some of its more crucial moments, fails to make Q great dea of sense. It deals with Q young wife who. her husband being exceedingly mean to her, falls deeply in l0vC with the man next door.
 No sooner does she fall thar someone sticks . knife into hub bys bosom. and she and the lovei naturally are grade A suspects.
 After a good deal of rather ia' bored suspense, everything comel out all right.
 Then we have ''The Long Knife. by E. Spencer DePuy (CFime Club e2D. This has to do with . pair ol murders ip a hospital. and is dis tinctly of the hard-bolled school. | moves fast and includes Q neat It. tie romance. if you care for such altogethey. it isn't a bad story.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
4 Yankee SchOOImaSter Dedication of Arithmetic Book to Gen. Wash ington Revealed Latters Innate Sense
 of Modesty.
of Modesty.
BRIDGEPORT TTMEs-sTAR

One hundred and fifty years ago, Nicholas Pike, Yankee schoolmaster, wrote an arithmetic book. It seemed to him that a textbook, designed to teach the young how to figure ac- curately, enough to be dedicated to a distinguished person. The most distinguished person whom MT. Pike could think of in that year, 1786, was General George Washington, who recently had won Q revolution.
 So Schoolmaster Pike wrote let- ter to George Washington, asking permission to dedicate the arith- metlc book to him. The general wrote Q very nice letter in reply. He liked the arithmetic book. He called 1t c book of the ''most useful and beneficial kind," and added: From the opinion of those gentlemen who have inspected 1t, I have not the least doubt but that 1t is Q very val uable one,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Selected Poem
DEsPERATE MEAsUREs

 CKenton Kllmer in the New York Tlmes) Freezing and thawing have killed my box. The weeds have throttled rose And smothered the tiny white creeping phlox That Winter never froze In each lifted bud of the iris bold There swelled an embryo bloom A worm in the stem, and the bud grew old, A flower in tomb. Flowers that droop in the Summer sun will never furnish my needs, Nor those that little frost will stun I'll plant the place with weeds. Under the beech. where the ivy died, I'll plant gill-over- -the-ground; Where peonies languish, mottled and dried, Set thistles all around. Flaring and yellow the celandine VIII grace my border. think; Pale yellow and red. wild columbine Replace each withered pink. Wild violets cloak the side of the hill Where vines of nightshade climb Nothing that weeds or a worm can kill Shall waste my labor and time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

The Senate has passed bill appropri- ating close to $600,000 to pay national debt to the State of Connecticut. It was incurred in the War of 1912. Last year the Senate passed bill ordering the amount paid; the House still has this bill under consideration. It probably will keep the latest one under consideration, too, as that's what the House does with this type of request.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Question Box

Q. What are garter snakesp
 A. The name is applied to any of numerous harmless viviparous American snakes of the genus Thamnophis, having more or less distinct longitudinal yellow stripes on the back.
 e. Where is the United States Patent Office?
 A. The Department of Commerce Building( 18th and E street, N. w., Washington, D. c.
 @. Does the number of Justices of the U. s. Supreme Court vary from time to time?
 A. The number is fixed by act of congress. Under the present law there is one chief justice and eight associate justices.
 c. What was the exact date and hour of death of King George v. of Great Britain2
 A. January 20. 1886. at l1:SS p. m.
 e. What are the names of the Mills Brothers, radio entertainers? A. Herbert, Harry and Donald.
 c. When does the Jewish New Year begin in l936?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

ment against 6 terifS reduction on aluminium foil in the proposed Swiss trade agreement l. {. :. Charles ODoflnell Lee, former WPA clerk, is facing grand jury action on charges of taking rec- ords from WpA files and trying to sell them to the Republican Na- tional Committee. Irony of the matter is that the material he iS alleged to have taken was availA able in press releases In the first three months of this year building permits for new home buildings in cities of 10000 or more population reached Q total of 9l04, ,456, ,000-a gain of 149 per cent over the same period in 19S6. CCcpyright, 1896, by United Tea-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

1. Who was the first Englishmsn to ascertain the mechanical equivai- ent of heat7
 3. Tn which state is the Patapsco River2
 3. which European country owns Congo Free State2
 {. What term is applied to the de- cay of wood caused by various kinds of fungi?
 5. what is the first-class postage rate to England9
 6. Who was Jean de La Eontalne9 2. What proportion of .. 6. Sen- ators are elected every two yeerss Q. Who was the fourth son Of Ja- cob and Leahf
 Q. what museum iB a branch of the Smithsonian Institutlons
 90. What is c eantona
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
In New York
RY GEORGEN RORR
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New York, May 16 - It is the general impression that the Broad way bigwigs are the most persistent playboys, constantly on the rounds of the late spots, from midnight un. til dawn and all unrespectable hours thereafter. As a matter of fact, they are anything but gad- abouting revellers during their daily routine. Tn chatting with Walter O'Keefe, a professional man about town for his living, I inquired, the other day, into his recent hermit like behavior.
 "Why notp" returned the man who started the Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze craze. T haven't the time. A comedian is on the job 24 hours Q day, seven days week. He reads all the papers and too many magazines to men, ton, to get his jokes to jell with current events. Besides, I'm married and have Q year.old child. So night life is out. get Q greater kick out of staying ct home and playing with the baby"
 Which, if you were to delve into the matter deeply ct all, is the pie ture of tl1e typical, welded Broad. wayite. GypSy Rose Recltes
 Somewhere in the past, I once mentioned the intellectual pursuits of Gypsy Rose Lee, queen of the strip tease dancers on the Forty second street burleque runways. That was when Gypsy Rose began to dabble in painting, writing and dramatic acting, while she waS not artfully removing her costume for the customers.
 Since then, the strip tease dancer has achieved 8 career as Q dainty diseuse. I said dainty diseuse, my pretties. Don't be alarmed. It is not contagious. Lately, Gypsy Rose has been enlisted in various programs, given by the cognoscenti, to recite sophisticated lyrics. (Sophisticated is Broadway's other word for risque.) Her lnonologues are popu- lar in the most polite mixed coTn- pany. And 1t has been Q pleasant surprise to Gypsy Rose to find that she can entertain Q crowd and still keep her clothes on.
 Fame to ObsCurity
 Should the ladies and gentlemen mentioned in this paragraph hap- pen to see it, the item may be de- termined to the Russian Kretchma For 1t is the Kretchma, Q bizarre and intimate Moscovite night cluh In the heart of gaudy Fourteenth street, to which many of the famous stagefolk repair after their theatel chores are over. They favor the cluk for it's lack of formality and for the fact that they are not greet ed with the ponnp and circuHn' stance accorded to celebrities II uptown caravansaries.
 Elizabeth Bergner was Q regu' lar customer when she was her' and she arrived in g blue sweater and slack shirt. Nobody minded Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontaine, Rutf Gordon, Alexander Woollcott, Peg gy Hopkins Joyce, Phil Baker ant the Grand Duchess Marie arrtv' regularly and are received like or dinary customers. Their names ar' never distributed to the press, aI having patronized the place. be- cause the management is accustom ed to entertaining the cognosenti Consequently, there is nothing un usual about 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Daily Uc,rv,d Washington -.-~-- ' = - --~-~ ~---~- LANDON TO SEEK WESTERN
 VOTE ON LIBERAL PLANK
BEHIND THE SCENES IN v

Washington, May 16 "A group of Western Republi- can leaders in Congress have been asked to submit plat form blanks and recommendations to Governor Ali Landon They are told that the Kansas governor will fight for the adoption of liberal platform at the Cleve land convention and wants all the hep he can get.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

The planetary influences today are most likely to affect strongly those persons who were born from April 10 through 90.
 General Indications for Today
 Morning.-Worrisome.
 Afternoon-Doubtful.
 Evening-Good.
 This is an aggravating day. Avoid worry. Make the evening so- cial.
 TOday's Blrthdate
 You should always beware of black magic.
 Old friends should be of much assistance to you during March and April, 1887.
 You may profit through inherit ance or other manner during No- vember, 1936.
 Make social or buy clothes from May 26 through %, 1936.
 Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their hor0- scope are invited to c0mmunl- cate with Octavlne i'm care of this newspaper. Enclose 2 Scent stamped, self-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

Even aggressorS used to make formal declaration of war. Now predatory na- tions, like private gunmen, strike with out warning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Test Y ur Knowledge

Can you answer seven oE these test questions? Turn to last page for the answer&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 2:35 a. m. (daylight tlme). Sun rises 6:33 a. sn.; sets 8:04 D. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

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