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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

time by the coming tercentenary of Rhode Island, which is to be celebrated in various ways throughout the year. The proposed gesture of good will toward Rhode Island won't change history, though 1t may make the Massachusetts solons feel broad minded and nelghborly.
 As a matter of fact, all those early squabbles in the various colonies resulted chiefly in increasing more rapidly the number of settlements. Men and women banished from one group for their non conformity didn't go back to England in disgust. They just pushed farther on, or up, or in, and started other groups of their own.. Thus colonizing moved ahead at quicker pace. Perhaps the Rhode Is- land legislature, as a tercentennial recog- milton of past service should adopt reso- lution of appreciation for the helpful ac- tion of the Massachusetts Bay coloniSts 300 years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
To-day's Political Sideshow
Lyle c. Wilson
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON 2euP The senate like the Old Gray Mare be- The upper house still Of the appointed clubs oil the world f attaches give to senators
 measure of and consideration unmatched even in the luxury with the senateB marble mansion end It's a.condoned and aStcaly simple chamber remains thing o beauty The pay good oo soooo year and ampe funds for clerk hre
 T1UT tho senate no longer presents customers first show ID the nlmblewod Carolnan You look In Hehins rounded facade ston for his booming Wit Sharpe Williams doAd Jim Reed has sheathed his raper h fer from tho senate floor Tom Seha scGdng President ooBeve md the Now Deal trac victim few weeks ago And there was fuey Long.
 EsE men and somc others were varying ability alike
 respect that their appearances in debate could attract tho of tho crowd peaes He filled the gn- him end Btood for hours queues odgg coveted standing within Long clowncd cayocd and dd deliberately often but rarely dull Longs speeches and they, were effective.
 NEWgPAPER that Knghsh pmed speak none him. tho standpoint Of gallery crowds tho show series of medocFo acts frightened occasionay by Best in either roe hot tempered Son. Carter
 Glass; the Virginia dmocrat who approaches his eghteh year with ~ ''' Y ",I''"'TF 0aH. TuiERE tho other day Glass
 tho Of Woodrow Wilson, Searching crystal clear mind for language suitable to express utter contempt and disgust tho target Chairman Gerald F. Nye of tho senate muonS mee Nye charged that President Wilson had lied to meo during tesmony and oass gave the e in return
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 IoHTLY wrongly Nye teok tho top tongue asng Of t history have barer
 handful Of senators opposed American entry Into tho World Glass Bad finally No must degt beeage tho senate rules would not gentleman utter tho phrases which his condemnation of Nyo and te members Of his committee who joined in questioning WisonB vafAcity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
.ABook a Day
A Modern Tale With c Roman Background
 BY RRyJCE fjATTON

Tn "The Jew of Roine,D Lion y0uchtwagneF studies the problem of national ism versus internation- alisni as ig cropped out in tho Rome of Titus and Domitian. His hero ig Josephus, the great Jewish historian; and it is through Josephus' eyes that the conflict is seen, through his mind that its implications are weighed and ep. praised.
 Jerusalem has fallen to Titus and vespasian, the Temple hos been do. gtroyed, The Jews have beon gcat- tered. The rising international view. point Of the Jewish leaders--a view. point which had been leading them to Q dim conception of the brother hood, the common interests, of all mankind --is thus abruptly do. stroyed.
 For, since Jerulasem has been sacked, the Jews can maintain their racial consciousness only by making the law" infinitely inore rigid and complicated. Scattered over the earth, they must become closed corporation, c self-centered commit nity. The world viewpoint iS no longer possible.
 Studying this change, Jogcphus becomes conscious of an obscure new sect which is rising to voice Q new international viewpoint; Q sect of Mineans or Christians, whose leader Paul, Is ignoring racial and national lines. He travels to 0alilee to trace the sect's origins, Loses them, feels distrust and resent rnent--hut finds the sects viewpoint subtiy attractive.
 All this of course, takes place beneath the ifristible riationalism of imperial Rome, all-powerful and ruthless. And the author gives us thii vast, fascinating study in histori- cal novel that is as real and alive as scemthing out of your daily newspaper. f e
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bring February 20.
 On the surface, the battle iS twO.sldod, with the conteBtants agreed on tho deelrAbility Of . new law but differing on it's scope. administrator, wants to give tho President some discretion iIl ell- forcing neutrality. THE SECOND, deeply distruBtful of executive wartime power, demands explicit restrictions aB to what he shall and shall not do.
 THESE TWO GROUPS, how- ever, are not fAr apart and could Do reconciled were it not for q third group. This is extremely guarded in its Ynaneuvers, screeii- ing them behind discreet objec- tions and ioftyssounding senti- ments. But tho truth is that lt is opposed to any kind of noutral- fly legislation.
 Committee members say privately that Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, ls the leading exponent oe this attl- tudc. They lay At his doorstep chief responsibility for the slow dragging out Of th0 coim- mltteO's secret deliberations. HOmO Of hls committee cole leagues even go so far as to credit him with OnOsTiian I'll. buster.
 Johnson has repeatedly dc. manded that tho committee with. hold decision until tho L0aguo Of Nations has definitely declared it. self on the longsponding question of on oil embargo against Italy, Az c result, Bonate floor leaders have toldstho President it may Do noccgsary to extend the temporary Neutrality Act 30 or 60 days.
 Merry.GO Round
 Commerce Secretary Dan Roper is being urged to head . mission of business men to South Aniors ioa during March and April, Go promote bigger and better pan- American commerce ,, Poe tato growers arc uneasy about the proposed control measures for agriculture. They Bay that with" out control of specific crops, many farmers will turn to potatoes and tobacco, which bring . quick yield. Result will be on increase, not a decrease, Of potato production. .. Democratic Leader Joe RobIngon gave the galleries R rare sight tho other day when ho took c seat on tho republican Side of tho senate chamber ... ti,- torior Departments land offiee has a sense of tho fitness Of things in giving the job of chief of accounts 10 Clarence L. Duls lion.
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Question Box
O iDs6, MIA

Enclose . three.ccnt stamp for reply when addresslng any ques- ton of fact or information Co tho Waterbury Democrat Service Bu. reau Rt Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. Be sure oil mali ia addressed Co Che Waterbury Demo. crat Service Bureau, 1913 Thlrs teenth Street, N. w., Washing ton, D. C.--TIIE EDITOR.
 e. For whom was tho U. s destroyer "Manley iamed2
 A. For Captain John Manloy born in England. who served under George Washington during the Rev. olutionary War.
 e. What is Q "Dad" in tho cart game Evansville Clabber2
 A. A mcid composed of three cards of tho Sanio suit in sequences
 c. What docs tho expression Grub stfeot't mean'
 "A. 1t was Q stFo0t near Moor. folds, London, which was inhabited by writer's of ginall histories, diction. ariog, and temporary poems, and the iiaiiio was applied to authors oi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
Rank Hypocrisy

What a difference eight short years make? The acclaim with which former ex-Governor Alfred E. Smiths criticism of the Roosevelt administration has been received by his erst-while newspaper opponents of '28 is the greatest reversal of editorial opinion experienced in many a moon.
 Right here in our own midst we have the highly entertaining spectacle of Waterbury's self-imposed guardians of the public veal, the same old American and Republican, doing the greatest flip flop in acrobatic journalism of modern times. Alas, poor Al, as Hamlet's grave diggers remarked, T knew him well.
 How short lived such editorial jugglers must think peoples intelligence, If they cannot recall the daily larnbasting such sheets gave "Ap Smith in '28. His politi- cal status now, right or wrong, happens to be right down their alley, any old port in the storm to beat Roosevelt and incidentally the democratic party in November.
 Al" Smith should feel proud to see such pussy-footers as the American and Republican, and a lot more of their breed, now the tail to his kite. In '28, to put 1t bluntly, they wouldn't have given "Al" hell-room, and didn't. For eX-0overnor Smiths present predicament we hold no brief other than to say that If the mob of newspapers who crucified him in '28 can tolerate him now, there must be "something rotten In Denmark.
 In any event, If such hypocrisy Is any criterion of the local LeaVenWorth street combinations real motives to sway politi- cal opinion in Waterbury, the public should be extremely wary of them now and at all time. The case of "AW Smith is too apparent. The American and Republican and the rest of their fix are for what they represent first, last and always,-the good old money-grabbing, privllege-plunderlng gop., which Frank: lin D. Roosevelt Is trying to, and will, If reelected, bury for all time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

The one-way headlights that are now being proposed by Hartford scientist loom as one of the big improvements in automotive equipment. The idea is simply that the lights give illumination, but do not blind the approaching driver We hope that this does not mean that the two cars approaching each other will be invisible until they get to within Q short distance apart. That would be an invention, helpful, but at the same time dangerous. However, we don't believe that this Is possible. The one way light in company with the one way wlndshield which dlffuses beams striking against 1t sound as If an important step In revolu- tionizing automobile lighting had been achieved. For years efforts have been made to provide auto lights that would eliminate glare, but to date nothing prac. tical has been found. The polarized glass seems to be the answer If practical and economical.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
Useful Banishment

The present legislature of the state of Massachusetts proposes to correct grave error committed by the people of the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1885. It may revoke the banishment of Roger Williams, the Puritan settler who was driven into the wilderness because he re- fused to accept the New England the- ocracy. This action resulted in the found- ing of the city of Providence and later of Rhode Island.
 The matter Is called to mind at this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
Current Comments

The farmer can control his own problems in the machine age only by utilizing seif-help instead of counting on governmental support for every need.
 Il. J. Taber, master, National
 Grange. a.4 . Inevitably Republicans will be driven to some colcfless individual unknown until paid propaganda builds up . fabulous picture and presents it to the people as someone worthy to direct the destinies Of the United States. H es
 --Pcstmaster General Farley.
 
 Wo oil wish to Dc let alone when we are well and pFbsperous. Dut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
In To-day's Mail
Anonymous letters will not be accepted unless seeorih' panied with writer's name.
q. LARIUB SAYS sMTTIE SPEECH WILL RE-ELEoT
 ROOSEVELT.

ANVVD@V @6As
 January 27, 1886,
 Waterbury, Conn. Editor, Waterbury Democrats
 The Very Reverend MonBignor Fulton Sheen, perhaps the oountfyp greatest orator, must feel cotigidefas bly, aggrieved to find his recent hiags terly address: "ColninuniDEii vB. Christianity" prestituted by one Als fred E. Smith, the Baron Of Dil. lingsgate," in his Chelerse attack upon our great president Wheee very shoo string Alfred iB unworthy to loose. Yes, my friends, that'g where "Brutvs" smith stole his peForatioh and twisted it to his own ignoble iiBe. Tho "Dying Gladiator" once the 'IEappy Warrior" has sold his birth. right for c mess of pottage, pfewed m tho cauldrons of the Dupcnts, John RaDkob, John W. Davis, the big interests attorney, and jouett ehouse, whose yearly salary Aps proacheB tho e0i, 900 mark as presis don't of tho Liberty league (whets ever that iB). Perchance tho backs sliding Mir. Smith Is merely reveals Ing atavistic. tendencies incuicated by goFao Of his ancestors who ses member "the night of the Big Wind" in dear old Ireland. 4 few more speeches like this will do more than anything else to re-elect the hunails itar!an, sincere, end noble Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Encore, "De-ri Billingsgate." 1 ,s.5
 6. e. LARIUs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

If Waterbury veterans number between four and five thousand 1t looks as if over $2,000,000 would come into this city next June when Uncle Sam starts paying the "bonus". That's e lot of money to be dumped at one fell swoop into any city. Think what 1t should mean to local 1l1er. chants and business in general. We pre- sume that most of the eligible veterans will cash their baby bonds immediately. And those who do cash them will promptly use the money for many useful needs, probably the bulk going to pay Up back bills and current ones. But the money that will be spent on automobiles, radios, homes, clothing, etc., should do lots of good here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
Selected Poem
SNOWFALL

SNOWFALL (Elcanor Baldwin in the Christian Science Monitor Now let the silence fall And the bright sound Of autumn leaves lie mufiled on the ground. Against the garden wall The cold drifts climb like spray. This iS the day When naked boughs Become an icy house And, bobbing as he weaves, The pigeon tFeads the shadows in the caves. Even the cat below Goes shod with snow, And on the hearth the dog CurlS closer to the log. Now b the frosted hour When, whitely without sound, Winter lets fail the petals of her flower On the still ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
Horoscope

Tor persons who believe that human destiny x guided by the planets, Che daily horoscope is outlined by . noted astroIoger. In addition t0 information of general interest. it outlines in. formation Of special interest te persons born on ths designated dates. ~ ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

how few of Us wish to he left alone when we gre in distressl Donald A. Richberg, former NRA administrator.
  I haven't got a nerve in my body when t comes to my profession. I'm just in here resting up. Alvin (BhipWreck) Kelly, Jr., rec- ord fIagpole sitter, iil Kansas City hospital after nervous breakdown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

1. What was the head tax on iEn- migrants in 1911?
 2. Who was Francois CoppeeS 8. which is larger in total area, New York city or Chicago?
 (. Which of the Great Lakes is wholly within the boundaries of the Q. S.?
 5. who was Thomas Nelson Page? C. What relation are the wives of brothers2
 .. which club won the American leagua baseball pennant il 1024f 6. W 70 were Jay Gould and Jim 0 Name the capital of New York 10. In which state is the dltg of Cordolo2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
A Thought for Today

Naked, and ye clothed me: was sick, and ye visited me: was in prison, and ye came unto me-sL Matthew 25:36.
 A Kind heart is fountain of gladness, mak- ing everything in it's vicinity freshen into smiles Washington Irving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

The next ganging Up, If the campaign runs true to form, will be of political can didates against the fellow in the lead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

Some people who have conscientious scruples against borrowing money are always borrowing trouble.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
JANUARY 20 A General Indications of the Day for EvAryhOdy

The late afternoon is on excellent time for impFomptu parties or other unexpected social surprises. You may meet someone. by chance who may later become . close friend.
 To-dsy's BlFthdate
 You should make an excellent friend. Your business may be around furS, skins or . tanneFy.
 Sudden changes or breaks are likely to occur during June and July, i030. Be cautious when y1ak- ing any monetary investments dur- ing that period.
 Guard against danger or accident to your ankles, or from over-exer- ton from August 20 through %, i030. tr tf
 Socially favorable February 27 through March l, io30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
TO.DAYs COMMON ERROR Never say, we guessed that lt
 was him., saN 'It was hs."

cheap literary products. Employed in . disparaging sense by Ahdfow MarVoli, it was frequently used by Popo, Swift and other wits. Tho "Qrub Street Journal, which ended in i737, was ono Of the most on. tortaining of the old newspapers, and contained contributions from tho partiSanB of Pope attacking the Duices. Tho street is now named Milton street. " A'f t
 e. Is thOro on overland route through Canada to Alaska?
 A. No.
 e. Where was Bruno Hauptfnann
 N. Kamenz saxony, Germany.
 e. What is semi-tropicai cilmato2 "A. The term Is usually applied to tho type of climate found prin. cipaliy along the western coasts of continents, between iatitudes 90 dc. grees and 70 degrees, iii the eeagon- ally shifting marginal belts between the tropical or trade winds region and tho temperature or prevailing westerly wind region. It is charac- terized In general by abundant siiii- shine, dry summers and moderate winter rains, and is free from ex- tremes Of temperature; typical ex- amples arc found in the Mediterra- mean countries and in southern California. popularly the term may Do used to describe any mild clis mate Of low Attitudes, intermediate between . tropical and c temperate climate, As that of southern Florida
 a. Does the U. s. government pay for the license plates used on motor vehicles of the postofiice ir i the states and cities?
 A. No; they are furnished free. If you want . copy of our book, let PATENTS and TRADEMARKS write to the Waterbury DemOcratl Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir' teeenth St., Northwest, Washington ID. c. Enclose 70 cents for wostag' and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29

Readers desiring additional inc formation regarding their hore- scopes gre invited to communal cate with Octavine in care of this newspaper. Enclose 8 cent stamped, sele-aAdressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-29
Test Y our Knowledge

Can you answer seven 0s these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Washington times., 1936-07-17
DYKE FAVORED
INPARKWAY

Arguments advanced by Army
engineers favoring construction
Of a new flood control dyke on
the line of independence Avenue
from Fourteenth Street to the
Potomac River, have been taken
under advisement by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission for settlement at it's
next meeting. \
Opposition to the plan came
from Arno B. Cammerer, director
of the National Park Service,
and Frank T. Gartside acting
superintendent of National Cap
ital Park, who contended it would
be inimical to the development
in the Monument grounds and
West Potomac Park.
The park and planning COM
mission decided to stake out the
park along the route in the pro-
posed dyke, which would be ele-
waited 10 feet above mean low
water, as a means Of visualizing
the project.
John Nolen, jr., of the COM
mission, reported on plans for a
scenic highway between Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis,
which would be both a parkway
and a highway under proposals
now being considered by the
Maryland Planning Commission.
The Washington times., 1936-07-17
BLESSED EVENT NEXT MONTH
HER HOPE IN 'ST0RK DERBY

and other holdings in the estate
are converted into cash by that
time. We haven't any idea
which mother is leading the race,
and we don't care much"
Thirty-one-year-old K athle en-
Nagle said she wasn't counting
any chickens before they are
Matched" A devoted mother and
a skilled dietitician, she prepares
good substantial meals for her
children. She maintains old-fash-
Toned discipline in her home. She
has trained her children not to
speak until someone speaks to
them. She forbids them to go to
movies. They get wrong con-
ception of life," she claims. She
buys good books for them and
sends them to church every Sun
day.
Worked at Switchboard
She has very definite ideas about
the future of some of them, too,
$500,o00 or not. Jackie is to be a
priest; Teresa, a nun; Mary, a
court interpreter: Billy, an altar
boy.
Mrs. Maggie, before her marriage,
worked at a girls boarding house
as cook for a time. Later she got
a job as switchboard operator at
st. Michaels Hospital. Most of her
children were born there. Now
she prefers to bear her children at
home, $50 I can keep an eye on
the other ones"
And what do you suppose Mrs.
Maggie wants more than anything
else in this world? When I asked
her what was the first thing she
would buy if she should win all
or part of the 100000, she said:
"a blue dress"
I asked John Nagle what he
would like more than anything,
and he said, with some hesita-
ton:
"TO be able to buy a box Of
candy for my wife,"
Being unemployed for five years
isn't an easy thing, and John
Maggie hasn't had so cents to
spare to buy his wife candy in
all that time.
But if she doesn't win any of
the Millar fortune, it won't make
a lot of difference to Mrs. Kath-
leen Maggie. She said:
"I'll go right on being good
mother. Win or lose, I'd like
to be the mother of the biggest
family in all Canada"
Two mothers entered in the
StOrk Derby-Grace BagnatO and
Madeline HarrisOn-have had 81
children; the former, %; the
latter, IA. Both expect more be-
fore the race ends. Read about
them tomorrow
The Washington times., 1936-07-17
Oil Fire Reported
In the West Indies

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,
July II G.N.S0 A gigantic three
day fire destroyed 100000 barrels
of oil this week on the Dutch
West Indies island Of Curacao, it
was reported here today. The
fire was extinguished after sweep
ing through seven 80,000-barrel
tanks since Monday, according to
reports. The oil was said to be
Royal Dutch Shell Company prop
ertY.
The Washington times., 1936-07-17
Amnesty Is Granted
To Belgian Strikers

BRUSSELS, July II U.S0.
The Belgian chamber of deputies
last night granted amnesty, by a
vote of 1875 to ~, to all prisoners
jailed for acts committed during
the countrywide strikes of last
May and June. Indicating the
government does not consider the
The Washington times., 1936-07-17
British Laborites
Rebuff Reds Plea

LONDON, July II G.N.SO.
British Reds received a sharp re-
buff today when the executive COM
mittee of the Labor Party re-
jected application of the British
Communist party to become affil-
lated with the British labor move
ment,
The Washington times., 1936-07-17
Urges More Babies

LONDON G.N.SO. - every
healthy married woman who does
not have at least four babies is
failing in her duty to the State"
declared DR.. William Robinson,
chairman of the Society for the
Prevention and Cure Of Consump-
ton in Durham county, urging the
women Of England to give serious
attention to the future Of the
race,
The Washington times., 1936-07-17

situation to have completely
quoted down, the chamber also
voted to maintain the militia I'm.
der arms for another three
months.
The Washington times., 1936-07-17
Color Telegraphed

LONDON Q.N.S0-Color can
be measured and varying shades
can be telegraphed all over the
world by standard mathematical
formula. A little cheap instru-
ment which makes this possible
was exhibited here by DR.. Harry
Moore, research director of the
British Scientific Instrument Re-
search Association.
The Washington times., 1936-07-17

MRS. KATHLEEN NAGLE and nine of her ten living
children An entrant in the 100000 baby marathon Mrs
Maggie says she doesn't know what she would do with much
money She would be willing sign agreement to share
the with the six other mothers in the Mrs Nage
expects another baby August international News Photo