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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13
Selected Poem
SUMMER NIGHT

(Nathale Crane in the New York Times) O Night that sets a nymph aetride the flute, Bestows Q purple vantage on the air; That paints the pause-the rapture of the lute And gives sweet dusk an answer for despair. O Night, that turns the dullest old refrain Into a hailstorm, dancing in the toes; Banquet's Illusion till the dream is Spain, Built on the tumbng plaudit of the rose. Who owns the Night? Not nightingale nor owl: Her vast estate the Summer moons still show; The gded carillon the pallid cowl, See how a shadow makes pittance grow.
 The burning sun-a blinded butterfly,
 With Nights great conquests marching from s
 sigh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, June 13--In May of each year, for the last fourteen years, 1t has been the custom of the Players Club to reach into the glaInorous past and revive an old success for Broadway's delectation. This May, 1t was George Ade's farcial comedy, "Tne County Chair- man." that rolled the folks into the aisles as far back as 1903, when the late Macklyn Arbuckle was its star and Katherine Hepburn had not yet arrived upon this constellar divi- sion.
 And this May, the County Chairman's" mantle fell upon the Broad shoulders of Charles Co., burn, Q fellow player and a Tnel- lowed veteran.
 They gave the show for one week only, as Is the custom of the Players, and several thousand oldsters came to enjoy nostalgia evening with Q long-lost favorite. For these revivals by the Players are not commercial, but senti- mental occasions, when vener- able showfolks meet between the acts or behind the scenes and ex- change new greetings. Besides, they give Che Players cause for excitement and activity in their brownstone clubhouse at fashion. able Gramercy Park.
 Fame in Every Corner
 Few outsiders are privileged to prowl through the Players club house, where Edwin Booth died and Mark Twain loitered daily with his distinguished cronies. Few know at first-hand of the place's quiet charm and restful atmosphere; nor have many people seen the cloister- cd garden room, with tho fountain that trickles constantly, the en- chanting garden in the middle of the dignified stained glass windows.
 There, at lunch, on Q Spring day, an invited guest is likely to find, as I did, George M. Cohan chatting amiably with the artist, James Montgomery Flagg; eld- erly Otis Skinner deep in discus- sion with the Players president; Walter Hampden, or Philip Meri- vale, Kenneth MacKenna, Alex ander Kirkland, Lawrence Tib- bett, and, frequently, Hollywood visitors such as Lionel and Jack Barrymore, James Cagney, Wal ter Connolly and Henry stephen son.
 A Cl0istered Spot
 Often the Players will scatter into their own, distinctive cliques, according to their interests. A little galaxy of illustrators, including. MT, Tlagg, Thomas Fogarty, Q. B, Falls and Frederick Dorr Steele will find a spot in the lounge, hung with priceless Sargents, there to sip the Oolong, leiSurely. Over in the cor- ner, Edgar Lee Masters, the Spoon River Anthology man, may be conversing with Clayton Ham, ilton; and down in the pool room, the chances are that Our Own Samuel Pepys, Franklin P. Adams. will be engaged in what he IS fond of calling Q "cue tilt" with Rollin Kirby, the cartoonist.
 There was Q time, I'm told when Booth Tarkington virtually lived ct the club. Now, he lives life of permanent seclusion and retains a membership in no other organization except the Players Before the well-beloved Don Mar quis fell desperately i'll, he came to the Players several evenings week and Edwin Milton Royle, the "Squaw Man" author, is there reg. ularly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13
Wasting No Time

Connecticut republicans are going to waste no time about getting their state campaign launched. And it looks as if they want to decide definitely right away on their gubernatorial candidate, too. At any rate in the Hotel Bond, Hartford, Monday night, June %, the Hartford Re- publican Town Committee will hold a Statewide banquet at which States At-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

i. Which are the two classes of sins recognized in Roman Catholic theology?
 2. Who was Anna Maria Porter? 3. Where did the dance called the cotillon originate?
 {. Which state is nicknamed "bear state?"
 6. What is an emetic?
 6. What is the unit of currency in Hawaii?
 2. Why are U. 6. coins millcd around the edges2
 6. What is polyandry?
 9. In which Canadian Province is Lake Louise?
 f0 Name the capital Of West Virginia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13
Daily Almanac

Moon rises lO6 a. m. daylight time). Sun rises 4:l9 a. nn.; sets 8:24 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset
 High tide, Milford-5unday. June 14--s:0o a. m.; low tide. l:3O a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

Those poor guys who went to fight the fleas and savages in Ethiopia thought they were soldiers and now they wake up to find they're colonists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "Tather would not hear of me taking the train alone;" say, "Of my taking the train."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13
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JOB HT s. ALLAN -

The chambers of oratory were still the galleries vacant the elevators idle. Even the .egro barbers, whose free slaves for Senators inensy popular, lounged around reading the comics
 Cleveland stole the show.
 The only voices heard in the building have been the monotones of Capitol guides, conducting struggling gightseers through the ancient marble corridors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

If you want copy of our book let, "The Brides Book" whate to The Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents, for postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

Amateur sports are dreadfully old fashioned with their silver cups instead of cocktail glasses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

c. Is the Erie Canal part of . larger canal system?
 A. It is the main one of the four improved branches of the New York State Barge Canal. The other three are the Champlain; the Oswego; and the Cayuga and Seneca canals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13
Test Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13
A Thought for Today

Dare any of you, having matter against an- other. 70 to law before the unjust, and not be- feED the saInts?-I Corinthians 6:L
 Law and equity are two things that God hath joined together, but which man has put asunder.-Colton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

A. William Roderick for his book, Smoky"
 e. DO former Presidents of the United States receive c pension?
 A. No.
 c. What is the name for the little work cars that section hands use on railroads?
 A. They are called hand cars, sec- ton cars, or tract cars.
 c. Name the first motion picture in which Charlie Chaplin appeared?
 A. He made his screen debut iil 1914 with the Keystone Film Go. pany of Los Angeles, in Making e Living"
 e. What is deep sea fishing?
 A. Angling from 16 or 20 miles or more off shore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-13

WMy VCAEEAAkEDKHB
 A representative of the Nation- al Committee for the election of a woman as vice-preSident hustled up to Kenneth P. Simp- son, New York delegate, asked if he would vote for e woman for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

The Hartford Courant commented Saturday in it's editorial columns on the passing of the magazine, Life. It's funny how soon we forget the old things, and the newer magazines such as Time and The New Yorker have pushed out of mind this funny magazine that so short time ago was read from cover to cover including the covers. In the old days we would not be without copy of Life, travelling or on the magazine rack at home. Young boarding school and col lege girls of the. before-the-war era hankered for it and could quote its pert jokes, remarking, "I read that in Life" The Courant said in part, "In reality, it was the war that did things to Life. Hay ing tasted the sweet delights of pursuing a cause, it could not return to that age of innocence when merely to be humorous was its chief end. Its audience, too, had changed. It wanted its humor as it wanted it's forbidden cocktails, with punch. The Gibson girl was giving way to the Arno colonel, Oliver Herford to Ogden Nash. Valiantly Life tried to fit into the postwar scene, but it never quite succeeded"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
DoubIy Certain of Death

Development of new revolver with more than twice the striking power of the standard weapon presents pressing problem. For many years efforts have been made to restrict sales of revolverS and pistols, which may be obtained even by mail in some cases. This new gun, firing a .375 caliber bullet, will drill through an engine-block or strike with a terrific force of more than 800 pounds. It is a weapon far more terrible than those against which previous efforts at control have been aimed.
 Such weapon in the hands of either police or criminals might kill twice as many innocent byStanders as the present ones in the course of those running street battle which are all too common. Man. ufacture and sale of so deadly weapon can scarcely be considered matter of purely private concern. It calls for regu- lation of the most stringent sort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
The Hay Fever Vote

WPA workers in Cleveland have marched forth on determined drive to exterminate ragweed. Amid muffled cheers from hay fever sufferers, 60 men are ranging the city, covering every street. Whenever they find ragweed, wild carrot, wild lettuce, nilkweed, or Canada thistle, they will notify owners of the property to cut them down or face fine under a standing city ordinance.
 One Cleveland paper enthuses that so long as single ragweed stands within the city limits, there is no use arguing that there is no useful work for WPA employees. But the suggestion also is made that this is just barefaced attempt to get the hay fever vote. If the elections were held in August, it's possible that the hay fever folks would roll up larger vote than Charles E. Coughlin, Gerald Smith, and Francis Townsend combined.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Too Much Money

The state treasurer of Nebraska is in as much trouble as the old lady who lived in a shoe He has so many dollars he doesn't know what to do. He announced the other day that the cash balance had risen to nearly $1O,0OO,OO0, including checks and drafts, all held in the state house vaults for lack of any other place to put them.
 The banks, explained the treasurer, don't want such funds. They have more money now than they can find any use for. One bank has asked the state to withdraw it's funds, to save the bank the trouble and expense of keeping them Mounting money, though, like water, will flow over the dams sooner or later-or bust them. What will happen when the vast backwaters of cash and credit in this country break loose?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
damned Customs

Pity the customs men at this country's principal port of entry when the Septem- Der rush of home-going travellers is on. Pity the travellers, too, who must stand in line and wait endlessly their turn. In recent two-day period 14,000 baggage laden tourists arrived at New York docks. There were II shops one day and 10 the next. Most of the liners docked at about the same time, dumping their human loads on the customs men all at once
 "It is to be hoped" said one harassed official, "that the public will understand our problem and be patient. But eventu- ally the steamship operators will have to get together and work out 'stagger" system of docking. There is no reason why one couldn't dock at 8, another at g or 0:3O, another an hour later, and so on.'' There are other seaports along our Atlantic Seaboard. Couldn't they get more of the transatlantic business if they went after it?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

ing say their business connections require their presence. They may be mistaken about that. Even their presence may not save their business interests in the final turn of events.
 Their deliberate choice, however, ought to release the government from further responsibility for them and give it com plete justification for withdrawing evacu- ation vessels from Spanish waters. It is important to avoid future trouble such as the destroyer incident. That shooting bout was well handled and it's potential dangers avoided. But there should be as little opportunity as possible provided for any repetition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

several million words of news stories. It is battered and worn but he will not give it mp.
 Bob Allen is an ex-cavalryman, joined Pershing's expedition to Mexico, went to France where Q shell sent hifn back wounded. Studying in Germany later, he was probably the first newspaper man to cover the activities of one Adolf Hitler, then an obscure agitator in Bavaria.
 The best newspaper perform ance in Washington is given by Bob Allen. He irks, provokes, sneers at his quarry until his victim has blurted out the truth. BOb'S Weakness
 Despite BOb's buster, he has 8 great weakness for children, and every Christmas makes a trip to New York to buy toys for the children of his friends. He has none of his own.
 One thing Pearson is sensitive about is his rapidly thinning hair. It is reported that he takes scalp treatments.
 When Frank B. Kellogg was secretary of state, Pearson pub- lished a startling series of stories which had the diplomats dith- cry. One diplomat finally brought the latest article to Kellogg's desk and said:
 'T can't imagine where Pear son got that story, MT. Secre- tary. Only two people knew about it-you and l."
 "Why, of course" replied MT. Kellogg brightly, 'T told Mir. Pearson that myself. We so to the same scalp specialist for treatments"
 One of the curiosities of the Pearson garden is a fish pool in which swim several impressively- named fish. There is a gold fish called Henry Morgenthau, a venerable pike named Cordell Hull, a frisky Harry Hopkins, and 8 fighting catfish named Harold IckeS.
 Once Drew's little daughter startled her fathers guests by running up and exclaiming:
 "Oh, Daddy, General Mac Arthur is dead. He's floating on top of the pool"
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 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Current Comments

What we need in England is a machine that will operate on fog. -Viscount Salmouth, British
 delegate to world power con-
 ference, on hearing of engine
 that operates on rays of sun. I want to see everything America can show me. I want some fun. Mrs. Beryl Markham, British
 aviatrix who spanned Allan
 tic.
 Napoleon once said that an army marches on its stomach. But it still marches on its feet.
 -Dr. Harry L. Goldwag. ad-
 dressing New York chiropo-
 dist convention.
 walked up to within 10 feet of a lion and he yawned in my face. Most of the animals are not in- teRested in you. They stand around and look, and if you get too close to them they 90 away.
 Mrs. Florence Isowther, Bar
 nard College geological teach-
 CT, relating big game hunt ing experiences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
T est Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Are passports required of American citizens to travel in Can- ada?
 2. Who named the Pacific Ocean?
 3. What was the Biblical name of Lots wife?
 {. What mountains lie in the Mississippi valley between the Mis- souri and the Arkansas rivers? s. Who was Francis Quarles? 6. How many counties has the State of New York?
 2. What is a guanay?
 6. Name the capital of Wyoming. Q. Who was ce-presldent Of the U. 6. under William Henry Har- rison2
 10. For what invention is Eli Whitnay famnlls2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Protecting The Wolverine Mount Mckinley National Park Probably Only Spot Where This Wild Animal Roams Only Quality Wolverine Possesses
 Is Its Courage.
Is It's Courage.
NEW LONDON DAY

except that he has brand of cour- age few others possess. The wolver- inc is about the most heartless of all the predatory animals, some times killing far more than it can eat simply because of a mean streak in its disposition. It is so ferocious that it seldom hesitates to attack an animal 20 times its size, if it feels so disposed. The wolverine, about as large as a medium sized dog, has been known to attack not one bear but two at the same time. It fre- quently kills deer and its ravages among smaller animals are terrific. The creature, in fully verified rec ords, has been credited with put ting bear, deer, timber wolves and mountain lions to flight. Once it is determined to. enter a battle, it throws every ounce of its amazing strength and quickness into the fight. Its fearlessness is legendary; sometimes it's attacks seem the height of foolhardiness, yet a wol- verine is seldom beaten on the field of battle.
 The animals do so much damage to other wild life, however, that 1t seems strange to see them protected in national park. The most ruth less killers in the forest, they need to be kept down to small numbers, if allowed to continue to exist at all, less they clean out the woods of all other game. Hunters, particularly of years ago when wolverines were more common, invested the creature with superstitions and legends, but the scbering fact appears to be that one wolverine in forest can do more damage to useful game crea. lures than a hundred hunters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

The National Safety Council in regard to the progress of safety movement in this country is of the opinion that no head way will be gained until the youth of the country becomes safety conscious" It is true that a great many, not all, traffic violators and prime causes of automobile accidents are young drivers. When we say young we mean very young. The council would have secondary. schools where there is thorough course in driv- ing. Some high schools already are con- ducting such courses with successful results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
In Today's Mail
 Anonymous letters will not be accepted unless accom- panied with writer's name.
REPUBLICANS URGED TO GIVE DEMOCRATS RUN FOR MONEY
 BY w. L. CAMBIGUE

BY w. L. CAMBIGUE Editor of The Democrat:
 I ask you, MT. Disguised Repub- lican. is it nice to so sign editorial letters without signifying whether you're disgusted with the repub- lican or democratic party? You know newsprint reach quite a large number of people and leav- ing those thousands of newspaper readers to wonder where the object of your affection lies is very un- kind.
 I personally don't believe that you're disgusted with the repuoli- can party because in that case, in my humble opinion, if the condi- tions you mentioned exist, doing something to remedy the situation instead of telling the world about it would be very much more manly and practical.
 We republicans have so much oh! so much to be disgusted with in either the democratic party or individuals in it--or both, that we ought to get together some time and give those big bad democrats darn good run of it and make some of them mend their ways-if only Tor old old times sake.
 Isn't this 8 brilliant idea? Ot course there is 8 grave danger ot being accused of trying to dominate our party or that after we've won the election we'll have some of those naughty little democrats on our side of the fence getting in our hair. However, avoiding those things is quite beyond our power and therefore, worrying over them at this time is 8 useless waste of mental energy.
 w. L. Cambigue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

A note from the oflces of the de- partment of the interior points out that Mount Mckinley National park appears to be about the only spot remaining in this country where the wolverine still roams the forests in something approaching his natural habitat. The wolverine, elsewhere is very scarce indeed, if not practi- cally extinct. But because Of the ban against hunting of any animals in national park game preserves, and the perfect shelter afforded the animals in Mount Mckinley pre- serve, the wolverine has thrived ana multiplied there.
 Actually there is little if anything to be said in favor of this animal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Roosevelt Worldwide Figure

The sure touch of the Roosevelt Admin iStration in international affairs was nev- CT more dramatically illustrated than when Secretary of the Treasury Morgen- thau quietly announced the conclusion of a monetary accord with Great Britain and France. The long-expected and ir- evitable devaluation of the franc, which removes the chief obstacle to participa- tion by the French republic in the recov- cry that is being shared by the United States and Great Britain, is to be accom- plished with the two great sister Democ- racies standing by and acting in concert to prevent disturbance of monetary equi- librium. The three Nations pledge them selves to work together for monetary sta bility and to remove the obstacles to in- ternational commerce which have been the outgrowths of the war and the depres- sion.
 All this has been accomplished in characteristic direct-action American way, without any of the fanfare and for mality of sterile international confer enceS, with their bombaSt of notes and agenda and pourparlers and obstruction ism. America simply led the way to an understanding, which was announced simultaneously in the three capitals, with out signatures, without red tape and with out recrimination.
 It is the most promising move for inter- national peace and concord that has been made in generation. It strikes at the very heart of one of the chief causes of wars-trade disputes and contests for monetary advantage.
 That the agreement, informal and un- signed, nevertheless has teeth in it, was proved the next day, when the American stabilization fund stepped into the New York exchange market and bought mil lion English pounds offered for sale by the Russian State Bank and thereby brought to an abrupt halt decline in the pound rate. It was warning to monetary Sharp-shooters that the three-nation ac- cord was something more than gesture.
 Approval has been worldwide. It IS unanimous among informed people in the United States, including business men, bankers, economists and editors. There was one piping note of dissent It was from Chairman John D. M Hamilton of the Republican National Committee. Even he will no doubt eventually get around to agreement, just as he and his candidate have adopted one by one all other major policies of the Roosevelt Administration. But the basis of his dissent was interest ing and the comment for which he stood sponsor deserves to be preserved along with the "cockeyed" tax speech and the Minneapolis cheese" speech of Governor Landon, since all three illustrate perfect ly that, while the Republican high com n1and knows that Roosevelt recovery strategy has worked, they still don't know how and why it worked.
 Recovery in this country has followed monetary reform, as it did in Great Brit ain. With recovery we can now have the exchange stability essential to restoration of foreign trade. MT. Hamilton would have put exchange stability first. This is quite in line with the quaint farm pro- gram of the Republican Strategists. In one respect they are consistent. They be- lieve the cart should invariably go before the horse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. How many American soldiers went to France during the World War and how many saw active ser. vice at the front?
 A. The total number in France was 2,084,000 and 1,390.0 900 saw ac- tive service at the front.
 c. What is meant by saying . horse is 15 hands?
 A. The hand is 8 measure of Q hands bheadth, or 4 inches, and Q horse 15 hands high is SO inches high from hoof to shoulder.
 e. Where is the Moffat Tunnel?