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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-03
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Answers To Questions
o IpSH. NE'
By Frederick M. Kerby

c. What is marihuana? Is 1t raised in the United States?
 A. The U. 8. Narcotic Bureau de- scribes 1t officially as: "a potent aphrodisiac, provocative of crimes of singular atrocity." The plant and drug is known by Q variety of names in foreign countries. It can be grown in almost any soil, but produces the greatest drug con- tent in tropical climates. Tn cold sections 1t remains 8 fiber, contain- ing little of the drug content. over 35 states of the U. 8. have enacted jaws forbidding the sale of mari huana. Tn many states even the cultivation is restricted, since It's original use, that of making rope and twine, has been found unprofit- able. [ Medicinal use of the drug has dwindled as 1t has been re- placed by other substances to @ large extent.
 c. Does Q woman citizen of the United States lose her American citizenship by marrying an alien who is ineligible to American citi- zenship?
 A. No.
 e. What arc red gods?
 A. They are Earth gods. Rudyard
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Current Comments

Investigators believe that extra toes or fingers--and. perhaps. the Dionne quintuplets--are the result of cosmic ray bombardment. --Dr. o. II. Caldwell. scientist.
 Every person believes he has some quality that makes him unique. One of our aims Is to try to make man forget his unique ness: in other wordrs. to forge himself and mingle with others ik c social way.
 Bertha Reynolds, Smith 0olleg..
 School cl Social Work.
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~gAA ASSeeASA 9e this conmen- tator'S eyes and P r c 8 ide n t Roosevelt had been returned to the White House. The last minute effort from the rec publican head- uarters to frighten work CTS by raising the Social &c., curity Act buzz MhOo WAS an nnk AR aainia Ana
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Test Y O UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. 1. Tn which state is the Winooski River?
 2. Where is Lehigh University? 3. What is the real name for the bird sometimes called Poor Joe" or "Blue Crane?"
 {. What is a magnetometer? 6. Who was Sir Henry Rider Hag- gardf
 c. What is the unit of currency in Switzerland?
 2. Who was John Quidor2 6. Which city in Alaska has the largest population7
 Q. What strait is at the southern tip of South America7
 90. Name the capital of Florida,
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Gagged

In q rip snorting peroration Jim
 opened up his tear duets on his doubtful political position. He had been democrat all his long life. He had supported the principles of the democratic party at all times ct cetera, ct cetera. When . man reaches Jim's age he ought not to be taxed with slight loss Of memory. For that reason I Bup-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-03
Burned Up

To announce Q "monster" re- publican rally for colored people to be held at the Pearl Street Community House 8 postal card was sent out bearing this strange device:
 "The Associated Colored Re- publican Clubs of Waterbury"
 J. WARREN UPSON,
 Chairman. It is reported from reliable sources that the colored popula- ton of the city is ali burned up about MT. Upson's claim and that 1t would not be surprising if the announcement was brought to the attention of the Society for the Advancement of Colored People for such action as may be neces- sary under the circumstances. The laugh which the postal card cre- ated has yet to reach Pearl Street. Up there they don't think 1t is funny at all.
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Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets the daily horoscope is outlined by q noted astrologer. in addition to information of general interest, it outlines infor- nation of special interest Co persons born on the designated dates.
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pose 1t Is unkind to recall the la- bel that Q democratic president Woodrow wilson, pinned on him when he was taking potShots at the Wilson administration and policies from the floor of the 6en- ate. But with all Jim's hatred Of the President,-and hating pres- idents, republican and democratic alike has long been Q Reed habit the old man gagged at asking his listeners to vote for Landon and Knox. At no point in his hours pouring of Greek fire, lighted benzine, boiling oil, and white hot lead on the President did he request those he was enter taining to cast Q republican bal- lot. Would that the same could be said of the late Alfred E. Smithl There is limit to Jim's hatred. There is none to AIS.
 Local Laughs
 Just as there is not enough space to explode the Reed argu- ments 50 is there not room to re- count all the laughs that the re- publican campaigners and cam- paign has furnished for Water bury consumption. It seemed that local ribs could not be tickled any further after Good old Bill Pape wired back the exploits of the purse snatchers at the g.o.p. na- tional convention in Cleveland; after the report of the loss suf- fered by the Young Republican fish dealer at the fiesta at Charlie DeBisschop's pickerel pike and perch plantation on East Noun tain; after the sorrowful adver- tisements for the return of van- ished pocketbooks by attendants at the Knox rally in Hamilton Park; and after the shocking dis- closure of what happened to the typwriter Harry Post loaned" the republican town committee. What laugh could hope to top those epi- sodesl States Attorney Brown, however, almost did 1t when he announced solemnly at Q local rally that he had been converted to the republican faith at the age of three. It remained for congressional candidate J. Warren Upson to contribute the two prize abdominal guffaws to the gaiety of the campaign.
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Retrospect

Out of the muck and mess which republican candidates and speakers have created for the past six months to bring about Q democratic defeat the man listen- ing on the sidclines has had lot of laughs presented to him. Last night Jim Reed, former democrat ic senator from Missouri (the land where mules are bred), delivered his final warwhoop over the air. Jim demonstrated that there B lot of life in the old dog yet and that while his teeth can no longer bite his bark has lost little of its volume. There isn't space to quote the ancient warriors argu- ments because he took in every thing in sight. Every time he thought he whacked over what ne thought was Q telling point 1t was possible to hear the thump of his tomahawk as he buried It Tn his reading desk. The least in- formed schoolboy could knock his statements into @ cooked hat. Some of them were such palpably nonsense, some were such venom ous misrepresentations that they drippcd with hatred, and some were 50 funny that the net im- precision of the old boys tirade was that he was doing @ comedy act and didn't realize 1t. The big moment of his jabbcr came when he went after Rex Tugwell. ln- spired by the thought of what he announced were the Tugwell atrocities perpetrated on Q free people at the irstigation of Mos. COW Jim outlined Rex's mortal offense against the Constitution, the Pounding Fathers, and the Goddess of Liberty. President Roosevelt must be defeated be- cause "this man TugwelI built fifty thousand privvies for people who were too lazy to build them for themselves" Whatever else he did Sunday night the former dis tinguished senator from Missouri restored to circulation in the vo.. cabulary of radio blabbers a good fashioned word. In view or that fact would be inclined to vote for Jim if he were running for the presidency. At least he had the intelligence and the pluck to state definitely and with out blushing the sole republican issue in the campaign.
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A Thought for Today

geest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect-JameS 2:22
 Faith is the root of all good works; root that produces nothing is dead.-Bishop Wilson.
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parent desperation that it was doomed to failure from the start. Disregarding every other feature of the pay-envelope slip strategy the very tardiness of its appear ance destroyed any possible ef- fectiveness 1t might have had. Workers are not to be fooled any longer by mock interest in their welfare by Q certain type Of em- ployer. One wage earner put the whole thing in g nutshell in @ conversation with the writer. "This legislation was passed months and months ago" he said, land if my boss was 50 much con cerned about what 1t would do to me why didn't he make the fact known then? Why did he wait until a few days before election to warn me about its provisionsf The only explanation is that ne thought I, and the rest of the men who work in my department, could be blackjacked into voting the republican ticket before l had a chance to study the act and what 1t would do for me. He thought I was fool. He forgot that I wasn't going to be fooled into voting against Q man who has been my benefactor for Tour years by someone who oniy thought about me long enough 10 stick that slip into my pay enVei- one and who will forget ! was OH earth the day after election"
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WASHINGTON, Nov 3-This campaign will be the last appearance Big Jim Farley in Big Top public office for some time to come .
 Jim is getting out He is not resigning as Democratic National Chairman But otherwise he is definitely going
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A candidate is a man entirely sur rounded by men who tell him he's going to win
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If you want . copy of our leaflets on SOUPS, write The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, IOl2 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose { cents in postage.
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, T saw her some- wheres"; say, "somewhere."
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Too Late

By the time these columns
 reach the reader the election VIII be over except for counting the votes. Weeks ago the result had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-03
Daily NFo-..xy-
 Washington =..@- z =@@=-- MERRY-GO-ROUND HANDS PALM TO JAMES A FARLEY
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT $. ALLEN

rew Allen today hand the Brass Rng good Washington Merry Round to James Farley)
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c. What arc red gods?
 A. They are Earth gods. Rudyard Kipling gave them that name on
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BY WAY of NO HARM
 -by- James William FitzP Patrick

rhe couenss opsniOn conclusions appeang below ae fore of te writer They net necessaF eheso ~ M edecrs of THE DEMOCRAT they to be construed
 invariahIy, as . reflection 0f their viewpotnel.
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NOVEM BER 2

NOVEMBER Those born between June 2i and July are most likely to be influenced by the vibrations outlined be- low for today.
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c. Why Is the great bell in the Clock Tower Of the Houses of Par" lament called Big Bcn?"
 A. It was named for Sir Benja- min Hall, First Commissioner of Works at the time the tower was erected.
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c. What is usury?
 A. It is from the Latin usura meaning use. The original meaning was the lending out of money at interest. In modern times the legal term has had the meaning of url- conscionable or exorbitant rates of interest--or interest in excess of the legal rate.
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account of the red earth described in his poem, "The Feet of the Young Men," written in 1897. e. Is there a different form of salutation in letters to married and unmarried women? A. No. Dear Madam" Is the salutation in both.
 c. What form of government has Austria?
 A. It is a republic, now under Q dictatorship.
Evening star., 1936-01-12

from Vine Street," the Professor moaned
Kick it OUT" said Angel. The nasty
muddy thing!
How do you roast duck?" asked Gavin.
"'>oast, nothing" snapped the Professor.
This bird is too athletic to stew! Let me in!
I've caught terrible cold!'
"I1l cure that for you!" said Gavin.
"Ouack" said the duck contemptuously.
Insulting beastr said Gavin savagely, as
he herded us inside and slammed the door in
the ducks face. Lee produced two cans of
beans and then discovered his hat, and what
he said - oh, mydy-my!
Then. as we attacked the beans, we could
hear the duck outside, quacking. His voice
sounded so sad that couldn't stand it and
turned on the radio. A mans voice filled the
room with below.
Very few people understand the proper
care of ducks" said the radio. They are
clever, affectionate and easily trained. :"
The Professor sprang to his feet with howl
and shut the voice off. Immediately a faint
"quack" came from the porch.
IL can't stand this!" l cried Its in
human!' Then l jumped up and asked the
duck in He entered like prima donna and
bowed to US in a gracious, aloof manner,
smiling patronizingly. Anybody would have
thought he owned the place. He ate up my
Believe it or not, Lee
was talking to duck!
Evening star., 1936-01-12

you blankety-so-and-s Shoe! Scram! Quit
following me aroundv'
Its the landlordv' whispered Angel
Its the installment on the furniture!"
breathed Gavin.
Its the finance company to take the
flivverr sighed.
We'll" said Gavin. squaring his shoulders
bravely "the least we can do is help the
Professor to face it!' We girls nodded, so
Gavin opened the door with flourish. And
believe it or not the guy the Professor had
been talking to, was duck
The darn brute followed me all the way
Evening star., 1936-01-12
bv NINA WILCOX PUTNAM

share of the beans while wasn't looking.
and when Angel ran bath for herself he took
it. He slept all night on the foot of Gavins
bed, and by the next morning we decided
Yorick, as we called him. was just one of
those things.
Well, after breakfast consisting of three
courses of coffee, started for Hawley Bros.
Studios. because Hawleys was the place we
all wanted to crash. And |, as usual, did not
see Mr. Hawley, but did see that good
looking young extra fellow He was tall and
slim, and OH mydy-my What smile.
when do we have that luncheon date?' he
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success; 1t doesn't rain very often
~ but when it does. oh-mydy-my!
- - The night this story starts three
members of our quartette were playing tag
with leaks in the roof. Only Lee Littlebrook.
alias the Professor, was missing, and this was
Just as well because we had to use his opera
hat to keep the drip out of the piano. and the
Professor loved his opera hat. He said it
reminded him of ancient times. six months
ago. when he had bought it as the exuberant
composer of Hawaiian Moon. the best show
Wellington U. Dramatic had ever put on.
That was before we four star members of
w. u Mask and Makeup pooled our dough
to get ourselves and Lees piece to Hollywood,
where the producers could have chance to
bid on the job-lot Our success can be gauged
by the fact that so far, Lees hat was the
only thing we hadn't pawned. As for the
quartette membership. there was Angel, voted
the prettiest girl in Wellington's class of '35,
who'd sung the lead in Lees show: Peggy
Brown. alias myself, and Gavin Merrill. He'd
married Angel on the day after commence
ment, which made them chaperons. Gavin
had written Lees lyrics. Rlght now ne was
being lyrical about the rent
why should we wear ourselves out worry
ing about it," he asked, stepping over
puddle in the parlor. Let the landlord do
that
Our landlord" Angel said, has the class
of intellect which thinks the Bridge of Sighs
is a dental structure. BY the way. what on
earth are we going to have for support"
Spaghetti would be awfully filing" l
remarked, IF we had some spaghetti
Maybe the Professor will bring home
something besides pair of wet feet said
Angel.
Even as she was speaking we heard Lee at
the door, and he had brought quite choice
selection of bad language, which he was offer
ing to some unseen person: Get out of here,
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seen from nothing" Lee yelled at me- He
can waltz he can count he'll make
us ...
"Troublet said I. Someone owns him."
After the years and years I've spent
training that bird, as you will all witness"
said Gavin grimly, "Id just like to see some
liar claim him.
$50 WHAT" said l.
I'm taking him over to the Brown Derby"
Gavin announced, and have him do his stuff
in front of the door as the picture people come
out. You, Peggy. can pass the Professor s hat.
Angel, you and the Professor stand in the
crowd and applaud while play trainer"
Nuts" said Lee.
"Absurd!' cried Angel
you're goofy" announced.
"Goofy with hunger!" thundered Americas
coming lbrettist, coming to the point. Were
fiat broke. and here trained duck comes to
us out of clear sky 49,"
1T was pouring rain!' Angel put in wither-
ingly
"A good thing it wasn't raining cats and
dogs" grumbled.
Come along all of you" commanded
Gavin
Outside the Brown Derby Yoricks show
was a riot. Not only did the autograph
hunters and stars applaud, but they threw
dollar bills into the Professors hat like
nothing at all. One even gave twenty, but
he was little tight; the tighter the looser, you
know.
Personally was little nervous for fear
that young extra fellow would come along and
catch me passing the hat, and was anxiously
scanning the crowd for him when who should
come out of the restaurant but Mr.. Hawley
himself! At sight of Yorick he stopped short
and seized the arm of Jack Reuben, the writer.
They watched Yorick's performance breath
lessly for several moments and then Hawley
turned to his companion, all ablaze.
"How about it, Jack?" he demanded. ''Is
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this an original idea -
a sensation? Write him
into the story!"
But the story calls for
a lion!" Jack protested
waveringly.
What do / care?" bel
lowed his boss. Take out
the lion and write in a
duck!" Then the great
producer strobe over to
poor Gavin, who had been
vainly trying to get him.
self an interview with
this boomster. Hawley
Continued OF, page I3)
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asked me for at least the hundredth time.
When my family goes East" replied in
my best society manner, because wanted him
to think was something. A deb, not dub
But surely there wouldn't be any harm in
my coming to call one evening" he pleaded.
Your family need not know I've anything to
do with pictures"
"Auntie is very strict" invented hur-
riedly "Shed be sure to guess hadn't met
you socially" Then beat it before he beat
me at my own game.
That evening finally got home after the
old, familiar round Of casting directors -
and can they be familiar - to find the crowd
sitting about our dining room table. Yorick
was standing in the place where roast should
have been, and in his bill was butter-knife.
In front of him were eight tumblers of water,
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each filled to a different
height.
"Hush!" warned the
Professor excitedly, grab
bing my arm. Watch
him.
l held my breath and
watched. and pretty soon
Yorick began to play a
tune on the glasses; a kind
of hesitant tune, but a
tune all right. l applauded
so loud that he gave a
quack and flew off in a
fright.
Peggy, you haven't
Evening star., 1936-01-12

~ AIN in Hollywood is good deal like
success: 1t doesn't rain very often
~ but when it does, oh-mydy-my!
- - The NIGHT this story starts three
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-11

dows, doorways, house roofs, and
shrubbery. 1t is the modern worlds
way of carrying the Christmas spirit
utdoors-through most appropriate
medium, Highland for all the world
to share.
Each succeeding year over the past
two decades has seen this modern vog-
ue-of Illuminating ones "Peace on
Earth" with gen1-like lights-grow
into a custom almost as far-reaching
and beautiful as the Christmas spirit
itself.
This year, new thousands of homes
will doubtless swell the countless mil
lions of outdoor lighting displays and
SO enhance the beauty of the magni-
ficent spectacle that is America at
Yuletide. A veritable. fairyland of
multi-colored lights!
Weeks before Christmas, shoppers
everywhere may find a wide variety
of new decorative lighting equipment
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-11
LUNCHEON

Last Thursday several of the Home
Economic girls served very delight
full luncheon to the Women's Club of
Snow Hill. The tables were very
beautifully decorated. Candles were
red and set in groups of one and three.
Around the base of the candles few
holly leaves were placed, and sprigs
Of evergreen were banked up behind
the candles. The dinner was served
IN the cafeteria.
The menu was as follows
Turkey on Toast; Mashed Potatoes;
Peas and Carrots; Cranberry relish
Snow Hill School News continued.
on lettuce hearts; Drop cheese bis
cults; Sweet Potato Pie; Coffee.
SOCIAL NEWS
On Friday night, December 4th Miss
Julia Evans, a member of the Senior
Class of S. H. H. S. was married to
Mr.. Joseph j. Figgs by DIR. j. Leas
Green in Salisbury, Md. The cere-
mony came as a great surprise to
their friends. Immediately after the
service they left for a brief honey
moon to points North. The Senior
Class takes this opportunity to extend
their congratulations and best wishes
for the couples future happiness.
Shirley Mumford and Jean Britting-
ham spent the weekend with Alma
Rev in Girdletree.
F. F. A. BANQUET
The annual F. F. A. Banquet of the
Snow Hill chapter is scheduled for
the evening of December the eleventh
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-11

Freshman-A member of Student
Council; Athletic-Utility on soccer
team, basketball, baseball and field
meet.
Sophomore-Treasurer of Student
Council; Athletic Record Soccer, bas-
ketball, baseball, and field meet; De-
bate-Participated in Latin debate;
Hall Police-Substitute
Junior-Secretary of Junior Class;
Athletic Record-Soccer, basketball,
baseball, and field meet; Defamation
Contest-Spoke on abraham Lin
coln"; Hall Police-Served as Hall Po-
lice eight times; Librarian-Firsth half
year; Plays-Assistant announcer on
Amateur Show.
Senior-Vice-President of Class,
Vice-President of Athletic Associa-
ton, Assistant Editor of paper and
Athletic Editor; Athletic Record
Soccer, Captain; Debate-Opposed
Roosevelt; Library-First half year.
HONOR ROLL-ELEMENTARY
Seventh Grade-Rosemary Corddry,
Leatice Gaskill, Richard Lenard, Will
liam Hancock and Rachel Hall.
Fifth Grade-Grace Laws and Hen
ry Tilghman.
Fourth Grade-Elaine Taylor, Ken
meth Hudson, Louise Stage, Heanne
Stage.
The fourth grade gave play to the
elementary grades Nov. 25th, cele-
brating Armistice Day. The classes
enjoyed it very much.
Miss Mundy gave talk on money
from all parts of the world to the
seventh grade last week. The class
enjoyed the talk in addition to learn
ing much from it.
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and work was continued there until
October 1885. Members of the Com
pany were sent to a new camp located
at Goldsboro, Md.
The present company under the com
mand of Captain E. C. Slye, moved
into the camp on May 10th, of this
year. Work there during the sum-
mer and fall has consisted of building
a refuge for wild life and building a
gravel road into the Blackwater Mi
gratory Bird Refuge of the United
States Biological Survey on whose
property the camp is located. A fresh
water lake for ducks and geese has
been among the improvements to the
Refuge made by the C. C. c..
The company under Captain Slye
is made up of one hundred and forty
five men and came here from Fort
Benning, Columbus, Ohio.