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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

Motor Vehicle Commissioner Michael
A. Conner Is going to get after the auto
mobile dealers OF this state. Some Of
them have been breaking the law, But
what law, ask you? Well, the law that
does not allow dealer to make sale on
Sunday. The law has been violated and
Attorney General Daily has notified Com
missioner Conner that licenses Of dealers
may be suspended for this action,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

glamour Of the games would be lost. We
add sparkle and life; always have and
will continue 10 for many years to come.
II this Is not appreciated; Is not wanted,
why should we continue TO be the goat,
allow our athletes TO be ignored and In
suited. This situation doesn't call for
international diplomacy Il simply de-
mands q little American gumption in
standing up for our rights,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07
Answers To
Questions
by Frederick M. KERRY

q. Which Is the tallest building
In the worldp
A. Empire state Building, New
York City.
q. How long has the irish Free
State been o member Of the League
Of Nationsp
A. Since September 10, 1923.
q. Who played the leading roles
In the motion picture, "Romancep"
A. 0reta Carlo and Gavin Cor.
don.
q. What civil rites correspond To
Baptism and Christening2
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

They eonJure up pictures Of
farmers boarding water and ra-
ttoning It out with an iron hand.
They think Of houses and fields
bursting into flames, with no one
able To do anything because wa
ter Is too precious.
And although oil these have q
gripping pathetic appeal, q drouth
must be Viewed primarily In terms
OF economic or social forces.
What's the Answer?
When the present lack OF rain
fall became national news q
month or so ago, Washington
hastily set up commissions and
sent investigators out to the
stricken areas. First they In
quired how long since there had
been rain, The answer varied:
two months In some sections, over
q year In others.
Next they found that although
lack Of rain was the most press
ing problem, graSshopperS, rust,
heat, and dust-st0rms had taken
such q toll that the country had
reaped only six good crops In
80 years.
This raises the question which
many have asked recently about
the Northwest. Why dld settlers
come there In the first placer Why
did they stay? Why didn't they
leave long ago2 In these questions
you get down to the basic prob
lem OF the drouth.
Here Is the background,
Railroad Boom
HALF A CENTURY AGO
farmers stu pressing westward,
were taking advantage Of the
Homestead act, which gave then
100 acres of free land which they
agreed TO settle and farm. At
that time west" still meant Wis
oonsin and Minnesota.
Still they came, pushing farther
and father, chiefly Russians
SWedes, Danes and NorWegians.
Some settled IN eastern Dakota, In
the "Red River Valley, where the
rich, black loaom yielded such
amazing crops that the fame Of
this utopian section spread back
to the east, bringing out more
hordes Of settlers.
This was all cast Of the Tooth
meridian. West Of that meridi-
an, from the Canadian border
10 Mexico and on west TO the
Rockies, runs the vast eXpanse
Of the Great Plains, capable Of
supporting Bison and Indians
but little else. This section never
had more than ten inches Of
rain, nor did Il have such snow
In the winter. IL was intended
by nature rs grazing land, moth
Ing more.
But when the farmers in the
Red River valley began to spin
tales of the soil out their way, and
the farmers from the east began
crowding out, the railroads saw
an opportunity to boost shipping
rates. So they subsidized the real
estate companies, and together
they put on q high pressure sales
campaign, transporting thousands
of families to the arid wastes
far west of the fertile Red River
valley.
War Boom
Until the war, these settlers
scraped along, collecting one godo
crop in three. Then came the war
cry Of wheat, more wheat" and
they planted more wheat. They
ploughed up all the grass and
planted wheat. Then came dust
storms, and the top-soil, no long
er held together by grass roots,
was carried away
Cattle was the only crop which
prospered occasionally. And what
they made ON the cattle they put
back into the land, hoping against
hope for a goor crop. But 1t was
always the same story. Drouth.
dust, wind, heat = never real
return from a years work.
Then the government began
lending - feed loans, mortgages,
naarlgt Car,ra ..aosaxg foprrannn mara
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connected with
the COMMITTEES
for Industrial
Organization 10
cease their &C.
tivities within
thirty days or
stand guApends
ed from amlia-
ton with the
A. r. Of L.
Were Il not
for the serious
cons quences
which It's order
makes almost
inevitable, the
nnAlAaA AZ AhA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

tneee test QueattOnBT Turn 70
last page for the answers.
I. What Is the active principle In
tobaccos
2. Where Is the catalpa tree ma
tive?
3. what does the name Elmira
Hnean9
4. In which state Is the Tom
bigbee riverq
s. Who composed the opera, Gar
men?"
8. Name the capital Of Nevada.
Z. Who was James CowleS Prich-
ard2
Q. In which country Is the city Of
Nice?
0. What Is copra
10. To which King Of England
was Catharine Of Valois Ynarried9
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07
A Thought for Today

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed.
lat them be ashamed which transgress without
eause.-PsAlm 2S;S.
A man Is called selflsh not for pursuing his
own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's,-
Richard Whately,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

ing industry. Il now embraces
not only these wiremen but also
all those who work ct the tnanu-
featuring Of devices TO be run BY
electricity including radio sets. II
has even made tentative grabs st
the operators Of theater motion
picture machines. The president
Of the Electrical Workers like the
president Of the Teamsters' Broth
erhood voted TO Dust the ten
unions connected with the COM
mittee for Industrial Organization
for trying to do the very things
which circumstances have COM
PEELED them To do In their own
fleld Of labor.
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises 1914 p. m. daylight time).
Sun rises $3.50 a. m; sets SOL p. m. (day-
light time).
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
High tide at Milford Saturday, Aug 8,
S:13 a. m: low tide, 1929 p. m. daylight
time).
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Daily NKo,.~,,-
Washington -.-0- = -.N0@AA4~A
FARMERS HAVE FACED
DROUGHT FOR 30 YEARS
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT q

- BIZ DREW PEARSON and ROBERT 8. ALIEN --
EDITORS NOTE: Is . continuation OF the Nderr#.Co.
Round drouth survey Of the NorthwestJ
Pierre, s. D.. August - People who don't know
anything about drouth except what they read in the
headlines or see in the newsrees apt to think OF IL
only in terms Of drama They visualize cattle standing
In the sun, their tongues out, their ribs bullying.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

on Wednesday, and BY Q vote
Of thirteen TO one, the Executive
Council Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor ordered ten unions
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

There's plenty of prosperity now in
are not so good In the back alleys.
Fifth Avenue and Wall Street, but things
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T st Y ur
knowledge

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn 10
last page for the answers.
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Charges

charges
In his indictment Of the Com
mittec for Industrial Orgailiza-
ton Mr. Frey, Is prosecutor IN
chief, went to extremes which are
genuinely funny. Charges OF Elm
gratitude, challenging the au-
thOrity Of the American Federa-
tlOn", "COntemptuous disregard for
the principle Of majority Eule",
"Open, fragrant, defiant insurrec-
ton, "dlslOyalty", attacking the
authority Of the American Fedora"
tlOn Of Labor" and setting up .
dual organization" are only Q few
Of Mr.. Frey's selections. No trail
tor to the American nag, no
preacher, practicer. and disseIl"
inator Of heresy, no Spanish Left
LIST nor Rightist could have q long
or list Of high crimes and misde-
meanors presented against him.
Especially to q packed jury. But
Mr.. Frey's reputation Tor long,
winded verhosity and total lack
Oh 8cklSS VI AAu4sAOA 20 wv WSSA
and long established IN the labor
movement to create surprise by
his latest illumination against the
offending rebels. His memory,
however, Is strangely at fault. He
fOrgets that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor started out as .
"dual organization, that IL rose In
'insurrection" against the Knights
OF Labor, and that the accusa-
tons he fires at the Committee
for Industrial Organization were
in far fewer but more explicit
words, discharged against the late
Samuel Gompers when he In
"open, fragrant. defiant insurrec-
ton" against the knights called
the A. +. Of l.. into being. He also
neglects to answer the charge
made by the president Of the Wis
consin State Federation Of Labor
against hts own union. the mold
ers, that 1t ais trying ts absorb an
entire Industrial union. The eeuns
dry workers"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-07

Unorganized
For years there has been o huge
neglected field In American labor.
The mass industries, with the OK"
ception Of the mines, have been
left and still remain, morgan"
lied. Resolution after resolution
has been adopted at the annual
conventions Of the A. =. Of L. rec
ommending and ordering organ
ization Of these producing asetis
cles. Nothing 10 any appres
ciabie effect has been accom-
plished. The craft unions were
unable TO do the Job, even II they
were 90 inclined, which 1t u
charged, they were not. 1t y the
contention Of Mr.. Lewis and his
associates on the Committee Tor
Industrial Organization that the
time has arrived TO remedy the
situation. They assert, ana think
rightly, that organization IN the
mass industries can be successful"
~ effected only by mass linioniza"
tion; that no matter whether the
workers are skilled or uHlsktlled,
they must belong TO o single Or.
ganization and not distributed
piecemeal among the diverse craft
unions to be played by the EN-.
ployer one against the other TO the
ultimate destruction Of all. In
blunt language the Committee for
Industrial Organization proposes
to stop resoluting IN conventions
assembled and TO get 10 work.
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Not John

Mr.. Lewis declined TO have the
Committee for Industrial Organ.
ization put on any blacklist and
went on with his knitting. HIS
committee started In TO organize
the steel business despite the ma"
jority vote Of the A. y. Of l.. con.
Ventlon; the Executive Council
ordered him TO stop; he went on
his merry way; no and the heads
Of his associated unions were
summoned TO trial; the summons
was ignored because, being both
intelligent and experienced, Mr..
Lewis knew no would DO found
guilty by 0 Council made up al-
most entirely by craft union lead
ers; early In the week, John ,.
Frey, president Of the Metal
Trades Department Of the Fedora.
ton, prosecuted the absentee
"rebels" after o fashion which
would make Torquemada look ike
O. piker; and "wednesday the
Executive Council issued the order
upOH WkllCn tklV AubuhV Va VtS ."
r. OF l.. hangs In the uncertain
balance. Mr.. Lewis announces
that he and the Committee for
Industrial Organization are going
to 90 right along % II nothing
had happened. With the nucleus
for O new organization OF over o
million members he probably feels
that he can get along Just as well
suspended" as he could BY call"
ing of the industrial organization
drive and returning to the Fedora
ton fold. II he can succeed IN Or
ganizing the industries which re-
main -unionized he will have as
O starter not only o membership
almost as great as the Federation
now has but he will have also, UNI
less / am mistaken, recruits from
uions In the A. r. Of l.. who are by
no means welded TO that organ
ization by ties Of love and graft
tude,
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The Reason
II was the getting 10 work that
made oil the trouble. The craft
union representatives on the Tx"
ecutivo Council saw o prospec"
tive (dimiy prospective) member"
ship from the mass industries get"
ting out Of their hands with SUB"
sequent loss Of prestige, power,
and dues, and ct tho latest con"
Vcntion OF tho Federation, because
the craft unions are In the major
ity, succeeded In getting the dele"
gates to vote the proposals ot-Mr:
Lewis' group onto the blacklist OF
forbidden activities.
Evening star., 1936-08-17
Miss Rosemary Westberg
Bride of Mr.. Bourne.


A prettily arranged wedding took
place yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in Takoma Park when Miss
Rosemary Westberg, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Herlog Westberg Of York,
Pa, became the bride Of Mr.. George
Thompson Bourne, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur e. Bourne Of Baileys Bay,
Bermuda. The ceremony was per-
formed by DR.. Heber Herbert Votaw.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Joan
Mead played several selections on the
organ and Mrs. La Vergne Fairchild
sang. The church was decorated with
palms and large baskets Of white gladi-
oil and dahlias.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore q long gown
of white mousseline de sole fashioned
on princess lines, with a short train,
over which fell her veil of tulle, which
was held In place in cap effect with
wreath OF tiny white flowers. She
carried q shower bouquet Of red roses.
The maid of honor was Miss Leila
Westberg, sister of the bride. She
wore a long gown of blue georgette
with shirred yoke and short sleeves
and carried yellow roses. The brides
maid was Miss Dorothy Thiel. She
wore a gown of yellow mousseline de
sole made in jacket effect and carried
pink roses. The flower girl was little
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Out of City:
This Month
Miss Janet Wilson
Bride of Mr.. r. D.
Marcy.

NJ r. and Mrs. Lester r. Wilson
M of Lyon Village, Va. an
VR nounce the marriage Of their
4 II daughter, Janet Louise, to
Mr.. Reverdy D. Marcy. son Of Mrs.
Cora Adams Marcy Of Clarendon,
Saturday in the parsonage Of the
First Baptist Church in Rockville,
Nd, the pastor, the Rev. Herbert
Cooper, ofhciating at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Marcy wore a gown OF pink
lace, with white accessories and a
corsage bouquet Of gardenias. She
had as her only attendant Miss
Nancy M. Bowen Of Washington, who
was dressed in orchid chiffon, and
wore a shoulder bouquet Of gardenias.
Mr.. Medford G. Frazier of Washing
ton acted as best man to Mr.. Marcy.
After q short wedding trip the couple
will reside at 1778 North Troy street
In the Colonial Village.
The marriage Of Miss Isabel Wood,
daughter Of Mrs. Daniel Taggert
Wood and the late Mr.. Wood OF
Clarke County, Va, to Mr.. Robert
Ellis McComb Of Bluemont, son OF
Mr.. David M. McComb and the late
Mrs. McComb of North Carolina,
took place August Is at Roanoke, Va.
The bride is q member OF family
long prominent in the winchester
community, where she resided until
recent years. She Is also a grand
daughter Of the late John 8. Russell
of Berryville, distinguished Clarke
County resident. Miss Wood was
educated at the Fort Loudoun Semi
nary, Winchester; Maryland Institute
of Art, Baltimore, and the San Diego
State College, San Diego, Calf.
Mr.. McComb Is q World War vet
eran and served overseas with the
30th Division. With his brother,
Frank w. McComb, he purchased
White Hall, their Bluemont estate,
in 1917, where the McComb family
resides.
Mr.. and Mrs. McComb left Roanoke
last Saturday for . wedding trip
through the CarolinaS, including
Asheville, Blowing Rock and Wrights-
vile Beach. They will be at home
to their friends at White Hall after
September IS.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Janet Thiel, who wore frock of pink
silk.
The best man was Mr.. Herlog West
berg. jr., of York, Pa, brother OF the
bride, and the ushers were Mr.. VIII
fred Dwight Meyers and Mr.. Oliver
Wilson of Takoma Park.
Following the ceremony, the bridal
party received friends in the church
vestry after which MIR. and Mrs.
Bourne left for a short wedding trip
by motor. On their return they will
sail from New York August 26 for
Bermuda, where they will make their
home at Bailey's Bay. Mrs. Bourne
wore q gown Of black chiffon made
with a tunic and white accessories.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. SeitZ and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Dundore and their sons,
Mr.. Robert Dundore and Mr.. Richard
Dundore of York, and Mrs. K. M.
Rice of Carlisle, Pa, and Mrs. Victor
Campbell Of New Market, Va.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bourne are
graduates of Washington Missionary
College. Mrs. Bourne has spent sew
eral years in Europe. Mr.. Bourne's
family are among the early settlers
in Bermuda, and on his return to
the island he will engage in business
with his brother.
Evening star., 1936-08-17
DIR. Miller Here
From Munich

DR.. Edmund Miller, who arrived IN
New York from Munich, Germany,
on the S. S. Deutschland, came Friday
TO spend 0 few days with, his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Miller, In Ia
koma Park.
DR.. Miller is director of the Junior
College Year organization in Munich,
which offers to qualified American
students a year Of intensive academic
work combined with the advantages
of spsndtng o year In Germany study
ing the language, literature, music and
other arts. Miss Ingeborg L. Mertz
will be In a group of 80 who will go
to Europe TO study during the coming
year. DR.. Miller was teacher in
the Delaware University for four years
before entering the foreign work.
Mrs. Miller, who is stopping in New
York for a few days, will join him
later.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Mo-, formerly of New Market, to DR.,
Robert z. Menees, son of Mr.. and
MRS. James J. Menees Of Quitman,
Ark. The ceremony took place on
July 81 at the home of the brides
mother, in Kansas City. DR.. Burris
Jenkins read the service in the pres
ence of the immediate families.
The bride is O granddaughter oi
Mrs. George Lohr of New Market. She
Is graduate Of the University of Ne
braska. studied at the University oi
Virginia and in Paris. She Is member
of Delta Gamma, Mu Phi Epsilon
and Vestals Of the Lamp Sororities
DR.. Menees is graduate of the Uni
versity of Arkansas and the Kansas
City Western Dental College.
They will reside at Quitman.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

of East Falls Church. On Friday Mrs.
McElroy entertained Mrs. M. w. Hare
of Washington, Mrs. E. r. Flaherty Of
Wilmington at luncheon and bridge.
Mrs. Ozias Boynton Livingston and
her son Laurence have left for trip
to Montreal and Quebec On their
return trip they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
H. H. Swall of Sherbrooke, Canada.
Miss Sally Loving, teacher of Vo-
cational civics at Washington-Lee
High School, entertained at dinner
Saturday evening at the Copper Kettle
Inn, on Wilson Boulevard, Arlington,
Va, for members of her home room
group, class Of 1891. The party was
in the nature of a reunion, as this
was the first time the group has been
assembled. Mrs. Frances Bell, as
sistant principal of Washington-Lee
and class sponsor for 1891, was pres
ent, and others in the company in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Owen E. Haines,
the latter formerly Miss Margaret
Norfolk; Miss Rosa Evans, Mr.. Harold
Uphold, Mr.. Tulluch Byrnes, Mr..
Joseph Ellis, Mr.. George Cummings,
MIR. Clifton Stoneburner, Mr.. John
Daniels, Mr.. Olin Mcknight, Mr. STAN
ley Mortimer and Mr.. Frank Myers.
Following dinner games were played,
including fortune telling.
MIR. John c. Zauner was host to a
group of literary friends Friday eve
ming, entertaining at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Garland Kent, 40l9
North Randolph street, Arlington
County, Va.
Mr.. zauner is vice president of the
Resettlement Press Club and literary
editor of the magazine published by
that organization.
The host was assisted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Kent and included among the
guests were DR.. William H. Crawford,
internationally known journalist; Mr..
Frederick Cruise, Mr.. Charles s. CAL
lander and his fiancee, Miss Nolan:
Mr.. and Mrs. Reumont, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. H. Brewster, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Kincaid and Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph,
all of Washington; Mrs. Elizabeth
Chambers, Mrs. Elizabeth Tallman
and Master Garland Kent, jr.. of the
county.
Evening star., 1936-08-17
In Virginia

Mrs. Joseph w. Mitchell and her
daughters, Mary Ann Mitchell and
Barbara Mitchell, have gone to Wythe-
vile, Va, where they are passing two
weeks with relatives. While there they
will attend a reunion Of the Stone
family.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

is taking a course in theology. Mrs.
Tegler will also take Bible course.
Among the out-of-town guests were
the parents of the bride and bride
groom and Mr. and Mrs. q. e. Rock
Of JohnstoWn, Pa.
Evening star., 1936-08-17
Former Governor and
Mrs, Smith at Races

Former Gov and Mrs. Alfred E.
Smith, who have been at Plattsburg,
motored to Saratoga Springs today for
| the races.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

will visit Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Potts
and their daughters, who make their
home at the Kennedy-Warren. They
expect to spend some time at Vir-
ginia Beach before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. william w. Luman,
their daughter, Miss Miriam Lalman.
and Mrs. humans brother, Mr.. Dom
aid Dyrenforth, have arrived in
Washington from Scarsdale, N. Y,
and are at the Shoreham. While in
the Capital they will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul D. Sleeper.
Mrs. Michael Kearney and Mr.. Ar
thur Kearney Of Albany, N. Y, are
the guests Tor several days of Mr.. and
Evening star., 1936-08-17

motored yesterday to Bedford Springs,
Pa, and are ut the Bedford Springs
Hotel for a several weeks stay.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Mrs Charles A. Albers and Mrs.
William A. Outten of Cleveland, who
are frequent visitors in Washington,
have returned to the Shoreham for a
few days. While in the Capital they
Evening star., 1936-08-17

q vacation at Panama City, Fla,
on the Gulf of Mexico, later returning
to Washington by motor.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. F. @. Rim motored
to Bigwin Inn, Lake of Bays. Ontario.
during their tour Of Canada's North
land.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Liebman and
their daughter, Miss Helen Lehman,
Evening star., 1936-08-17
Residential

(continued From Third Page.)
Evening star., 1936-08-17
Miss Vivian Cowgirl
Bride Of DIR. II. E. Menees.

Announcements have been received
here of the marriage of Miss Vivian
Lorraine Cowgirl, daughter Of Mr., and
Mrs. Guy M. Cowgirl of Kansas City,
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Mrs. Harry Ryan at their Summer
home on the West River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Russell are
at the Hotel Lincoln, in New York
City for a few days.
Evening star., 1936-08-17
Visiting Here.

Miss Mary Louise Giraud and Miss
Nelly Kittren Of Houston, Tex, are at
the Dodge for q few days.
Evening star., 1936-08-17
Weddings

Continued From Third Page.)
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Of East Falls Church. On Friday Mrs.
McElroy entertained Mrs. M. w. Hare
of Washington, Mrs. e. r. Flaherty Of
Alexandria and Mrs. ]. H. Cooper Of
Wilmington at luncheon and bridge.
Evening star., 1936-08-17

Mrs. Ozias Boynton Livingston and
her son Laurence have left for q trip
to Montreal and Quebec. On their
return trip they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
H. H. Swall of Sherbrooke, Canada.