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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
Selected Poem
STAY AWAY, FORTUNE

Joan Lascelles- Ransom in the New York Times)
Hence Fortune! will turn my back and sulk
And thou wilt find me but grabbed host
II thou gain entrance 10 my house, or skulk
Al windows in the night, In guise OF ghost.
Thou wilt but find cold welcome at my door
II thous persist In entering unbid.
know thee better than do many, for
know how false the face thy mask has hid
In truth, the guise OF ghost would suit thee WELL
Sucking spirits TO feed thy meatless bones
o foul vampire, painted witch Of He'll
Who leaves for dead her friends nor needs their
gro6ns.
Far better 10 befriend an adverse Fate
And know full well whose love have, whose hate
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d
q bodily hurt upon another" "A
battery is O wilfull and unlawful use
of force or violence upon the person
of another" The actual offer TO use
force to the injury Of another per-
son Is assault; the use OF II y bat
terry: hence the two terms are COM
monty combined In the term as
sauit and battery"
q. How ere members Of the
Federal Reserve Board selected9
A. They are appointed BY the
President OF the United States and
confirmed by Senate.
q. Did the U. 8. Supreme Court
divide In upholdirg the validity o.
the 18th Amendment and the Vol
stead Enforcement Act In 1902
A. The decision was unanimous.
II you want o copy Of our leaflets
ON SOUPS, write The Waterbury
Democrats Washington Bureasl'
1912 Thirteenth street, Northwest
Washington, ID. q. Enclose cents
In postage. ss,s5 f
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
Answers To
Questions

@. How does journalism differ
from literature as an occupationi
A. Journalism Is the collection
and periodical publication Of cur
rent news: the business OF ma1ag-
ing. editing, or writing for news.
papers, magazines or published
Journals Of any kind. Literature as
an occupation refers more especial
" to the writing Of books or stor-
les.
@. Is wheat raised In the New
England states?
A. Very little, although some
spring wheat and o little winter
wheat Is grown.
@. what were the gate receipts
at the second Dempsey. Tunney
fight In Chicago In Septeber, 1927,
and how much did each fighter re-
ceive? A.,
A. The official receipts were a.
6bg, 500, OF which Tunney received
5000, 446 and Dempsey $425,000.
@. What Is the legal definition
OF the term assault and battery"
A, IAN assault is an unlawful
attempt or offer, on the part Of one
man with force or violence, to inflict
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05

Waterburians are wondering what
happened TO cause the fiocks Of starlings
that have been congregating in trees
along the north side Of the Green to de-
sert this spot. Probably the same thing
that caused the birds to move from other
places In the city. Every so often star
lings take 1t into their heads to migrate
and probably nothing you could do
would stop them from setting up quar-
ters in q new location. Waterbury will
be interested to learn just where they are
roosting now. But going back over the
last ten years or so we can recall the
birds in various places. They were down
at the railroad station and may still be
for all we know They infested the cor
ner of Grand and Leavenworth, as we'll
as Grand and Field streets. They also
nested on the south side OF the Green as
we'll as on the county court house. Where
haven't they beenP Where will they go
next?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
Horoscope
ny OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that
human destiny IL guided by the
planets, the daily horoscope u
outlined by q Noted astrologcr. In
addition 10 information OF gei'-
eral interest, II outlines infor-
nation Of special interest 70 per-
sons born ON the designated dates
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
Slower National Growth

The latest estimate made by the Census
Bureau, based on the number of births
and deaths and on the immigration fig
ures, gives the population of the United
States as 1913 ,429 900. The net immigra-
ton for the period considered was very
low, only about 8,044. Births exceeded
deaths by 899, 956, but the rate Of popula-
ton growth appears to be slackening.
This is attributed partly to the slightly
lower birth rate immigration restric-
lions must be responsible for more of 1t.
Between 1920 and 1880 the population
gained 1904 426. In the present decade
the gain Is expected to be not much more
than 100000
There are bound to be social and eco
nomic changes following the change In
population trend. Some enterprises will
not have to expand so rapidly as formerly.
Others ought to have better chance Of
catching up with population require
ments. More families than have ever be-
fore attained the ideal american standard
OF living should soon be able to reach It..
The effect on employment and real estate
and education will be interesting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05


1. Into what lake does the Genes
see River empty?
2 What Is the term Of Q patenty
8. In which war did the Battle
of Jutland occur?
a.. Name the largest railroad CEN
ter In the United States.
s. How did the wintergreen plant
derive its name?
9. What Is the nickname TOR the
State of Connecticut?
7. What Is genuflexionP 4.
8. What Is the state flower o.
Ohio?
o. In what year was Yale Univer-
sity founded?
10. Who was William Sidney
Mount?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER s, 1886
A Thought for Today

For not he that commendeth himself Is ap-
proved, but whom the Lord commonwealth
Corinthians 1918.
Men OF real merit, whose noble and glorious
deeds we are ready TO acknowledge, are not yet
TO be endured when they walnut their own ac-
tions.-Aeschines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05

Yes, the new cars are grander than
ever; but why should it still be, as mag
azine critic asks, "a major operation to
put water in the battery"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, ~ stopped ut the
hotel for ten days; say,
stayed"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
Test Y o ur
knowledge 4

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn TO last
mage for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac
Moon rises ii:12 p. m.
Sun rises 6:2T o. M: sets 4:A4 y. m.
All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes
after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-05
Madam Perkins
Her Own ExecutiOner

Secretary Of Labor Frances
Perklns--a semi-voluntary de-
parter. Mics Perkins would like
TO remain in the Cabinet. But al
though she Is personally esteemed
by the President--and even more
SO by Mrs. Roosevelt--she Is
definitely unpopular In official
circles. Congress has repeatedly
slapped her; while an unfortunate
snippy manner with newspaper
men has not enhanced her popu-
larity with the Press.
Miss Perkins Is aware Of thisp
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
DR0UGHTCOS7S.
15MILLI0N

Federal Government costs Of
the drought have passed the $751;
100000 mark, with a heavier
burden yet to come, officials Of
WPA and the Reinstatement Ad-
ministration revealed today.
WPA enjoyment Of farmers in
10 western States now is in ex-
cess of 10000, at an average
cost of $40 per man per month.
The ReSettlement Administra-
ton has made 10000 drought
grants, and 10000 loan, for q
total Of $4,000, 900.
WPA has kept no separate
record of drought employment in
the southern drought States.
Providing jobs in the 13 western
drought States of Colorado, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North and
South Dakota, wyoming, Mon
tana, Wisconsin and Illinois to-
tailed 15O,41O as of September IL.
Since WPA drought relief jobs
were launched, payrolls have to-
tailed more than $12,000,00O.
RIA officials expect the heaviest
drain to begin when cold weather
sets in the northern tier of States
next month. Food, fuel and feed
will have to be supplied foV more
thousands of farmers, RIA Off
Gals estimating that total Of
$4,000 farm families will have
to be provided for during the
winter months as a result Of the
drought.
VOTE AMERlCAN-
Merchants Booking
The Brookland Merchants junior
baseball team seeks games for Sat
urday and Sunday. Phone Poto-
mac 1921.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
VA. BRICK FIRM
LOSES SUIT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. To-
A legal battle against the city OF
Alexandria, which was instituted
by the West Brothers Brick Com
pany, to enjoin and restrain the
city from interfering with opera
lions of the company in removing
clay deposits. from its 20-acre
tract of land located on the west
side of North Washington Street
was lost in circuit court here yes
terday.
Circuit Court Judge Walter T.
Mccarthy handed down his de,
cision in favor of the city and
dismissed the suit.
Attorneys for the brick manu-.
facturerS intimated that the case
would be carried on to the State
Supreme Court.
City attorneys commended that,
under the provisions of its zon'
ing ordinance, the company was
prohibited from engaging in such
major operations, as the larger
portion of the property involved
is located in a section that is
zoned for residential purposes.
When the company originally
applied to city council for
change in the coming SO that the
operations could go forward, a
number Of citizens living in the
vicinity of the brick company'S
property presented a petition to
the council protesting the move.
Attorneys for the company con.
tended that the classification OF
this property for residential pur-
poses was arbitrary and urreaSon'
able, and practically amounted
to q confiscation Of their large
investment,
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
GARDEN CLUB SHOWS

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Sept. IS.
Two Montgomery County Garden
Clubs will hold their annual fall
flower shows early next month.
The Rockville Community Gar
den Club will hold its fourth an
nual show in the Rockville Volun-
teer Fire Department building on
October 8. Arrangements are be-
ing handled by Mrs. Eugene Scott,
chairman; Mrs George F. Hane,
Mrs. ]. Harry Gormley, Mrs. Ben.
jamin T. Elmore and Mrs. Edward
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
Movies Of Eclipse
Shown in New York

NEW YORK.-The first show.
ing in this country Of the motion
pictures made Of the solar eclipse,
which was visible only over Asia,
were given last night at the Hay
den Planetarium. The pictures
were taken by DR.. Clyde Fisher,
head of the planetarium, who
went to Siberia with the Harvard
M. I. T. solar eclipse expedition.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15

L. Morrison
The Little Garden Club, Of
Sandy Spring will hold its annual
show on October 2 in the Sandy
Spring Community House Mrs.
P. Garlan Logon heads the com.
mittee on arrangements.
During a meeting held yester
day the club decided to make q
donation Of trees and shrubbery
for the bird sanctuary at the
Montgomery County General Hos.
pital.
The Washington times., 1936-09-15
Col. Peak Attends
Prison Convention

LORTON, Va, Sept. 15.-Col.
William L. Peak, superintendent
of the District Reformatory here,
is in Chicago this week attend
ing the annual congress of the
American Prison Association.
Colonel Peak, who was named
to represent Virginia by Governor
Peery, will speak on "A Jail
without Walls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
LIQUOR LICENSES
EXTENSION VOTED
Senate BUSHES Through Resolu.
ton to Give Wholesalers
More Time.
BY the Associated Press.

Sy tne Associated PfeSS.
With the licenses of several thou
sand liquor wholesalers about to ex-
pire, the Senate yesterday rushed
through a resolution for four months
extension to give the alcohol admin
lstratlon time to pass on applications.
The resolution now goes to the House.
The Federal alcohol act of last Au-
gust provided that after March /, 1895,
it would be unlawful for any whole
saler to engage in bushes without q
Federal permit. Yesterdays amend
ment. presented by Senator King, DEM
ocrat, Utah, and acted upon hastily.
would extend the time to July /.
Another section of the amendment
would extend from March l to Au-
gust Is the date for approval of
labels for distilled spirits, and to De-
cember Is the date for approval OF
wine and malt beverage labels.
King explained that the alcohol adj
ministration, created speedily after the
collapse OF N. r. A., estimated l25, 900
labels had been presented for approval.
but because Of lack of funds could
not be acted upon by March l.
Funds for the administration were
Included in the third deficiency appro-
priation bill killed in the closing hours
of last session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
BANDITS TAKE $50
IN TRUCK HOLD-UP
laundryman, Gas Station
and Ice Cream Store
Robbed.

A 22-year-old laundry truck driver
was robbed of $50 last night after an
armed colored man forced him to drive
through tn streets Of southeast Wash
ington for more than q mile.
4he driver, Paul Darnell, Of Ills
Tenth street northeast, said the bandit
boarded his truck in the 100 block Of
c street southeast, pointed q pisuol at
his side and commanded him to drive
without making an outcry. Darnell
drove to South Capitol and Water
streets, where the colored man relieved
him of his days receipts and fed
through an alley.
Other Robberies Reported.
Armed robbers also held up filing
station and an ice cream store, and
four women were victims Of pocket
book snatchers in other robberies re-
ported to police last night.
May Miller of sol Twelfth street
northeast. manager Of an ice cream
store at 1841 First street, said col
ored man entered her store early last
volver took $40 from the cash register
and fed from the scene after warning
her not to turn in an alarm.
Gas Station Loot S62.
Two armed colored men held up
Clyde Summers, manager of a gas
station at Fourteenth and S streets,
and escaped with s62 in bills and
change. Summers. who lives at 311
Third street, said he can identify the
robbers.
The heaviest loss to pocketbook
snatch victims was reported by Nina
Norman, 1924 Belmont road, who told
police young white man took her
purse containing SIS and valuable pa
pers as she was walking on Columbia
road near Belmont street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
MRS. SUSANNA FOWLER,
D. c. NATIVE, SUCCUMBS

Mrs. Susanna B. Fowler, 70, wife Of
Edwin G. Fowler, and . lifelong resi-
dent of this city, died yesterday at her
home, 1910 Seventeenth street, after
a long illness.
Mrs. Fowler Is survived by her
husband, a retired section superin-
tendent in the printing division, Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing: q son,
Sinclair B. Fowler; two daughters,
Miss Elsie Fowler and Mrs. Warren
McLaine, and brother. George Bea-
ton, all Of this city. She also leaves
two grandchildren and one great
grandchild. Mrs. Fowler was a mem
Der Of Foundry M. =. Church.
Funeral services win be held Ut 2
pm. tomorrow at her late residence.
Rev. DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
pastor OF Foundry M. E. Church, will
ofaciate. Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery. .....-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Free Concert Bar,
Plan Rejected by
". p. Il. Music Head
DR.. Sokolof Frowns on
Policy of "Soaking
the PubIic.''

Dr.. Nikolai SokoloL. director Of w.
P. AS Federal music project, refuses
to ban free concerts and adopt, at the
request Of some Of his subsidized mu6i-
clans, a policy Of soaking the public"
The representations made to the
harassed Dr.. sokoloh are based APP
parently on a psychological fear that
audiences. once they find their music
always free, will develop reluctance
to pay when Federal assistance to mu-
sicians Is no longer available.
With scores Of cities maintaining
subsidized symphony orchestras, play
ing before 1000. 900 persons month,
the musicians are beginning to thing
that too many free concerts may haz-
ard their entire future as professionals.
DR.. Sokoloff, however, has his own
views on the subject and Is not unduly
alarmed. Furthermore, he said that
there will always be provision for
those on relief and the underpriyileged
to hear their music free"
For those who can afford to pay. the
musical director believes eventually
charges OF 10 cents for children's con-
certs or as cents to 81 for the major
programs Of the big symphony might
be way out Of the difficulties. .
He estimates at least 10 per cent Of
the audiences at the free W. P. A. con.
certs pay TOR admission to the movies
e9 thu th1ator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
TW0-PARTY PLANS HIT

GLENDALE, Calf, February "a
R.-Dr. Francis e. Townsend today
urged elimination of the American
system Of dual party government"
DR.. Townsend, originator of the old
age pension plan bearing his name.
said in an interview that regardless
OF whether his plan is adopted, the
more than 1000 Townsend Clubs in
the United States" will be used in
attack on the existing party organiza-
ton.
In its place, DR.. Townsend advo-
Gated return to the "town meet
ings" Of early American days, Offer
ing his clubs cas- the basis of such
q government"
THE two-party system is not de-
naocracy. and never was," said Dr..
Townsend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

1.-THE telephone companies would
have to remodel all their pay tele-
phones-hundreds Of thousands Of
then-to accommodate the new coins, /"
he continues. 1.-THE gas companies
would have to change their coin gas
meters to accommodate the NV quar-
tiers, and all cigarette and stamp ma
chimes would have to be changed.
Then there are the slot machines
and games Of SKILL as they call them.
There are thousands Of them In all
parts Of the country. Street car COM
panies and bus lines would have to
have new machines to collect fares,
and banks would have to have new
change machines and money counters.
There Is no limit to the possibilities.
Statesmen would get jobs selling the
new machines, and steel companies
would get more orders. More employ
ment would result. Railroads would
get moro business shipping the new
equipment"
Satterfleld says he had approached
two Congressmen on the plan. and
the secretary OF one Of them told him
% IVES too radical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
GE0RCER.LEE,63,
BRENTWOOD, DIES
Funeral Services viii Be
Held Tomorrow for Rail-
road Veteran.
By a sta1 Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
BRENTWOOD, Md, February "a
Services for George r. Lee. SO, who
was connected with the Pennsylvania
Railroad for so years, will be held at
his residence here Monday at 2 pm.
Interment will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry. Mr.. Lee died after long illness.
He began his long service with the
railroad as messenger boy when 10,
and rose to be train dispatcher at
Union Station in Washington, from
which post he has been on sick leave
for IS years.
Mr.. Lee Is survived by his widow,
brother, Harry l.. Lee, and nine chill
dren, Newman S., George R., jr.:
Thomas B., Carey w. and Robert E.
Lee; Mrs. Sophronia Allison. Mrs. r.
Janice Reid, Mrs. Julia Garrison and
Miss Rose D. Lee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
MIDWEST PLANS
TO FIGHT FLOODS
Halt Dozen States Alert for
ThaW, Despite Weather
Bureau Optimism.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 22.-Precau-
tons against widespread spring floods
got serious attention in a half dozen
Mid-Western States today.
Although Weather Bureau officials
in Washington have concluded from
their study of national conditions that
general foods will not necessarily fol-
low the thawing of record SHOWS, old
timers are inclined to take no chances.
Gov. Clyde Herring of Iowa an
nounced he would seek mobilization of
G. c. c. workers and various other
agencies in the event floods expected
in his State materialized. Several
cities have requested w. P A. funds
for levee and rip-rap work.
Mayors to Meet.
In Illinois, the mayors of IS Fox
River valley towns were invited to
meet at Aurora Sunday to map a de-
tense against the danger.
Farmers in the Yankton, S. OAK,
vicinity made preparations for flight
from the bottom lands in the case the
break up" should come suddenly.
Dynamite has been stored at Blair,
Nebr., and other points where there are
bridges for use in breaking up ice jams,
but Capt. H. P. Lopez, Army district
engineer at Omaha, said the explosive
would be no help.
Not Deemed Emergency.
Army engineers watching the per-
Torrance of the Mississippi River
closely said it opened up today for the
first time on large scale since freezing
over Cairo to Alton, III. There were
no jams, and Col. j. N. Hodges. Army
engineer in st. Louis, Mo-, said there
was no apparent need for special pre-
cautions right now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
SOUGHT
FOR TWO A|RSH|PS
House Bills Propose Expert
ment and Investigation
of Possibilities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two identical bills were introduced
in the House yesterday, calling for
appropriation of 100000 to con-
struct two lighter han-air craft, to
be used by the Navy for experimental
purposes. and for investigating this
type Of travel.
The measures, introduced by Rep
resentative Sutphin, Democrat, Of New
Jersey, and Harter. Democrat, of Ohio,
said that since it was the approved
policy of the Navy Department to ex-
plore the possibilities of lighter-than-
air craft for military and commercial
purposes, 100000 should be made
available, of which $l,200.000 should
be applied to construction Of the ships.
Two Types Proposed.
One would be rigid airship of mod
crate size, capable OF carrying scout
ing planes and training personnel
The other would be q metal-hulled
ship.
The Secretary Of the Navy would
be authorized to expend such sums
within the appropriation as deemed
necessary for investigating promising
types of airship construction which
have not yet been demonstrated in
flight.
He also would be directed to confer
with the Secretary of Commerce with
the view to encouraging early inaug-
uration Of transoceanic commercial
airship services and to make avail
able toward bona fide commercial
airship activities, such naval assist
ance as is compatible with existing
law.
It was reminded that various agen-
cies. including the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, the Fed
eral Aviation Commission and a spe-
cial committee of the Science Advisory
Board, appointed at the request Of
the Navy Secretary to investigate the
status Of airship construction, had ex-
pressed the opinion that airships are
practicable, and had recommended a
continuing program of construction
and use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

TODAY.
Meeting, International Federation
OF Catholic Alumnae, Mayfower
Hotel, 10 am.
Meeting, Phi Delta Epsilon Fra
ternity, Carlton Hotel, ! pm.
Meeting. Bartenders' Union, Old
Local, No. IS, second door, $40 Ninth
street, 3 pm.
Dance. Junior Hadassah, Willard
Hotel, 10 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Alpha Delta Phi Fra
ternity. University Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Alpha Tau Omega Fra
ternity, Child's Restaurant. Fourteenth
and New York avenue, 1880 pm.
Luncheon, Newcomers Club, Carl
ton Hotel. 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Optimist Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Supper dance, Arminius Lodge,
Mayflower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Society Of Colonial Wars,
Maydower Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, Phi lambda Tau, Hamil-
ton Hotel, 1880 pm.
Meeting, United Food Stores, HAM
ilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
DEBATE SCHEDULED

Representative Kent Keller, Demo-
crat of Illinois, will defend the admin
istration in q debate, New Deal versus
New Party" March 3 at the Hotel
Continental. Representative Thomas
r. Anlie. Progressive of Wisconsin,
will speak for the new party.
Senator Gerald p. Nye Of North
Dakota, will be chairman at the meet
ing, which is sponsored by the Amer.
lean Commonwealth Federation.