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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25
SCHOOL MOVIES URGED

Danver. (Up)--A campaign for classroom movies to instruct pupils of Colorado schools in natural his- tory and zoology is being staged by A. M. Bailey, new director of the Colorado Museum of Natural History.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25
Accident Fatalities
 Numerous At Night
759O of COnnecticuts MisIaps Occur After Shutdown;
 Speedy Driving Held Responsible

Seventythree per cent of the 1885 traffic accident fatalities resulted from nighttime accidents, presumably caused by excessive speed careessnes in operation of motor vehicles by persons not sufficiently alert to the demands of driving according to bulletin released today by the state department of motor vehicles,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25
BRITISH TATLORs BUSY

London, (UP)--Although there are 9,0OO unemployed tailors, Lon- don's fashionable tailoring firms dee cclare they are being forced to turn down many orders for new clothes because of shortage" in skilled help.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25

extract vital armaments eecrets from naval officers for a foreign government.
 Henry Thomas Thompson, 2s- year-old former navy yeoman, and e Japanese reported to be a naval lieutenant-commander, TUshio Mi- yazaki, were indicted on espionage charges last night in an unexpected federal grand jury session.
 Japanese Beauty Sought
 The Japanese beauty sought re- putedly was Thompson's sweetheart.
 Thompson and his roommate, William Turntine, were un6er arrest but navy officers said Miyazaki had escaped through Q cordcn of guards across the Mexican border and thence to Japan. Thompson was ar- rested last March, after quitting the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25

navy, ostensibly on charges of ille- gally wearing a naval uniform.
 Last nights indictments charged that he used the uniform to gain access to vessels of the Pacific fleet and obtained gunnery and air- craft secrets which he sold to Miyazaki.
 Had Many Agents
 Tn formation obtained by the naval secret service in an investi- gation surnmarily taken out of the hands of police because of delicate considerations" was said to have revealed that Miyazaki employed many agents like Thompson and his Japanese sweetheart.
 Thornpson's indictment was de- layed in hope that naval men might
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25
JAP PANESE GIRL
 BEING SOUGHT
Naval Intelligence Officers Have Spread Net Along
 Pacific Coast

Los Angeles, June %. = (UP) = Naval intelligence officers spread a search over all the Pacific coast for a young Japanese girl accused of using . delicate oriental beauty to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25

when . truck carrying q ton of ice cream was badly damaged by fire in Elstree, England, the melted cream poured from the vehicle in streams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25

Railways of South Africa gre sending out special trains equipped 10 spray their rights-of-way with anti-ioclrst poison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Unite For Many Reasons

Governor Wilbur L. Cross before de- parting for the traditional New England governors luncheon and conference at the opening of the Eastern States ExpoSi- tion in Springfield Monday said he was going to propose that New England states unite to keep the presidency of the United States in this section of the country. This would be done by erasing state lines, electing one governor and common legislature, not to mention adding New Jersey and Delaware to the group for good measure. This would enable the region to run the affairs of the entire nation.
 The remarks were purely humorous and were in keeping with those of Cover nor H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire who announced that New Hampshire no longer should be termed the Switzerland of America, but that Switzerland should be known as the New Hampshire of Europe. Or they might be compared to what Governor Lewis O. Barrows of Maine said about his state just dis covering 1t is fertile ground for Sunflow- CTS. It was all in good fun, but back of all these remarks we hope there was enough seriousness to bring home to these executives the need of New Eng lduu uIllCLAS OAA 4ud4lJ COAAAAAOAA pAOOACAAo of the day.
 First and foremost would be the ques- tion of flood control. It is essential that the New England states think as one on this subject It is imperative that some day New England authority be created, composed of representatives of the several states, that will pass on matters of flood control. To date there has been no Seri- orS clash of state independence on this matter; it may come and we should be prepared to submerge individual ideas in those of more general nature.
 The problem of water pollution is also one that concerns not each state alone, but the New England States together. Our own state has given heed to this problem, but time will show that group of states must pay heed to pollution evils, as already states are reaching beyond their own borders for water supplies. There are mutual problems of unemploy- ment that could be worked out to good advantage This is but scratching the surface of what New England as one sec tion of the country could do for itself, were t not for conflicting political poli- cies and ramifications. Governor CroSsss humorous remarks had behind them, as always several grains of common. sense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Turn Back Your Pare.

The Song-writers have compared life to almost everything imaginable. As the seasons slipped by 1t was in rapid sue cession a bubble, a "song", or anything concrete or abstract that might be easily and cleverly rhymed. It is all that and more today as democrats prepare to hear Alfred E. Smith out in his first public address of the 1886 campaign, which will be directed against the New Deal. It is announced that MT. Smith will not men, tion either President Franklin D. RooSe- welt or Governor Ali M. Landon by name in this first speech nor in any he may make later on.
 We rather expect that these few lines will draw down upon us "cruel barbs of satire" from constant critic, but we still persist in expressing our disappointment and sorrow at the spectacle of Al Smith attacking the party which gave him such allegiance in other days. That he has 8 perfect right to differ with the adminis- tration in it's policies we freely admit; that he has right to speak in oppoSi- tion to them we do not deny We simply state that to us the announcement that Al. Smith will stump against his party is next to hereSy.
 On Mr. Smiths side it may be claimed that the party against which he now campaigns is not the party to which he gave his first love and support. That could be argued all day long without either side to the dispute being satisfied. We will be anxious to hear what Mir. Smith has to say on October l. We hope that his attack on the New Deal will differ somewhat from that of last February which fell far short of it's mark and proved that MT. Smiths heart was not in his remarks We wonder if in his fall cam paign he will find his tongue similarly hesitant in mouthing New Deal criticism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
A Thought for Today
School Days"
School days, school days,
 (Tough) old golden rule days"

From all accounts the familiar old ballad is undergoing quite a. change from the original refrain, Dear old golden rule days" at least as far as Waterbury high schools are concerned. Within the last few years the pace has been stepped up to about the limit of human endurance.
 Not satisfied with having stepped 1t up from six periods to seven, requiring an earlier morning start and later dismissal, the latest Step-up is the new rule requiring Leavenworth High students to "Step" over to Crosby for their English classes. What price English! Probably the cost of a teacher and an extra room or two. Again, what price economy!
 We do not know whether this Spartan system gradually creeping into the high school curriculum is the fault of the Superintendent of Schools or the Board of Education, but in any event, it is not finding favor with the parents of the children, especially the mothers who have to keep the home fires burning from eleven until two to take care of the family'S meals.
 Moreover, our schools now are equipped with the latest in the way of cafeterias and necessarily must be financially main tained But that does not altogether add to the problem of keeping within the family budget in these days of none too fat pocketbooks It may be popular, but the parents pay. And our public schools are supposedly free!
 However, aside from the cafeteria prob lem - there's no law that the students must patronage them if they prefer to go hungry - the seven-period sessions is somewhat of grind on the growing child. Seven in the morning - that's about the time they must start out-until two in the afternoon pretty near makes an eight-hour day. Yet we hear much of child labor laws.
 Whether the new system of high school hours and classes has been adopted for economy, or efficiency, the net result is the same-it is fought on the student, fathers and mothers and the home in general. Much is heard about it in private, but nothing politically. We sometimes wonder at the patience of the great American public. It's redeeming virtue must indeed be long-suffering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

A. Of the coast of Hantshire, England, near Portsmouth.
 @. Name the United States sen- ators from Missouri.
 A. Bennett Champ Clark and Harry s. Truman.
 o. What role did Thurston Hal play in "The King Steps Out?"
 A. The Major.
 e. What language do the Dionni quintuplets speak?
 A. They are learning to speak French.
 e. What is the annual salary oi the justices of the U. s. supreme court?
 A. Chief justice, $20,500; assoc ciate justices, $20,0o0.
 If you want 8 copy of our book let FORTUNE TELLING, write The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau. 1O12 Thirteenth St, North west, Washington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

o. How much silver is the goV< ernment required to purchase ana nually?
 A. No specific amount is stipu0 lated in the silver purchase act. ThQ government is required to acquire silver until the amount on hand equals one-third of the gold stock
 o. How far did Dan OLeary walk to celebrate his 79th birthday and how much did he win from wagers on the event?
 A. He walked 100 miles in twenty three hours and f1fty-four minutes in Chicago, to win $100 wager.
 @. What is the legal term for an inventor who sells his patent, and for the person who buys it?
 A. The inventor is termed the assignor and the purchaser is termed the assignee.
 @. Where is the island of Port- sea?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

We don't imagine any other congress sional district in Connecticut can show the same lineup of candidates as that in the fifth, in which Waterbury is in- cluded. We wonder that other cities and towns in this district have not been ex- cited to protest over the fact that the candidates of three of the parties that will have place on the official ballot to appear on the machines next November are all residents of Waterbury. Even two years ago Waterbury had somewhat of a corner on the congressional election when J. Joseph Smith of this city defeated the incumbent repupublican representa- tive, E. w. Goss, of this city. This year Congressman Smith himself is opposed by Attorney J. Warren Upson of this city and Frederick w. Puckey of this city. However, of the three Representative Smith is the only native son, the others being Waterburians by inclination or business reasons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

Mayor Frank Hayes's suggestion that all public schools dismiss classes tempor- arily when the great German dirigible, the Hindenbur1, flies over the city on October g, is goof one. It should not seriously interfere with class routine, as the passage of the giant airship will be speedy. It would be a pity for the children to be deprived of this sight, as airships are still uncommon enough to make any person stop whatever he may be doing and view this majestic spectacle. There is nothing quite so eye-filling as one of these ships floating through the air. Let the kids get a good yeful if they are in school at the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

manfred Dow Fagg, Jrs who acted as counsel to the senate Committee Investigating the Cutting airplane smash
 Fagg is manager of the Air L,aiR Institute at Chicago, which lus persuaded the Guggenheim Fou# dation to support financially; aH editor of the Journal of Air LaV and a professor of air law q Northwestern university.
 Fagg is brilliant scholar and teacher, but practical flyers say that is all he knows. They are Skeptical regarding his quail fications for rough and tumble airways maintenance, beacon lights and politics.
 Fagg is also secretary of the National Association of State Aviatoin officials. Announcement of his appointment is scheduled to be made on Friday while 1t is in session in Hartford.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

ployment and establish a minimum annual wage, a wage guaranteed by law.
 They are interested further in building up strong unions and a powerful Labor Party of their own with which to fight for such wages as will give them a real American standard of living.
 It is significant, therefore, that the Coughlin- -Lennke platform should speak neither of jobs, nor of a wage GUARANTEED by law, nor of trade union organization which would enable labor to secure a real American standard of living. Ob- viously the phony legislation of assurance" was stuck into the i platform, like all the other points, merely as 8 decoy to catch votes for Landon by way of Lemke.
 In other words the job of the Union Party is to corral the votes of those who might unwillingly vote for Roosevelt but will not will ingly vote for Landon.
 Further, though Coughlin has re- peatedly declared that he is the friend of labor and the working people the Union party has not one word to say on the right of labor to organize into trade unions instead of being forced by the employers into company unions. Not 8 word E to say on one of the most important issues of this election campaign.
 This by itself Is an eyeopener. This omission" assumes even greater importance in connection with the proposal for living an- nual wage. How can anyone talk about bettering wages and not say one word about trade unions? Coughlin and Lemke take no stand on this. crucial issue. What does it mean? It means that they take no stand against the monopo- lies, against the Steel Institute and the Manufacturers Association who today are leading the attack against the organization of labor, against raising of wages and living stand ards of the workers.
 It means that ,Coughlin with his l fraudulent assurance" is an enemy lof labor, an enemy of unions, an Eenemy of the entire working popu- lation of America.
 Communist Party of Waterbury X PAT So. Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

Uncle Sam's Biological Survey says the owl isn't wise old bird, but foolish old bird. The experts have been studying the bird and find now that lot of smart tricks credited to the owl are make believe. It flies at night because nature fitted it with night-seeing eyes. The crow is smarter bird, according to the author ities. That's probably true, but any bird that makes such raucous noise as the crow, in our estimation, can't be as smart as bird like the owl, which knows it can't sing and simply does bit of hooting in the night hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
SPEED, APPARENTLY, LIKE THE SHOW, MUST GO ON
 BUT WHO PAYS?
Waterbury, Conn,
 Sept. 2, 1886.

Waterbury, Conn,
 Sept. 9, 1886.
 Editor of The Democrat:
 I read with interest Pro Bono Publico's" communication in your paper the other evening relative to the Cheshire bus accident last week. Since then another victim has died, but apparently like most everything today, the terrible acci- dent is forgotten except by those directly affected. It's queer world or is it the people who inhabit it that are queer With the last rites of those who lost their lives in the fatal accident you hear on one side denials of carelessness and on the other fresh assertions of con- tinued speed on this same bus line. Whats 1t all coming to? Every day, we read of safety driving campaigns here and there. Laws to regulate speed and other driving infractions. Yet busses are permitted to dash over our highways at 8 speed of which the ordinary individual would be arrested If detected. Whats the
 No later than the morning after the same mad pace was reported on the ill-fated line that snuffed out four lives last Thursday night and one subsequent death today. And in the same breath you read of company officials reporting that speed was not to blame. I person. ally have been passed time and again in small car at least doing AS miles an hotr-which incident ally understand is the state speed limit now-by busses on the Cheshire road. My car is light and easily controlled compared with a heavy bus with thirty or more passengers should anything go wrong. Yet the company maintains nothing is wrong except I suppose the driver who is not alive to defend himself. The trouble is as your correspond ent said the other night, the Con- necticut company is cutting the schedule too fine. A half hour or one hour round trip does not allow enough leeway for traffic and passenger holdups so that when the driver hits the city limit he has got to open it up to fifty or sixty to make up for lost time. Well poor John ODonnell lost the company plenty of time last Thursday and maybe money to boot when all claims are paid, and if that was not lesson enough, then someone should step in and demand that like in the case of the average inotorist the rule of the road is safety first. 9 No public utility should be exempt from obeying the law, if they can't operate at profit within reason able bounds of safety, let them give up and maybe some one else will. It may be that the good old trolley, slower and less flexible perhaps, was pretty safe means of travel. There at least was some semblance of system to their operation. Let's hope some one has the courage to put an end to 50 or 60 mile bus op- eration. OBSERVER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Selected Poem
IF ALL WHO HATE

(From the Washington Star) If all who hate would love us,
 And all our loves were true, The stars that swing above us
 Would brighten in the blue; If cruel words were kisses, . And every scowl smile, A better world than this is
 Would hardly be worth while; If purses would not tighten
 To meet brothers need, The load we bear would tighten
 Above the grave of greed. If those who whine would whistle,
 And those who languish laugh, The rose would rout the thistle,
 The grain outrun the chaff; If hearts were only jolly,
 If grieving were forgot And tears and melancholy
 Were things that now are not; Then love would kneel to duty,
 Then all the world would seem A bridal bower of beauty,
 A dream within dream. If neighbor spake to neighbor,
 As love demands of all, The rust would eat the sabre,
 The spear stay on the wall; Then every day would gliSten,
 And every eye would shine, And God would pause and listen,
 And life would be divine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
ANNUAL LIVING WAGE" TAKES ON VARIOUS SHADES OF
 MEANING

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Sept. 2l, 1886 MT. Ayotte's verbal orgy against the Communist Party is 8 long tirade of incoherent rubbish. This is his answer to the analysis of the Union Party which we have made through these columns.
 Like father like son They both borrow from the dirty pages of Will liam Randolph Hearst and his pen prostitutes.
 This is not strange. Hearst is the chief enemy of the people and the guiding spirit of the reactionary Liberty League, Republican Party and its indirect affiliate the Union Party. Williasn Randolph Hearst has never failed to raise the cry of Communism against every piece of progressive legislation, to curtail free speech, to smash the crganiza- ton of labor.
 It is no surprise when his cohort Coughlin; in his last radio perform alice appears with . vicious tactic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
SEPTEMBER g

SEPTEMBER g Those who are most likely to be affected by planetary vibrations to- day were born from December l2 through 30.
 General Indications
 Morning-Bad.
 Afternoon-Energetic.
 Evening-Doubtful. Concentrate your efforts on the noon hour for success.
 TOday's Birthdate You should be very truthful with a discriminative mind. Colds, grippe and 8 general run down condition may assail you in April, 1887, if you are not careful to keep. built up. Do not add to your responsibilities then.
 Avoid extravaganza, particularly in your home, during November and handling of sharp pointed inStru- ments and fire from November II through IS, 1886.
 Danger. avoid rash actions or December, 1936.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven OA these test questions? Turn to last page-for the answers.
 1. In ecclesiastical law, what is the name for the land devoted to the maintenance of the incumbent of church?
 2. What proportion of an iceberg is above water?
 3. what do the letters Y. w. c. A. stand for?
 4. Who was Johann Rudolf Glau- Der?
 5. What college is located at Han- over, N. H.?
 6. On which coast of South America is the republic of Chile? '. What is chilblains?
 8. To what plant family does broccoli belong?
 9. Which state of the union has the largest water area?
 10. Who was Jules Michelet?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Horoscope
By oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrologer. In addition to the information of general interest, it outlines infor- nation of special interest to per sons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 1:s0 D. m. (daylight time). Sun rises $40 a. m.; sets 6:48 p. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Thursday, Sept, 24. SPA p. nis low tide, 1i:l6 a. nn., daylight tine).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Daily Merrv-(xo-Rov1nG Washington .---- z G.O.P. DIGS UP OLD LETTER
 OF ROOSEVELT IN 1924
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN

EDITORS authors of The Washington MeEy- weeks vacation Wnie nl.sn- their place. But they couldn't stay Now comes Drew Feaon too good to keep Wonaer nO" ong wi be Bob Allen is back again too
 New York, September g - The Republican Natlonal Committee las just unearthed letter written by Frank lin D. Roosevelt back in 1924 which g.op. moguS nope will be the big boomerang of the campaign
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

The highbrowest word that linguistic show-offs are trying to shove into the language is cinema.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, Had I have gone I would have been killed"; say, Had I gone, etc."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

The American way, too, is to "beef' about everything.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23
Current Comments

When one gets behind the wheel of a high powered automobile, the power within the machine itself en- ters into his personality. His ego be- comes enlarged.
 Carroll E. Mealey, New York state motor vehicle ofiicial.
 Katharine Hepburn plays golf the same way she acts-as hard as she can.
 -Joe Novak. Hollywood golf pro.