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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
LAWN PARTY TO BE
 HELD SATURDAY
Proceeds for St. Michael's Church-Father Cole.
 man Is Speaker
BEACON FALLS Correspondent Wm. !. Baxter Phone Naugatuck 3O.2.

A large attendance is expected at the lawn party to be held Saturday evening at the St. Michael's church rectory lawn for the benefit of the church. It will be sponsored by St. Ann's guild of the church.
 Card playing and dancing will be held in the evening and there will be Q fish pond for children to fish for gifts. Home cooking will be on sale and candy and ice cream will also be dispensed.
 Rev. Henry Coleman Speaks
 Rev. Henry Coleman, former paS- tor of St. Michael'S church here and now of Bridgeport was the principal speaker at the observance of the silver jubilee of Rev. Edward L. Morrison, pastor of the Church ot the Blessed Sacrament of Waterbury and former assistant pastor at St. Francis church, Naugatuck, Rev. Coleman highly lauded Father Mor" rison.
 To Finish Program
 Completion of the oiling program on local roads iS expected by Thurs day. Hill section roads were oiled yesterday and those in the outside areas have been finished.
 A new cement sidewalk Is being laid on Burton road as . WPA pro- ject, the road widening and retain. Ing wall project having been conn pieted there. The new walk which Is being laid over the old one Will be six inches higher than the other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
Washington School
 Exercises Tomorrow
47 fin Graduating CIass-OirIs Share EiOnOrs as VaIedctOrians- Father Cunningham on Wide Tour
WASHINGTON HILL NEVIS

ready for delivery to the homes bee fore the finish of the week.
 Protested Game
 After two postponements os the widely -heralded protest game bee tween the Washington Hll's and Sacred Hearts, officials of the league have again set this Thursday night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
Corps Meeting

Outdoor rehearsals of the St. Francis Xavier Fife and Drum Corps have become popular, not only among the members of the or. ganization but also the residents of the Hill who look forward to Tues. day nights, as an occasion for good martial music, featuring the strains of flies and rolls of drums, master. fully played by the popular corps.
 Another such program will bc en- joyed in the vicinity of xaverian hail tonight. Tn addition to the yiiu- gical portion of the meeting plans will sbe made to parade tomorrow night from Crosby High school to the Sacred Heart parish in promo ton of . mardi gras which is to open at that parish. More plans are also necessary for acceptance of the invitation to the Rhode Island Pliers and Drummers annual meet which will take place August 6. The corps expects to take part in that meet,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
N. U. S. J.

Unit No. 2 of tho National Unit for Social Justice will hold a very important business meeting ct Muicahy school tonight ct 8 o'clock. President George Ayotte, who will be in charge, requests that oil mern- bers bo present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
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 The twelfth monthly issue of the Washington Park Community Clubs publication, "The Voice of the HI" has reached the printer and will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23

'-olsyo has s.s7S.ee7 people. acc ccsdlng to Japan's last census.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23

King Edward has loaned pictures held in Amsterdam, Holland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
D. A. V.

An important meeting of the 10. cal chapter of the Disabled Amer. ican Veterans will take place to. night At Knights of Pythias hall on East Main street ct which time final arrangements will be madO for participation In the state D. 4. V. convention to be held in Bridgeport from July g to 5 inclusive. Delegates and alter- mates will Do appointed ct this meeting and other business mat ters will be discussed for . sum. mer program since no meetings will be held within the next few months.
 Commander John P. Barry of the Waterbury chapter who was recently elected Co this position, will be seated as chairman of the gathering and . social period will follow during which time refrcsh- ments will Do served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23
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been designated by tho President, as his representative at the cere. Tnony. The decoratoin will so to Gen. EdwardS' cousin, Attorney Charles R. Hurd, of Boston.
 The convention will open Friday morning with . 76 milIimeter and aerial bomb salute. The program has many featupres, including . military ball, . clam bake. wide open theaters, three parades, serial display, company reunions, fireworks, and ag baseball game. The convention ends Sunday Rf- tern00n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-23

The regular meeting of Lorld Kitchener Post Auxiliary will take place 1t the chapter headquarters tomorrow night at 7;30 o'clock with Mrs. Robert Montgomery presiding. The business meeting will be followed with . social period during which time mem- bcrs of the Post will be guests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Somebody's Job

It is evident that Connecticut is again going to suffer from the deprada- tions of the tent caterpillars. Their ugly nests are conspicuous now amongst the green foliage that is bursting forth on every hillside Even in the city limits the ugly grey tents are despoiling yards and stretches of brush-lined roads Some thing should and could be done about this with little united effort. It simply remains for some agency to take the initiative and lead the fight against the caterpillars.
 Even if the damage done by the worms didn't warrant a concerted drive against them, as we recall a botaniSt declaring last year, the removal of the unSightly messes from the trees and bushes does. And inside of another week the worms will have attained adult size and be foraging daily on luscious green leaves in their vicinity. Now is the time to start the movement against the worms. Won't some agency enlist the aid of all property owners?
 Boy Scouts annually take heavy toll in nests. We presume that they are active in this campaign again. Community clubs should launch drive, enlisting the Scouts in their limits. The city could also lend hand by making available corps of workers assigned to the job of clearing all city property of the nests. And what we should like to have done is to have hundreds of eco boys turned loose in certain areas every day for about two weeks. They would just about solve the problem of getting rid of the worms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Silence Is Golden

The announcement of States Attorney Arthur M. Brown of New London county as to his availability for the nomination or governor on the republican ticket has dls- rupted slightly the plans of other g.o.p. notables in this state While there hasn't been an awful lot said about the top place on the ticket of recent weeks, since ex- Senator Hiram A. Bingham removed him. self from that field, as well as that of rep resentative in the second district, there has been some jockeying for position: MT. Brown has unseated number of Jockeys.
 What is going to happen to the Theo- dore Bodenwein boom for lieutenant- governor? The New London Day pub- fisher was prtty sure of that nomination, if we can believe all that we see and hear. But if the gubernatorial nomination goes to New London County - Jewett City = will the second place on the ticket likewise go in that direction. True the democrats have governor and lieuten- ant-governor from the same county - New Haven and Waterbury - but we don't think that republicans will follow this example.
 And what of the purported boom for Colonel John Q. TilSon and his reported willingness to get back into Connecticut's political wars? And we can't lose sight of the fact that two years when States Attorney General Hugh Alcorn captured the nomination, he did so after former Lieutenant Governor Roy c. Wilcox of Meriden had withdrawn in his favor. Surely MT. Wilcox is not so completely out of the picture this year as all that. This pronouncement of States Attorney Brown is going to cause considerable shifting from right to left among repub- lican "Would-bes". Democrats must enjoy this unusual situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Russian Navy

Russia has been concentrating on her army, and is credited with having devel- oped military power second to none in Europe, capable of fighting either on her western or eastern front. Now she IS turning to naval development, and an- nounces that she proposes to build a navy larger than any now existing This is as big an undertaking as it was for Peter the Great, at the beginning of the 18th century, to start creating navy out of nothing, for nation that scarcely had good rowboat. But Peter did rather well, and Stalin may do much better.
 The old Russian navy was destroyed by the Japs in 1904. Russia now has, to start with, four 23,000 ton battleships, 20 years Ol dand, therefore, not much good, with seven cruisers, 20 destroyers and l7 submarines. He will want strong fleet in the Baltic to watch Germany, a second
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

in the Black Sea to safeguard Russia's Ice free ports and her outlet to the Mediter- ranean, and a third in the Pacific to de- fend eastern Siberia and watch Japan.
 Many observers think this is nonsense that Russia should merely strengthen her land and air defense and not seek sea power Russians never have been very good sailors. If she does go ahead with such a program, she will drive all the other naval powers to further building. It will be grand for the intuition busi- ness, but not so good for peaceful com rnerce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Signs of the Times

Recent news items in the Waterbury Democrat make us believe that times are definitely on the up and up in Waterbury Couple these with any number of pubic improvements and it can be readily seen that little old Waterbury is undergoing many changes for the better. It is to be hoped. of course, that the fortunes Of all of us continue on the mend to keep pace: Two public improvements that should enhance our physical properties are the new athletic field on Watertown Avenue work on which moves apace, and the pro- posed new Baldwin Street bridge which will make a wonderful approach to this old and thickly-settled residential dls- trict.
 Among the many reports, indications of improved conditions, are the acqulsl- ton of the Smith & Griggs company, one of the city's old manufacturing plants on lower South Main Street, as well as the expansions of the plant of the Lux CLOCK company, young concern when com pared to some of our industries, but an enterprising and rapidly-growing one. And if this wasn't enough we might point out that work is about to start on the new buildings of the Waterbury Buckle Com pany on South Main Street. When they are completed and occupied the city will have started another major improvement job.
 This job will round out the project which brought the new highway bridge across the Mad River on South Main Street opened to traffic last winter. It IS the plan of our city fathers to slice oil enough of the Buckle Company property to make the Washington Street and Ave nue crossing less of traffic hazard than it now is. This will be quite an engineer. ing feat, but when 1t is completed 1t will Be something of which the city can well be proud. And 1t will be in line with all the safety programs that are being preached today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

The years from 16 to 21 are declared the
 most dangerous in boys life, said speaker at the convention of Boys Club leaders in Philadelphia this week. This speaker declared that "Figures have shown that the criminal class is chiefly from 16 to 21 and the largest number of offenders are about 19 ." It's the for gotten period in a boys life, he further stated. There is lot of truth in this, but we'd term the span of years the danger rather than the forgotten years. This is the spot in which the leisure time programs being developed by many or- ganizations come into play. It's pity more men don't interest themselves in such work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

Uniform methods of handling all court cases involving traffis violations were proposed this week to the governors commission on street and highway safety. The idea came forth when judges and prosecutors of courts in every town of the state gathered in New Haven Mon- day to discuss their problems and to see if some means of aiding in creating more safety on our highways might not be found. A committee from the above of- ficials is now considering a permanent organization of lower court attaches to prepare program on administration of traffic laws. That in itself is a step in the right direction. Standardization of bonds, costs and penalties would also be good thing. Drivers should be taught that certain laws weren't made to be broken and that if they are broken, there must be penalty attached in all cases, no exceptions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

sickle as its symbol. The crimson
 red of Harvard Is . proper, re.
 spectable crimson red"
 Merry O-EeOund
 Title of Q speech recently de- livered by Secretary Dan Roper: Cooperative Action for Coordi- mated Progress" Members of the Senate Interstate Com- merce committee charge that, in an effort to arose administration opposition, wall Street lawyers" are spreading rumors that the real object of the investigation of railroad financing being prepared by the committee is to smear" REC Chairman Jesse Jones |. Captain Wilford s. Alexander, head of the Federal Alcohol Ad- ministration, does not believe in taking chances. Unlike many of- ficials who authorize an assistant to sign routine letters and docu. ments, he insists on personally signing all papers that issue from his office Postmaster Gen. eral Jim Farley is using a new stratagem In his latest campaign speeches. He calls attention to fi- nancial news in the local press of the town, contrasts 1t first with the period when Roosevelt took office, then with items in the same pa- pers on the day of his address.
 Copyright, 1938, by United Fea.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Ado About Nothing

It is too much to expect that the readers of these columns are u1- aware of the row which the Re- publican tried to kick up over the purchase of property necessary for the construction of the new Bald- win Street bridge. This time the good of the taxpayers was the alibi for the attack but the pur- pose intended was to convince the public that the administration was guilty of something crooked. A new bridge was not needed and even If 1t was needed any kind Of structure approved by the admin istration would be too expensive. It would have made no difference if 1t had been constructed of matches and built by school chil- dren on Saturdays and holidays. The price paid for the property required was too high and here again was the insinuation that something smelly was to be shoot. ed out. The Republican ignored the report of City Engineer Cairns, an indubitably honest, able public servant on the project just as 1t ig- nored the necessity, since 8 new bridge was demanded, of building something which fitted in with the ultimate design of the admin istration for making Baldwin Street into a vital artery of traf- fic. It ignored the fact that the city, if it had resorted to con. dernnation proceedings, would have to pay more for the prop erty than the purchase price agreed upon without having re- course to litigation. It ignored the historic Mackin case wherein the property wanted was assessed at $25OO, the owner asked $20,OOO' and after three years condemna- ton suit the court awarded $l2,5OO which was five times the assessed valuation. But neither the Repup- lican nor the American ignored the possibility of convincing resi- dents of other sections of the city that a stalwart Democratic district was being favored by Democratic administration at the expense Of the taxpayers at large. It was all very silly, quite unwarranted but altogether in keeping with the newspapers settled ambition to resort to any and every means to try to create trouble. About the ambitions mentioned in the open. ing paragraph have said my say. I hope, however, the desire Of both sheets to be funnier will be real- ized although I do not see how that miracle can come to pass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Horoscope
BY oCTAYINE

DG VO4AVANE
 For persons who believe that hue man destiny is guided by the plan et1, the daily horoscope is outlined by Q noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the des- ignated dates.
 MAY 23
 The planetary influences today are most likely to affect strongly those persons who were born from June 2l through July 20.
 General Indications for Today
 Morning-Very good.
 Afternoon-Rash.
 Evening-Good.
 TOdays Birthdate You should have much power of concentration. Old friends should be of mush assistance to you during May, 1887. You may profit through inheri- tance or in other ways during De- cember, 1886.
 Make social calls or buy new clothes from May 30 through June 2, 1886.
 Readers desiring additional infOr- nation regarding their horoscope are invited to communicate with Octavine in care of The Democrat. Enclose a Scent stamped, sedf- addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

They say that the Resettlement Admin istration is illegal, too. In other words the federal government can't regulate housing. But we thought that every body was crying that this was what Uncle Sam ought to do If the federal govern ment doesn't give impetus to building program in the United States a lot of trades are going to continue to show un- employment figures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Relations

A fortnight or 50 ago the Amer ican announced the appointment of Q woman belonging to one Of the oldest families in Waterbury to a position, for which she was properly qualified, in City Hall. The position was minor one and the appointee could, by no stretch even of the Americans imagina- ton, be considered Q political tar" get. But the headline on the story said that she was Q cousin of the Mayors executive secretary and gave the impression that the re- lationship was the reason for her selection. The sketchiest sort of inquiry would have shown that there is no more kinship between the appointee and Mir. Thomas Kelly than there is between Halle Selassie and me. This is one bit of knowledge for which do not have to refer-aS I was not long ago advised by the American to go--to the Congressional Direc- tory, for confirmation. I knew the families as far back as when the editor of the American was rornp- ing around the village totem pole in Medicine Hat and I also knew there was not the slightest foun- dation to the story. But the Amer ican could not be bothered check ing 1t up. There was a position open, certainly there must have been applicants for 1t, and if they could Dc made to believe that It's award was based upon family pull so many more enemies of the ad- ministration could be created Which was precisely what the American had in mind. The de- sired effect was lost because every one who read the yarn realized that there was not Q word of truth in 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

e. What causes thunder? Do thunder and lightning come at the same time2
 A. The electric discharge known as lightning heats the air and the vapor lying in It's path to very high temperature, causing a rapid disin. tegration and Q violent expansion along It's entire length. The result is c steep compression wave or noise. Lightning and thunder come at the same time and place, but light tray. els at the rate of approximately l86,. 900 miles per second, and sound at only 1,000 feet per second, when the temperature is g degrees; therefore the sound usually follows several seconds after the lightning.
 e. How many marriages were there in the United States in 1oS42
 A. l,24S,0o0.
 c. Who Is the American minister to Denmark?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

to the Connecticut Democracy? Is it possible thee editorial jokester does not know that the only trace of cockney dialect this state has ever heard came not from DeTn- ocratic lips but from the mouth of Q dissldent Republican who dis- approved of J. Henry Roraback and all his works and pomps? Is he confusing "coclEney" with Live erpooleSe? Has he got the Mersey mixed up with the Thames? Whatever is wrong my advice to him would be to lay off all future allusions to costermonger manner isms of speech. The Boss won't like theml
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

N0pupHC8uD pub when the op- D o r [ unity arises I hope I am unpreju. diced enough to call attention to 1t. Never let 1t be hinted that I have failed to hearten by 6 bit of common" dalton Q jour- nal which is endeavoring to get some place. w h e n, som e
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "The testimony proved the case;" say, "The evidence proved the CaSe."
!. Mrs. Ruth Bryan owen.

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 e. Is William Green still serving as president of the American Fed eration of Labor?
 A. Yes,
 c. How old are Premier Musso- lini and Adolph Hitler?
 A. Mussolini is 62 years old: Hit. Ter is ~ years.
 c. Where and when was Lily Pons, the opera singer, born?
 A. At Cannes, France, April l6, 1904.
 c. Will President Roosevelt'S term end on January 20, 1887, or Oil March 1 of that year?
 A. His term will end January 20, 1887.
 c. Where in the United States Is the greatest annual rainfallp
 A. In Tillamook county, Oregon, where the average annual rainfall is l30 inches.
 @. When was the suspension bridge over the Ohio river at Wheel ing completed?
 A. 1862.
 e. Give the date of the closing of the Bank of the United States in New York city.
 A. December II, 1880.
 O. What does "aonli soft qui nal y pense" mean?
 A. It is a French phrase which is translated, Evil be to him who evil thinks"
 If you want . copy of our book let, POPULAR. RADIO STARS" write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. Q. Enclose 10 cents, for postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
HOME SHORTAGE PLACED HIGH

Salt Lake City, (UPl-TheTe is a shortage Of l.T00.000 homes in the United States and i0.0OO.00 homes are below decent standards of Nv" lng, Allen 2. sanford, Utah diTec. tor, natoinal emergency council said here in predicting prosperity for the building trades soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

Mussolini and Hitler have been "talk- ing Turkey" to the world, but wait till Mustapha Kemal Ataturk gets started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Selected Poem
LITTLE FANNY EYES

Hartford TimeS) Sweet as the Hibiscus blossom Pervading the gloomy spheres with it's fragrance Are you little tawny eyes. Your tender eye brows are As black moths settled gracefully With wings outspread above The glistening of faintly shaded eyes. You fascinate my senses As you sit so silent in the gray silk of sandaIwood You shudder feeling the romance of the ages creep
 over you wait to have you greet my soul My smile is fixed and hurt. tawny eyes, You could not understand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22

It seems that there are going to be quite few pedestrians in this campaign, walking both ways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-22
Another Ambition


 It is telling no tales out of school to say that the Republican, like its twin the American, cher iShes the ambition to whack the city administration every time the chance presents itself. And if the chance is Q little tardy in putting in an appearance 1t Is yanked in by the scruR of the neck and the whacking is administered whether or not 1t Is warranted. All that Is important is getting the adminis- tration in a spot keeping away in mind the desire to get 1t out of the spot into which the voters of the city have balloted 1t for years. The excuse for the whacking is usually the good of the taxpayers but the reason for 1t is to stir up resent ment outside and inside the ranks of the Democratic party. Recent ly we have had two perfect exarn- pies of the Republicans, and the Americans, passion for the real- ization of its ambition to try to discredit the administration at every turn.