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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-07
TOMORROW

Capitol Hill History Club
Luncheon and meeting, 1880 p,
m, Columbia Country Club.
Democratic Women's National
Council, Absentee Voters Bureau
-Housewarming tea, $50 p. M,
1406 G st. N. w.
District League of Women Vot.
erS-Luncheon, p. m, Mayflower
Hotel.
Petworth Woman's Club-Meet.
ing of Hospitality Section, 1880
p. M, Mrs C. S. Eskridge, hostess.
Twentieth Century Club-Na-
ture section, trip, 10:30 a. m,
Cabin John Station.
Women'S City Club-BuSineSs
and Professional dinner, $50 p,
M, clubhouse. 1876 Jackson PlD
N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-07
WOmem's Club
Calendar
TO-DAY

Women's City Club-Book Hour,
S p. m; board meeting. 8 p. M,
1876 Jackson Pl. N. W.
Washington Branch, American
Association University Women
Meeting of Study Group on Gov.
eminent, Business and the Indi.
vidual,' $3.50 p. m, 1884 I st. N. w.
Court District of Columbia,
Catholic Daughters of America
Meeting. 8 p. m, Willard Hotel.
Tau Chapter, Tau Phi Sorority
Dinner, 1880 p. m, Lafayette
Hotel.
Business Women'S Council
Meeting, 8 p. m, Covenant First
Presbyterian Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-07

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-07

MY success in this show was
almost my undOing. Picture
scouts from Hollywood saw me
and i was signed for . picture
called "The Locked Door" II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
The Coming Session

The coming legislative session, for which Governor Cross may be expected to issue call soon after the state con- ventions of both major political parties are out of the way will serve dual pur- pose, just as it will actually convene on two separate occasions. The legislators will first gather in Hartford several days before the November election, perhaps full week. At this time the state law will be changed SO that when presidential electors from this state meet there will be nothing illegal about the meeting nor the result of their actions.
 State law now does not provide for the change in congressional sessions and pres- idential inaugurationS, such as were changed by the Article 20. That Con- necticut may be in line with all other states in properly following out the law next January 1t is necessary that steps be taken to change our present statutes, so that presidential electors may meet in December to transact their duties.
 In addition to this business, which Governor Cross suggests be cared for be- fore the election at which presidential electors will be selected the special session must also dispose of other business. The first action, to be cared for before election, will not be controversial; the second might cause some disputes and it is with this in mind that both parties are eying the present alignment of party strength in the two houses. This latter business Is enactment of unemployment insurance legislation so that Connecticut may ben eft by federal taxation on payrolls.
 The present federal law states that, if a state has an adequate unemployment s.aa Ia SAft tax will be allocated to the state in which 1t is collected. If it hasn't, the state is the loser. We have commission on ur1- employment insurance, authorized by the 1885 Legislature. It doubtless will pre- sent it's report, seeking prompt action. If this is forthcoming, 1t will be in direct contradiction to the manner this Legis- lature handled all such matters last year when in regular session. That makes Governor Cross plan to divide the session very wise one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
DimensionaI Power Machine

The production and demonstration to an amazed audience of what is called a "dimensional power machine" in little town called Corbetton, in Ontario, gives pause for question. The machine, which seemed to manifest great pushing and pulling power, is said to be without gears, wheels, springs or magnets, and the only moving part is lever. It does not use fuel of any kind, no gas, coal, wood, oil or electricity. Since there are no moving parts, 1t needs no lubricating oil"
 Whether, as the inventor thinks, he has tapped some simple, powerful, hitherto unknown source of power in the universe, and has really produced the marvel of the age - or whether the dear old theory of perpetual motion is now cropping up in another form to startle, set to argument and finally to disillusion new genera tion remains to be seen. It is one of those things interesting if true. Radio and tel egraph were once so regarded.
 But anything of this sort needs careful watching lest 1t blow up financial bub- ble, wrecking the savings of the credu- lous, and supplying power only through the hot air of its promotion talk. Un- doubtedly there are great and simple powers in the universe still unused, awaiting the call of the inventor. But in this imperfect world, when thing sounds too good to be true, generally it isn't.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Expensive Food Habits

There is much complaint about the ris- ing cost of the foods in the weekly market basket. Yet "eating habits of the Amer ican people will not be changed by in- creased food prices," says Mrs. Wilbur Fribley, president of the Housewives League of America. Past experience has shown that families are slow to accept substitutes, that cheaper meat cuts may be purchased but that meat and potatoes remain the foundation of the American dinner.
 The Housewives League, nevertheless, offers suggestions for cutting down meal costs. It recommends canned salmon and other fish and macaroni and cheese instead of meat; use of evaporated milk for cooking; canned, stewed or dried fruit; root vegetables, and rice, beans and other legumes instead of potatoes.
 Uniform drouth menus are not sensible for the whole country because the food shortages differ in different localities. The reassuring thing is that there will actually be enough nOurishing food for everybody, in spite of the ravages of ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
What Will The Harvest Be-Grain Or Men?

THE moon gets big and yellow, these August nights, and as t drifts above the silent fields 1t shines down aS 6 token Of new harvest--a sign that once again man has pitted his strength against the stubborn earth and forced 1t to give him of it's plenty.
 But the harvest moon has looked down on other things than Tipening grain and buFdened fruit trees The human race Te&ped another kind of harvest some 22 years ago, and almost died Of t; and we never again can come to this month of August without remembering t as the most fate. fui Of anniversaries.
 The World War began 22 years SEQ this month. It was war to enthrone democracy, and 1t left us now kind of autocracy; t was war to end war, and 1t left IS wondering just how and where the next War will begin.
 We cannot lot the anniversary pass without considerlng anew this greatest Of oil the races C"E'e''
 TT was proper tilat the World War should Do. gin in August That D the month when men reap what they have gown; and # ever there was Q harvest that came directly and logically from what had been planted, t was the horyeSt of August, 1914
 For tho world before 1914 wsS the kind of world which, in the last anaiySs always puts iD trust in force. Beneath its fine phrases about ciyiiazation, friendship, and harmony, there was always the assumption that in the end the man, the group, or the nation with the most muscle would come out on top
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
O l0aO. NgA

The plain lesson of modern science, triumphant over dbtance-that the human race S . unit which must act as Q unit to survve-waS bland- 1y ignored.
 And 50 the harvest moon of 1911 looked down upon an earth which shook with the thud of guns and the rolling tramp of moving armies. The blind Savagery of the dark ages returned to warfare. What we know as civilization, built from the blood and toll and dreams of endless centuries, came clos to utter collapse.
 NOW we are in new August and what b our ~ prospoct7 We are sowing the same seed that was Bown before 10i4 UnleSg we imme- diately Ind Q new kind, cap we possibly hope for different sort of harvest? Unless wo take the pains to build the kind of society in which war D unlikely, can we Do surprised fl WET comes?
 We have not long to decide. It may Do too late even now-for the fires in Spain may ct any moment light torch that will not be put out. But caSl any thinking nan fail to demand with all tho strength that b in him, that the ciyil- ized world make ono final, desperate effort to Ina the way to peace and harmony, regardless of the cost?
 There will Dc harvest moon next year, and tho next; and what will they look down uporP 4 quiet and drowSy earth, with swelling fields lying silent, waiting for tho sickle-or an earth made hideouW with tho sight and sound of broth- CTS at one anctherB throats?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Tr And Do It

Any effort on the part of President Roosevelt or other federal officials to further the movement to create Q naval museum in the Potomac River near enough to Washington to attract thou sands of visitors is going to find plenty of opposition in certain states of the Union. And Massachusetts and Rhode Island are two of the states already brist- ling at the. proposal. The plan which was first unfolded in Congress in its last days of this session, and discussed at length in these columns, called for several historic ships being anchored in the Potomac River near Washington.
 Among them was the historic Consti- tuition, better known as Old Ironsides. It is now floating museum in Boston Har- Dor after having visited every port of call along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts In a triumphant tour of American waters 6 year or two ago. This followed thor ough reconditioning in which the pennies of thousands of American schoolboys and girls played an important part. Any move to take the Constitution away from BoS- ton Harbor means war up there.
 And the same holds true for the U.S.S. Constellation, long fixture at Newport and used for many years as naval train. 1Hk SI1lp dlUGE 1lASCOElC G4lSLeLlCS III tAIS navy. Little Rhody is very much aroused at the thought of losing the ConStella- ton, also known by nickname, the Yan. kee Racehorse. State and local officials over there are besieging federal officials with requests and threats over the incl dent. The same can't be said of Connec- ticut, though, over the thought of seeing the U. S. s. Hartford, Admiral Farragut'S old flagship, lifted lip from the mud of Charleston, s. C., harbor and recondi- toned.
 We might even welcome and join in any such movement as this, because short year ago the state, through It's congress sional Representatives, was trying to in- terest the Navy Department in making the boat fit for travel, so that 1t might be sailed up the Connecticut River and anchored near Hartford. But 1t will prob- ably rot in the mud, unless the Potomac River museum project is pushed to conl- pletion. The other boats to form part of the naval shrine were the Olympia and the yacht, America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

The suggestion of Miss Kathleen Crow- ley, juvenile probation officer, to the Board of Aldermen that'a system of li- censing be adopted for the army of shoe shine boys who infest our city streets to- day is worthy of serious consideration. Some weeks ago we commented on this self same thing after discussing the mat ter at length with Miss Crowley. At that time she had the plan she outlined to the board in mind and was considering pre- senting 1t to the proper officials. Editor ially we endorsed some such means as this to bring the boys under proper con- trol and to prevent their industrious hab- its proving at the same time boomerang and getting them into trouble, so that they might in time be ranked as juvenile delin- quents. It needs just bit of restraint, but at the same time an indication that they are being treated as real businessmen to convince most boys that there is merit in the proposal for licensing and regular shifts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

the RyerSon Steel company, and is Q specialist in taking over seInl-banhrupt companies and putting the mon their feet.
 When he took it over, WPA Housing Division was almost in that category. 1b iS now assuEa- ing new life.
 Merry Co., Round
 Women of the National Capital Republican club have turned down Q horseback picture of Landcn as Q clubhouse decoration, because it shows . broad grin on the face of the candidate. Reason given is, we have had enough of sTniles." Serving on the new- ly named Great Plains Drouth Committee Is Albert q. Walthen of the Indian Bureau, who says he once had Q 640.acre ranch in western Kansas which is now lover in the next county" as Q result of dust storms N The home which the New Deal cone Verted into on office for Rural Electrificatoin Administration is generally known as the 9laine mansion. Few recall th0t it was originally built by electricltyS George Westinghouse.
 Copyright, 1886, by United Tea-
 ture Syndicate, Incl VA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

There is room for expansion in this idea of community clubs taking over school houses that have been abandoned by the Board of Education. The Hopeville Com. munity Club started off the procession with petition to the board for pernlis. sion to take over the old Hopeville School and maintain 1t. So long as the city is reliever of upkeep, as well as legal respons- ibility, there should not be much cor11- plaint about the board endeavoring to property not being used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

more powerful, and having . long or range than the ordinary type ( automatic pistol.
 e. What is the difference bes tween clouds and mistr
 A. Mist is caused by tho condens sation of the watery Mpor in the air Into tiny globules, and Q cloud is on elevated mist. It has been rec. ogniEed that the formation of clouds ig due to two causes: mixing or two currents of different temperatureN, and dynamic cooling of Air by dim" inishing pressure.
 e. When was William shskeS- peare born?
 A. His birth date is unknown, but he was baptized in tho parieh church of Stratford.on.Ayon iH WarwickShire on April 20, 1b04.
 If you want . copy Of our books let "COLD DISHES, DRINKS And DESERTS" write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau iOi2 Thirteenth sE, Northwest, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 1OfcentS in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
By BENNY FIELDS

Broadway can Do cold-o Tit can welcome you with effusive voice and c binding glare of neonS and inazdag.
 I recall Broadway fifteen years ago. Blossom eeeley, who iS Mrs. Benny Fields in private life, would accompany me as we walked up Broadway, returning for frequent giimpses ct the Marquee of the pa- lace theater, which carried the le. gend: NOW PLAYINd--BLOs OsSOM SHELLEY and BENNY TfELDS--IN PERSON" We looked ct that elec- tric sign many times between shows Tn those days 1t represented the heiehts-the utmost in achievement Eyery singer, dancer or comedian then had an ambition to play the Our salary was well in the four figure class. Broadway knew us aa headiinerS, and treated us accord ingly, Head walters would bow ob- sequiously, and usher .us to nne tables.
 "song plusgerS," those represen- tatives of the music publishers would come over to our table with an ecstatic, Hello Blossom and Bernyl How are youl It's good tc see you again. Say, I understand that you're knocking them dead at the Palace. Have you heard oui new tune? It's right up your alley can just picture you and Blossom singing 1t. Oh boy, would that bs Q sockl"
 My friends Jack Benny, Rutt Fitting, Jack Pearl. George Burns Oracle Allen, Abe Lyman and few others-would tell us not tt pay too much attention to thii Broadway homage, that 1t wa synthetic and 'phoney."
 We did well, judging by our fl nancial status. For years, Blossom and I toured in vaudeville, com manding headline salaries, with oc. casional appearances in Broadway legitimate attractions. But we fell that we had Go be provldent. Thii windfall couldn't last forever. w saved money, and invested it all fl "ellt-edgod stocIEs.'' There weren't Ig0ing to Do anv hauanka fnr Blcs'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
: IN NEW YORK !.

Benny Fields is tho Man Who Came Back, the Headiiner who went to the foot of the ladder and climbed right back to the top. He has found Broadway Q 5icklo thoroughfare and you can't blame him much for being cynical about the denizens of Times Square. But lot him tell his own story aS to" days guest columniistS-the sec. ond of twelve celebrities who are conducting this department while I vacation fer away from Mans hattan'B spires. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

The fact that Waterbury has reached It's quota of $131 ,000 in old age taxes does not allow any delinquent to forget about his unpaid bill. When the bill came due, the city had to dig down and get the en- tire amount of $131 ,000 for the state, although 1t hadn't collected that amount then. We have just passed the top and there are still some people owing the $3 tax. They are not now exempt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Answers To. Questions
By E'rudsrick HG. Ksrby

c. Which U. g. Army Division suffered the greatest number os casualties Curing the World War?
 A, The Second Division, which was organized in France out oS Regular Army and United States Marine CoErs troops, late in 1917.
 c. 1S cross breeding of dogs and wolves poSsible2
 A. Yes.
 c. Is Zane Grey the real name of the authorS
 4. Yes.
 c. What Is Q subsYlachine gunN A. An aut omatic pistol. heavisR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Selected Poem
SUDDENLY I REMEMBERED

Neona Ames Hill in the Christian Science Monitor) It seemed as if the summer had always been; As if the dusty trees were never starred With the delicate green of spring, and that the thin Trickle of water here in the ancient scared Valleys of August had never been swelled with the
 bright
 Emerald glitter of April streams; that never Had snow been lain across this land in white Immaculate folds: that summer would last forever Then suddenly remembered the scent of apple And whey purple grape, the tang of fall; I remembered that tawny leaves would be blown
 to dapple
 These hills in autumn, the oveliest season of all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
som seelcy and Benny TioldsI

som seelcy and Benny yieldsI On The TOboggaa
 Then came the debacle. October, 1920, SEW our small world come crashing down around our ears. The "giit-edged stock" was one in which many theater people had invested. Lou Holtz and Eddie Cantor were but two others.
 We felt sick aS we SEW our "neSt egg," our provider against poverty in old age, disappear like . bubble. But we tried our best to cheer ID one another, and said that we would work oil the harder to make 1t up.
 Losing our money in the market was only the beginning of our mis- fortunes. Vaudeville went into Q rapid decline. Where there had once been sixty weeks of steady work, it now decreased oeight or less.
 There was no work. The little funds Blossom and I had saivaged from the wreck of our financial structure was rapidly dwindling.
 Now I learned about the hard side of Broadway. The Main Stem, the Great White Way that had been glorihed in song and story, suddenly became the Pain Stem to me.
 Managers and agents who would once stop and chat with us pleag- antly, now hurried by with 6 Inumbled "hello" or didn't deign to notice us ct all. Htad walters in restaurants, who seem to have their ears to the ground, shuted us to 8 back table. Song pluggers avoided us. We could do them no good. Getting Another Chance
 There were five years of hard. ship. For five years we struggled and fought Broadway the street that said, "Go away, You are through. You don't belong here. You're all washed up."
 Then, as a solo performer, came the break in Chicago that was to bring me back to Broadway. It was a good friend--Abe Lyman who finally gave me the chance at redemption by bringing me to Broadway.
 Boardway wasn't particularly friendly when arrived from Chi- cago. They still remembered washed up" Benny Fields. They came to the Hollywood restaurant to "sit in on 6 wake."
 Then Broadway decided to take me back. It said, You belong. Stay here with us."
 The song pluegers slap my back again. The Pain Stem is again the Main Stem. Managers and agents ask, "Why haven't you come to sec Us ail this time7" Head walters are obaequiouB once again.
 < mlQsanm and I amlle. WeTo glad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06


 1. Who wrote, "HnnocontS A" broad?"
 2. Who was Ann Preston?
 3. Namc the goddess Of the Tn" dian Thugs.
 {. Tn law, what Is the name Of 2 Judicial writ of court of equity, commanding 0 person named, 70 oo or not to do 6 particular thingP 8. To what part of the world waS the name "Oathay" applied in later medieval times? 6. With what countries was spain allied during the World War? T. Name the Canadian Province lying north of the State of New Hampshire. Q. Where is the British military acadeEny2
 3. Between which two countries was the Clayton -Bulwer Treaty. 10. on which continent are the Andes Mountains?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Horoscope
BY OCTAVYNR

For persons who believe that hu. iiian destiny is guided by the planet the daily horoscope iS outlined bS . noted astrol0gee In addition td information of general interest, 4 outlines information of special In. terest to persons born on the deslg. mated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

cesslve temperaturea and drouth. Prices of some articles will be prohibitive for some families, but careful planning and marketing and @ willingness to change eating habits part of the time ct least, will see us through the difficult time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

Another group that ought to be elirrl- mated consists of cooks and chefs who put whipped cream on everything in hot weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

General JndiGatlons for All
 Mornine--gxcGIlcnt.
 Afternoofi- fi--t.iood.
 EVcning-Qood.
 This Is one of tho Lest days ci the year. All business GjiouId VyOs. per around this period. IL s c good time to travel or dea, with people from Q digtance. .l
 Today'g Birthdate
 You should Do Q popular but cc1. ventional person.
 Danger from fire, accident or rashness from Aug. 70 through ECpr. 6, .i036. Socially favorabis seek fGvors anG plan clothes from Nov. 3 through 6, 1o3B.
 Be careful of your health during November and December, l036. Excellent for business expansion during August and September, 1886,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Daily Marrv.Co-RotgYad
 Washington ---- = r-|....-s 'LANDON KITCHEN CABINET
 PUTS CURB ON HAMILTON
..-.- BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT g. ALLEl

Washington July 6 = When vivacious John Hamilton came to washington just after being made chairman of the Republican National Committed he out lined to sagacious Senator McNary of Oregon an eap' crate campaign in which he, personally, would speak m every state in the Union
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
A Thought for Today

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for have not found thy works perfect before GOd.-ReveIa- ton 3:2
 A soul without watchfulness is, like Q city without walls, exposed to the inroadS of all it's enemies.-Thonas Seeker
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Daily Almanac

Moon rises e:42 p. m. daylight time). Sun rises S:52 a. ni.; sets s:O2 ?. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

We want to be tolerant, but 1t can't be ethical to mix cowboy and hill-billy songs in the same program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Test Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven os these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06

T0DAL's COMMON ERROR Never soy, T want Q new hat badly;" Say, Y want new hat very much."