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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-06
BEARD APPEAL
TURNED DOWN

The United States Supreme
Court today denied a writ Of re-
view to Sam Beard and the men
convicted with him in a gambling
conspiracy case.
Beard, reputed king of Wash
ington's gambling world, received
an indeterminate sentence of from
two to six years, and the others
-12 in all-received varying SEN
fences, ranging from one to three
years.
They sought the courts review,
alleging overlapping had been
used in trapping them. They were
arrested as the result of a raid
October 5, 1884.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-06
Murd|s Approved
For Justice Home

The Department Of Justice
building shortly will boast q touch
Of the old West.
John Steuart Curry. artist OF
WeStport, Conn. has been com
miSSioned to paint a number Of
murals depicting old covered
wagon trails Of the western
States. Curry'S small scale color
sketches have been approved by
the Fine Arts Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-06
Allied Democrats
Hear Addresses

The Allied Democratic Forum,
Inc, met yesterday in the White
law Hotel. Guest speakers in
cluded Arthur C. Smith and Col.
George Laird. Theodore S. Bolts,
chairman, presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-06
HELP RUSHED
T0STR|CKEN
SECTIONS
Aoencie S of Relief
Muster Forces
InCrisis
CONTINUED from Page II

known dead while at Melbourne,
Ark, another victim was added TO
the mounting toll.
At Grenada, Miss, an entire
family of four persons were killed
when the wind demolished their
home. Batesville, Ark, which re-
ceived the backwaSh of the storm,
counted one fatality. Bonneville,
Miss, counted six dead and large
number injured.
Relief workers were speeding to
the striken areas with all possible
speed, carrying medical aid, food
and clothing,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Parents and Schools

This Is American Education Week.
From Nov. 8 through Nov. Is, the public,
particularly parents, are invited to visit
schools and talk to teachers and school
officials. They ought to respond heartily.
The public school Is an institution OF
which Americans have long been proud
but which they neglect too much They
turn their youngsters over to teacher
and think the school ought to educate
them without any further attention
from father and mother.
In his state proclamation on the sub
ject, Gov. Lehman of New York said:
"Our schools--public and private
are only as good as we make them.
Teachers and school officials can lift
the schools program no higher than the
understanding and will of those who give
the school support. 1t Is fitting that every
citizen should visit the school, that he
should talk with officials, teachers and
pupils, that he should try to understand
the work our schools are doing. Only
through such deeper understanding can
we guarantee that our schools shall rem
der to this generation a service that we
have come to hope and expect"
What should be in the school program
beside the Three RS? What are the
wasteful and what the useful extras?
What results are sought? Clearer thought
along these lines is needed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Roosevelt Cabinet Changes

Much Is still being said and written,
with the election landslide whole week
old, relative to what the complexion OF
President Roosevelt's next cabinet will
be- It Is not to be unexpected that at
least several changes will be made, may
be more Such has been the usual pro-
cedure upon the second terms Of many OF
the country's former presidents.
Then again, If dame rumor can be
given any credence, some OF the "resig-
nations" will be more or less voluntarily
submitted, one or two at least OF the
present encumbents being anxious to
get away from the grind of official WASH
ington for the pursuit of business, or
happiness, in more lucrative or pleasant
surroundings.
Among the last mentioned, "they say"
are Democratic National Chairman
James A. Farley the postmaster-general,
who, according to rumor, must look to
the future If Mrs. Farley and the little
Farleys are to be provided for when Jim"
becomes too old to make "on-the-nose"
election predictions as accurately as he
called the turn this time. That can
happen most any year from now on.
Also Madame Frances Perkins, secretary
of labor, ut Is said" will voluntarily
resign, nOC SO HluCn because SIle uOeS Ilob
like the job, but because the job does
not like her sort of congressional in
digestion. Labor, her avowed preference,
Is not so much adverse to her, as congress
10 her labor ideas. In this environment
Miss Perkins finds II, II not jectionable,
at least too distasteful for comfort.
Enough for the volunteers. Rumor
again, forsooth couples the names Of at
least four more for the official axe, among
whom are none other than our own
Homer s. Cummings, the attorney
general, Daniel Roper secretary of COM
raerce, Secretary OF War Woodring and
Secretary of the Navy Swanson-the last
named being in ill-health. The present
secretary Of war was only temporary
appointment anyway.
So 1t really boils down to the fact, II
again we may accept rumor for fact, that
Attorney General Cummings and COM
merce secretary, Roper, are the only two
in real disfavor, Cummings for letting
J. Edgar Hoover steal the G-Men spot
light and Roper for everything from
inability to 1882 election payoff. 1885
needs no payoff-- the people" delivered
the vote. SO the President has the whole
country's list of eligibles to pick from
when the time comes and should have no
difficulty In filling most Of the departeds
shoes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
The European View

American politics is queer thing, in
some ways, and 1t Is hardly surprising
that some Europeans are utterly unable
to understand It, sr ID,
For example: we find the controlled
press of Germany suggesting that the
overwhelming Roosevelt landslide Is IAN
eruption of the fuehrer Qeader) idea
within the democratic system; and a
similarly controlled italian paper re-
marks that the election approves a
tendency ito concentrate political, eco
nomic, and directive powers IN form
which a European democracy would call
dictatorial."
To all of which we can only say that
Iandslides are nothing new In America.
Every president since Wilson was put IN
Office by a landslide.
In each presidential election since
1915 the losing party las been crushed
so hopelessly that timid souls have sug-
gested that 1t would soon go out OF
existence. But each time 1t has bounced
back little later, full of health and
vitality
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10

their minds that our government Is
stable, our mohey is sound, our industry
is restored, and we have great and profit
able years ahead.
"There is no longer a shred Of doubt"
writes an American business editor,
"that this $500, 000, 000-a-month flood OF
foreign money coming our way plans a
long and perhaps permanent position IN
doubt that It is one of the compelling
factors in the shaping Of our destiny.
Just now it is getting storage room only.
Later 1t will surely find its way into new
or expanded enterprise"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Turkey Crop

Turkey population seems to be COM
peting with industrial statistics The Blu
reau of Agricultural Economics reports
the biggest turkey crop In history. There
are to- be 100000 Of these birds avail
able for Thanksgiving, 100000 more
than last year They will be mostly young
er and lighter In weight because OF the
drouth. But in most cases that has been
remedied in time to avoid disaster, and
youth and lightness may mean better
flavor.
Here are enough turkeys to provide an
appropriate Thanksgiving dinner for
every family In the United States, with
plenty of light meat, dark meat and
stufflng for everybody In the family. II
they are passed around properly. The
only question is whether It's possible to
pass them around. The problem might
well be taken up by every community at
ter election.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10

National Education week rates the at
tention and consideration Of the masses
and the classes. It's purpose Is to point
out the Importance Of education. This
Importance goes without saying and IN
the social life of the day, In the general
or particular viewpoints of the young ed.
ucation cannot be too carefully guided
and controlled. It either does all or moth
ing for the prospective student. The age
Is one of non-restraint Of girls and boys
In their formative years, with the home
life and lack of parental care to blame.
The life in school can do much to coun-
teract this condition. A National Educa-
ton Week with It's attending programs
Is indeed a good thing and worthy OF
most serious considerations by the stu:
dent, the educators, and the general
public.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Worthy Leader

It begins to look as If the American
Legion got first-rate national comman-
der for itself when 1t elected Harry w.
Colmery to that office.
Commander Colmery's recent remarks
about free speech and the essence Of
Americanism were statesmanslike in the
best sense Of the word.
The campaign for Americanism, he
points out, is worthy endeavor and
deserves the best efforts Of the men who
wore their country's uniform into battle;
but to try to advance 1t by denying free
utterance to individuals or groups is to
go directly against its best traditions
Under a leader who takes such a
broad-gauge view of things, the legion
may be expected to make its American
ism campaign more genuinely effective
than ever before.
Without implying the slightest criti-
cism of any past commanders, 1t may be
said that the legion today has leader
worthy of It's own ideals.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Daily
Washington
throw all the weight Of his
personal prestige and his ad-
ministration against the NINE
OLD MEN,

throw all the weight Of his
personal prestige and his ad-
ministratiOn against the NINE
OLD MEN.
The manner. IN which this
battle Is TO be Waged has not
yet been decided, but already the
president and his advisers have
given II much thought.
Three methods OF attack have
been considered. They arc:
!. Wait for deaths or resig-
nations In order to change the
political complexion OF the
court.
2. Adopt what New Dealers
consider the moderate policy OF
o Constitutional Amendment
permitting congress and the
I states to fix hours, wages and
To regulate industry.
3. Adopt the drastic policy
, of O constitutional amendment
abrogating the COURTS power 10
wipe out legislation.
Packing the Court
The first of these-that OF walt
Ing for deaths or designations
was the policy hitherto urged
upon the President. Some adyis-
ers we're quite crude about 1t.
"Walt until the pneumonia
season." they said.
But reliance upon Father Time
haR been abandoned, One rea-
son Is the fact that when presi-
dents have packed the court, the
court does not stay packed. Presi-
dent Grant found that out when
he appointed his secretary OF
treasury, Salmon p. Chase, chief
Justice In order to secure approval
OF the Legal Tender Act. Chase
then turned around and led the
fight against the act.
Moreover, on the present court
McIseynoldS, o democratic ap-
pointee, is the most irreconcilable
opponent OF the present democra-
tic administration, while stone
and Cardoza, appointed BY Cool
idge and Hoover, are It's hest
frlcnQS. Also ttODcrVS, upplVNeu
by tho liberals, has turned reac-
tionary.
Real Showdown
Finally, the New Dealers now
have decided that the overwhelm-
Ing vote given President Roose-
welt Is an opening for them TO
shear the supreme courts power
permanently rather than adopt
any temporary measures
Presidential advisers. are split
into two groups over the two
methods Of accomplishing this.
One group favors the moderate
strategy Of an amendment per-
hitting regulation Of labor and
industry; the other favors the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Europe Bullish On America

Last month $200,000,00O more gold
was shipped from Europe to the United
States, half of it from London. 1t joins
the ,000,000,00O of gold already
slowed away in the United States
Treasury, hoard that is more than half
of the whole worlds supply of money
metal.
Thus the American dollar is still more
strongly bolstered, although it didn't
need the new support. But this isn't the
real story.
Why is such steady stream OF foreign
gold still pouring into our country? To
buy American securities. Europe Is In the
market again, and in big way. Euro
mean investors have obviously made up
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Answers To
~ Questions
q ana NRA
BY Frederick M. Kerby

Q. What Is the derivation and
meaning Of the name Pugh?
A. It Is q British and Welsh
family name derived from the Teu-
tonic name Hugh, meaning mind
or spirit" The original Welsh
form Is Ap-Hugh, meaning son Of
Hugh, ZAP" being the regular
Welsh pantronymic.
@. When did the Veterans Adj
ministration start TO give American
flags to relatives Of deceased war
veterans? How large are the flags?
A. In March, 1923. The flags arc
8 by 0 and one-half feet.
@. Who owns lightning" the
dog that played the title role In
white F'ang"9
A. Earl Johnston.
q. What was the first cartoon
film comedy In colors7
A. "santa's Workshop" @ silly
symphony, and Mickey Mouse In
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10

"Mickey's Good Deed" both Of
which were released In December
1899.
q. What does the name Skies
mean2
A. II Is an Irish surname, Of
Celtic origin, derived from O local.
ity, and means AT the white-thorr
tree"
q. Are rubber sole shoes bad
for the eyes?
A. No. .t l@
@. Where do the Nootka indiana
live?
A. There are several North
American Indian tribes with that
name belonging TO the Wakashal,
family, who reside chiefly on Van
couvcr Island, and TO some extent
from Cape Cook on the north u
beyond Port San Juan, and includ.
Ing the wabash Of Cape F'lattery
Washington.
@. Does hermaphroditism Occur
In plants and animals?
A. True or natural hermaphro.
ditism occurs In many Towering
plants, In sponges, most coelentera
many worms, including the earth.
worm, many mollusks and mos
barnacles, and this appears to be
In relation with their more or less
fixed mode Of life. Certain animals
as frogs, which are bisexual OF
adults, pass through the embryonic
hemaphroditism Normal hernia
phroditism Is very rare In insects
and In vertebrates; In the latter
only two species are known; sea.
perch and hagfish.
@. In auction pinochle with q
widow, what does the combination
Of 4 kings and 4 queens score?
A. II Is called "the round trip
and is scored as $40 points.
II you want o copy Of our leaf
lets ON THE PRESIDENTS AND
THEIR WIVES, write The Water
bury Democrats Washington Blu
reau, 1919 Thirteenth Street, North.
west, Washington, d. G. Enclose =
cents I'm postage.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
NOVEMBER 10

NOVEMBER 10
The most likely to be strongly
affected by the prevailing stellar
influences today are those born
from Sept. % through Oct. ~. .
General Indications
Neutrality-suspicious.. II .
Acknowledged. a.
Eve ning-Make plans.
The evening favors unusual and
exotic things. Build air castles ana
dream. ~
TOday's Birthdate
If you were born on Nov. 10 you
should be a just person but prone
| TO become too severe.
The coming year should mark a
time of achievement in your life.
You should be able to realize some
of your dreams of the past.
February, 1887, should be q good
time TO travel. study or deal with
foreigners. Affairs should all pros
per In n general way.
Danger-Feb. 5 through IS.
Deal with papers Nov. IL
through IA. 1896. but with care.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
d., o.. ....----. Merry-Go-Round
ROOSEVELT SET TO BATTLE
WITH THE SUPREME COURT
Continued from Page One
meat-axlng amendment shear
Ing Off forever the legislative
powers of the court.

meat-axlng amendment shear
ing of forever the legislative
powers Of the court.
All believe that the first would
be easy TO get. The republican
platform Is on record for laws to
regulate child labor, hours and
wages, magnified into q plank
favoring an amendment by Gov.
Landon's message to the conyen-
ton. But the Supreme Court
In the past has whitfield away at
various amendments so as to
change their original intent COM
pletely. Thus the fourteenth
amendment, passed after the
Civil war for the protection Of
freed, slaves, now has become the
chief bulwark OF corporate in
tereSts.
Therefore the present tendency
OF most presidential advisers, now
! flushed with victory, is TO drive
for an amendment which
WOULD DEPRIVE THE NINE
OLD MEN OF THE RIGHT TO
OVERRIDE ACTS OF CON-
GRESS.
Roosevelt Cagey
The President has not commit
ted himself TO either policy. He
has told friends that he consid-
ers the issue all-important; that
II must eb treated In O most dig
nified and careful manner. But
before he acts he wants to see
what the court does on pending
New Deal legislation.
Extremely important laws are
now before II: the Social Secur-
ity Act, the Wagner Labor Board,
the Holding Company act, the
stock Exchange Control Act. On
the basis OF past performances,
the court should hold these UNI
constitutional.
However, the wise ones are put
ting question-marks after the
names OF Charles Evans Hughes
and owen J. Roberts. Both have
been sensitive TO public reaction
In the past. Hughes has writ
ten at great length about the
manner In which the court low
cred itself In popular esteem dur
Ing previous cases.
"In three notable instances"
Chief Justice Hughes once
wrote, "the court suffered sew.
ereIy from self inflicted
wounds" They were the bred
Scott decision, the legal tender
case and the income tax case.
Regarding the first, Hughes
wrote:
"It's (the courts) action was
o public calamity. The decision
undermined confidence In the
court. $50. IL was many
years before the court, even un-
der new judges. was able TO re-
trieve Its reputation"
Disaster?
In view Of Roosevelt's over
Whelming vote Of confidence,
many In court circles believe
Hughes will not want TO place
nine lone men in opposition to
1t. But whether he can bring
Justice Roberts to side with him
Is another matter. Justice Rob-
erts supplies the fifth vote, neces-
sary for a 5-4 decision.
AND, MORE THAN ANY
OTHER JUSTICE, ROBERTS
WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THE
NEW DEAL SPOTLIGHT THIS
WINTER.
Many around the President be-
lieve 1t would be q public dis
aster should Hughes and Robert
come over to the Liberal side.
This would only sidestep q show
down on the court issue. They
believe a showdown Is inevitable,
and that the immediate present
with President Roosevelt over
whelmingly re-elected-IS THE
TIME TO HAVE IT.
Copyright, 1895, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
essConlnent
SO SMELLS DEFEAT
George Anthell in Esquire)


Matches one million dollars
apiccel An enterprising butcher
selling human flesh over the coun.
ter In place Of meat Foreigners
living In luxurious New York hotels
which native Americans starve IN
the guttersl A dictator springing M
and Selling power during the hys-
teria that grips O ruined America!
Insane imitation, oppression By
foreign officials, starvation, plead
ings for foreign loans and then
Imoratoriuns. might easily be mis-
taken for Just another war-scare
story were 1t not based on actual
facts. This may be America. "
Was Germany, lol8-1e34. So smells
defeat.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10

The coronation Of Edward VIII ushers
in new era. Or does 1t merely continue
the EdWardian era? In 1902 there was
decidedly a new era, the change from the
Victorian to the Edwardian on the sue
cession to the throne of Edward VII. Just
what would the new era be termed?-The
New Edwardian era or some entirely diff
ferent "ian"p
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Selected Poem
FLIGHT FROM THE COUNTRY
(Elspeth, in the New York Times.)

Say farewell heart, to all your copper trees
That cast molten shadow on the lake.
Look long ON birch and maple; look on these
That wear their Autumn splendor for your
sake.
Reluctant hand, cut down the waiting flower
Still dauntless in the face of coming cold,
And cheat the frost of his triumphant hour
That would destroy this bud of valiant gold
The fallen leaf will make proper shroud
For tired blooms that knew so brief day
Be stili. o heart, their beauty was so proud;
Be still. o heart, and. quiet, come awayi
Not one word more. Not one last hungry
look
The story ends In stiffness Close the book.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10

Washington, it is said, will be the gay
est it has been in many years. A big
social season Is forecast. The postwar,
initiation years, depression years, and re-
construction years will have worked
themselves out into something more gen.
uine and sane.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10
Current Comments

The rackets Of men like Al Ca
pone should be suppressed be-
cause they endanger society, and
for exactly the same reason the
racket Of men who desire to plunge
us into war by their greed
should be suppressed.
u. 8. Senator Homer T. Bone
Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-10

was no disor. J.W. FitsPntrick
der and, until the polls closed,
very little excitement, But TO the
ANALYTICAL observer the very abb
sence of turmoil was significant.
When the people make up their
mind to do something they keep
their mouths shut and do It. A
long time ago a battle SCARED
me, "son, noise doesn't amount to
anything! But look out when there
Is silence. Anyone can interpret
noise. No one can tell what ST.
lence means. When men and w0-
men, Americans particularly, are
really interested In anything they
let others do the talking. And
when the talking Is finished the
listeners do the work.. The mass
Of the American people certainly
did the work on last Tuesday.
While political spellbinders OF
both parties were speaking and
writing and arguing, John Cit
izefl was listening. But II Is my
own conviction that what John
heard went In one ear and out the
other. The electorate may have
been apparently attentive to what
was being said. What 1t was real
ly doing was using Its eyes and
exercising Its memory. II saw the
country an II 10 today. II remetn-
bercd what II was In 1882.
Inevitable
Tn the face Of the nicture and In
tho vividness ~ the memory the
res,,lt of the ballotine was newt.
ahie THE neonle had made IN
its mind what II intended to do
ana in terrifvino silence IL pro.
ceeded IN carry o,,t it's unshakable
intention Az the writer of these
lines said in different words over
lea was determined that the pro-
gress Of genuine democratic gov
eminent should not be baked, I'M
peded, or hampered In anyway In
this land OF ours. That progress
depended, In large measure, upon
the reelection Of the man who
championed II. And In numbers,
which are awe inspiring In their
immensely, the plain men and wo-
men who make up the nation flock
ed to the support Of the President
who remembered their existence
and fought the powers OF dark
ness, hatred, and villification to
preserve II. It Is idle to say that
the results OF election were q VIC
tory for the Democratic party as
distinguished from the Republic
can party. It was O victory Of the
whole American people, O literal
demonstration In this instance at
least, Of the truth Of the saying
that the voice Of the people Is the
voice Of God.
Row Coming
There a. no w,sb m tho mart NJ
this denartment 10 ioin The ra,,ka
~ ihosc Who are now shouting IT
to,d vo,, so0 ant WITH ali d,,c re-
~ard FAR ,nodestv think both
THE DEMOCRHr and YOURS
truly are entitled to take A. very
hrjey how There are fow hona.
country outside the solid South
where allegiance to the Democra-
tic party Is more or less O con.
genital matter. In the East they
are as rare as hens teeth and In
Connecticut they are with the ex-
ception Of THE WATERBURY,
DEMOCRAT, and perhaps another