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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
BY JOHN A. Macdonald (Connecticut Highway
 Commissioner.

Although there have been years in the past when 6 larger mileage of highway improvement was ac-. compiished in Connecticut, the year 1855 was an extremely busy one for the state highway depart, ment, and 1t now appears that the work on the roads will pfo- ceed with equal bulk and rapidity during the coming year.
 Since year ago this time. we have awarded l13 contracts for pav- ing, gravel surfacing, grading and drainage, bridge, construction and reconstruction, and various other types of work. Many of these con- tracts have been completed while others are still in force. Under tho completed contracts approximately iBb miles of state and town road have been improved. Projects now under contract or which have been announced for contractors bids will total another 100 miles, so that the years total of worx completed and in progress is sizeable indeed. Tn addition to contracts on Town Aid roads, there has been expended $ee0, ,44e in restricting, oiling and less permanent construction or re- construction. 4,s
 The length of road which we have been able to improve during the year has been increased over what normally might have been the case by use of federal PWA funds. We have added the federal part-paynerts for labor and mater ials to our own available funds and thus have been able to finance work which otherwise might have had to walt. Little of this work has been done on the main highways, however, due to federal regulations limiting the type of roads upon which money rnay be spent.
 During 1885, 26 bridge jobs were either completed or are now in progress. Much of this work was likewise financed with the assist-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04

v Things we'd like to see again Along about this
 time of the year get to wishing that could see again Ding" Darng's best-known cartoon It appeared right
 after the death of Theodore Roosevelt in January 1919, and made great impression everyone Roosevelt was pictured in typical cowboy attire astrde rangy cayuse that was headed down the long long trai over which no many American pioneers had passed before him. III IT. Webster's immortal cartoon chronicng the birth of Abraham Lincoln in the opinion of the rapper just another to which passing attention need be paid . J. R. Williams glorious Vistas of the Purple
 Sage one of the truest landscapes of sagebrush and
 mountain that ever appeared in black and white without the benefit of the artists coors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04

q In the news . Dante Dianda of California has led
 pretty active life in the thirty years that he has been resident of the United States but 1t wasn't until recently was catapulted into fame overnight, Mayor LaGuarda doclared war archoke rackeeers in New York city,
 Practically all the artchokes raised in the United States come from California Thirty years ago Dante Dianda settled himself in Half Moon Bay California and started raising artichokes common vegetable in Italy but little known in the states until Mr. Dianda planted few
 There are 5000 of artichokes in California with the harvest season right on hand and 2O00 carloads coming East to the markets And succulent vege- table is the thorn-topped artchoke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04

bill which will receive serious con- ideration-although extremely un- likely to pass--is that Of Senator O,Mahoney of Wyoming for Q fed- eral incorporation law licensing and regulating corporations engaged in business among the states"
 Drafted with aid of A. F. of L. lawyers, this measure would en. large the Federal Trade Commis- sion, with employers, employees, and the public represented, to adminis- ter the act and issue licenses.
 The government would lay down licensing terms and as the bill stands those terms would include collective bargaining, no child laS bor, equal pay for women and men, wage regulations, and honest trade practices.
 The idea of the bill is to spread purchasing power" and meet the problem of technological unemploy- ment. It instructs the ETC to make
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Highway Department
 Expects Busy 1886
Lengthy Mileage of Road Improved Together With
 Much Bridge Construction Last Year-MacdOnald

ance of PWA part-payment grants.
 We have made the most judicious and economical use possible of all available money in keeping with Connecticut's tradition of giving the niotorist a 100 per cent return in highway improvement on the money which he, pays to the state in the form of registration and license fees, and in gasoline taxes.
 Likewise, 1t has been the contin- uous aim of the department to build roads with e minimum Of curves and grades and with Q max imum of driving sight-line, so that modern speeds might be practiced with greater safety. The year, ihow- ever, brought more than It's quota of motor accidents due to disregard Of ordinary common sense and of warning signs and signals, 90 that Q maximum driving speed of 46 miles per hour in daylight and 70 miles per hour ct night, especially in winter driving has been recom- Inended by the new state trafiic commission. The trafflc commission by It's widespread center-lining of main highways and the erection of new warning signs has also taken other long strides toward highway safety, provided that motorists will observe the request to keep to the right of the white lines and the warnings carried on the signs.
 As the state highway department enters the new year 1t has Q large program awaiting rapid develop ment and this program will be aug mented with new work as the months so on. We recently adver. tised for bid 44 PWA jobs, eyi. taillng ll0 miles of surface lm- provement on town roads, the work being contingent upon the federal grants and upon acceptance of the grants by the towns. Still more re- gently approval was received from Washington for ten grade crossing projects which we had recommends ed for completion with WPA funds. Although the WPA grade crossing work requirements ask that the states match at least part of the federal money, we were able to pre- vail upon federal authorities for on outright grant of ell the money needed for these projects in Con- necticut, amounting to el,7i2.o04. These big jobs will be contracted for shortly and they should fur- nish work for many men, espec- 1886. f
 ially in the spring and summer of
 With this work ready to be put In progress and with plans for other highway operations rapidly nearing completion, we anticipate that i0s0 will find the state high- way department . very busy place
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
NEW PROCEDURE
 FOR EXAMS SET
Standards of Requirement for Citizenship Must Be
 Raised in State

Adult education directors through. out the state are requested to COG operate through their special classes in order to raise the standards of requirement. for citizenship accord ing to an announcement from the state department of education. Glasses are conducted in Waterbury under the WPA educational pro- gram, both in the schools and at private homes.
 No ofliciai instructions as to car- rying out the new program have been received yet by the head of the immigration and naturalization service in Connecticut Doubt has been expressed as to whether the courts will uphold it's entirety the new program indicated by prelimin- ary instructions.
 The new procedure for examina- tions, as announced at the national ofiice of the immigration and nat uralization service, is the first in nearly 30 years. "Trick" questions, such as "fiow Many Legs Has the Constitution" will be abolHAsd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
1 BEHIND l
 THE SCENES l
 IN WASHINGTON
New Low Cost Housing Idea to Be Pushed in Congress .. PWA Effort Has Been Marked by Setbacks, Re- versals, and Fund Cuts |. Some Progress Is Made De- spite Handicaps.
BY RODNEY DUTCHEl Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

Washington, Jan. 4-Senator Bob Wagner of New York, aided by Con- gressman Henry Ellenbogen in the house, will make real noise at the present session of congress for Q large scale federal housing subsidy program aimed at providing decent minimum standards" of shelter for low income groups at low rentals.
 On the other hand, there will be some effort to take the government out of the housing construction field entirely and reduce still further the $l00, ,000,0 900 which Secretary Ickes finally received from the four bil- lion dollar work relief fund for his PWA housing division.
 Since the background of the New Deals experiments in hous- ing is familiar only to . small group of housing experts and has been confused to others by suc- cessi0n of Inishaps, blunders, re- versals of decision, retreats, and unavoidable di1flculties, it may be well to sketch the career of the PWA housing efROrt-largest of the federal housing construction programs.
 You are reminded that housing programs heretofore have empha- sized the aims of providing employ ment and stimulating industries rather than the Wagner -Ellenbogesl idea of low-cost housing as public function.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Editor. Tall Tower Topics:

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: Would you please answer this in your next issue of Tall Tower Topics? Who is in charge of the CCC in Waterbury? Where may sign up? Who is in charge of the eco in Hart ford and Bridgeport and what are the addresses? Thank you. :. A Constant Reader. (Ed's note: William M. Harris of Lincoln House Association, was In charge of enrolment for the eco from the time 1t
 was first organized but recently resigned selecting agent for the Waterbury district. As far as can be learned, no successor to MT. Harris has yet been named Application forms are available at Lincoln House. but the January enlistment period has been called off until further notice R. H. Van Buren, state selecting agent who has quarters at the State Capitol at Hartford may be able to supply additional infOrmati0n.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Between puffs.

Between puffs. Rev. Thomas Chappell new cate at St. Johns Episcopal church dropped in yester dav to make himself acquainted. The minute touched cuffs with him felt though were friends for years trust his stay here will be long and pleasant Dick Ealiwel Elite Rollerdrome manager showed me beau M autographed picture of Queen Elena yesterday which
 Her royal hghness forwarded to Mrs Sylvester Po for kim when he handled the managerial reins of Polls Paace here years ago. The present was in appreciation 0f Dicks efforts in aiding the queens MIX Fund hene. f1 for undernourshed Italian children Dick sponsored tho delightful opera Madame Butterfly one Sunday xfernoon for the cause and packed Polls The receipts
 ore than pleased Queen Elena who incidentally put her sn ring into the melting pot to help swell the fund
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04

hour, and child labor standards, but 1t isn't certain that sucient "heat' will be applied to put the measure through the House, where 1t now rests.
 Tn general, however, 1t is worth remembering that attacks of in- dustrialists on the New Deal have led to a closer affinity between the administration and organized la. Dor, on whose election support Roosevelt counts heavily. Hence few expect the administration to be found conspicuously opposing measures for which labor has drummed up congressional support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Twenty-Five years a scout. |.

Twenty-Five years scout. Thursday of this week was big week in Boy Scoutdom On that day pr. James w. West celebrated his 25th anniversary Chief Scout Executive. That's pretty good record when N is recalled that the Boy Scout movement in the United ruary of 1885. Dr. West is known wherever the Boy Scouts are established He is by way of being nst Iution And we'll he should be, for no man has given
 more generously of his time and his great ability to building up the Boy Scouts of America than this same Dr. West. Perhaps the fact that he grew up in an orphan asylum has made him douby conscious of the
 wants of the growing boy and fitted him perfectly to the task of building programs that will satisfy boyhood needs and ambitions At any rate he built fine career for himself and has capped all noby by his notable success in the Boy Scouts. Scouts attention salute your Chief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Gag Legislation Opposed

Fights over civil liberties issues are certain as to the Kramer sedi- ton and Tydings-McC Cormack mili- tary disaffection bills, which liberals insist violate principles of free speech and free press.
 The Costigan- Wagner anti-lynch- ing bill, which southern senators filibustered back onto the shelf last session, will be up again. But this year its supporters will adopt the old technique of seeking an inves- tigation. They propose hearings on lynchings of the last few months.
 Other possibilities in this congress include Q demand by democrats for 6 strong corrupt practices act - in anticipation of heavy republican campaign expenditures; c senate demand for power of ratification over the state departments recip- rocal trade agreements --i in which lobbyists for special interests will heartily join, because the present system has proved relatively lobby prooS--and . fight over the Panama treaty, on the claim that 1t doesn't leave this country in Q position ade- uately to defend the canal.
 m,wTw NnASM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
BY RODNEY BUTCHER Waterbury Democrat Washington Correspondent (f,ov,vrlOl,t 10aR NEA sAPvicA Inc1

Washington, Dec. 4-There will be much to keep the eyes of industry and labor Capitol Hill during the coming session of Congress- and because this potica session. with election coming much of the feud between "Bg Business and the New Deal will be fought out on floors of House and Senate.
 Further proposals regulation industry members will attempt NA perhaps through watery provision for voluntary codes. .
 oacay supporting the Walsh bill requiring obtaining contracts loans observe certain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04

Right in line. A recent pamphlet distributed by Swift and Company safe driving adopts the COnnec. ticut idea of inspection among other suggested means of preventing accidents and fatalities In advising proper of your to prevent crashes the Wheel Alignment. Tires Condition and inflatiOn)
 N. fabrication . as important points in periodic Inspections. And some of us kick about having the state examine the that drive fast along our city streets and highways
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
AnssUers To
 Test Questions


 Below are the answers Co test questions printed on page c. 1. From the French, dent- de-llon.
 2. 1884.
 8. October. {. Russian novelist. s. The HwangsH0. c. It belongs to Mexico. 7.F ren . h revelution- ary leader.
 6. ehoshoile river. 9. James Edward Ogle- thorpe.
 10. The possession os lands under . claim Os title fncen- 6istezit with that e tho trme owner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Tall Tower
 Topics
Good Evening.
THIS IS THE SEASON
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

This is the season for skating, For gaudy parties and dating For business worries and hurried lunches, For wassail bowls and very hot punches For bargains galore in the stores, For radio programs full of boreS- For sIeighing parties when 1t snows For ski suits and a cold wind that blows For playing games on winter nights cold Horse racing, monopoly, or bridge as of old For indoor parties arguing timely topics, For grand hegiras to the distant tropics For skiing, coasting and winter sports For cruising away tC southern ports For buying fur coat-what the heck! That tears 1t, says you, cashing Xmas check For good and bad whiskey of indifferent blends Industrial and bank meetings fat and thin dividends This is indeed, the season for number of things oysters, onion soups cold feet, cabbages and king.
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Cryptic Criticis]

Cryptic criticism. Over the police teletype Sys- tenn bright and early Thursday morning came the fol- lowing message: To all police of the state: NO accidents reported thus far in 1886. Six killed NV D.. The M V. D. was the Motor Vehicle Depart lnent. The six killed was the New Years morning and day toll in motor crashes. The mo accidents epored" was an ironical gesture OF the failure of the various authorities concerned to turn in their reports promptly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
sQUIRREEs GUESS WRONG

Alfred, Me. (UP)--Maynard ClOugh's automobile went bad. After exhaustive examination tt was discovered that squirrels had filled the exhaust pipo with corn end nuts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
D NEW cONCREss-ARTIcLE No. 3
Labor Will Battle For Legislation, But Its Chance For Success Is Only Fair;
 Clash Sure On Ship Subsidies

major problems confrOn the 7Ath Congress In session these problems explain their backErOund tell what Co do for their Su tion Rodney NEA The Waterbury Democrat Washington correspondent written series of three articles this being the last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Expect Probe Sensations

Biz Business and the New Deal CTS will also be intensely interested in various Investigations being con- ducted by Congress or ct its com mand.
 The Senate munitions committee is about to quiz J. P. Morgan and other financiers as to their wartime activities and will be digging into munitions interests later. Senator Blacks lobby committee will go after the power trust" companies again and may have the American Liberty League and other anti-New Deal groups on the stand.
 You may also expect the Senate interstate commerce committees inquiry into railroad financing to provide sensations and the Federal Trade Commission probably will re- port on its investigation of the food industries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
ARTICLE Biz Business Feud With New Deal To Be
 Fought Out On House And Senate Floors
Wagner to Crusade For Huge Housing
 Program

relief, will become an increasingly values rather than unemployment live issue and you will hear much about it ct this session.
 Senator Wagner, an incessant and often eventually victorious ad- vocate of social legislation, will pro- pose an SsOO.OOO.OO0 revolving fund, the merging of S7 or more federal agencies as they relate to housing, low interest rates, razing and re- placement of sllns and an effort to build apartments which would cost 44 room a month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04

IF the Prince of Wales remains . \ bachelor, and the fates rule her way. a queen again is likely to reign in Great Britain That queen is being prepared for possible rule even today in the person of the blue.eyed. golden.halred daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess "Liliibet." ..n
 Princess Mary Elizabeth, who Tn her earlier years lisped out the "Lilllbet" which caught popular fancy. was born on April si. 1s2s, and became third in line of sue. cession to the British throne, after the Prince of Wales and her fa' ther, the Duke of York.
 Nevertheless. the bright little princess Is being brought up In ps simple q manner as her position permits. She has already turned over the Shetland pony that her grandfather. King George. had given her, to her younger sister. Margaret Rose, and has taken to more sober play, and study.
 In honor of this young royal heiress, Canada placed her portrait
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Policy Is Changed

Then there was thorough reor- ganization of the division and @ new policy was adopted-development of large urban projects sponsored by local or semi-public bodies, built and financed by the federal govern ment.
 The division was proceeding with plans and commitments to- taling $144,00o.000 - allotted for projects by Che Public Works Board-when late in December, 1934, President Roosevelt suddenly took away $l1O,OO0,oO0 from it tO finance direct relief.
 That left only $44,000,000 to carry out the program, which of course had to be drastically curtailed.
 But by this time 1t was commonly known that Roosevelt would ask for a huge work-relief fund and both the division and the sponsors of delayed projects figured congress would appropriate more than enough to take care of the rest. Then, however, came another period of doubt and delay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04
Labor Legislation in Doubt

The A. of L.'s 30-hour week bill is not likely to pass, however, and it's impossible to predict that any major piece of labor legislation will go through.
 The most far-reaching industrial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-04

policies with 6 view to maximum utilization of the nations industrial plant, increased production, and in- creased purchasing power.
 The measure would become for midable should the supreme court kill recent labor laws.
 Ship Subsidy Row Certain
 A ship subsidy bill and comrno- dity exchanges regulation are fair ly sure to be passed.
 The revised food and drugs bill has Q good chance.
 There will be a demand, ct least, for Q big federal housing program.
 Ocean mail contracts terminate in March. Ship operators have rec ceived Sl7l, 100000 in subsidies in the last seven or eight years and their eagerness for more comes up against widespread belief that there has been much abuse. Roosevelt advocates an adequate merchant marine" abolition of disguised sub- sides, and outright grants based on difference between American and foreign costs of construction and operation.
 The Bland Copeland bill proved SO unpopular last year that Senator Copeland withdrew 1t after 1t bare- ly passed the House. It would create Q Maritime Authority with power to subsidize high, wide, and handsome. Roosevelt never en- dorsed 1t. Secretary Roper did, however.
 Opposed to that is the bill of Congressman Moran of Maine, creating U. 8. Merchant Marine