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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-28

To date we positive that the Massachusetts,
woods in the vicinity of Wards Flats Camp, minus
at least deer resulting from the seventh annual
pilgrimage of the BALLET Boys" exclusive" fra
The seven deer were reported to have been attending
political when the local staunch men of mus
kerry surprised Them and voted to the effect that they
each man stood his ground, whipped out his pistol as
In days of DID, and blazed away at his fOe When the
smoke cleared there lay their prizes. "a hunter
nearby claimed shot took the last number off his
hunting badge) Jack Heminway then claimed he shot
them all with one shot, but six fellowhunters quick
on the draw, finally persuaded him differently, in
nice sort of way though The local group comprised
of 'Tod" Adams Floyd Rasmussen, Homer Stowe Jock
Hemingway Carl Richenbach Leo Muckle, and the
internationally famous guide "Knobby" Salickey.
Their guns again senced by moth awaiting
next seasons "ca o. the wild"
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Tossed up by the Aaron Marshak, hustling
manager of the Quality Paint Store, received real
Christmas present Thursday when the Mssus presented
him with eight pound daughter at ST. Marys hospital
Christmas cards to the Tower have been received
from Mike and Evelyn DiVito and their charming twins
Dolores and Lois, Bill Taslo Jr Mr.. and Mrs. Serge
Belanger, Paul and Louis Buckmiler of Naugatuck
Harry X Cashin Mr. and Mrs. Miles Long of Naugatuck
Robert Bewitt Of Brown University, and Mr.. and Mrs
James McCrath and daughter, Gertrude Eddie Foss-
bender honors with ticket for the annual formal
dance of the Connecticut Club of Fordham University at
the New Haven Lawn Club tomorrow night
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Tall Tower
Topics
Good Evening.
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

OPEN HOUSE
This is the season Of the open house
And big-hearted entertaining;
During the holidays everyone's generous
With liquid refreshment sustaining.
Bottles are opened quickly emptied,
AS friends drop In for a drink
The kitchen and pantry are devastated,
And the looks Of the kitchen sink!
Some OF the mixtures handed to you
Are enough TO make you sick;
But try to dodge your hosts mixingi
It's not such simple trick.
You must drop In, have a Snifter
OF such and such, your friends entreat;
When all you want Is your home sweet home
And spot Of whiskey neat.
EN-. EN-.
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Up highways, down byways :.

Up highways, down byways Along about this
time OF the year twenty to thirty years ago all the kids in
into dandy" sliding spots We recall Frederick
and Cooke and Pearl Streets later Greenmount Ter
race . And the favorite skating places John
DIS and the old Manhan canal . =. Pig stickers
the variety of sled with only few flexible
flyers in action There was usually only one
ball during the Christmas holidays to attract the social
minded You attended foot unless the distance
too great. Then you had hack And If the dance
went past a. m, it was criticized Refreshments
consisted of punch and lady fingers On New Years
Port or sherry wine plus fruit cake the customary
service for this occasion Vaudeville at jacques with
"Jm" Thornton or j. K Emmett topping the bill might
but also quite happy and unmarried by unrest and few
eriShnesS ....
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-28

Off the record Just how far the long range
weather forecasters 60 best exemplfed by the
atmosphere and temperature of the last few days
According to weather calendar printed at the be-
ginning OF each month December % to rs the east
was to experience intense cold Starting
with Sunday and continuing until the end of the month
the New England states were to have snow SO far the
snow is noticeable by it's absence. 1t has three
days i'm which to put in appearance and uphold the
honor and glory of the Royal and Honorable Order of
Weather Representations go.
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Did you see it? :. d. Last night the moon bushed
something terrible Were you there and did you OBJ
serve it,? If not you didn't miss much, as the sky
was pretty misty and you couldn't really tell whether
the moon bushng or merely hiding behind clouds.
49,. The phenomenon which occurred last night Is
nothing out of the ordinary, students of heavenly
bodies tell -. The moons "blush' OF last night
merely the darkening Of the radiance caused by the
moon passing through the outer edge of the earths
shadow, the penumbra the scientists term it.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-28
OLD CANNON sALvAGED

Oregon City, Ore. --(UP) - A
sfx-foot cannon dated 1859 and
believed made In Bristol. England.
was pulled from the bottom Of
Willamette River by dredging
barge. Pioneers thought the piece
was mounted on boat used for
Indian fighting and that the craft
sank after . wreck.
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Here and there . . When Francis Pyne of the De-
trot office of the American Brass company visited his
parents here the Christmas holidays he just missed
seeing old college friend from back in the days when
Pyne cavortng the tennis courts at Holy Cross col
lege in sensational style Ed Dnneen, manager OF the
Mattatuck branch of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
and Pyne court rivals back in the early twentes
Dinneen was at his home in West Roxbury, Mass, for
the holidays He plans to make his permanent home in
this city after the first of the year Dr. Walter Seens,
popular Brooklyn dentist is catching all eyes these days
he rolls by in his Lafayette Rev. A. E. Gradeck,
St. Josephs curate is showing Improvement at st. Marys
hospital after an appendix operation
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rise of $5,s1S,0oO,ooo.
MOST SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE Is IN SPIRIT

Thus we are richer for the pro-
duction Of more goods, more SER
vices, more income. But the year
1886 is important for one very sig
nificant phenomenon--the definite
shedding of our depression crepe,
the passing Of the depression spir-
1t, the rise of the boom spirit.
And wherever you go you are
struck by this amazing transforma-
ton of mood. Go to Detroit: the
automobile men tell you this years
sales will top those of 1885 by IL
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-28

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: Could you inform me il
New Years day is actually holiday in the United
States Is 1t merely observed such by all persons
and concerns? have been informed that this day and
also Christmas day actually religious festival
casions and not legal holidays. OBJ. Both
Christmas and New Years day are observed In the
United States legal public holidays Originally, Of
course both were religious festivals. In fact at
time In the days of the Puritan Fathers In Massachusetts
was forbidden by % observe Christmas day due TO
its religious significance. Youll find however, that
Christmas and New Years are observed N holidays
che whole ssasld over.-The EdD
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BEHIND
THE SCENES
WASHINGTON

Democrat Washington
Correspondent.

A series Of six articles on
Congress, its llneups, and the
vital issues which confront It
has been written by Rodney
butcher. Washington cOrrespOn-
dent This b the second Of the
series.
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concrete measure. 1t Is doubtful
whether the president will make up
his mind, pending supreme court ac-
ton on some New Deal measures
such as the social security, Wagner
labor, holding company, AND secur-
tiles and exchange acts.
Copyright, 1896, NEA Service, Inco
NEXT: The budget, relief, and
taxes.
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WAGES RISE FASTER
THAN EMPLOYMENT

What did the man who works for
wages get out Of all this? Well, for
one thing, the increase in wages
paid out-that is, in total pay-rolls
was just about the same as the
increase in production. But the in
crease in the number of men was
not as large. In other words, pro-
duction increased IA per cent, pay
rolls increased IA per cent and en-
ployment increased Z per cent. An
interesting explanation of this is,
first, that wages were increased in
some industries and, second, that
more skilled men were put to work
this last year in proportion to their
numbers than common labor.
Our economic machine should
produce houses, buildings for our
use. In this 1t has been most back
ward for the last six years. The
construction industry has been most
seriously hit. But 1t improved in
1885. If you state this improvement
in percentages 1t seems large. Pri-
vate building construction will total
almost twice as much as in 1885.
But the actual amount of building
Is not yet sufficiently large to be
important. In 1885 private con-
struction was $608, 000, 900. This year
1t will be about 1880, 900, 900. That
is, In 1885 we did about IS worth of
building for every person In the
country while In 1885 we did about
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BY JOHN T. FLYNN

Copyright, 1896, NEA Service, Inc.)
New York, Dec. 26-Well, 1887
rounds the corner. 3
Six full years since that uncer-
tain, bewildered New Years day
which followed the crash.
This means 1t Is inventory time
In America--time to- inspect the
shop, the cupboard and the tin-box
and see what 1896 did for us. Then
we may take a long look ahead--a
twelve-month look-and try to guess
what's In store for us.
The chief object of our economic
machine Is to produce goods and
services for our people. We are sue
cessful or not in year in proper
ton as we have done that.
For every 500 of goods produced
in 1885, we produced STA worth In
1896. That Is all to the good.
For every 500 worth Of goods we
produced in 1888, we produced $l43
worth In 1885. This reveals in a
simple set Of figures how far we
have gone.
For every 500 worth of goods we
produced in 1929 we produced $3.50
worth in 1885. That shows how far
we have yet to go. And, Of course,
II we want to make our economic
machine work at high efficiency we
must do better than that, because
we were not producing all our peo-
pie needed in 1929.
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Flynn Finds a New
Optimism Abroad
In the Land

HOw's business? None Is
better qualified than John T.
Flynn, distinguished economist
author, 70 answer that question
for you. He does SO by looking
back at 1885 and ahead into
1887 i'm q series Of three import
ant articles written exclusively
for NEA Service and The Wa
terbury Democrat. His first ar
ticle appears below.
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Ceylon has lifted its ban on
trailers outside the city Of Colombo.
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Congress Is more than likely to
map out far-reaching program OF
relationship between business and
government.
1t may do something toward lin
iting the veto power Of the U. s.
Supreme Court over federal legisla-
ton.
Proposals for regulation Of busi-
ness are being discussed at innumer-
able conferences In Washington
and New York. Business men vari-
ously are anxious to cooperate with
the new New Deal" working TO
see that the medicine prescribed for
them is easy to take, or hoping TO
regain former prestige and power IN
Washington.
It Is understood that Roose-
welt has not made up his mind
as TO specific measures for in
dustry regulation. But he
promised in campaign speech
( 70 keep fighting for shorter
hours, higher wages, collective
bargaining, abolition Of child
labor and sweatshops, fair trade
practices, plus fair value, hon.
est sales, and q decreased price
spread for the consumer.
Fundamental in Roosevelt's recent
philosophy Is his desire to reduce
the power of the big concentrations
Of industrial and financial control.
Congress is sure to receive certain
recommendation arising from that
desire.
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AND PAY UP in SO,
BUT EMPLOYMENT STILL LAGS
Profits Are Best
Since 80; All
Prices Rise

per cent-the best year since 1929
and better year ahead. Go to
Schenectady or East Pittsburgh and
they will tell you the electrical
equipment industry will show Is
per cent rise In 1896.
The machine tool builders will tell
you that business was better than
1929 and that they are sure. 1887 will
be still better. Go to the steel towns
Pittsburgh, Homestead, Braddock,
McKeesport, Bethlehem, Gary. Bir-
mingham--and you find an air OF
unrestrained optimism pervading
the regions, the mills working three
shifts a day, operations at the hign-
est mark since 1880.
go
OTHER FACTORS
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
Railroads are buying equipment
once. more-45, 600 freight cars
against only about 5000 in 1885, and
$50 locomotives against about IS in
1885 and two, In one OF our depres-
sion years. Go TO New England or
Georgia or South or North Carolina,
and you will be told the textile
trade Is closing the best year 1t has
had since the war. And thus 1t goes.
And under the impact of these
mounting activities and the gaiety
and cheer Of the Christmas spirit,
apparently the last shreds Of
mourning over the great disaster
which began In 1929 have been
swept away.
And with 1t all prices rise-wheat
$1.16 before Christmas last year,
$50 this year; corn 81 cents last
year, $1.22 this year: coffee up 30
per cent; steel up from $40 to $32
q ton and further rises promised:
copper, lead, zinc, tin, wool, rubber,
gasoline-most commodities up and
going further. Is this godo or bad?
Wen, good bad, 1t Is fact and 1t is,
course, a sign Of rising demand.
It's consequences we will see later.
Even foreign trade is up--not very
much or In any important way-but
1t runs with the general rise.
OF course, in a broad picture OF
this vast nation, there are bright
spots and dark spots. What these
are, what are the causes behind all
this movement, what are the new
problems which arise out Of 1t, we
will see In the next article.
Continued Tomorrow.
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Labor Has Its Demands

Congress will almost certainly
pass new GufYey coal control act
and it's proposed by labor to have
a little MIRA" for the textile indus
try. .s...
Railroad labor will battle for a
six-hour day law, hoping thereby to
put 100000 railroad men back at
work. Labor will also demand ex-
tension OF the LaFoliette labor
spy-civil liberties investigation, with
adequate funds.
Legislation for industrial
regulation Is fairly certain TO
get tangled up with the SUI
preme court. Congressional
rafters will ring with demands
for a constitutional amendment
limiting the courts power. A
conference Of liberals soon 70 be
held In Washington TO debate
the Issue may crystallise Opin-
ION and help guide Congress.
But nothing will be done until
Roosevelt lends his support to some
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-28
Bill to Curb Corporations

Tremendous general interest has
been expressed in the federal In
corporation bill which will be
promptly reintroduced by Senator
Joe O'Mahoney of Wyoming, who
has been redrafting the measure.
Roosevelt Is interested, too, but has
not yet given the bill his blessing.
Some Of his advisers have told
him that state corporation law
standards are so low that 1t
would be impossible TO get
through a satisfactory law. the
probability being that business
lobbyists would spoil 1t. Sooner
or later, however, q federal IN
corporation law seems certain.
OMahoney's bill, backed by or
gained labor, establishes general
regulatory power over all corpora
lions engaged in interstate COM
merce. 1t is designed to control
monopoly. 1t provides for labor
standards, some consumer protec-
ton, elimination Of child labor, no
discrimination against working wo-
men, guarantee Of collective bar
gaining, some limitation on div
idends and "uncofiscionable' prof
Its, and elimination Of corporate
devices by which financiers and
prompters have fleeced the public
In the past.
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Push Shorter Work Week

| VINO neIpeQ WIN Lne elecClOn anu
prospect of strong labor lobby In
Washington make wage and hour
legislation rather good bet at this
time. Labor leaders are talking pri-
vately in terms of a national IS or
36-hour week law.
AS the average working week Is
somewhere between 40 and As hours,
such law, 1t Is argued, would in
crease employment enormously.
A fight seems certain over the
| question whether industries are
again to be given such privileges
as they enjoyed under MIRA,
theoretically In return for will
ingness to reduce hours and
raise wages.
Freedom from antitrust laws
encouraged monopoly and price,
fixing. Some New Dealers are
urging labor leaders to insist ON
keeping their demands separate
from proposals to regulate trade
practices and set up competition
standards. They believe labor
will otherwise find itself sup
porting creation Of cartel sys-
tenn TO obtain legislation which
It can have without that.
Proposals OF Co-ordinator George
Berry's Council for Industrial Prog
ress would virtually revive NRA
standards under a fair competition
act" without reviying the cumber-
some code machinery. There's a
tendency In Washington to scrutin-
lie the proposed act carefully for
features likely to encourage price
fixing and monopoly.
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sailing or the fruit and nut GEN.
terpiece.
Mushrooms are favorite in
gredient of stuffings, as are Gel
cry, onions and sausage meat.
Continued heavy weather has
made fish scarce but oysters are
plentiful and reasonable at 45c a
quart. Use them as an appetizer,
or in stuffings, or in stew for
Thanksgiving supper.
Egg prices have continued to
rise. A drop which brought the
retail price, Of butter down shows
signs of being only temporary
thanks to cold weather and in
creased consumption.
Meat prices in general are
steady to higher.
Here is q holiday menus which
may or may not suit your taste
and pocketbook.
Mixed Green Salad
Celery Carrot Sticks
Roast Turkey with Savory
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Grocers Prepared to Sup.
ply All Holiday Din
ner Needs

Turkey will be served in most
households this Thanksgiving for
tehre is an unusually large crop
of fine young birds being sold at
a sensationally low price. Very
small households may prefer the
roasting chicken or duck and geese
will be available for their devo-
tees.
Roast fresh shoulder of pork is
one of the least expensive holiday
meats and some large families al
ways want either a smoked or
fresh ham in preference to or in
addition to the turkey. :.
Celery, white. boiling onions,
yellow turnips, white and sweet
potatoes. squash, pumpkin and
brussels sprouts are plentiful and
either cheap or very reasonable.
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|HALF-A
| m,E!D!'EN ~

Continued from page 81
Chicago, when the bellboy PACED
me? That was call from New
York. / had sent in an application
for a job, and had given the hotel
in Chicago as an address because
had to be there during the time
could reasonably expect an an
swer. The call was to tell me the
Job was mine. So here | am"
That's grand" said Marcia.
"What = what business are you
in" '....
McDougall looked panied.
Don't you remember my CIV
ing you a sample"
"Oh, an artist? Pm sorry i
thought that was hobby, guess.
really did like the sketch you
gave me-"
at may look like a hobby, lady,
but it's bread and butter, and
sometimes meat and dessert to
me-" ... .'.. ~,
"Where are you going to work."
"In New York, ! thought, but per-
haps Bobbs Neck, if all the mer-
its Of the town are as genuine as
the Bradfords paint them"
81 mean for what magazine, or
whatever" ~
"a syndicate. They peddle my
stuff to the newspapers. draw
a daily feature called Scenes from
Life / did something like it out
west for one paper. 1t was so
good that a great public clamor
arose for wider circulation. ! held
back, modestly, but the call be-
came too great. ! was persuad-
ed, and here ! am =.
do they have studios to rent
in Bobbs Neck? / mean studios,
not real estate development stuff"
81 can't think of any offhand,"
said Marcia. "Yod may be faced
with the necessity of. tearing out
the north wall Of a house and put
ting in your own studio window"
"Not this house, he can't" in
terrupted Mike. "Here, take a
glass, and don't spill it on the new
slipcovers, either"
"When do you start to work,
Bruce?" asked Joan.
"Not until next week."
"Then there's no sense in your
going back to your hotel in the
city tonight" You can Just stay
ere for. day or so; Mike hasn't
seen you in ages, and I'm so proud
of the guest room, besides"
"Let the poor guy go lsck to
town." advised Mike. 81 won't get
to see much of him out here. I'll
be working all day, and tomorrow
night, too, probably. What would
he do, mopihg> around here?"
"Joan could bring him to 10
morrow nights rehearsal" sug-
gested Helen. "As long as he's
Going to settle down in the village,
he may as well know US at our
worst"
1t was pleasant, thought Marcia,
to see him again-this young man
who was half assured, half naive,
and bit embarrassed at moments.
"Well H." he said, 81 really
ought not
"Do stayw urged Marcia.
"But ! guess | WILL" said Nc
tRSsgsll;; % ~ ita; szSr,,r1,,,,,
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TURKEYS PLENTIFUL FOR
THANKSGIVING FEAST, IS
ADVICE FROM GROCERS

The more modern custom Of serv-
ing a green vegetable can be fol-
lowed with artichokes, broccoli,
green beans, peas and spinach at
moderate cost.
For the third season in success
sion cranberries are relatively
scarce but nevertheless there will
be plenty of them moderately
priced for the holiday. Oranges,
grapefruit and tangerines are
cheap, apples, pears and grapes
are moderate. There are chest
nuts for stuffing or MASKING and
pecans, walnuts and almonds for
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of italian subjects, left Barcelona
Yesterday on the Warship Carlo
Mirabcllo and the Merchant snip
Tevcre. Both the Italian and Ell
man consulates here have oeen
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CLOSE coNsULATEs

. BARCELONA. Nov. 20. (UP);
The Italian consul, accompanied
Nv his staff and a large number
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Stuffing
Giblet Gravy
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Boiled Onions Cranberry Sauce
Bread and Butter
Pumpkin or Squash Pic
Mince Pie Fruit
Nuts Coffee
This. menu tested and tasted in
APP kitchen.
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closed.
The patrimigan mouths IL
feathers three times year.
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EXPLOSION KlIISsiy

EXPLOSION KILLS SIX |
MERAN0, Italy. Nov. 20. Iv,|
Six persons were killed and Ml
jured last night, a score Of h
seriously, when an explosion !
Cured in the ammonia diviSO, ,
the Montecatini factory, eavy
the blast was unknown.
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POLITICIANS FIGHT
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 20. -
(UP).-State Senator j. M. Coop
err, Anguilla, and Sim Salter, Jack
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son. had a fist fight in STATE i.
Commissioner R, D. Moore, !,
flee yesterday. Both ,s,,;,.
minor facial injuries. The ,,r
ment repeatedly arose ore, b,
patents.