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Evening star., 1936-08-12
K&,@6JoAN q
LY JOSEPH MccoRD

Nothing more was said as they made
their way down to the water. Deeds
wished that his companion would
suggest going along the beach a little
farther -. away from the house and
spectators. He knew what he was in
for. One of those girls who would
venture out knee-deep, squeal and
shiver at the first breaker. Cling fran
tically If her chin we're Splashed.
He'd duck her at the first good chance
. To his surprise the chance never
came.
Claire waited only long enough to
adjust her cap. then waded boldly
through the wash. Before he could
gain her side she had dived through
an incoming comber and was SWIM
ming with an easy, overland stroke.
Thought you wanted to learn how"
he accused, when he had an oppor-
tunity.
Cant hear a darn thing through
this cap" was her watery response.
Save it," With the two words she
disappeared. remaining so long under
water that Deeds felt sudden un-
easineSs. Then her white cap bobbed
up half a dozen yards away. She
flung him smile over her shoulder
and rolled over on her back. Deeds
was forced to admit that her per-
formance in the water was better than
| Joan's wasn't at all sure that she
didn't swim better than himself. He
contented himself with remaining
near Claire until he saw her making
her way shoreward. She came in, rid
ing the crest of a wave, face down,
hands extended.
When Deeds joined her she was
sitting in the sand, cap off and breath
ing rapidly. She looked up with a
smile.
TOO fiat today to be much fun
Where did you park your smokes?"
Deeds turned away and was back
in moment. shoes in hand. He pro-
duced the desired cigarettes and .
match.
Just what are you afraid of in the
water?" he demanded. Claire ex-
hailed two threads of smoke through
her small nostrils, thoughtfully.
big fish," she decided
You said big, didn't you?"
Yes. Big"
Ever think of trying for the Olym-
pics?"
Hardly. ! don't swim so we'll . .
began when I was a kid. Jere Ken
dali taught me. He towed me out
into deep water and turned me loose.
You should see him perform. He used
| to be a sailor which makes it
queer. They're not supposed to be
good swimmers"
Then you've been coming here for
some time?" Deeds knew the answer,
but it seemed safe topic.
Eyes. Long before the Kendalls
built this cottage. They had a place
nearer NAPLES. My folks started
Evening star., 1936-08-12

mot exactly. And 7 wouldn't call
myself an artist"
"I see. You're modest" Claire ex-
tinguished her cigarette by twisting
its burning end in the sand. She gave
Deeds . sidelong glance from her dark
eyes. ~Modest, but not so good at y.
assembling"
Meaning what?" he demanded
quickly.
THAT you're not very crazy about
me-"
(To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Mexican Bird Treaty

A comprehensive migratory-bird treaty between the United States and Mexico was signed in Mexico City on February 2. It's text will not be released until the treaty has been ratified, but statements about it indicate that 1t provides for stricter regu- lation than the 20-year-old treaty between Canada and the United States.
 It limits the hunting period for migra- tory birds and establishes definite closed season for wild ducks. It provides sys- tenn of permits for transportation of mi- gratory birds and game mammals over the border, with the special purpose of pre- venting American hunters going into Mix. leo and bringing out large quantities of dead game. It designates carefully which species are game birds and which are not. An international commission will handle its enforcement.
 Conservationists and sportsmtn alike welcome this treaty, though for different reasons. Such measures cannot bring back species which have already vanished from the earth, but they can protect from extinction some others which have been dwindling in numbers in recent years too fast for safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Hiram P. Maxim

Although one of great inventive gen. fuses of the early twentieth century Hiram P. Maxim of the distinguished family of the same name had probably been called worst names more times than any other man in his generation. You see he invented and patented the Maxim silencer for guns, a feature of small arms that enabled many criminal to escape immediate police detection. Silencers for guns were never popular with the police and today are under the ban.
 However, Hiram Percy Maxim did more than just give the underworld chance to kill without making any noise in so doing. He produced one of the first elec- trio automobiles, a model that was im- mensely popular for many years before the internal combustion type had com pletely superseded it's silent-operating electric cousin. The Maxim family gave us Maximite, machine guns, smokeless powder, electrically-propelled torpedoes, among other things.
 A son still bears the name of Hiram and is an engineer. Perhaps he, too, will add to the inventions of this notable family. In 1925 production of the Maxim silencer for guns was given up because it had been outlawed in practically every state of the Union. It was then that Maxim turned his talents to elimination of noises. He had done much in this field and was constantly expanding it to include more and more producers of dis cord. Connecticut is proud to have had him as a resident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Give And Take

There have been many reverberations as a result of the radio address last sun day by the Rev. Charles E. Couglin. m the course of his timely comments on political and economic affairs in our government he prodded a democratic representative from New York - Jonn !. O'Connor - chairman of the all- important Rules Committee of the House Representative O'Connor was so irate that he returned the tongue-lashing he LOOK from Father Cpughlin with double doses of invective.
 A good many people applauded the irate congressman's threat to "kicK the radio priest down Pennsylvania avenue. Others thought it bit in bad taste. There was also bit of bitter flavor in the mouth after reading that Representative OCon- nor stated "the Catholic Church IS ashamed" of Father Coughlin. So far as we know the Catholic Church, the Roman Catholic Church, has never ex- pressed such an official opinion on Father Coughlin. What individual members or the Church -- all colorS and nationali- ties - feel is something quite different from what the New Yorker conveyed by his all inclusive remark.
 The truth of the matter is, of course, that Father Coughlin invites such at tacks as he received from Representative O'Connor by the vigorous and frank tones he uses in his Sunday radio addresses. In his "debunking" of government and government figures he never spares an individual whom he believes is responsi- ble for wrong or transgression. There might be a different complexion to this controversy were Representative O'Con- nor and Father Coughlin to engage in debate or the point at issue - not the respective ability of each other to do a bit of mauling.
 The proofs the thing. If Father Coughlin can back his assertions and ac- cusations all the kicking Representative O'Connor could do from here to Halifax would avail him nothing. By the same token if the New York congressman can show the absurdity of the charges pre- ferred against him, he would have con clusively exonerated himself and slightly dented Father Coughlin's good coat of armor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Two Auto Seasons

Opening the automobile season in November instead of January has proved so successful that there is talk now of pushing the season back still further. Some men in the business suggest getting the new models ready in the late summer and starting the New York show early in September.
 The point is that there would thus be two more months of good fall weather, making it far easier to demonstrate and sell cars than in the late fall. Northern buyers would probably like to do lot of pleasant fall driving in shiny nav cars, before the snow and slush come.
 The effect would be to make practically two selling seasons year instead of one. The selling would be divided about evenly between fall and spring. At any rate, it is said that this plan is used in Europe, and works well there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19

You'll find the aver motorist con- vinced that compulsory automobile in- surance should be made legal in this state. But beyond this he is not apt to know very much about the subject. We think this was proved at the hearing held in this city this week. There was pretty unanimous opinion in favor of compul- sorry insurance, but the motorist was not sure of the way 1t should be imposed nor how soon. We imagine this condition prevails throughout the state. If you can get the average motorist to talk he will moan about drivers who operate cars and think nothing of an accident, let along footing any bills for damages if they are responsible. Most of them are unable to pay when it comes down to settlement. That's why compulsory in- surance appeals. It drives off the road, under fear of severe penalties, the driver who can't carry the liability. It should also put wrecks in the dumps, where they belong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19

Der of the Cincinnati. a patriotic society.
 Kosciuszko was always fond of the underdog. While in Virginia, in l780, he saw slavery as 1t existed in a country that wanted its own free- dom from England. Small wonder that 1t seemed inconsistent to him. Serfdom of the negroes was repug- nant to him and caused him to form the conviction that all men regard- less of class or race, were equal. He had 6 sincere compassion for all those whose liberty was restricted and most of all, for the peasants of his own country. His will, made when he left the United States al- most three-quarters of 8 century be- fore the war of the North and South, pleads for the emancipation of the negro slaves. The text of the will is in the original English:
 I, Thaddeus Kosciuszlko. being just in my departure from America, do hereby declare and direct that should I make no other testament tary disposition of my property in the U. S., hereby authorize my friend Thomas Jefferson to employ the whole thereof in purchasing Me- groes from among his own. as any others and giving them liberty in my name or otherwise and in hay. ing them instructed for their new condition in the duties of morality which may make them good neigh bors. good fathers or mothers. hus- bands or wives, and in their duties as citizens. Teaching them to be defenders of their liberty and coun- try and of the good order of society and in whatsoever may make them happy and useful and I make the said Thomas Jefferson my executor of this.
 (Signed T. Kosciuszko,
 May .5th. 1798.
 Congress granted him land in Ohio. the present side of Columbus, which, when sold, brought in a sum of $4O,000. However. Kosciuszko died in October IS. 1877 in Switzerland. By this time, Thomas Jefferson. ex- President of the United States was an elderly man and this fact made 1t difiicult for him to put the be- quest into effect.
 In 1928. the legacy went to found a coiored school ct Newark, New Jersey. the first educational institu- ton fof. Negroes to be opened in the United States and it bore Kos- ciuszko's name.
 He was a great military leader, Q fine engineer. but above all else, Q great humanitarian.
 FRANK BALTRUsAITIs. ii3 Austin St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Troublesome Processing Taxes

That $200,0OO, ,00O of AAA processing payments which the Supreme Court ordered returned to the processors is quite problem. It was returned on the ground that it's payment was unlawful, and the Court tied no strings to 1t. Thus the processors generally assumed that the money was theirs, to use as they pleased, and many propose using 1t to expand their plants, or for advertising.
 Many critics, however, immediately declared that such action would be a "steal", because the processors in most cases had not paid the tax themselves but had passed 1t on to their customers in higher prices. These customers as rule were not ultimate consumers but middle men, and in many cases the middlemen are clamoring that the money rightly be- longs to them. So the processors in some eases are planning to turn ovesr she dis puted funds to them, or divide with them.
 Put this doesn't really settle the prob
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Question Box
0i0sUs NEA

@. How many American soldiers of the A. E. F. actually reached France during the World War?
 A. The total was 2,0e4, 900, of whom 1,300, 900 saw active service at the front.
 O. Where is the winter home of John D. Rockefeller, ST.?
 A. Ormond Beach, Fla.
 @. What is the religious affllia- ton of vice-President John N. Garner?
 A. Methodist.
 e. What is the effect of adding chicory to coffee?
 A. It gives coffee additional coI- or, bitterness and body.
 c. What is the address of the national organization of grapholo- ,gists that registers persons qualified in graphology7
 A. The American 0raphological Society, Inc, 30 West 10th St., New York city.
 e. Tn what year was the song, "Yes, We Have No Bananas," pub-, iished?
 A. 1923.
 c. What is the meaning of the surname Kenealy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19

fesgors AGAINST the Administra- ton.
 Captioned 'sThe Professor and the New DeaI'; the document as- serts that the best professorial minds of the country are against the regime; that the term "Brain Trust" has misled the na- ton into believing the Admlnis- tration has c monopoly on acad- ernic talent.
 A careful scrutiny of the phamphIet dlscl0ses, hOwevGSi that some of Che professors most prominently quoted are actually not the foes of the Ad-
 minlstratlOn they are made to appear, but have merely ex- pressed themselves critically re- garding one oe It's policies.
 The League quotes their hOs- tile views only, and says n0th- ing about others they may hold.
 For example: Professor George F. Warren of Cornell is quoted as banning the AAA and indirectly the MIRA. Yet Warren is the au- thor of the Roosevelt gold policy "a policy that is one of the Leagues chief targets. There is no mention of this fact in the leaflet.
 Also, Dean Howard Lee Mc- Bain, of Columbia University, is quoted as assailing the President for playing "putrid party politics.. But the League says nothing about another statement made by McBain in the same quoted speech, caustically denouncing the Supreme Court for throwing out NEW DEAL legislation.
 Merry Co., Round
 The undercover lack of har- mony between the Interstate Commerce commission and Rail Coordinator Joe Eastman cropped out in a letter sent by the Com mission to the House Appropria- tions committee. The ICC brisk ly suggested that if Eastman's of- flee is continued his authority to use clerical employees of the coni- mission should be rescinded =. |. Postal officials point out that the . Pan-American's trans Pacific plane is larger than any of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus when he discovered the American continent. The Pacific airship weighs over twenty-eight tons and carries forty-eight per- sons AAA officials are wag- gishly suggesting that since the Supreme Courts decision the in- scription over their building, Dedicated to the service of Agri- culture for the Public Welfare" be modified and the last four words deleted.
 Copyright, 1936, by United
 Features Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Selected Poem
THE ROCK.

THE ROCK. Garrett oppenheim in the New York sun) Little brown-eyed Sue Throws her wet arms around my neck and swears
 she loves me true Ought to scod her? Little sunburnt Sue Stands poised for dive at the prov of my cedar
 canoe, And sunlight flashes on her shoulder. Little tomboy Sue Does not know me quite 50 well as the grown-ups
 do Should have told her? O sWeet-mouthed Sue, I will be the rock on which your small heart
 breaks in two And yoar face grows older. Little brown-eyed Sue, We had better start back: It's quite . paddle for
 you, And it's getting colder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19

One of the modern wonders of the United States the far-famed Boulder Dam will be ready and accepted by the federal government on March 1. It is finished two years ahead of schedule, which speaks well for our American engineers. The cost is a bit ahead of estimates = $51 100000 instead of $48,000,000 It is called the biggest engineering feat since the Panama Canal was dug across the isthmus The Colorado River is supposed to be tanned now and great things are expected in the way of soil irrigation, electric power production, erosion con trol, etc. At the price above they should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19

A Norwich man says the bullfrogs are already manifesting signs of approaching spring. After yesterdays storm that sounds improbable. Maybe those frogs had just heard about the interest in the frogs legs market and were planning to move northward away from the amateur frog raisers. The caterpillars last fall predicted something, too, about this winter. Our surmise would be they were wrong also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
KOsCIUsZKO LOVER SPEAKS OF HIS HUMANITARIAN
 QUALITIES

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 OF HIS HUMANITARIAN
 QUALITIES
 ll3 Austin Street,
 Bridgeport, Conn.
 Editor of the Democrat:
 am certain Lithuanian and Po- lish readers will be deeply interested in this article.
 Yours truly,
 FRANK BALTRUSAITIS,
 February IT. 1886 Editor of Times-Star:
 Thomas Jefferson writing to Gen. cral Gates said, "Koscluszki is as pure son of Liberty as I have ever known, and of that liberty, which is to go to all and not to the few and rich alone"
 The world knows little or nothing concerning the ideal soldier and general, Thaddeus Kosciuszko. He was born February 12, 1746 in Lith- uania of @ poor but noble family. At that time, Lithuania was a part of Poland just as Scotland is consid- cred Q part of England. There has been some dispute in regard to Kos- ciuszko's nationality because though he was Lithuanian. he fought for the freedom of Poland. Would one say that Ramsay Macdonald is Eng fish or Scottish? Although born in Scotland, he became Prime Minister of England.
 Prince Adam Czartorykis, a noble who had large estates in Lithuania. saw Kosciuszko in the country vil- lage and developed a great fondness for him. Through the influence of this Prince. Kosciuszko was sent to the Royal School in Warsaw where he did so well that he was given 8 state scholarship to study in Paris. He attended the Ecole Militaire there, and studied engineering and artillery.
 Tn l776. Kosciuszko came to Amer lea to help the Colonies. He aided in fortifying Philadelphia against the British fleet and it was he who selected West Point as the Gibral- tar of the Hudson and the site for military schol. It was Kosciuszko who saved the day at Saratoga in TIT and turned defeat into victory Burgoyne surrendered to General Gates. It was his skill as an en- gineer that helped General Green in his southern campaign. that is, his building of bridges and roads where 1t had seemed impossible. After that war. he was made Briga- dier General and an honorary mem-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
A Book a Day
Tells a Love Story
 of Romantic Japan RY RRIICE CATION

BY BRUCE CAPTION
 Every romantic American male who ever heard of Poor But- terfly has doubtless had momenta when he dreamed of a slant-eyed sweetie in the islands of the east. You know: cherry blossoms, the snowy peak of Fujiama, paper parasols, collapsible houses. and all the rest, with the aura or young love suffusing the enseTn- ble with. never-never light.
 Well, if you have ever given yourself to such profitless mus ings, "The Wooden Pillow" by Carl Fallas, will be like dreams come true. For MT. Fallas seems to have all that sort of thing right in his own memories. and this book is a novel of haunting and wistful appeal. In a leisurely. dreamy way 1t tells about Q young Englishman who visited Japan and fell in love with the entire country. es- pecially with the Poor Butter flies. Its story is set few years in the past, before Japan had gone very far along the road of modernization. and Mfr. Fallas has been extraordinarily success full in conveying the country's peculiar, unreal charm.
 Our young Englishlnan dons a kimono and lives Japanese style. He visits with the Japanese. makes friends of innkeepers and geisha girls, students and store- keepers, and soal<s up the atmos- phere of that strange land where they give Q gin-miii such Q name as ''the House of the Playful Kitten," and where burglars re turn the loot with apologies when they accidentally rob Q for- eigner.
 And through 1t all is entwincd the thread of a delicate and ap- pealing love story. Altogether. 1t makes a singularly deligHtfui book.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Y CONTRIBUTOR DOESN'T LIKE OFFICIALS POLITICAL
 TALKS

OFFICIALS POLITICAL
 TALKS
 Watesbury. Conn. .
 February ie. iD36. Editor of The Democrat:
 I was always under the impression that the Y. M. O. A. officials had no axe to grind pertaining to reiig- icus or public controversies.
 happen to be Q democrat and take exception to Mr. Smith as a representative of the Y taking sides with any political organization. Ger tainly any teacher could not utter the remarks accredited to Mfr. Smith in the Waterbury Republican one morning last week and hope to re- tain his position whether he be so- cialist, republican or democrat. I fully realize that everyone hai Q right to their own beliefs. but 2 man who Is in c position like Mir Smith is using that ofiice for DO. litical prejudice when he j0ins fore. eg with any one political party Maybe Mr. Smith is justified in hii own estimation and carrying out or ders laid down by his eurperiors. I was Q member of the Y for ( number of years and my son is ( member ct present. I fully reallzl that the large contributions for thl Y come from republicans, but am sure that Mir. Smith and hL corps. should I aay, or army Of as. sIstants could not hold office weFs it not for the support Of my son azaf many other sons wiloge n1otileri and fathers are proud to boast thai they are democrats and regardless Of Mfr. Smith personally or Mir Smith as representing the Y will see that the democrat party in Wa. terbliry will carry on not for sixteen years but forever and . day. 4 DEMOCRAT AND A Y CON- THIBUX0n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
FEBRUARY %

FEBRUARY 20
 Today, conditions are favorable for those born from Jan. 20 through Feb. l0.
 General Trend of Affairs for Everyone Are as Follows Morning AfternoOn-E'air. Evening-Doubtful.
 The afternoon is the best per- tod. Deal with clerical work and literary affairs. TeAay's Blrthdate
 You should benefit through travelling or studying with friends during December. 1886. Avoid overexertiOn and accident to your ankles from Sept. A through Oct. l, DO not quarrel with partners.
 Buy clothes. entertain. deal with women and try to enjoy life from March ie through 20. 1886.
 Write to friends, deal with pa- pers through clubs or organizations from March l2 through l6. 1886.
 There b . change or trip indi- cated for you during the coming month.
 Readers aesIring additional iIa- formation regarding thelr horo- scope are invited t0 cemmuml- cate with Octavine in care ef this neWspaDeF. Enclose 6 Scent stamped, eegf aaAnaanna envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
Horoscope
BY OCTAyTNE

For persons who believe that hu-
 man destiny is guided by the plan ct, the daily horoscope Is outlined by . noted astroI0ger. Jn addition to information of general interest b outlines information of special Inc terest to persons born on the des- lgnated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19

lem. for the mlddIemen in many cases have passed on the charges to the ulti- mate consumers, and the latter are be- ginning Co clamor for Q rebate. The only clear fact about the whole matter is that, in various ways, directly and indirectly, this big sum is going to fertilize business and help along the expansion now under way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-19
ITALIAN PARENTAGE

l.a0uaEdla EnauiFcF .. Both parents of Mayer Elorella La- 0uardin ef New York city were born lm Italy. Be hinlseis was born im thls country, his par. emis lnsznlsFalins sEoEn Italy