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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
Dog. outcIass Maehinery

In the Arctic and Antarctic regions,
dogs have proved themselves better
fitted to traverse through snow than
mans machinery, especially along the
long trails Of exploration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05

Judgment day will find world of repentant sinners
it happens to be the day after New Year celebration
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
A Good Fight To Win

If Rep. Joseph Smith of this city wins his fight to convince national executives of the WPA that the Mutual Aid of Wa terbury was in every sense of the word public and not a private relief agency, he will earn the lindying respect of every fair-minded citizen of this city, as well as their admiration. The situation must be fairly familiar to everyone. We have fought the battle in these columns. The news columns have contained story after story about the injustice of the WPA stand.
 In short WPA officials ruled from the very beginning that the Mutual Aid was not a public relief agency and conse- uuently men who were on the Mutual Aid list when it disbanded at the beginning of the year could not be placed on WPA relief lists. Such ruling was hard to understand, but when federal govern ment red tape starts to unwind almost anything can be believed. Rep. Smith in a telegram to the Waterbury Democrat yesterday stated that he thought that he had strengthened out the situation. We hope he is right.
 Only yesterday there was typical ex- ample of what can happen by such a non- sensical ruling as this one which penal 1zeS WaCerpuTy. A young Mdn was III city court faced with. technical charge of non-support. He could not get WPA rating because he had been on Mutual Aid. The idea behind the WPA or the EZRA was to provide jobs for men and women who were unable to obtain relief in any other way. Well, it's not unlike the sight of a man pumping his head against stone wall to see WPA officials fIIr1inU away former Mutual Aid eT1- ployes. Waterbury should be so outraged plaints would be lodged in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Grounds For Complaint

As a rule most people have but high praise for the work of our Street Depart ment employees after just such an emer- gency as the recent snow storm provided. They are called upon to combat every ele- ment of Mother Nature and to do so even while these same clements are raging amongst us. If rains wash out our road ways the Street Department must fill them in so that traffic may not be imped- ed. If snow blocks our streets, they must be cleared so that the same even flow of traffic may be maintained.
 Keeping all this in mind and realiing full well that on such occasions as the present one it is not unusual for twenty four hour shifts to be kept so that the city may be permitted to pursue it's normal course of activity, we hesitate to criticize. But bit of mild admonishment might not be amiss. It might serve to prevent a repetition in the future of what has probably occurred in good many places around the city.
 We refer to the piles of snow that have been thrown up in front of many a mans driveway, which he had probably been at considerable pains to clear. No doubt it wasn't intentional, but the fact remains that yesterday morning a num- Der of citizens awoke to find their day ruined by the fact that driveway clear t, the previous night was once more blocked. Manipulation of big snow plough through some of the drifts requires some skill.
 We think it could be continued to the point where piles of snow would not be left at street intersections. If we were to repeat what some of our best friends said, we might blister these pages. We temper their remarks with our knowledge of the difficulties confronting the most efficient department, perfectly equipped to combat every storm descending on hilly city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Fear Of Life

When the battle smoke of a long depres- sion begins to lift little bit, most Of us jump to the conclusion that any man who wasn't actually knocked off his feet by unemployment and poverty is a very lucky man indeed, one who ought to be going his way without a care in the world. This idea would be perfectly sound if human beings just didn't have any nerves Unfortunately, they do have them = and the depression can do terrible things to them, even where man has held his job right straight through from 1929.
 Margaret Culkin Banning, author, touched on this point in a recent address before Catholic Club meeting in New York. She took occasion to point out that the security which protects man from actual hunger and cold does not begin to be enough. "There is deluSion spread ing over the United States that security is donation of government, that it is a matter of legislation and new taxes" she said. "But when the best that govern ments can do has been done, the insecur- ity that we feel in the world today will not fbe destroyed.
 Insecurity is fear of life, lack of un- derstanding of life, and lack of knowl- edge of how to live-and you cannot pay off on that with $50 month - or with s2OO month" Now it is precisely this fear of life - this uneasy feeling that the modern world has ceased to be the or dered, practicable place we always sup posed it to be - which is the most dam- aging legacy of the depression.
 In the old days we assumed that cer- tain things were natural and enduring; that the world would always have place for an ambitious young man, that honest work and fidelity to duty would always reap suitable reward, that the man who applied himself to his job intelligently and energetically would never need to worry about his future. These things were pret- ty largely true, in actual practice. Know ing that they were true, we could shape our lives accordingly. If we got panicky over our prospects, it was because we were worried about our own shortcomings. The outside world itself was not to blame.
 But the depression, for great many people, ended this comfortable old con- ception. When there are no jobs at all, an ambitious young man can hunt him. self blind without finding his place. When businesses are going broke in droves, honesty and fidelity may not do the individual worker any good whatso- ever.
 And mans prospects for the future may not depend in the least upon himself, but instead may hang on forces which he cannot hope to understand or to foresee. It is this kind of insecurity that has hurt the most. We need to make our country depresison-proof, not only because we must save people from actual want, but because this feeling of uncertainty and doubt is clouding the American dream itself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Vodka! Don't Give Nc Vodka!
Production. of This Russian Liquor in 1885 Showed Decrease Over 1884 Figures, Meaning
 Restriction Policy Is Succeeding
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

After the outbreak of the World War Tsar Nicholas signed a decree which stopped the sale of vodka, and this decree was still in force when the Bolsheviks came to pow CT. For 8 time the Bolsheviks ap- proved this decree, but abandoned prohibition of vodka, and in 1925 restored the manufacture and sale of vodka of full prewar strength.
 The end of prohibition in Russia was celebrated, as in the United States, by certain prolonged exces- ses. Soviet leaders, taking comfort in substantial revenues from man. ufacture and sale of vodka, over- looked for a time its disastrous ef- fects on the Russian people. But when the Five-Year Plan was first introduced in 1928 these leaders be- gan to realize that unrestricted use of vodka interfered with the devel- opment of industrial efficiency on which they had determined.
 It is significant that Soviet of- ficials attribute the decline in consumption of vodka largely to workers clubs which are being es- tablished in all Soviet factories and collective farms, and in which vod- ka sales are forbidden; recreation al and educational courses are sub- stituted. The vodka production fig ures indicate, according to Soviet officials, that Russian workers, and those in other countries, will aban- don saloons whey they are offered better uses for their leisure time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
ssConnnent
THEODORE CLIFFORD WALLEN
 (New York Herald -Tribune)

In the death of Theodore Clifford Wallen this newspaper and Ameri- can journalism in general have lost 8 staidard bearer of peculior value. Not only did he translate his great energies and splendid physique into a machine of tireless industry in the gathering, organizing and writ ing of news, but he maintained throughout his incessant labors an obpectivity of mind which made his dispatches a model of fair state- mept. In the hurly-burly of the Washington scene, and especially under the pressure of the startling succession of major events there 1T, the last three years, this required, in addition to Q judgment of the highest order, a rare type of cour- age. "Ted" Wallen combined the two mi perfect balance.
 He had been head of the Wash ington Bureau of the Herald-Tri- bune since the spring of 1880. Be- fore that he had been this papers Albany correspondent and had serv- ed 1t as a political reporter locally, at national conventions and on ex- tensive trips throughout the coun- try. He came to 1t from "The Hart- ford Courant," where in various capacities, ranging from reporter to assistant managing editor, his su- periors recognized in him as did every one with whom he dealt, a man whose character was a match for his extraordinary vitality and his great abilities.
 Many distinguished tributes were paid "Ted" Wallen in the course of his career, now so tragically abe breviated. We select from them the citation from George Washington University, when Q year ago 1t con- ferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Clear minded student" 1t read, fable in reporting public action, Q good citizen who tempers judgment with high loyal- ties. The mold of his life bespealEs strength dedicated to right think ing" It is Q thousand pities that in 50 short Q time this eloquent eptioIne should have become hii epitaph, but we can think of none better deserved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

This is the time of the year when anna teur photographers are in their glory. Somehow or other the sight of snow seems to attract them like sugar does the bee. And what a variety of prints are pro- duced, some good, some bad, others in- different. It takes pretty good photog- rapher to produce really worth while snow scene. You can't just point the camera at some object you think will be reproduced nicely on the negative. The expert studies his subject from all angles and waits until the hour is appropriate for snapping the scene from the best angle. A little study and thought will produce better pictures whether on snow or bare ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

aged to go in and out ofsbanle~ ruptcy very successfully"
 The department offers to hold hearings in questionable cases. But rather than subject theKn-. {. selves to scrutiny, some operators prefer to default on the license, and secretly shift their business to some other firm.
 Cleaning up the New York poultry racket. is a big job. in it. self, but Wallace'S P-Men have also tackled Jersey City, Newark, and Philadelphia. Next will be Chicago, with others to follow probably Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Buffalo.
 Wonder Whats Become of?
 Wonder what's become of pr. Julius Klein2 z,
 For twelve years his, name was a by-word with big business, ap- peared almost daily in the press, was featured as the author of high-powered business articles.
 He was the man who built up American exports, who really ran Hoover's Commerce Department, who turned down high-braclet private salaries for the sake of spurring American trade.
 NOW? If you look around Washington carefully you may find Klein's shingle, carrying the modest title: Business . Con- sultant."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

Here's a tip to property owners who take the precaution of cleaning off all side walks abutting their land. Do not cover up adjacent fire hydrants with snow. If your own home or your neighbor's should take fire, the fact that the nearest fire plug was buried might seriously incon- venience the firemen in extinguishing blaze And the same thing applies to the street department workers who are ploughing out the side streets. If the snow is piled up in huge drift in front of hydrant, it's going to take some time for the plug to be located. It would be a good idea for every plough or scraper to carry one or two extra men whose duty it would be to uncover the hydrants after the plough has covered them. In good many cities there is a law against ob- structing fire hydrant. There may be in Waterbury. It should be invoked oc- casionally for mutual benefit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Horoscope
JANUARY 23

General Indications of the Day
 For Everybody
 This is an adverse day all day. Yesterday, today and tomorrow are all dangerous. The earth may trem- ble, 50 people should at least be careful and start nothing during these days.
 Today's Birthdate.
 You should be student Of ethnology.
 Sudden changes or breaks, are likely to occur during February, 1886. Be cautious when making any monetary Investments during that period. t, [. Guard against danger or accident to your ankles, or from over-exer- ton from Aug. 10 through 25, 1888. Socially favorable Feb. 22 through 25, 1936.
 Good for clerical work or writing from Feb. ' through IS, l936.
 A change is likely to occur during the coming month for you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

Soviet Russia's rulers, masters in the art of advertising their occom- plishments, have devoted in year. end reports curiously little atten- tion to one item which may be im- portant for the welfare of the Rus- sian people. Perhaps this item has not been emphasized because 1t represents a decrease rather than an increase of production. But that decrease concerns vodka. During 1885 the Soviet State manufactur- ed 9,47O00O liters less of this liquor than in 1884.
 This is an achievement of which any rulers might be proud. The So- viets do not import alcoholic liquors, so that the sharp. decrease in vodka production means 8 corresponding decrease in consumption. Apparently the Soviet policy of gradual restric- ton and regulation, announced in 193O, is showing good results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
A Book a Day
The Deep Mystery of a Birds Flight
By BRUCE CATION

It was Solomon himself who re- marked that the way of e bird in the air is one of the things that passes human understanding. We know more about the mechanics of birds fight than Solomon, did, but the more we know, the, greater is our amazed admiration ct the way the job is accomplished. WI
 This sage comment is provoked by reading of . deeply interesting book-"Bird Flight" by Gordon Aymar. %31
 MT. Aymar has assembled 200 re- markable photos of birds in light, and has sought to apply to the problem of how a bird actually does fly all the knowledge that the new science of aerodynamics makes available.
 The pictures alone would make first-rate book; besides being astounding examples of action pho tography, they have Q beauty that is frequently breath taking. But the text provided by Mir. Aymar is equally absorbing.
 Did you know, for instance, that a bird drives it's wing forward, on the downstroke, and not backward? That homing and migratory birds seem to have some sort of earth in- duction compass to guide their flight, and that this compass" seems to go haywire if they fly by radio broadcasting stations?
 That wing tips of soaring birds are slotted to prevent stalling, just as the most modern airplanes are? That the neck of e tiny Eng fish sparrow contains twice as many vertebrae as the neck of . giraffee?
 The book is filled with that sort of stutf = fascinating, even If you never made any pretease at know ing or caring anything about birds, And the photos, as I said before, are examples of the pure poetry of motion. /& Published by podd, Mead and co, the book sells for e4 /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Selected Poem
UNFINISHED CITY. (FIorida Boom" Town.)

Anderson M Scruggs in the New York Sum Forlorn, among besieging palm and pine These half wrought houses rot beneath the sun; Where streets should go the tAickets ntertwine Their fingers, unrestrained Lush grasses run In cumbrous waves against the whtened walls Whose doorway find no path to gain the street. The thresholds quicken to no friends footballs; Here only soundless time and memory meet. still-born they stand-these homes that cannot
 know The heritage of other stone and wood: The scenes of joy and grief that come and go Youths eagerness and ages hardihood. For these their crumbling walls will wait in vain Untenanted, except by wind and rain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
TO-DAYs COMMON ERROR Never say, The knife which
 you loaned me I will return
 1t tomorrow; say, "I will re-
 turn tomorrow" ll.

nninutive, or in commercial Eng fish words it commonly conveys the sense of similarity or substitution, as leatherette. Luncheonette nlearl- ing a small luncheon, is one of the uses in which the diminutive idea is convey.
 O. How long was Clifford Pinchot the governor of Pennsylvania?
 A. From 1923 to 1927 and from 1881 to 1035. V f
 @. What are the five largest fresh water lakes in area, wholly or partly within the United statesH
 A. Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario-the Great Lakes.
 lf you want . copy of our book let THE BOOK OF GAMES, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wasis jnxton Bureau, lol3 Thirteenth St. Northwest, Washington, D.. Q. Ene close 10 cents for postage ana handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Question Box.

e. Is Harpo Marx actually deaf and dumb?
 A. No. He merely assumes the role of 8 deaf mute on the stage and screen. st4
 e. Who composed the familiav piano piece "Chopsticks?" N
 A. It is ascribed to Jean-BapA tiste Lully, court physician to King Louis XIV, and friend of Moliere. It was composed to amuse the king.
 c. Is the surface of the coffee in a cup flat? v
 A. No; 1t is concave.
 c. What does the suffix cite mean? f > A. It is from the French and commonly has the force of Q di-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

Nothing has quite depressed this writer like the sad cases of those miners who are digging an underground water-power tunnel through mountain of silica down in West Virginia. Hundreds of those who were engaged on the job have died. Hun dreds more are expected to succumb to the terrible death of strangulation from silicosis. No matter how thoroughly in- vestigated now the damage is done. Can we prevent it ever occurring in the future?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

It was good news to read that the state would restore half of the pay cut to all employees. That's like old times when you read something like this. It's equally refreshing here in Waterbury, too, where employees are now benefitting by return of part of the total pay slash they re- ceived. When payrolls are back to normal this time everything possible should be done to maintain them at this level
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

VI I. Who was william fiazlitts 2. Where Is the paper money of the United States printed? N 8. what is the name for the pro- cess of burningp [. Who said: 'Three hostile xicws- papers are more to be feared than Q thousand bayonets?"
 5. In philosophy, what Is op- timism? 6. which island is separated by the Mozambique Channel from the mainland of Africa? |. Where was William Randolph Hearst born? s. 6. What is the current nautical term for the middle of Q ship9
 9. What is the designation for the system under which the social agencies of Q city combine to raise their funds by making one collective appeal each year? 10. What Is Q crosier?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Current Comments

! The president implies ' that bee fore the date of creation vas moved to March {, i033, "the world was without form and void."
 z --fEerbert Hoover. We've got to see that our flag is not prostituted- -lised by boot- leggers Of munitions and arms run. nerB to cover up their dealings.
 h1aj. Gen. smedlsy Ds Bptlef.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Daily NNe~rx,zTe Rnnxsad Washington ..--@- -g BUSINESS MEN HOLD OUT
 ON LABOR. STATISTICS '
2 D DREW PEARSON aud ROBEBT 8. AI.LI

Washington, January p = The extent to which business men suddenly have turned against the New Deal is vvidly revealed by recent experience of pr. Isidor Lubn head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
 In 1888 and 1884 he initiated several surveys which produced important trade and industrial data never f.a ii. s '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

Since all this new interest in the Con- stitution developed, a lot of folks are talk ing daily constitutional exercises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22. 1886
A ThOught for Today

Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the habltatiOns of cruelty-PssIm 74:20.
 Mans inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.-Burns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22

Kipling may pass, but the wallop he put into English and American literature continues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-22
Test Your, Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these
 test questions? Turn to iast page for the answers.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-05-29
Publication

1t is herby made known that Govern
ment has transmitted to acknowledgment
sheriff the list of arrears of House and
Land Taxes to the Colonial Treasury for
the year 1884, with orders to levy for
said taxes if receipt for payment of the
taxes be not produced within three weeks
from date.
The branches of "The Department of
Finance III Chnstiansted and Frederik-
sted are authorized by Government to re-
ceive and give receipt for the taxes every
weekday at the above mentioned depart
ment from 9 to IL a. m. aud from to
$50 p. m.
Christansted's and Frederiksted's
Sheriff Office,
l'a March 4th. 1896.
d. S. ARMSTRONG
Sheriff
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-05-29
Teeth regain dazzling whiteness

ETLM is the cause of dull, dis
Il colored teeth. 1t is also the
cause of serious tooth and gum
disorders. Run your tongue across
your teeth and you will feel this
fdm. 1t absorbs stains from food
and smoking and turns white teeth
dull. 1t clings to teeth and hardens
into tartar Germs by the millions
breed in it. And germs, with tar
tar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea.
Ordinary brushing fails to remove
film successfully. So dentists urge
the special ifilm-removing dentifrice
called Pepsodent.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-05-29

First, Pepsodent curdles film,
then removes it in gentle safety to
enamel. No other way will make
teeth as sparkling white.
Pepsodent contains no pumice,
harmful grit or crude abrasive. 1t
is so safe that dentists recommend
it for cleaning the soft teeth of
children.
Accept Pepsodent Test
To prove results, send coupon for
Today free test or buy a tube-for
sale everywhere. Do this now for
your own sake.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-05-29

sted parties that they are required to
appear at the Court House of the said
Court on the 9Th day of July 1886, at 10
O'Clock am. to file any objections that they
may have at the hearing of the Final Re
port of the said Estate.
First publication of this Notice made
his 9Th day of May, 1886.
MUNROE CLENDENEN
Administrator.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-05-29
Saint Croix Beer Gard=n

Wish toinform the public in general,
that big reduction mas been made IN
the Following.
1. Gilbey's Whisky.
2. Nc Callum's Perfection
3. Castle Cary
a. Black and White Whisky
g. Canadian Club Whisky
6. House of Lords Whisky
z. hite Horse Whisky
g. White Label Whisky
g. Sea Horse Gin
TO- Hinkes Gin
IL. Ansemo Vermnuth
IL. Cherry Cord
Is. Sherry Wine (Sweet
IA. Ponche Bohadila
Is. Gilbey's Dry GIN
16. Pedro Domcq
SAINT CROlx BEER ,ARDEN
TELEPHONE NO. l21
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-05-29
No Irespassing

Any person found trespassing on Estate
Contentment will be dealt with according
to law